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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Where do you craft?  |
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AFMom
True Blue Farmgirl
100 Posts
Erica
North Dakota
USA
100 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 03:31:36 AM
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Hi gals,
Well, I have been living in my home about 5 months now, and still haven't pulled out my rubber stamping/paper crafts. I want to sit down and be creative..it is like an instinct for me to have that time just for myself...but I don't know where to do my crafts. At my old home, which was much bigger than this...I would RS in my room, had a little corner set up with a table I got at the the thrift store...but I don't have the room here. It also would be better for me to craft in more privacy, but with my DH gone, I feel like I need to be closer to the kids, not shut up somewhere in a room. So, I was wondering if you all would be kind enough to share where you do your crafting. Do you like being in the main flow of the house or set apart in your own little area? Do you like having things available all the time and ready to craft or do you put it all away when you are done? It would be nice to hear how others solve these situations for creativity purposes. I want to start making cards and stationary again...I have new stamp sets and accessories I haven't even cracked open...what a shame...And finally, do you ever feel guilty if you sit down and craft during the middle of the day when you feel like you should also be doing chores or something else in the home? Thanks for your thoughts in advance...Warmly, Erica |
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
1559 Posts
Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 05:02:38 AM
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Right now (since my craft room has turned into storage for the moment) I have my craft table in the living room. aI try to get my quilt sqaures, paper crafts, and sewing done when the littlest one goes to Pre - K. When I'm done, I just fold it up and put it away. I have a cabinet in the living room that is for temporary storage. It works out, for now. We're doing an extra bath downstairs, so everything is crammed in my craft room..ughh. This works, though. I can keep an eye on the kids if I'm still crafting after they come home and clean up is quick!
 What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!
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celebrate2727
True Blue Farmgirl
989 Posts
Beth
MJF
Farmgirl
989 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 07:19:06 AM
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I don't do the stamping art but I do crochet and stitch quite a bit. I do it wherever I am. In the car (dh driving!) at hockey or football practices, watching tv or sittin around chattin with the family. I always have something to work on with me. For soap making, I am in the kitchen and usually have a kid or two around to lend a hand. The football moms think it's "cute" that I make alot of my own stuff- but I am determined to teach them and turn them all into farmgirls like me!
blessings
beth
I Can
beth@maryjanesfarm.org
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 07:24:31 AM
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When my youngest daughter moved out I thought yippee I will have my very own crafting room----but now another daught moved back home so she has one bedroom with Kylee in the other. So now my sewing machine and stuff is in the living room. I have a picture posted on a similar thread. MB
www.strawberryhillsfarm.blogspot.com
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"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!" |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 08:23:52 AM
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I have my sewing/laundry room that I sew at my machine in..and store my stuff for most crafts. It is very cold out there this time of year..and very hot in summer..added on uninsulated room in very very very old house...so I do alot of my stitching in the family room. "my" chair is has a little table next to it that is always overflowing with whatever project I am stitching on at the moment..or two, or three projects sometimes. There is always a small project in my purse/bag, and one in the van too.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 10:45:47 AM
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OOhhh ....n....Aaahhh...a sewing room. What a beautiful dream. A room in which all my material has shelf to call it's own, my spools of thread neatly lined on their spool rack. A table that calls to me..."Come sit, sew with me!" A cheery lamp giving off a soft glow. My yarn, crochet needles, books each having a home of their own. A perfectly accented handmade (of course) coaster to hold my steamy warm mug of cappucino. Yes, a beautiful dream and yet only a dream.
I craft on the dining room table, lounging on the couch, on my bed, in the middle of the living room floor. Wherever there is a free flat surface away from little hands. All my sewing is done at the dining room table where my sewing machine has taken up momentary residence. My materials, glue gun, etc are in fabric decorated shoe boxes, bins, and gladlock zipper bags....My house is small my crafts are not. Long live gladlock!! :)
Hugs Jessie
Some day, my sewing room will become more than a glimmer in the eye of the needle. ;)
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine; O What a foretaste of Glory DIVINE!
http://HandmadeHeartStrings.etsy.com
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
1573 Posts
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Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 2:24:05 PM
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Nin
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Enjoyng life in the world of Peachy Hollow
106 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 3:30:14 PM
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I'm usually in front of the TV (knitting) or at the kitchen table (sewing), or somewhere on the floor (scrapbooking). I hope that when we get a proper home next year I can have an entire room for my projects 
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
1262 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 6:41:58 PM
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I am blessed to have a small studio/sewing room (which IS it-as more than sewing takes place there?)but alas not the one Jessie describes.  Mine seems to always be a flutter with patterns and bits on every surface, even when it seems I JUST tidied up!
One "tip" for those who do messy work would be to situate your workspace near the kitchen or other area with a sink. Mine is just off the kitchen and it is so helpful when I do papier' mache or painting projects. I have a large center island to lay things out on, and I use the oven to dry dolls, tags, and other projects quickly.
For years I had no designated spot..a large basket (or other container) toted from roon to room worked just fine. I also take a work basket when I exhibit at shows to keep my hands busy. Makes for a nice conversation starter too! My scrapbook & paper supplies are hidden away in a Hoosier cupboard next to the kitchen table. I can tuck anything I am working on inside when I need to.
Rhonda
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AFMom
True Blue Farmgirl
100 Posts
Erica
North Dakota
USA
100 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 7:37:03 PM
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| Wow, so interesting how all of you manage your craft areas...it makes me feel better if I decide to do my rubber stamping at my desk in the living room knowing that many of you do your stuff basically whereever you have room. I have so much rubber stamping stuff and my DH bought me a table at the Thrift Store for my birthday this year to set all my stuff up on. But this house does not have the room for that table. Now my computer desk is the type that fits in the corner and is quite large...and I am thinking that is the place to become creative again. I get pretty messy when I am in my creative zone and have a hard time keeping the area neat...Thanks for sharing your creative areas..it will be interesting to hear more. I will post when I have it all set up! Thanks so much, Erica |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 10:18:08 PM
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Erica,
Messy is creative!!!! And it is just part of the process, I think your computer desk would do wonders. You just need to have a space to do it, and plastic totes are your friends for storage. You can use them to store a project that you don't want to get bumped or moved. Just a thought. Have fun and create away.
CS
listening to the quiet moments |
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Naomi Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
1563 Posts
Naomi
Sunshine State
USA
1563 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 10:25:04 PM
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Here is where I create..unless I am watching TV and I have some handwork to do...then I sit on the floor in the living room...haha
~Naomi~
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be-Abraham Lincoln
Check out my blog:http://thebellamodiste.blogspot.com/
and my Etsy store: www.shesewsbytheseashore.etsy.com |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
1262 Posts |
Posted - Feb 29 2008 : 9:12:30 PM
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As long as the photo posting tutorial was fresh in my mind I decided to post a photo of my workspace. It has changed a bit now...the lower brown desk is gone. The upper bookcase is atop another piece, and I have a WONDERFUL new shelf unti where ALLLLLL of my fabric can be seen at once and easily accessed.
And yes, it is always this tidy. Every day. Day in day out. 24/7. 365 days a year.
Show us yours!
Rhonda
I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance even if I'm the only one...
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Edited by - abbasgurl on Feb 29 2008 9:13:03 PM |
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Naomi Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
1563 Posts
Naomi
Sunshine State
USA
1563 Posts |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
1262 Posts |
Posted - Feb 29 2008 : 9:37:38 PM
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That's the CLEAN side of the room Naomi... The only picture I could find. It really does have four walls...and a closet.
GIT busy! We want to see your WHOLE room, and under the beds.
Whew...TOO MUCH COFFEE after dinner.
Rhonda
I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance even if I'm the only one...
http://www.kattywhompus.etsy.com |
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peggysue
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Peggy
Tulsa
Oklahoma
267 Posts |
Posted - Feb 29 2008 : 11:27:55 PM
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i usually crochet while listening to tv.. so that is in a basket that moves around the room with me, my sewing machine and serger are each on their own tv tray, so i can switch them out when i want to use them... which ever one i'm using at the time is sitting to the side of the computer desk.. since it doubles as work space as well.
visit me at my blog
mousiesmom.wordpress.com
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
1495 Posts |
Posted - Mar 01 2008 : 09:42:10 AM
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anywhere i can! i sew at a table set up in my bedroom and do the rest where ever the fancy hits me. i have even been known to walk through walmart knitting as i go....a little obsessive i know, but what can i say!
What we write today slipped into our souls some other day when we were alone and doing nothing.
-Brenda Ueland
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2701 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
2701 Posts |
Posted - Mar 01 2008 : 09:54:38 AM
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| I am lucky as we did our basement with a full bath and such and moved our two boys downstairs so I took over their room. All of my projects are in there, of course, I kept the table top computer in my new room (hubby bought me a laptop just for me to write with) after thinking about putting it downstairs into their room and deciding not to because then I would not know what they were doing on it (they are 13 and 14) and this way I can keep an eye on what they are doing on the computer and they don't even know because it is my room and I have every right to be in there. Which means they are in my room all of the time, not that I am not complaning, I love it that they still hang out with me and we talk about anything and everything in that room. If I am in the mood to knit or crochet, I do that in any room as it is so portable. I love knowing where everything is and that I can just grab what I want to work on. |
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22shortie
True Blue Farmgirl
329 Posts
rebekah
sulphur
la
USA
329 Posts |
Posted - Mar 01 2008 : 11:21:23 AM
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wow! Some of you girls have some COOL sewing rooms! I am not quit as "official" with my crafting and sewing yet. I have a two year old so crafting time is a rare treat..BUT, I also have a very small house. Really there is no EXTRA room at all and hardly any storage space. I bought a three drawer plastic bin ( junky I know, but practical for now) that I keep in the coner of my itsy bitsy laundry room. One drawer has scrapbooking and paper craft stuff, another has sewing things and the third has fabric and patterns. I also keep decorative boxes throughout the house and keep embroidery stuff in them or whatever crafts are in the making at the moment. It keeps my projects seperate yet easy to get too. I donthave an extra room for crafting or any space in the bedroom so I just grab a project and unload it all on the diningroom table. I always put my stuff up each time i finish working with it because I hate having things scattered and also, my daughter gets into everything that is in her territory so I have to keep it picked up.
About the time issue...I was just talking to my mom about that. I was supposed to sew two dresses for my sisters wedding but I was so overwhelmed and couldn't get myself to start on it so i passed the project on to her and she did it. The very next day I finifhed two embroidery projects and a scrapbook thing and I felt so guilty about it but we both agree that our craft time is our therapy so, its actually a good thing. I ussually wait until Abby is in bed before i start crafting and I make sure DH is happily occupied with his tv show. If I do get to craft during the day I try to make sure i have some idea of what I am going to cook for dinner before i let myself start getting into a project.
Check out my latest projects and all the news from my chaotic little world!
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9398 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9398 Posts |
Posted - Mar 01 2008 : 4:49:29 PM
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I keep my sewing/stitching/crochet/craft stuff in the living room which has sort become the sewing room. We added on a family room, walk in pantry and office. We have 9 rooms now but they are all small except the family room. Since we watch tv and everything else in there the living room has pretty much become available. Sooooooooooo... it has been claimed. It is not exactly the neatest room in the house now though. How can you be creative without being messy? I can't seem to though I do like things organized and straightened up when I'm not using them.
farmgirl sister #43
Kind hearts are gardens
Kind thoughts are roots
Kind words are blossoms
Kind deeds are Fruits
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
1262 Posts |
Posted - Mar 01 2008 : 7:25:03 PM
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I agree Denise, a mess follows creativity! In some cases here, proceeds it! When I'm finished working for the day you can barely walk through that room. I usually tidy up every few days as I can't stand working in a mess. I can't start our school day in a messy house either. My brain seems to just overload & shut down.
Corrine! The idea of walking and knitting! I don't even knit sitting still...and I can hardly "walk & chew gum". I'm impressed!
Rhonda
I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance even if I'm the only one...
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italianchildhood
True Blue Farmgirl
172 Posts
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Posted - Mar 08 2008 : 5:03:47 PM
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I usually crochet while I watch TV so I have my supplies behind the couch. I don't really like to do it in a quiet place, I get lonely. I have to do it in the middle of everything even if it's a little messy.
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theoanne
True Blue Farmgirl
282 Posts
teddie
CARROLLTON
GA
282 Posts |
Posted - Mar 09 2008 : 7:29:02 PM
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Over the years I have had my sewing machine in a closet, dinning room table, kitchen table, basement, and corner of a bedroom. Storage was portable and you had to be careful of pins and needles in the carpeting when you walked through The 'table times' were when the boys were little and I wanted to be near them. I have sewed on the machine and embroidery with boys in my lap "helping" . those were fun years,but I also dreamed of the day when I could go to my own space and not be interupted. Now everyone is grown and moved out and I have a sewing room with everything in one place. i love to go there on weekends. The best part is now there are some granddaughters who love to come "help" me sew in my room. and I am teaching their mom (my step-daughter) how to sew. Some times wishes do come true.
TEDDIE
Too blessed to be stressed! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Mar 09 2008 : 7:51:05 PM
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I have a desk in the "office" but often knit in the living room and sew there as well so I can keep and eye on Nora in a baby friendly environment! LOL Looks like a lot of us craft in our living rooms!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
2195 Posts |
Posted - Mar 10 2008 : 09:39:08 AM
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I have a crafting room in my home. I sew, rubber stamp/scrapbook and dream there. I am working on my husband to make me a large/studio/shed/barn in the back yard so I can do my mosacing out there. Eventually I want to move my craft room out there and be with the birds & flowers!
Hugs, Maryjane Lee
Farmgirl Sister #44
The Beehive Cottage~est. 1971
Sisters on the Fly #595
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Mar 10 2008 : 10:10:40 AM
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Maryjane Lee,
That sounds great.Hope that happens soon.
I have three places I guess. My sewing room, near my ironing board, and my living room chair, or the Grammy chair as the kids call it.There are pictures on my site in the archives someplace.
Nancy Jo
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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Stitching & Crafting Room: Where do you craft? |
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