Jenny of ELEFANTZ: Sewing Room 2014

Monday, December 15, 2014

Getting some order and Blossom comes to visit...

Mr E was away this weekend so I spent Friday night and most of Saturday working on a rather large UFO.

After sewing six, 14" patchwork sampler blocks (for a total twelve) and adding the first border, my sewing room was a mess...

...and I don't like messes.

It totally causes my head to spin and and fill with confusion. Not a good thing for this Jenny-girl at all!

So yesterday I switched on some music and for seven hours worked my way through everything in my sewing room. The rubbish bin overflowed more than a few times as I threw caution to the wind and tossed out all those things I'd stored away this year just in case one day they prove useful. I decided they'd had their chance and had never proved themselves useful, so not even a tinge of regret crossed my mind about showing them out the door.

And you know, that was liberating!

Would you like to see my peaceful sewing space now?

Welcome in...

It's all neat and orderly...like my brain.

I've also been able to display some of the gifts friends and acquaintances have sent me over the years,

the newest being this precious ornament that Shez surprised me with this past week...

The peace of my refreshed room is glorious, and there's nothing more special to me than looking over at my mama and daddy on their wedding day. She was not long for this world, just 21 when she died, but in their 4 years of marriage mama made daddy very happy...

Just as I was taking these photos my sweet Blossom arrived for a visit, and with her was Bob-the-dog who has come back to live with us for a while....

She also brought her crochet bag to show me! My dearest friend Ruth made me a purple one like this for my birthday and Blossom had been eying it off so much that one day she came straight out and asked if Auntie Ruth would make her one too.

Well, she's a very blessed girl because Ruth did, and Blossom takes it everywhere with her!

Isn't it beautiful...

For the rest of the afternoon we lounged about watching episodes of this...

...whilst drinking tea and nibbling on Christmas cake.

And that UFO?

You'll have to wait until tomorrow.

Enjoy the new week!

hugs

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Recipes and a refreshed sewing space...

After I played around with the doilies on Saturday (see HERE), I spent a couple more hours refreshing my sewing room. A 'declutterer' by nature, I viewed my space to see what could be removed, what could be donated to the op shop, and what could be sold off.

The end result was much more pleasing to my eye.

Let's start at the front door as I welcome you in to my home, shall we?

This is the entrance area which has huge windows overlooking the street with lots of greenery on very side. This area leads straight onto the lounge room...

When I had my 'doily day' on Saturday I also set up other little vignettes to make this house a true reflection of the atmosphere I most relax in. I can't believe we've already been living here two months and it's taken this long for me to have a break from my schedule and create a 'home'...but at least I've finally made that start.

(for those who read my magazine and now wonder why I have glass in this frame its because it sits by a window and there was too much dust coming through so I had to bend my own rule and replace the glass. sob.)

Of course, there will always be some messy spots, but messy can still look sweet...

Now let's turn to the right from the entrance and we'll go through the little dining room which is just off the galley style kitchen...

...and straight through the French doors to my sewing room!

...Welcome...

I love a tidy sewing room, and it's not hard to keep it this way.

Regular decluttering is fun, refreshing, and quite simply inspirational.

I have all my fabric right in front of me, plus labelled boxes and containers with all my notions, projects on the go, and special trims like vintage lace and buttons.

This week is all about playing in my space again! \o/