Blog entries tagged In My Studio

A Better Solution

Shelley — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:02:21 +0100

I walked into my sewing room determined to make something this evening and the result was homes for two of my difficult to store tools. My niddy-noddy and my swift* tend to float around the sewing room occupying random bits of shelving or the tops of piles until they swivel around and fall off, generally taking other things down in the process. There is space to store them ...

Treasure Box

Shelley — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 06:23:37 +0100

A little while ago one of Rob's grandmothers moved from her house to an apartment. She'd been in her house for a long time. She had a lot of stuff that just wasn't going to fit in the apartment so she started to prune down and giveaway things she didn't really need any more. She knew I liked to sew. She offered me her serger.

I think it is one of the most fantasti...

Stones

Shelley — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:20:58 +0100

Last night our power was out ... twice ... for about half an hour each time. I was going to blog but that wasn't going to work so I looked around for something crafty to do instead. I ended up at my spinning wheel and got a nice chunk of spinning done. I hope to finish off that project and share it soon. While I was spinning I was thinking about crochet. In particular I was thinking about t...

Treasures

Shelley — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:56:03 +0100

I decided to tidy my studio Sunday afternoon and found some forgotten treasures for my effort. This little plaque finally made it onto the wall.

One box held a carefully collected pile along with a few apron ideas. I think it might be leftover from the swap I did last year. Pe...

My Day

Shelley — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:01:45 +0100

I was in my studio this morning and just loved the way the sun looked on my blue walls. I probably should have tidied this shelf before I took a picture of it but I don't think it would have had quite the same feel if I had (and the sun would have moved anyway). I kind of like the clutter that collects here: there are bits and pieces from past and current projects (especially on the pin boa...

My New, Blue Studio

Shelley — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:57:43 +0100

My studio is blue and I love it.

Rob's sister, Carolyn, helped me do all the painting. I went all out and got the expensive paint at Benjamin Moore. It's completely worth it. Not only does it cover really well, dry quickly and look gorgeous but it hardly smells ... at all ... even while you're painting.

I cleared most things out of my studio on Saturday nigh...

Change

Shelley — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:09:50 +0100

Ready,

Set,

Go!

Work in Progress

Shelley — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:47:18 +0100

A couple of weeks ago I woke up on a Saturday morning and really wanted to sew. Unfortunately I didn't really know what I wanted to sew or which fabrics I wanted to use. I walked into my studio to find inspiration and didn't. I found this instead:

Some of the boxes hold patterns, some hold fabrics, still others hold supplies for different crafts; all are carefully sorte...

The Fronts

Shelley — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:41:43 +0100

Just for you K.

Random Image #9

Shelley — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:37:44 +0100

I decorated some thumbtacks for my cork board the other day. I just removed the loops from the back pieces for some covered button forms, made up the buttons and glued on some tacks. They look pretty cute on my board.

Decisions, Decisions

Shelley — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:50:55 +0100

So, I want to paint my studio blue but I can't make up my mind which blue I want it to be. I really feel comfortable surrounded by the colour blue; it's cool and soothing. I want a blue with a little green in it though to give it some warmth and energy (especially in the winter when it's cold and grey outside).

I've been picking up paint chips whenever we're...

My Sewing Table

Shelley — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:01:18 +0100

(Please excuse the mess. I haven't found homes for everything in my studio yet. It's actually much better than it was - Rob got me some storage drawers and now you can see the floor.) On Monday my studio became a wood shop. My dad came over to help us out with our deck (it is now level) and to help me with my sewing table. It was Rob's desk when he was at university; I've been u...