chikaustin

February11th

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The weather is truly beginning to feel like spring.  The occasional nighttime thunderstorm followed by daytime beautiful, sunny skies, with temperatures in the 70’s.  I’ve been doing a bit of spring cleaning around the house.  Cleaning out the closets.  Sorting through toys.  Cleaning out clothes.

I’ve even got my office all sorted out.  Well, not exactly my office per say, but my little space in the corner of my bedroom.  I finally got around to taking some pictures of it and wanted to show you what I’ve been up to.

my craft space

And no, of course it doesn’t always look like this.  I cleaned it up for the pictures.  Just imagine stacks of pillowcases to one side and paperwork to the other.  That’s usually what it looks like.

  favorite books

A few of my favorite crafting books, a vintage file box and my Dala horse my grandmother gave me.

inspiration line

I created an inspiration line and the kids art always is prominently displayed.

pretties

My favorite Belle and Boo print, a basket to hold my cards and a vintage birdie.

get organized

A vintage toast holder to hold my important papers.  Notice the speeding ticket from our trip to New Mexico.  Thank you New Mexico police.  I’ll be taking defensive driving very soon.

ikea jars

Ikea jars to hold my crafting goodies.

Back to work.  There’s still cabinets to sort out.  Laundry to finish up.  And bandana shorts to make.  Someday I’ll get it all done right?  Probably not.

Have a great day!

16 Comments

  • Comment by misty — February 11, 2009 @ 11:17 am

    I use IKEA jars too!!! :)

    I should work on my office today. Thanks for the inspiration!

  • Comment by sarah jackson — February 11, 2009 @ 11:25 am

    nice! I have a whole collection of those jars. Want to come and organize them for me? Along with everything else?

  • Comment by Tracy — February 11, 2009 @ 11:58 am

    fabulous! I love when stuff is organized. But it’s never that way here.

  • Comment by Patty Thomas — February 11, 2009 @ 12:39 pm

    Ooh, can I come visit your little space??? It looks so inviting! I’d just sit there and dream. The extra space in my bedroom is taken up by my husband’s MONSTROUS treadmill. How relaxing, right? At least he actually uses it instead of it becoming a clothes drying rack!

  • Comment by The Rauths — February 11, 2009 @ 1:50 pm

    i love it! i was bitten by the office cleaning bug over the weekend, too! it’s coming along slowly but surely. when i was a kid i had clothespins around the perimeter of my bedroom holding photos and trinkets. when i realized i don’t have room for a dream board, i pulled this idea out again, just like you! i love it! still need to photograph, though.

    do you need some bandanna shorts made for the mission trip? let me know and i’ll make some if you do.

  • Comment by beki — February 11, 2009 @ 2:02 pm

    That looks really nice and calm. If it makes you feel any better, I just had to shell out $$ for a speeding ticket I got a few months ago. That hurt.

  • Comment by marjorie — February 11, 2009 @ 2:40 pm

    I’ve been in spring cleaning mode, too. But I haven’t tackled “my space” yet. Will I ever?

  • Comment by Our Green Nest — February 11, 2009 @ 3:30 pm

    Love it Jade! It’s so lovely. Have a good one!

  • Comment by Alexis — February 11, 2009 @ 4:01 pm

    So lovely! All my stuff is squished into a corner. :(

  • Comment by Courtney — February 11, 2009 @ 5:21 pm

    That’s what she said!

    Oooops … sorry … I thought we were talking about The Office : )

    Your “office” looks just great! Thanks for sharing.

  • Comment by Manoute — February 12, 2009 @ 9:01 am

    I love the jars :o )
    Here it is still winter, temperatures below 0*C and loads of snow today :o )

  • Comment by Andrea — February 12, 2009 @ 2:10 pm

    Jade, I love your little space. It looks fantastic!!! Now I want one. Hmmmmm….where could it go?

  • Comment by LopsidedMom — February 13, 2009 @ 7:37 pm

    LOL Jade – the first thing I noticed was not your lovely vintage toast rack, but your traffic citation from New Mexico. I, myself, am a grad of that particular defensive driving school. Eek.

  • Comment by kristen — February 19, 2009 @ 4:01 pm

    jade, love your office space. so organized!! i’ve missed hanging out with you. let’s plan a girl’s nite soon!!

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