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Sheesh it's been a while since I have posted.(not like anyone reads this anyway) but I guess if you don't post for months what's the point! I have been way to busy , a lot has changed in the past oh, two three months.We bought our first house and did a whole lotta moving & repairing needless to say, I am exhausted, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I love my new house ,my family and feel so fortunate to have such a beautiful place to call our own.

  So things have  finally calmed down and are back to a somewhat normal state. I am so super excited to say that I completely gutted our what would have been formal dining room and turned it into a crafty art sanctuary. I say sanctuary because that is what it is to me! I realized these past few months how much I need creativity in my life.I seriously get bored and do not feel like myself  with out it .That being my biggest motivation to get the "art room" done as soon as possible ! This is what it looked like before, when we first moved in.

 I do not have one single nice thing to say about wallpaper , and I will just leave it at that :) It took me about a month to get it done but this is what it looks like after

I found a cool and somewhat simple inexpensive idea for a DIY craft desk and built this desk myself. There's nothing like building something you have wanted for so long all by yourself with no help. It feels awesome and I appreciate it even more. I love it , it has cubbys for all my nifty junk and supplies. Plus it is HUGE ! I could not have bought a better desk and like I said, it didn't cost me all that much to do. A little bit of sweat and almost tears at first lol , being that it is the first piece of furniture I have ever built and I made some oppsies ! I guess this desk is all the rage because someone put a tutorial up and it seems many people have built one like this. This is the most detailed tutorial I found on it tho , anything that wasn't on here I just had to figure out myself.
 http://www.jandennison.com/2008/10/diy-craft-desk-revisited.html

It wasn't too complicated , and I don't think target sells the cubby shelves anymore so I ordered  mine from here.
http://www.thegreathardwarestore.com/Closetmaid-9Cube-White-StackStorage-42100-p/832552.htm

Anywho, my art room has been functional for like 48 hours and I am already back to the grind. Working on doll ideas etc. having this beautiful room to work in where everything is right at my finger tips is inspiration enough to do all the things I want to do. My only regret with all this house buying and moving business is that because I was so busy and not making, I will no longer have time to have a booth at Praters Mill like I had wanted to do and planned on doing this year, but that's alright, there is always next year. It is in October, no way would I have time to get enough done. Regardless I will still be hanging out at Praters Mill , drinking homemade root beer and eatin' fried boloney samiches while basking in all the crafty goodness  ! Oh and not to mention Halloween, my favorite holiday is right around the corner . I love October ! That reminds me, I haven't even put any thought into what my costume is gonna be this year. Oh to be a grown up , you forget about the most important things in life sometimes! I'll catch you folks later , I'll be posting more once I get my groove back. Happy Autumn ! Happy Crafting!