21 July 2011

my creative space...

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We've been rearranging everything. Digging our way out of a winter slump. Slowly, with owlets underfoot. It's like a jigsaw puzzle. You add one storage solution and suddenly every cupboard is being emptied and moved and a new streamlined version of our nest emerges.

In the current version, my craft area (the dining table), has taken on a whole new organised look... and I think it's rather lovely. It makes me want to sew. And I can find everything. We've popped the "lady lamp" on the table to watch over proceedings. She was my grandmother's lamp and she's been lighting up a corner here for the longest time. I loved tracing her shape with my tiny fingers when I was little and it's lovely that the owlets are doing the same. And creativity will flow for all of us. We hope.

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13 comments:

  1. Oh that looks so beautiful, I'm not surprised you want to sew. I wish you could come to my house and 'do' my area.

    Also I think I get what you mean about your lamp, I get those same feelings as I observe my wee one coveting my needle case, once my Gran's, now mine - the connection of generations. Gives me chills.

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  2. I LOVE that you have your grandma's lamp. It's quite lovely. Hope your new space brings thousands of moments of creativity and happiness.

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  3. Looking very nice & organised, wow that lamp is amazing, I love it!

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  4. i am loving your description of 'add one storage solution' it is a bit like the boardgame Rummikub which is all about order and re-order and new beginnnings and all that ...

    Wish I had that cabinet - custom?

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  5. Loving the lady lamp, she's brilliant!

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  6. what a cozy photo...love the lady lamp too. i used to have a room for crafting but gave my biggest one a room of his own and moved all my stuff around the house...its like a continual boardgame here, its none too neat BUT they are do a LOT more crafting and so do i...happy creating, xoKate

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  7. Your sewing space looks very organised. Very special to have your grandmother's lamp too.

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  8. What a lovely contented Creative Space! With your grandmother watching over, I guess it's no surprise. I agree, that kind of organization is v.inspiring. x

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  9. same same, must be because we are indoors more? Love your neat fabric stash...very inspiring

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  10. This is such a fantastic blog. Wow i must come back and loose myself here for a long time...xx

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  11. Oh my goodness that lamp is fantastic!

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  12. It is a lovely space and how grounding to have the lamp be part of your lives. I often say our house is a puzzle too, one of those plastic ones where one piece is missing and you have to shuffle the pieces around to make the picture - anyway, we;ll get their too :)

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