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Keeping in Touch:  Apologizing for your creative room  |
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Heather B
True Blue Farmgirl
562 Posts
Heather
Longmont
Colorado
USA
562 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 10 2009 : 10:11:38 AM
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I lost my crafting/sewing room to my son when he needed to move back in. I kinda have a corner of the family room and from time to time I take over the dining room table. I'm lucky that everyone in the family is a crafty/creative person so when my projects creep they just giggle. I'd love to have a dedicated space again someday.
Heather
http://homesteadincity.blogspot.com/
"Only your real friends tell you when your face is dirty"
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missgive
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Kim
Blairsville
Georgia
USA
127 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2010 : 1:39:35 PM
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When I was a single mom, living with just the kids in our own home, I had a super craft room - a whoel sun-porch, 10' by 17' with wall-to-wall windows on three sides. and it opened into my kitchen and dining room. I got married again, and sold my house. Since we married, my husband and I have had to share an 8' x 10' room - share mind you- and it has been tough. We created an addition to my cabin in the mountains to move there this year after our youngest graduates. Besides adding a "winter pantry porch", a bedroom for us and a laundry, I created a studio for me - just me - and in trade gave my husband the room we currently use as a bedroom for his den AND our out-building as his own work-shop. My new room is 12' x 18' and I planned all my plugs right where I wanted them. I had windows built in to specs and my lighting is also specially designed for my work - and I get the view of the mountains and our woods year round and super lighting. Neat? Proabbly is the neatest it ever will be now, with just the drywall and flooring stacked there. Messy, while working, allows the creative flow to go uninterupted. Then time to clean up. I built it so it is off our bedroom, but has its own door and no one can get in it without going through the bedroom - less "'splainin" to do. I am building my work-benches out of interior doors and flue blocks, which can be removed when I am gone and my kids inherit the place - it will be a perfect "2nd bedroom" when it is my son and daughter's place to share. I can't wait to have my own studio again this year!!!!!!!
A Farmgirl Sister headed for my mountain home and farm in 2010. |
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2010 : 2:05:22 PM
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Kim...your space sounds amazing!
I just got a craft space for the first time when we moved to our current home in July. I JUST (like last month) got the moving boxes out of it and it's finally a REAL craft space. Since then, it has already gotten a little sloppy looking, but when you have 3 little boys you have to find little moments to even get time in there. There is no time leftover to clean everything up LOL! That's my excuse...for now. As long as I can get to my sewing machine, that's all that matters, right? |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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julia hayes
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
julia
medical lake
wa
USA
1132 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2010 : 3:38:17 PM
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I have to be a little careful with my creative room in that for some people it may appear a little X-rated....I know...gasp!!! But on the wall are plaster casts of me, well my upper body/belly of when I was pregnant with my children. I have one for each (3)..They are painted and fabulous but they are the real deal..breasts and all.. I forget that some people are WAY more modest than I..I forget that little boys are well..unglued by this kind of thing..I hardly think about it at all..they are simply pieces of art that I love..still, I've learned that they come with a disclaimer..
Frankly, the entire farm should come with some kind of disclaimer because Lord knows whose gonna be walking around naked..My kids are total nudies but not everyone embraces that you know.......Ahhhhh the circus...we are the circus!!!! so is my creative space!! ~julia
being simple to simply be
Farmgirl #30
www.julia42.etsy.com
www.about-aria.blogspot.com |
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missgive
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Kim
Blairsville
Georgia
USA
127 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2010 : 7:08:56 PM
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LOL Julia - a nudist circus? Too funny!!!
A Farmgirl Sister headed for my mountain home and farm in 2010. |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Jan 10 2010 : 5:36:55 PM
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Hi everyone. I've had lots of time to think about creativity. I had leg surgery to put in a rod where I broke my leg. I love to hear all your ideas. I know that comes with creativity is de-cluttering. It's an unfriendly word but if we don't do it the clutter may overwhelm us. When I was havin' and raisin' kids I never to seem to have enought time or space for art. But I did it anyway. I have quilts on the walls in many places, including the building with the headwaters of the Mississippi river, andd I think of the places I did those quilts: The floor, any table available, my lap,the ironing board, next to the kids beds, and even in the car. But I can't think of anywhere I would be than with my family. The kids are on their own now and I think of how much my work was part family life. Get rid of the junk and make space to create. Bonnie
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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corabela
True Blue Farmgirl
79 Posts
Laura
Mount Vernon
Ohio
USA
79 Posts |
Posted - Jan 12 2010 : 11:45:01 AM
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I'd like to say the only reason mine is so messy is because it's so tiny but I think I know better. : )
~Laura
Please stop by my blog and my etsy site and say hello : )
www.corabela.blogspot.com
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Leelee
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Wraylee
Diamond
WA
USA
38 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2010 : 10:43:36 AM
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Hi All! I just realized that I DO apologize for my messy craft room...and I shouldnt! Nothing makes me happier than realizing I've made a mountain of mess after a long day of sewing or scrapping. I just think of the beautiful things I have created instead of spending my time cleaning. I recently painted my craft room in a vibrant red and white farm girl theme and now I love it even more!!!
Feeling down? Saddle up!
www.quiltcropandcabbage.blogspot.com |
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craftystranger
True Blue Farmgirl
525 Posts
Barbara
Franklin
NC
USA
525 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2010 : 04:56:13 AM
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After reading so many posts I started thinking about the quilt retreats that I attend. You really see how a person's craft space must be at home. Some people are spreaders and others are containers. Everyone arrives with a machine, fabric, supplies, and snacks. We all have half of a large table. Then the elves appear at night and the fabric grows and spreads. My best freind is a spreader. I am a container. We have been going on retreats for 6 plus years... as she grows, my space shrinks. It works for us. The funny thing is if she tries to be a container she can not find anything. If I spread I cann't think. Everyone creates in their own way. So all you spreaders hug your container freinds. We do not judge you - we love you for who you are...our crafty friend :) Oh - please don't hate us containers - we just can not think or create in a mess. Craft on, Barbara
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missgive
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Kim
Blairsville
Georgia
USA
127 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2010 : 05:35:08 AM
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As I am packing to head to a scrapbooking crop today, I am thinking about the fact that 1) I will take way too much, as usual; 2) share space with my buddy and we are taking someone new with us; 3) she will take up space there and I will have to be more contained.....I don't make a total mess but my "stacks" take up space - I think I have stopped appologizing and just close the door. I also spread beyond the studio to the dining room table on ocassion. Lots of ocassions....I say it is to be close to my guys and the tv while I work. Both are true, but the table is bigger than my current desk and I love the room it allows....(sigh) can't wait to get to my new nest in the mountains! (I'll be able to see the chicken coop from my new sudio as well!) Off to make more messes!
Kim (aka missgive)
Proud Farmgirl Sister #927
A Farmgirl Sister headed for my mountain home and farm in 2010. |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Apr 02 2010 : 7:30:35 PM
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Hi again girls: I can see farmgirls are tough, AND creative. My cousin says it all "we Kornders are all pilots; we pile it here, over there and some in the basement". (lol) Keep on creatin' Bonnie
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
1812 Posts |
Posted - Apr 02 2010 : 8:15:48 PM
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I have stopped apolozing for my craft room. Things need to stay where their at until I'm finished with a craft. Tired of putting away and getting out again. Waste of precious time that could be spent creating. If anyone wants to comment on it I'll just have to tell them that they have to be in to creating to understand.And since I always have several things going at the same time, there's no time in between to have it all in it's place.
Brenda
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony" Mahatma Gandhi |
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urban chickie
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Catherine
Niles
IL
USA
734 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2010 : 4:00:03 PM
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Sadly, I currently am farm challenged and live in a small one bedroom apartment. That WILL change! But in the meantime, I sleep on my futon couch because the bedroom is a storage sanctuary for all my crafting supplies. I may store an occasional piece of clothing in there, I am not sure....but what else is a sewer/quilter/beader/spinner/stamper/scrapper/soaper/knitter to do?!?
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Cozynana
True Blue Farmgirl
1123 Posts
Kem
1123 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2010 : 5:04:26 PM
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| My craft room is very full and very messy. I just clear off a space and go to it. I don't apologize because few people get tpo see it except my adult kids who grew up with a mom that was always crafting. They think it is normal, and it is for a creative person. I loved the poem and quotes posted above. |
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LBP
True Blue Farmgirl
81 Posts
Linda
Goodview
VA
USA
81 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 12:42:23 PM
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If you are coming to visit me, come right on. If you are coming to visit my house, make an appointment! My mantra!
Come visit me at:
http://lbpsews.blogspot.com |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 07:08:20 AM
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"farm challenged" what a neat expression!
I just moved into my new house and have the boxes unpacked, and stuff is spread out. Nothing is where it will eventually be. What a mess!
I am blessed with my own craft roon (it is a officially a dressing room of the master bedroom) but I am mystified by what to do with the sloping walls - I certainly can't put pictures or shelves up. They are also making furniture arrangement tricky.
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
Visit my blog at http://brightmeadowfarms.blogspot.com ,web site store at http://www.watkinsonline.com/fish or my homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~brightmeadow |
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Ms. Hannigan
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
Shari
Middle
TN
USA
57 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2010 : 7:21:08 PM
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I hope to one day turn our tool shed into a craft cottage. There's no power out there, but that just means I'll have to get creative. Maybe a treadle or something! Every farmgirl should have a "Room of One's Own." (Virginia Woolfe)
...some women are drippin' with diamonds... some women are drippin' with pearls... look at me, lucky me, the only thing I'm drippin' with is... little girls...
Farmgirl #1158
blog: http://www.lifegetsmessy.com
website: http://www.eatlocaltn.com |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2010 : 9:54:43 PM
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Shari: I'm drooling with jealousy. A real craft cottage. Please post us a picture when it gets finished. Bonnie
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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cgonyer
True Blue Farmgirl
220 Posts
Cindy
Petersburg
MI
USA
220 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2010 : 5:02:21 PM
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My craft space is a corner of our very large bedroom. It's not the biggest space, but my husband doesn't mind the mess that I make. And I agree - how can you create when you craft space is not messy. Now where did I put those scissors...
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~Cindy
Farmgirl #1273 |
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Heather Nicole
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Heather Nicole
Bolivar
Missouri
USA
127 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2010 : 8:50:38 PM
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OMG! How lovely this is to read! Linda I love your mantra! We all need a sign that states exactly that, ohh and voicemail messages.........
My craft room looks like a tornado national disaster area. Plain and simple. And yes, I have apologized for it, countless times. I am such a perfectionist and super organized, but it is a waste of time to clean it up. I am attending university online (aka Super Busy Lifestyle) so I just don't have time to clean something that will look the exact same messy way 10 min. from now. I only pick up when it all starts migrating into other parts of the house. Speaking of which..........I need to go clean. My photography and needlework is taking over!
Off topic: Shari I see your forum name is Ms. Hannigan (and your quote matches), I just wanted to say I've had the honor of reprising that role. Great fun! I truly lost one of my props during the song Little Girls, so the "drunken" state I was portraying seemed all the more real!
I know full well that joy is in the small things.... |
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