On the Mexican blue shelving unit I have made the top a place to put mail that needs to go out, movies to be returned, etc., and the rest is for pretties......there's so little that's pretty I had to do something! LOL This is a wee square shallow dish mosaic'd with tiles - couldn't pass it up for .50 cents! Really brought back memories. I use it to display my vintage buttons.
And here, right next to the mosaic'd dish, I have my vintage postcards and I have some REALLY good ones! I also am displaying my vintage spools of thread.
I got these amazing vintage millinary flowers at an antique shop in Indiana. Her store was amazing! I LOVE these flowers!
I had Frank the Tank and Clayman bring my large black shelving unit up to the studio from the barn, went to {stupid} Wal-Mart and bought plastic containers and re-organized. I even went through every piece of costume jewelry i had - and boy, did I throw out a lot of JUNK! I purged from most areas of the studio....it was so necessary!
This, you wonder? What is this??? This is a table full of things that need to be put up. Just as soon as that's done I'm going to set up my soldering station! I mean it!!
This is where I work for the most part. Yes, it looks a bit messy and you may be asking yourself where in the heck did I do any purging and re-organizing?? Well, I did. I just have so much stuff!
This pile of precious items are things that I've picked up off of my work table that need a place to go. Hmmmm. I'll need to give this some more thought....
Hello, this is the rest of my work table. I think I need some Calgon, don't you??
Ahhhh, the buttons. I went to {stupid} Wal-Mart and bought clear glass vases(?) and separated my buttons into white, black and special. I still have a huge container of different colors of buttons. Any ideas of what I should do with those? Thanks, girls, for taking the time to read my blog. Are you going to leave a comment to let me know you were here or are you just going to lurk? LOL. Either way, I so appreciate you!
Have a fabulous day!
Love you!
8 comments:
Hmmmmm....that looks awfully familar....oh, it looks like mine!! :)
Karin@creativechaos.typepad
I almost had a heart attack when I read that you threw out costume jewelry. I hope there weren't any stones in the stuff you threw out!
I'm glad the room is better, and I hope to see some new pretties soon.
Hugs,
Hi Jan,
LOVE your blog. Ideas for the lampshade...I saw a wonderful display using only the wire frame hanging old photos, postcards, vintage trims, etc. all over it, then hanging the frame in a corner. VERY artsy. Looked FAB.
As for the buttons? I was at an altared art store the other day and saw a big frame covered in white buttons...framing (you guessed it) more buttons! It was gorgeous...AND it made use of A LOT of buttons!
Your studio looks great...I would LOVE to have such a space...even if it was a bit of a-clutter!
I loved seeing all your junk...er...I mean supplies! I'm with blaiz```you threw stuff out???? How can you???? You might need it later!!! LOL But, you did well, as your studio looks fantastic! Now...let's see what you're making!!!!!
*Heidi*
yea! It looks good...I know you had a bigolddietcoke and set on the porch after that purge...But didn't it feel nice to walk back in there and see all the niceness you did?? !!
Jan, Jan, Jan -
What clutter?
What mess?
What disorganization?
You are but an amateur in the Hallowed Halls of Slob-dom...as you saw it exemplified in my house!
:-D
I'm with those guys, too - my heart skipped a beat when you said you threw things out! But I know that it is a sickness (I don't have to keep everything, I don't have to keep everything, I don't have to keep everything...).
Your Clayman looked so sweet - as did Frank when handing him his diploma. I bet you cried, I sure would have been a puddle at that point!
xoxo
Laurie
I've been in clean out mode as well! It's soooo hard to throw stuff out! I still have a ways to go methinks! BTW, I call Walmart Hellmart. :)
Jan
I think we all have that same problem, too much stuff :) At least it's a happy problem.
Pam :)
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