Tag: Craft

A dedicated space

For a long time I’ve wanted a dedicated space to do, store, enjoy my many and various crafts. When our youngest left home I turned her bedroom into my craft room. It still looked and functioned, to a degree, like a craft room, but was filled with my craft things…wool, needles, material, spinning wheels, etc. and I loved it!


Unfortunately life sometimes changes without notice. One of our girls, who left home many years ago for uni, and didn’t come back, had to come back. That’s life. I could never turn any of them away. It did mean I lost my space. Lots of things were boxed up and put it the smallest, (for that read very small almost cupboard) bedroom. The big positive was that she was home…the dog loved it! My daughter, Heather, works in a pub so, as you can imagine, unsocial hours but, for him this was fabulous. Even if hubby and I were at work, often she wasn’t.

Time flies! Two years on and she’s now flying away again. I get my room back! This time it won’t resemble a bedroom as she’s taking the wardrobe and dressing table with her as well as a few other bits of furniture. This time it will truly be a craft room. I’m well aware it will take time to move everything back in and find it a home but, I’ll do it. It will probably take all summer as I can’t do much before pain hits but that’s ok. It doesn’t matter how long, what matters is the outcome.

Watch this space!

Great news today…..

My van can come home from the garage!!!

It’s very odd, as I haven’t owned him long, but I’ve really missed Vinnie being outside! I’m hoping to pick him up by the end of the week! Next on the list is to ask a lovely neighbour that I have to check up the inside, connect the gas, show me how the buttons work to. Then I can go out in it finally…well…when I’ve tried to drive it that is lol!

But truly, I’m so very happy. It feels like forever but it will be worth it. All my pretty things are piled on the bed in the van ready to be put away, hooks to be put up, shelves to be added but now useable anyway. The biggest decision, I guess, is where to go first! I’d like to try it out between Christmas and new year. I finish work for Christmas this Thursday 21st December, and I don’t go back until 9th January so I do have an opportunity to give it a good try.

I’m fully armed with lots of blankets, new pillows, a kettle, everything I need to cook and even some food. All I need is milk (for the very essential brew), some fresh food, (at the very least some bread and butter) and, obviously, tea bags!

Clearly I need to consult my list of the people who want me to visit them to allow them to have a nosey inside, and finally I need to pack…wool, needles, patterns, scissors, sewing needles, fleece, wheel, lazy Kate, bobbins, a book, pen and notebook (those who know me well will know this is not an exhaustive list of craft items), and I’ll be ready for the off.

(almost forgot, I’ll need some clean clothes too!)