A Studio Of My Own

We've had Taylor's bedroom sitting empty since July when he

got married. I had always thought we'd turn it into a guest room

until last week.  Why waste that much space when we rarely, if ever,

have guests sleep over?  With Taylor and Lauren living nearby,

they most likely won't be sleeping over, either.  

 I took a walk through the house and did some critical thinking.

What I really needed to do was combine my two home based businesses

(a gift basket business and my etsy shop) into one space where it

could be organized and run more efficiently.  So, the idea of a studio

was born!  I browsed Pinterest for a day or two and saw lots of

craft room type set ups. I also decided that I had an aversion to

calling it a craft room.  Makes me feel like I should be sitting in there

sewing quilted Bible covers or something.  haha.   So not me.

 There are lots of neat organizing things

you can buy and they all looked very nice and snazzy.

But I really thought it would be wise and more 'me' to use my

old vintage stuff, things around the house, and lots of my

auction and thrift store finds to set up my studio.

I just like old better! ha.

So, welcome to my studio!  It took me a week to put it together

and I didn't buy a single thing to do it!

The desk belonged to my father-in-law. 

 I remember when I was in high school, seeing it in his home office.  

I think he's looking down and smiling at how it's still in use and in the family.

I put a basket at my feet and it only took about an hour for a cat

to find it there and snuggle down...the finishing cozy touch!

This room holds lots of memories for me!

It was the nursery both times we brought babies

home from the hospital!  Then Taylor moved back into

it as a preteen.  I pulled about 45 NBA posters off the ceiling!

I really should have given it a fresh coat of paint but I opted to just

 cover the dart board 'misses' (holes in the wall) with the cork board. :)

 I kind of like it having a few scars from it's previous life, 

at least for now.

I can get a package ready for shipping nice and

fast now with Styrofoam peanuts and bubble mailers

right at my fingertips.

I've always kept a file of favorite magazine pages

for inspiration.  Way before Pinterest! ha.  It was fun

to pull out that file and fill a large cork board.

The sign was fun to paint!

The board was in the auction trash.  I didn't 

need to stain it or change the shape!

My old Raggedy Ann finally has a place to be.

And so do those pretty vintage plates I rescue at auctions.

And the futon lays flat if we need that extra bed.

I had to smile when I laid my trays of jewelry bits and pieces in

the top desk drawer.  Three across fit exactly, as if it had been

custom-made for it!  It just felt like it was meant to be!

The closet holds all the unsightly stuff!

Thanks for letting me give you a tour!

Song Sparrow Treasures has had 243 sales

in it's first year on Etsy!

This just feels like a great way to celebrate!

Quite a few of you who have done a little 

shopping there!  Thanks so much!

♥