Not Waving, but Drowning....

in Stuff!

Do you know what I mean?

Stuff!!!! Everywhere!!! And most of it belongs to me!!

I am in a constant state of frustration - everytime I want something in my tiny sewing room I have to move twenty four other things to get it and then put them all back to use the thing!!!

Well, that's not quite true actually, usually they don't get put back - but simply slide to the floor in a sad heap in way that makes me want to join them!

My constant moaning about the state of things has had a bit of an impact on lovely S. however, and although he had already agreed that when he had finished his book, I could swap rooms with him and have the lovely front room which is currently his office with all of it's SPACE!! this seemed such an interminably long way off that little hints and visits to said room to 'size up the place' for where to put shelves and such-like have obviously had the wonderfully desired effect. He has agreed to move a little earlier. Yes, I think you could say he has been 'worn down!!!'

I do think he would be much better cocooned into my sweet but little sewing room where I am going to make him a lovely tidy little office where he can lay out his books and leave them to his heart's content and where no-one will bother him!!!

I, on the other hand, will be much happier with my buttons and fabric in the big square Victorian front room with it's shuttered windows and lovely stone fireplace!!! Ooooh!! you see, I have BIG PLANS!

I will have to be ingenious as there is no money in the pot for the streamlined built-in shelves of my dreams - but instead I will have to filch shelves and such-like from the other rooms in the house, hoping no-one really notices the piles from said shelves, left in their place!

No-one will notice. It's only me that tidies anyway.

Will keep you posted!

Because I know..

you a little better now and because I've got a new sewing table and so have had a bit of a tidy-up, I thought I'd show you around the sewing room a little more.

When I read my favourite blogs there's nothing I like more than to take a peep into someone else's world of crafting. I love seeing where other people work and how it's all arranged - so here goes:-

we'll start with Albert - I know he's a male dummy butI can't help it if he likes wearing a bit of colour!!

The gold trolley that you can just see played a bit part in my childhood - it served 2 purposes - it brought in Sunday tea complete with my Mum's freshly made meringues with cream - but more importantly, the handle served as a 'banister', a glittery gold banister for me to 'enter' down a beautiful flight of stairs whilst singing some show-stopper from the musicals. (Oh, how I miss that 'staircase'!! and goodness, I had some imagination!)

And here, you can just about see a part of the new sewing table which is a bit longer than the old one. Am amazed at how green everything looks out of the window - even the lavender in the window box looks flourishing for once! Must be all this rain.

Then part of my button and fabric stash - not as tidy as I'd like but yummy all the same.

That gets you back to one I've shown you before and now you've come full circle.

Hope you enjoyed your little tour. See you again another time I've had a tidy-up! xx

P.S. must just say, I had a lovely inspirational visit from my gorgeous friend Lisa who as always, left me with loads of ideas and energy to start creating! You must check out her blog! really - you'd be mad not to! x

a little bit of studio

Just thought I'd show you around a little :-this is one side of my little studio, about as tidy as it gets! I know I am very lucky to have a little studio - mind you, I've had to fight to get it, the little room that I now call my own has previously been the children's playstation den, a little tv room, and even the cats' room. Now though, it's mine all mine!

I will show you more when it's presentable but for now, here is one corner. The 70's telephone was another very lucky find in my favourite charity shop, the clock was my Grandad's and the painting was done by my late Grandma.Our house is a constant battle to tidy and de-clutter so the odd corner which looks 'sorted' is to be cherished. It doesn't last very long. I don't know where it comes from but 'stuff' tends to gather and move around inside our house a bit like flotsam, coming and going from room to room like the tide of an ocean.

Just had to show you this beautiful little blue flower - not sure what it is but I walked past it on the way to hang the washing out and went back to get the camera. Isn't it just gorgeous in all it's stripey blueness. Maybe some clever person out there will know the proper name.