Summertime Blues

I love having my blue collection around me, esp. in the summer.....its cool and quiet, a respite from the glaring sun and heat.  No, I am not a summer person, prefer Fall and Winter.  Actually, I think I have a disorder......like people have SAD in the Winter months, well, I have that in the Summer months!!!  Does that make sense to you???  Any way, I am trying to climb out of this pit of despair........too much info???  Okay, on to the changes in the living room.......

The little cherry hutch done up for summer.....

Did I ever show you my picture collection???  This is only part of it, it gets changed around every now and then.  Many pieces I've had since a child, the tiny ones from my doll house!!

The little apple one is a gift from my sister when she went to Ireland......

One of the first quilts I ever made, love it out for the summer, good for when the AC gets too chilly!!!

 

That's it for now, am trying to get things in order around here...........how do things get so messy when I live alone????

Visiting

I've been so busy visiting all the creative spaces shown on Karen's blog........wow, such eye candy!!!  Some very ingenious ideas for storage and organizing.......blew me away!!!  You are all a bunch of creative gals!!

One thing I kept noticing was the use of old salt shakers for storing glitter.  Now, I've seen that before but it didn't strike me as something I would do.  Don't have any old clear shakers and being the frugal person I am.......ha, ha,......was not going to run out to try and buy some.    All my glitter is in zip lock baggies or small containers and housed in a box.  I use a spoon to sprinkle it on projects.  BUT, lo and behold, the other day while cleaning........doesn't happen often........I came across some s&p shakers bought long ago, was gonna paint them with berries and holly to use during the holiday dinners.  News Flash...........haven't had holiday company in years!!!  And would never have so many guests that they would all be used!!

Aren't these so cute and they even have their very own holder!!!  So, I checked it out to see how much they would hold.......

Not bad.....so I continued on my way to glitter Nirvana....

 

Even dug out my little perfume funnel......is that tooooooo cute???

Now, that is sweet......

Here they sit on the top shelf of my shoe rack next to my main work table.  These are the things I use most often and are next to the table.......

I did not join the party this year because my studio has not changed since the last time and it is quite messy because its actually a 'work' room.

Most supplies are kept in boxes or drawers, fabric and laces tend to fade, yellow or get dusty.......same for threads and other stuff......they get dusty and dry out.  I've had to throw away threads that got dry and brittle from being out on a shelf for so long.  Same for the jewelry supplies, all in little drawers.  Love how so many of the gals display it all out in cute containers and muffin tins, but its not for me......it eventually gets dusty and messy.  I know where everything lives so its easy to locate.

Haven't crafted, painted or sewed at all since Christmas and have neglected my blog..........hope to get back in the groove by Fall..........am really stuck right now.  I love visiting all of you and do so every day, thanks for stopping by..........cleo