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„Viel zu wenig Zeit!“ – dies war mein Gedanke, als ich nach einem Besuch bei einer wunderbaren Familie wieder in meinem Auto saß. Mein Weg hat mich am Samstag nach Bamberg geführt, in ein Zuhause der

I'm so EXCITED!!! It's time for the yearly party of Where Bloggers Create hosted by Karen Valentine at My Dessert Cottage. Karen has spent YEARS hosting this awesome party and I am now in my 4th year of joining. Thank you for stopping by and browsing through my creative space. My dress form, Nadine, will be joining us for the photos to 'help' me show off the collections of laces, vintage sewing items, and pretties that I love. Nadine is excited to be a part of the photo shoot this year, and has dressed up in a vintage pink lace two-piece outfit. The upper shirtwaist attaches to the skirt with hooks and eyes all the way around. We decided she would look better with a lovely vintage swiss dot apron that was gifted to me from a special lady to help hide the imperfections in the dress. (Nadine loves chocolate and her hands being what they are, well, alas, it was quite a mess ; ) ) Also, Nadine wouldn't be seen without her huge pearls, so on they went! (hiding more chocolate stains I presume). Vintage glove boxes and divided boxes play a huge part in helping me keep my collection of laces and trims organized. They also look gorgeous! The tray under the glove boxes is from an old trunk that had seen better days. I have it filled with more laces and lovelies. The north window is on this wall making a wonderful light for most of the day. The floral containers in the bottom of the cabinet are from Michaels, and they are perfect for storing more laces and trims (what else??). They fit perfectly with my decor, and I love the ease of use. I may need some more of these!! You can see the hutch (it's PINK!!) that I have placed on top of an old drop leaf coffee table that now houses some of my sewing box collection. I fell in love with it, and so of course, I had to have it! The child's sewing machines are so cute up here! And the old tin roof panel is a lovely background for them. Turning the corner is the east window where I have hung the sheerest white vintage dresses that I have started collecting. I can't believe it when I find some of these. Aren't they so sweet? My sewing machine is covered in a plain pillowcase so I can easily access it. I love using old or re-purposed jars for some of my laces and sewing items. They make a lovely display, don't cost much (garage sales!!), and allow me to see what I have. Small glass dishes and pitchers also make lovely containers for showing off pretty collections! (By the way, I showed this post to my husband before it went live, and when he saw the picture above, he called these spools of thread....THREAD KABOBS!! ) Making the next turn, Nadine is showing you the work table made from nothing more than a solid door that is sitting on plastic drawers. I've covered the lower part with a garage sale find curtain originally made for a baby's crib. I cut it to fit my two desks, added a bit of old lace curtain found at a garage sale as well, and find that although beautiful and unifying for the room, it is difficult to access the drawers and storage beneath. I may be removing them in the future. I work here the most and LOVE how easy it is to be inspired. Keeping my favorite things in view seems to give me the most enjoyment. It sometimes gets a bit difficult to locate certain items, but seriously, I always find what I'm looking for! There are gifts from sweet friends over the years included with my collections, and I am always reminded of generous and lovely friendships I've made. Sending hugs to each of YOU!! NADINE!!! You silly girl!! CUT THAT OUT!!!! This is where I keep all my little spice jars of buttons and baubles. Lots of baubles!! And this is also where the BEST of the laces and appliques live. Oh getting tired now are we?? This lace book was a wonderfully fun project that I made earlier this year. I think I had EVERY piece of lace I own OUT and I went through ALL my buttons and baubles too. What FUN!!! I love certain color groups more than others, but generally, the pastels are my faves. I love pink and cream together, so my shelves display lots of colors but usually lean towards the pastels. In the picture above, I have a little square purple sachet with a heart embroidered on it that I made when I was in grade school! Items from my Grossmutter, Birth mother, close friends and loved ones are special to me, so I have them displayed to enjoy. I love to read, therefore bookcases have been used a lot in my craft space. But I've managed to put the books in other rooms of my house making more CRAFT storage!!! And I still have more room for more LACE!! So now you're exhausted??? Get out of my chair!!! This is a dress form that is a Barr product of molded plastic, mod podged with copies of music from the internet! I had a blast making this and LOVE the way she adds a touch of class to my craft room. She is wearing vintage lace bridal pieces, the yoke being a gorgeous piece that I found on the internet. The pearl and lace cap is one of my favorite pieces. Well I say Nadine, jealousy does NOT become you!!! Pouty thing!! Well, I hope that you will forgive her obtuseness! I'm sure she will come around in a moment or two. As I finish up the tour, I'd like to thank each of you for coming by to visit me! I had so much fun getting my room ready for you to see. Please have a look at the rest of my blog if you like what you've seen. And be sure and go visit Karen's blog here to see the rest of the participants in the party! Thank you Karen for all your work and for making the party a yearly activity that we all look forward to!!! All smiles now!! I am off to visit all of your rooms and spaces now!!! Hugs and blessings to you!!! Doni

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Where Bloggers Create ~ I'm so happy to be joining up with Karen and her Where Blogger's Create II Blog Party. My "place to create" is my Sewing room in our basement. (If you click on a photo, it will enlarge for a better look.) My room is a conglomeration of.... just about everything. My cups in crates and glass jars of supplies sits on what was an old kitchen cupboard that my late husband, Jim, refinished for us to use as a baby changing table. After baby #4, it came to my sewing room. Then along came babies #5 and #6 and it was back upstairs for awhile. Now, it's back again in my sewing room! The cups are perfect for holding little trinkets and what-not. This printer's tray hold lot's of "what-not"! ::~~:: ::~~:: ::~~:: These suitcases are under the changing table. ::~~:: I have dreams of hanging lovely hand crafted necklaces on this sweet dress form... The vintage set of appliqued towels on the wall portray women in the "duties" of laundry, shopping, cooking, etc. I consider my sewing room somewhat of a tribute the the 1930-1950's woman. There is so much that shows what life was like for them. My kids think these are creepy. Along with my mannequin and my dress forms. I love them all. I love string. Ironstone plates hold bits and pieces of different projects that I'm currently working on. Another old sewing machine drawer with vintage trims. An iron fence topper and letter press blocks. Wood blocks ready for projects. How could anyone think Ava is creepy?! This framed lady has a friend and they hang on the wall next to Ava. I would love to know how and when this pictures were made. Maybe, these were the beginning of mixed media art pieces? More drawers and labels....all full... Here's the other side of the room. I have a love/hate relationship with my wide angle lens. Yeah, I can show you the whole room but uhg...my room is not curved and distorted... Among so many other things...I really have a thing for vintage hangers...and I have a lot of them. A Lot. I'm trying to think of ways to use them. I'm open to suggestions! ::~~:: ::~~:: ::~~:: Sewing Machine Drawers...full of buttons... ::~~:: A banner from vintage linens hanging over a "faux" window. The window is made up of textured glass blocks and the light is just from the next room because it isn't an outside wall. We thought if we put in a window in the wall it would seem less like a basement. Kind of odd, but I'm glad I have it there. ::~~:: ...ACEOs I've collaged.... ::~~:: On another wall is an old bed we hung which is so fun to hang projects and collections from. And, this...this is my inspiration board or found object board as Cammie at Daffadowndilly's calls hers. A place to hang those odd items, projects in limbo, projects in progress, ideas, and just more fun stuff! This was a crib's spring from a crib that my husband got from his parents. The rest of the crib would be perfect to use as I did the bed in the photo above, but I'm out of wall space! I use an old sewing macing cabinet as a table to hold my serger when I get it out and store this buckets underneath. Silverware for projects I like to use my sewing machine in all kinds of projects and on a whim placed this paper person in the birdcage hanging on the bed. Again...my kids said...creepy. Oh, well. Thanks for coming on the tour of my sewing room! I do have a very large store room that is full of fabric and all kinds of vintage supplies that just wasn't quite ready for anyone to see...maybe some day...it too will be organized!

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