Channeling my Inner Martha

    It is July, and with the heat index hitting 126 degrees multiple times over the last three weeks, I have been channeling my inner Martha Stewart and crafting up a storm!  I enjoy making things, but have not had a place to do it.  Andrew has his office, so we decided I needed a place as well. Down to the basement I went!  I had purchased a bookcase almost a year ago with the intention of refinishing it once we found just the right spot for it. Well, tada, I finally decided it would come down to the basement with me to help organize all my crafty things.  We purchased a craft table and chair and refinished the bookcase to match.  I finally have lots of space to sew, crochet, scrapbook, or whatever else I come up with!  Here are a few photos of my new area all to myself:

Bookcase before....



Bookcase after!




My desk with lots of work space!




Love all the storage




Little organizers




My yarn baskets are overflowing already

    So there's my new space, I love it!!  There's enough room that Tonka likes to hang out in the air conditioning with me too, he isn't much help but he thinks he is!  I'm sure by now you're wondering what I have been up to in this new space, here are some photos of some appliqued onesies, a tutu, and come crochet hats:

    Well, I hope all of y'all are staying cool!  We decided to refinish the bookcase at the start of this super hot weather...woops!  Oh well, live and learn, it was a lot of work but I love how it turned out!  Either way we'll enjoy this heat while it lasts because we all know what comes a couple seasons from now!  Happy summer and I'm sure I'll be writing again soon!
-Carrie