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"The Craft Room"

May 19, 2011 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 31 Comments

Sarah and I were thrilled when the lovely people at Cloth, Paper, Scissors asked us if we would like to be interviewed for a special feature they were doing on Mother and Daughter Creative Teams in the Studios Magazine (Summer 2011).

Apart from the thrill of being featured, it also prompted us to do a big tidy up of our creative space which was an added benefit.  Here is a peek at a couple of the pages showing our Studio.

Studios Magazine is not widely available in Australia, so it was lovely to receive our complimentary copy this week and have a good read of it. There are loads of lovely studios featured and it has given us a few good ideas of how we can make the best use of our space.

Here are a few more peeks into our Craft Room…

Our Craft Room doubles as a guest room a few times a year. When guests arrive we fold away the work  tables and move the sewing machine out, and set up the guest bed which is stored in the adjacent ensuite bathroom when not in use.

We use Ikea Expedit Shelving to store  our growing collection of books, magazines, and supplies.   Old wooden cigar boxes (that my parents bought at an antique sale) store stamps and masking tape; a suitcase that my Dad received as a 21st birthday gift holds a stack of quilts; and my childhood doll house stores fabric.  We have framed some of my Grandmothers vintage sewing patterns to fit with the sewing theme.

My son regularly joins us in the craft room to paint his models, which he finds is a good stress reliever when he needs a break from his Year 12 study.

Looking at these pictures is a good reminder for me to do another tidy up! The hard part is keeping everything in the Craft Room in its place, especially with three of us working in there! (The room is 11 ft 8″ x 11 ft 4″; 3.5 x 3.4 metres).

I am off to the Craft and Quilt Fair this week – I will be trying hard not to add too much more to my ever growing stash! Wish me luck…

Filed Under: Our Home Tagged With: craft room, home organisation

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  1. two hippos says

    May 19, 2011 at 4:47 am

    what a wonderful studio and amazingly tidy too!

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  2. Amanda says

    May 19, 2011 at 3:25 am

    Not that I would have to worry about them asking me but to tell the truth that would fill me full of terror to think someone wanted to look at my sewing room. Looks lovely Lisa.

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  3. Bee happy says

    May 19, 2011 at 3:36 am

    Ooh! your craft room is pretty and tidy! When can I move it? 😉

    Bee happy x
    Have a delicious day!

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  4. Vickie says

    May 19, 2011 at 4:01 am

    I am so excited for you girls! I can’t wait to get my copy! Have fun at the Craft and Quilt Fair!

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  5. Sandrine says

    May 19, 2011 at 4:28 am

    Congratulations girls!!It is so heart warming to see how mother and daughter can share the passion for crafting!What an inspiration !!I have a lot of similars (ikea things) in my *new* craft room and was just thinking how could it become a spare bedroom when needed…
    Sandrine x

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  6. Linda says

    May 19, 2011 at 4:31 am

    How exciting for you and Sarah, congratulations. Enjoy the craft fair, i am not going this year as i really want to spend the weekend getting my craft room up and organised. I bet your basket comes home quite a bit fuller.
    xx

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  7. Jenny of Elefantz says

    May 19, 2011 at 4:31 am

    I am definitely drooling over your beautiful craft area, Lisa, especially as I am starting to re-organise my own. You have definitely inspired me!
    Hugs
    Jenny

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  8. Bela says

    May 19, 2011 at 4:44 am

    What a lovely craft room, dear Lisa!!! You and your daughter are so cute and talented!!! Congratulations!!
    Much love to you!! Bela

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  9. Kirsty@Bonjour says

    May 19, 2011 at 4:46 am

    Congrats on being featured – I saw your smiling faces in one of the emails the publisher sends out to subscribers, very cool!

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  10. Adriana says

    May 19, 2011 at 5:00 am

    Well…
    I’m just a little bit jealous of your craft room. Love the red and white dots.
    Mine sewing room could never look that tidy – even after a clean up.

    Congratulations on the magazine spread!

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  11. Kris says

    May 19, 2011 at 5:18 am

    So pretty! I love studios and always buy a copy. (It’s all soooo inspiring!) Good luck with the stash limiting!!!

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  12. suzitee says

    May 19, 2011 at 5:51 am

    Such a versatile room Lisa…love what you’ve done with it 🙂 Congratulations to you and Sarah…you must both be thrilled!

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  13. Katherine says

    May 19, 2011 at 6:42 am

    Thanks for the peek at your creative space, Lisa! You have some lovely organizing ideas and have inspired me.

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  14. Terriaw says

    May 19, 2011 at 7:20 am

    Congratulations to you and Sara! What a cool feature. I love how adorable your creative space looks. It’s so organized, warm and inviting. I bet you could spend hours in there. Love seeing that picture of you two as well!

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  15. Katie says

    May 19, 2011 at 8:05 am

    I am starting day number 2 of my craft room declutter–I mean “makeover”. This post has given me some much needed inspiration as I start the second day of “where am i going to put this” and “how did i end up with three of these”! Thanks for sharing! Blessings, Katie

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  16. Lorrie says

    May 19, 2011 at 9:28 am

    What a great-looking, tidy, and organized craft room. May I say that I’m a tinge green here?

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  17. nest full of eggs says

    May 19, 2011 at 12:52 pm

    congrats ! how fun 🙂

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  18. crafty things says

    May 19, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Oh, wow! Your room is so neat. Mine own space is so full that I do not think that anyone else would fit in. The green eyed monster definitely surfaced as I looked at all those wonderful pictures. Congratulations to you and your family – all great creators!

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  19. Talin's Corner says

    May 19, 2011 at 2:25 pm

    Congratulations! That must be so exciting. Your craft room is gorgeous. Anyone would love it.

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  20. Chocolate Cat says

    May 19, 2011 at 3:55 pm

    Lisa and Sarah, thank you so much for letting us have a peek at where you create! What a lovely article and what a beautiful craft room.

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  21. The Wittering Knitter says

    May 20, 2011 at 8:50 am

    Wow! I love, love, love it! I am palnning my own creative space and I get so much inspiration from you. I have even been saving my Bonne Maman jars for buttons and ribbons etc 🙂 it’ll be a while for my reveal and it won’t be a patch on yours but I do enjoy looking at your pictures and thinking about what I could do 🙂 Well done with the article too, how exciting!! 🙂

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  22. Melissa Antolovic says

    May 19, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    wow congratulations
    I’ll have to hunt down a copy so I can read the article

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  23. Bloom says

    May 19, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    What a lovely work space you girls! Thank you for sharing it. So lovely! I have the same Ikea bookcase in my sewing space and it looks like a dog’s breakfast! You have inspired me to have a tidy up!

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  24. Janellybelly says

    May 21, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    I love seeing where you create, there is so much treasure in that room! You and your trusty Pfaff have made so many beautiful creations together 😉

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  25. Mrs A says

    May 22, 2011 at 7:45 pm

    what a lovely room to be crafty in, my stuff is usually spread over the dining room table! I need to sort out my sons old room !

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  26. Shannon says

    May 29, 2011 at 10:20 pm

    I love your room – especially the splashes of red! Congratulations to you both on being featured!

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  27. Carrie says

    June 2, 2011 at 8:53 am

    Congratulations! Your studio looks beautiful and fresh. What a nice space to create in. Love love love the doll house full of fabric!

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  28. Vivi says

    June 7, 2011 at 10:59 pm

    lovely room. wish it was here !

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  29. allysgrandma says

    July 5, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    I see Bliss….My sister just got me an Expedit or whatever you call it Ikea bookcase since we don’t have an Ikea very close. Cannot wait to go get it!

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  30. Olena says

    February 26, 2017 at 8:08 pm

    Hello!
    On the wooden doll it is written: Ukrainian girl. It is in Ukrainian language ))
    I am from Ukraine and I am very pleased that your house doll is Ukrainian:))
    Thank you for your wonderful blog)

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    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      February 26, 2017 at 9:28 pm

      Hello Olena – thank you for stopping by. I didn’t realise the doll was Ukrainian – thanks so much for translating the words for me. Lisa

      Reply

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