I appreciate you sticking with me....
V is for VERSATILE
My sewing room has just become “my room.” It houses everything….
Of course, all of my sewing supplies (fabric, scissors, thread, machines, patterns, a pile of clothes I need to repair, etc.)
Cricut + supplies
Scrapbook paper
miscellaneous craft supplies
Projects I am working on
laptop & desk for work from home part tmie job
Printer
Binders for one part time job
Manuals for another part time job
storage for gifts
secret hiding spot for Amazon packages my husband doesn’t want to know about
Secret hiding spot for Disney gift cards I am collecting and plans for when I take my daughter for the first time (my husband also doesn’t want to know about this hehe)
Secret hiding spot for mama when she needs a break
office supplies
School papers and teaching books
Nora's art cart
mailing supplies (address book, stamps, envelopes, birthday cards, etc.)
There is a corner dedicated to stuff I need to sell and stuff I need to return
My two college diplomas are on the wall
2 pairs of Crocs because they are so comfortable to stand in!
Currently housing Hudson's music book that got shuffled in here
Newly added: a bin of “homeschool” supplies for me to add some structure to my 3.5 year old’s days! I am SO excited for this!
And if you know me at all, you won’t be surprised to know I have a stash of snacks in here!
It’s a safe place, away from the dog and the children, with a childproof handle on the door. It’s a quiet space for me to get away and work and get my mind of things. It’s a place where I can breathe and create. I also love that I have a window that faces the street so I can casually watch the neighborhood!
W is for WONKY
Wonky is my mom’s favorite word to describe my projects. I prefer unique. But yes, they’re not perfect. A human made them. A human with ADHD. A human who thinks patterns are more of a suggestion than a rule. And they are all 150% made with love!!!
X is for eXcept
I sew. I quilt. I hem dresses. I make clothes. I make bags, aprons, pillows, cushions, baby gifts, and I can pretty much figure out most things made of cloth. I embroider. I cross-stitch. I Cricut. I paint. I scrapbook (sort of). I am fairly techy.
I can do most craft things…..eXcept knitting and crocheting. If it uses yarn, I can’t do it.
I can NOT knit. I can NOT crochet. I have tried. I have taken classes. I’ve asked friends. I’ve asked grandmas. I’ve been gifted lessons. I’ve YouTubed. I’ve tried. I can’t. Yarn and I? We aren’t friends. I admire people who have either/both of these skills, because they are an amazing art. According to my husband’s grandma, who can “teach anyone,” I am backwards. According to a knitting teacher I had for a minute, I am a “Continental knitter,” which means I knit left-handed, which is odd because I am very much right-handed.
For our wedding, one aunt gifted us a crocheted blanket and one aunt gifted us a knitted blanket. I have no idea which is which, but I learned this fact when I was talking with a colleague who does knit/crochet and I asked her if she could repair these two blankets, as my aunts live out of town. The blankets have been on our couch, used almost daily for 8 years, so they’re….loved. She came back the next day and was amazed at the skill in these two blankets. I had no idea they were that intricate. To me, they’re beautiful and cozy and obviously a labor of love, but I guess the one pattern is really intense. I am grateful she was able to repair them because I had no idea what I was doing and was going to just run them on my machine, but luckily, she preserved the intricacy of them!
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