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Pink Saturday

July 24, 2009 at 11:42 pm by Claudia

Hello everyone! Welcome to Pink Saturday! Please stop by Beverly’s blog, How Sweet the Sound for a list of everyone participating.

This bird is one of my friend Joy’s creations. Isn’t it beautiful? I have one like it in aqua.
Pink pretties mixed with a little blue from the Barn Sale.
All the varied pinks in my potted impatiens – I love their subtle colors.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. I have been commenting all day long as part of the Where Bloggers Create Party. I’ve also been painting. My hands and fingers are tired! I will visit you all, I promise, but it may take a couple of days!

Oh, I forgot to add the best pink news – my nephew and his wife had their first child yesterday – a girl named Emma! Congratulations Eric and Sachie!

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Where Bloggers Create

July 24, 2009 at 12:01 am by Claudia

Welcome to my creative spaces – thank you to Karen, the creative blogger who is the sponsor of this fun party. Please click on the link to find a list of all those participating. I, for one, always love seeing others’ creative spaces.

When I first saw Karen’s post about “Where Bloggers Create,” I thought I couldn’t participate because my cottage home is so small that I don’t have a studio – I have little nooks and crannies where I create. Then I thought about that and I realized I am like many others who don’t have a designated room for their creative space – but create, nonetheless. So – here goes! I quilt, knit, crochet, decorate, garden and craft a little. When we moved to our cottage, I felt I didn’t have the proper space to quilt. I couldn’t create and I was unhappy. One day, my husband and I were brainstorming and we thought I could try using the little nook at the top of our stairs for my sewing machine. We moved everything around and much to my surprise, my sewing machine table fit in perfectly! Here is the view as you come up the stairs. The skylight adds wonderful natural light to my work area.

I recently added the skirt to the table. I took the Shabby Chic shower curtain that I was using while I was in San Diego and cut it to fit the table, added some velcro and voila!

Lambchop is my assistant.

My inspiration board
My dream sewing machine – I keep the brochure right by me; I will own this someday, somehow.

This is an old mantel I found a few years back. For the longest time, I didn’t know where I was going to use it. Then I thought about this space. Since the mantel is very narrow, it makes the perfect shelf for my work area. It doesn’t take up valuable space. I painted it my favorite aqua and now it makes me smile.





I store markers, seam rippers, templates, rulers – all sorts of things in the little set of drawers under Lambchop. You can see my Ott light and a favorite flower print. I also store things under the table. Space is very precious.


There is an angled wall to the right of my little nook. I’ve hung some photographs that I love. The three in the top frame were taken on my wedding day. The black and white photographs are of my late brother and I. Every year we would go visit Santa at our local department store and a picture was taken of Dave and I along with the parents. I’ve always loved them and finally got them framed last year.

Remember- this space is on the upstairs landing in our home. As you turn the corner there is a wall between the two bedroom doorways.

I bought foam insulation board, covered the boards with flannel and tacked them to the wall. I now have my own design wall. The table in front of the wall is my cutting table. You can see that it folds down and takes up very little space. I can wheel it into our bedroom on the left if I need to open it to its full size.
A piece of my beloved McCoy Pottery holds my rotary cutters and scissors.

In the office/guest bedroom/husband’s recording studio, I have a closet full of yarn, fabric, supplies, ironing board – you name it. I also use this old farm table for other types of creating. I have a feeling I will be using this table for work on my dollhouse.
Among the things on the table top are a photo taken by my late brother, Dave, of a beautiful rose and a quote by Martha Graham about the creative process.

And here is where I blog – supervised by Scout, of course!
Thanks so much for visiting! My intention has been to show that you can always find a little space, no matter how small your home is, in which to create. Of course, I’d love to have my own studio and maybe I will some day. But in the meantime, I think I’ve prettied up my space and made it very cozy. It works.

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Pink Saturday

July 18, 2009 at 12:00 am by Claudia

How did it get to be Pink Saturday so quickly? This week has flown by. Please visit Beverly’s lovely blog to see the list of all those participating in the fun.

I don’t have many roses in my garden yet, but this is my Lady Elsie May rose – a deep pink that I love. It seems to be thriving, in spite of the dreaded Japanese Beetle. I don’t use pesticides, so I’m afraid we all have to co-exist!

I bought this vintage lampshade when I was visiting Christie Repasy’s store. I’m afraid I had to have it. It graces a floor lamp in the living room – the base of the lamp is black, but I am soon going to paint it white. Isn’t the shade beautiful?


I bought this little pitcher from France at Vignettes in San Diego. I fell in love with the delicate colors.


Happy Pink Saturday, everyone! Thank you for stopping by.

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I live in a little cottage in the country with my husband. It's a sweet place, sheltered by old trees and surrounded by gardens. The inside is full of the things we love. I love to write, I love my camera, I love creating, I love gardening. My decorating style is eclectic; full of vintage and a bit of whimsy.

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