our creative space . . . 'i give you my sweet craft cupboard'

Greetings all,
I might not be crafting but i'm getting ready to get back into my beloved sewing & designing soon.  Over the Easter weekend i painted the buffet & hutch.  It was SO windy (i was working on the driveway - while the children were playing volleyball in the street, there is pink paint on said volleyball, get my drift, i got hit in the head a few times, ditto the buffet) so i brought it inside before i shabby'ed it up & sanded it back, but it'll do . . . better than "mother crushed under glass buffet clutching sandpaper, an Easter crafting tragedy". 

 I've spent the week decorating it, playing around, pretty versus practical.  How glorious is the wall paper, even better than i expected.  Also glad i kept it white inside, all pink would have been too much.  I'll keep tinkering too, i really do have some lovely craft supplies.

 What more does a girl need when she has lolly jars filled with lavender, beads & buttons??

 I twirled my favourite ribbons around the pole, there must be 200m of ribbon in this hold all.

 What can i say, i love little suitcases & straws.

 My blue ribbons set against the beautiful bird on the Laura Ashley wall paper.

 The drawers hold my stamps, stationery & other difficult to display supplies.

 The cupboards hold my die cuts & paper craft goodies, like lanterns & my letter press.

 I know i'll add to this craft cupboard, i see pom poms & bunting too.

 Quick tip on wall papering - don't worry about bubbles, they dry smooth, just focus on the joins!!

 So this is how it currently stands, between my cutting table & fabric racks, & stores batting on top.  So want to light up those flamingoes!!

Phew, there it is, done, i'm happy, it's homemade & the final cost . . . $60 second hand buffet & hutch + $15 paint + $20 (from $60 roll) wall paper + $35 on knobs + $10 back board + free child labour = about $140!!  I have left over paint, wall paper & paste, MDF board, so the next project will be free.
It's not perfect, but the children had so much fun painting this, the bits they missed are the parts i love the most - like pulling open a drawer & noticing they skipped the top, makes me smile, we did this project together.  Happy Creative Spaces folks, love Posie

fun crafty finds at your local shopping centre

Greetings all,
End of January i picked up these cool tapes & stamps from Typo.  It's so great to see shops like these at your local shopping centre, expanding into the craft world with supplies like this - moustache tape, what's not to love??!!

 The tape which didn't photograph well has birds on it, kind of like the bird ribbon from Kikki-K.

Oh the things i have in stall for these crafty supplies . . . can't believe i didn't blog about them sooner??!!  I'll get sewing production style once my studio make over is done (i've cleared out the half of the studio to create an extra bedroom) but i have a head cold & itchy throat - nothing major, just annoying really.  I can't wait to use my new pigeon hole book case (a freebie) & fill every boxed in shelf with craft supplies, oh, life changing it will be!!
So i don't feel like hand sewing tonight, i left my camera at Shop Handmade with my weekend shots & i wanted to share something cool which happened to me today too . . . next post.  So i'm going to watch the Oscars & fall asleep early.  Happy frock knocking (Cate Blanchett, only you could make that dress so stunning, your confidence & sense of style, oh, sheer brilliance & grace).  Love Posie