2013 Where Bloggers Create

Oh My Gosh!

It is that time again already!

What a wonderful, fun event

Where Bloggers Create has become

each year. 

A HUGE shout out and thanks to

Karen at My Desert Cottage

who spends many hours getting

this amazing event put together!

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Welcome to ROSECHICFRIENDS by

Lorena, or my creative space!

I am so happy to be participating again

this year, I believe this is my 3rd year!

Earlier this year, after the busy

Holiday creating times for me, I had a new

vision of how I wanted to tweak my room.

I seem to work in my room and then

manage to improve upon my area each year.

The main change for me this year was

creating a center work table surface space,

similar to ones I had seen on Pinterest.

I created mine with what I had by using 2

white storage shelves and another plastic

shelf I had and then the top is off a drafting

table that my hubby had originally given me.

I did have to stablize it a make sure the

heights all matched but it all seemed to

work together for me pretty well.

I skirted the *ugly* area and love how it blends

in to the overall theme of my shabby chic room!

This table has worked Amazingly well for me now!

Am Loving how I created more surface space for me to

work on when I am in the midst of a million projects!

I am SOOOO happy with the reults and it has been

a dream to have this table now all set up for

extra work space.

So, on to the tour of the rest of my room.

This is a small room, about 10.5ft x 11.5ft but

I have loaded it up with eye candy that makes me

sooooo happy!

Oky, so now I will let the pictures to the talking.

I have taken lots of pictures for you...enjoy!

I cannot wait to get out there an see the many other

creative peoples room!

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving comments

I really love them and appreciate you!



PS...a little of what has come out of my studio in 2013!



Studio Organizing with What You Have

Hey Sweet Friends!

 

I find myself staying inside and out of the

colder weather during our Michigan winters.

We are now in that pattern or snow, warm up,

snow melt, snow...

I am now officially wishing spring and

much warmer weather would just stay!

 

A couple of weeks ago, I finally got into my

studio for its annual tweaking session.

I seem to do this after the first of the year,

and after the many months of creating

that I do for the Christmas Holiday Season.

 

I really like the few changes that I made this

year.  One of them was taking two shelf

units and using my drafting table top to

create a higher table that I could put in the

center of my room. 

 

I was able to use my pretty vintage sheet all

around the table to cover those ugly areas

that I would rather not see.

I like the fact the my back is not to the door and

I have a good angle to see out the window during

the day.

Below you can see I took the two smaller shelf units.

I had one and purchased one and placed them together. 

These were very close in height to the plastic shelf

I used on the other side.

I placed this open shelf on the side that

 you cannot see as you enter my room. 

It has items I use more often and

the other side as pretty storage boxes and things

I don't use as often.

I am sure I will be sharing more of my creative

storage ideas that I use throughout my room.

PINTEREST is also a GREAT way to get wonderful

ideas.

 

This table was less that $20 because I used items

I already had.  Be creative and look around to see what

you have, before purchasing.

 

Be Inspired, Be Creative and Reuse what

you already have!

 

 

 

 

Where Bloggers Create 2012 ~ Giveaway Too!

Welcome to Rosechicfriends!

I am joining Karen over at
My Desert Cottage,
(click above to see other participants)
for the 4th Annual blog celebration of

*Where Bloggers Create*!

I am Lorena and I WELCOME you to my creative space! 

I am so happy to be joining Karen for my 3rd year in sharing where we bloggers create.

I am a painter of Roses, make clay Roses from polymer and an avid crafter who loves most anything to do with roses.  I have sold my items on ebay and now currently sell my creations on etsy.

I feel so blessed to be able to have transformed a 4th bedroom in my home into my studio.  With the help of my sweet hub I transformed this smallest of rooms into a Creative Oasis for me in 2008.  Before that time I had a room in our basement...but I began to realize I need a window to the world.  This year in January I knew it was time to tweak my space once again...we creative types are in a constant state of tweaking, dontcha think?

What spurred me on was the need of more surface space to paint and craft.  I also needed to move the furniture just a bit to place those things I used most closets to me, and those things I used less, into other areas.  Being very visual, I LOVE my eye candy so I also wanted to make sure that HOW I store my creative things is pretty and pleasing to my eye.

The first four pictures gives you an idea of how the room looks from different angles.

This picture, below, is where I keep many of the items I have painted and created.  A great shot of what I look at when I am sitting at my table.

I used many pieces of furniture that I painted in heirloom white as ways to store my overflow of goodies I use.  Want to see more?  Well I took plenty of pictures to share with you ways that I have stored and used *found* objects in my room.

This is my *hutch* that I created taking an old buffet and shelf and marrying them together.  I now have most all of my fabric and floral pieces housed here.  Below, behind the doors, I have batting and spray paints that I use, but not as often as other things.  The corner shelf has more goodies that I

use too.

I am being brave this year, and showing you the inside of my closet.  Most of my papers and extra items that I may keep for creating are kept here.  I also have a small storage area in our basement for other items that I may work on in the future...but I am NOT gonna show you that room...hehehe.

I also like to keep some of the created things I use out, until they go to a new home.  Part of loving pretty *eye candy* and having it around me.

Okay, I  just shared the exterior or to the left wall of when you come into my room...

Now lets move over to where the creating really happens.

I took a folding table and have covered it with a pretty twin sized vintage sheet.  A wooden crate houses things I use a lot.  My glue gun is a constant and ALWAYS is out.  The pinks and white ribbon are just a sample of the ribbons I have.  More ribbon is actually housed in the right drawer in my hutch.  I also have a neat (just given to me) desk that works so well as my sewing table and it is also where I ipad stays when I am in this room.  I have my buttons and glitter stored in the shelf above the sewing machine.  I also love the peg board I created just for my scissor storage.

What you don't see?  Well the larger white surface was originally the top of a drafting table.  It was just too high, so I took the table apart...placed my 4 plastic containers in the center and now I have hiddened icky containers, but keep them close at hand with items I need all the time.  I then took a coordinating sheet and glued it all around the edges to *hide* my storage.  Pretty clever way to keep my room chic not shabby!

Are you still with me?

The last pictures are once again, more storage containers or shelving.

Pretty boxes for storage.

A sweet book shelf, that has many decorating books, reference materials, guides, how to's, and my 1980-1990's collection of Victoria Magazines.

Moving now, around to the largest wall space...

You see here the many prepped items that need painted.  I also have a collection of Glove Boxes that I use to keep my hand made clay roses that I make in.  I sell these in my etsy shop for others to use in their own projects, as well as, using them in own designs.

This old dresser was actually mine as a child.  I has had many transformations.  I brought it into my room in January.  It was such a great addition to my storage needs.  I have stacked a 9 shelf cardboard container, which houses a lot of my laces.  On top I have 2 utility multi-drawers and more of my laces and trims.  Inside the drawers I have also place more trims and needed items for crafting.

Oh, and YES, I did paint those roses on here...but they are probably well over 10 years old.  It was before I really started to paint and sell my items.  At that time I would paint on just about anything.  Lol..other painters out there can probably relate.

There it is, my crafting studio bedroom. I feel so blessed to have this room and  a sweet, cheery place to go to during my days.

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Now, for my giveaway...

Because I LOVE to share and I LOVE giveaways I thought this would be a great opportunity.

I decided to give away my last *PINK Princess Angel*

All you need to do is leave me a comment and tell me you want to be entered.

  If you do not specify this, I will assume that you do not want to be entered. 

So PLEASE let me know if you want a chance to win my angel.

That is all you need to do.

I will choose a winner on July 31st.

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Last, I thought I'd leave you with just a few of the goodies that I  have created this past year.  I have this sweet feather tree all decorated with many ornies I have made...I love to leave it out on display for me to enjoy all year long.

Thanks again for stopping by!

I cannot wait to see the amazing spaces

Where Bloggers Create!

Be Blessed

Lorena