Where Blogger Create 2012

A big thanks to Karen Valentine at My Desert Cottage for hosting Where Bloggers Create 2012.  


I have met and connected with many new blog friends and I am still only on the M's.  If you wish to see many wonderful and neat creative spaces, check out her blog.


My Creative Space ahead.


Yay! I finally arrived.  It's been a ride alright to get here.  I wanted to present to you  a nice and clean studio and I got over my head, lol.  Don't we all get a little neurotic when we know company is coming?  My office / studio is not always this clean - I had a 10 and a 13 year old nephews help me.  At the end I will show you pictures of odds and ends I didn't have space for...maybe you can offer me some storage suggestions. 

My studio doesn't have a door.  I have curtains to close myself off, if need be.

This is the view as you enter from the foyer.  It has changed quite a bit from the last party.  I used to have a large door that my husband converted into a table with a glass top / storage.  It was convenient for storage by not very feasible to work on with the glass top.  I relegated it to the backyard.

Another view from the entry way.  I purchased the table Ikea.  Very cheap and it has a nice work surface.  Not that I've done much in the last few months.  I'v been out of commission due to some health issues but have bounced back - thank God!  Really, all that I have done is visited blogs for the last few months and recently I've gotten the creative bug back, somewhat.

Another view.  See that chair? It's an office chair that I kinda covered.

I use an old dresser for storage to hold jars, containers and plates that I have repurposed - yard sale and thrifting finds.  Did your hydrangeas give you good blooms?  Mine did not- most only gave me a few blooms and my favorite only gave me one - see the pink one there - that's it!  

See that tiered plates on the left?  Those are plates that I epoxied together.  

I took the handles off the top two drawers and replaced them with tassels, decoupaged with  gift wrapping paper.  Oh, and see the edge of the mustard and beige doily there at the top of the pic?  My mom made that. The women in my family crocheted, sewed, cross stitched and knitted.  I have many of the crocheted heirlooms and I put them to good use throughout my studio and house. 

Here's a view of how I use the drawers.

 This little station holds my moms sewing box which I have repurposed to store my receipts and invoices.

Inside are odds and ends but on the top shelf is some of my stash of crocheted goodies.

More storage.  I label my boxes so that I know what I have inside.  I hang my chain from a piece of painted board with hooks.

 I LOVE angels, do you? 

More storage ideas.

 This bookcase is topped with a crotched white table runner my aunt gave me.  She still lives in Mexico and is one of our last few living relatives.

 Homage to Madrina Teresa.   The  holy card in the shell frame is a funeral memento I've had since her death in 1992 and it's of Saint Therese of Lisieux- her favorite saint.  And theres the baby Jesus I also inherited from her. He's moved in to my studio.

And this beautiful lady here is my (godmother)  Madrina Teresa - she was also my aunt, who I credit for guiding me in the right path, as she introduced me to crafting at a very young age.  I need to have her photo cleaned up.  I'll have to have someone do it for me though.

More stuff...

Inside the hutch.

Inspirational board.

And this is where I sit to visit your blogs.

What can I do with this mess of wires?

In need of a home.

More stuff.

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Told you I had more junk.  I threw this in a spare bedroom.

Join the fun over at Karen's Where Blogger Create 2012 and visit all the bloggers.


Thanks Karen for hosting!




Jenny 
Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

Toilet Paper Tubes To The Rescue

Hello all,
I thought I do a quick  post on how and what use to hide the cords to my gun, UV light and soldering gun.  Believe it or not I use toilet paper tubes that I've saved and wrapped in laminating paper.  I just cut to the size I needed and wrapped it.  I won't take the credit for coming up with this because I got the idea from Pinterest.  I just don't know from who specifically.  Let me know if you need specific instructions but I think you can figure it out.

I meant to tell you about it in my previous post, Where Bloggers Create but I totally forgot about it.  It's so nice to have all the cords tucked in the tube and they store really nicely.  I hope you like this idea as much as I do.  


Jenny 
Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

Where Bloggers Create

Are you early?  I'm running late to the party.  See ya soon!










Jenny
Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

Happy 4th of July

Be safe and have fun everyone!

Jenny 
Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

White Wednesday at Faded Charm

I'm joining White Wednesday at Faded Charm

I have this baby Jesus gracing my living room year round.  He now sits in a special chair all suited up in a white tunic my sister Bertha made for him.  I inherited it from my madrina (godmother) Teresa, and I am told he is very old - 1930's or so.  He's  been around and traveled all the way from Mexico to my home in California several year ago.  

 As you can see, by this picture of his had some of his finger tips are missing.  He's still precious though.

Check out those eyebrows...I mean unibrow.  Must have been the style at that time.   I promise I didn't do anything to them.  They look funny :)

I used PicMonkey to manipulate this picture.  

And I couldn't leave my birds out - two more white ceramic birds - love them.

Have great rest of the week - Adios!


Jenny
 Creating for the greater good. 
La Doña Boutique

Joining White Wednesday

My first time joining White Wednesday at Faded Charm.


I have grown to love white, all shades of white for that matter.  I think I like all shades of white because there are so many that when you put them together they really do stand out, yet soft and cosy.  Don't you think?

My two crowned love birds.  

You can really see the detail on this one.  I used PicMonkey to manipulate all the picture.

This beautiful hydrangea bloom is from 1 of the six bushes currently blooming around my house.

I have this vase of blooms on my breakfast nook table.

So come along and join White Wednesday At Faded Charm.

Have a good rest of the week.

Jenny 
Creating for the greater good.
 La Doña Boutique

I Heart Macro

A single dried rose bud presented in three different ways.  I just love the different textures, don't you?

 I'm joining Studio Waterstone -  I Heart Macro for the love of closeups.  Click on the button below and join the fun or just go and take a gander at others that have joined the fun.

I used PicMonkey to manipulate the photos.



Jenny 
Creating for the greater good.
 La Doña Boutique