My Creative Nook

When I think of my so called "creative space" I have to laugh.  If you call a room that is about 100 square feet that I share with my hubby a studio- I'm all for it.  

It is a small little cozy corner of our home, but it's MY little creative corner.  

I suppose it's more like a special space where I store all of my treasures: ephemera, hundreds of sheets of scrapbooking paper (even though I don't scrapbook, I love collage and I'm a paper hoarder, there's really no two ways about it), hundreds of ink pens in all colors of the rainbow and all shapes and sizes, my laptop, scanner, archival printer, my Canon Rebel 3Ti, craft and art books, a picture of my dear Grandma Winnie...

You get the idea.  :)

Here are some of my treasures that hang out on my desk:

Who says they can never have enough Sharpies?

Watercolor pencils, old school Crayola markers, & my ribbon collection.

Porcelain ornaments I'm working on, a blue jay feather, my go-to Pantone Colors books, and FLOW one of my many magazines.  If you've never checked out a FLOW magazine, YOU MUST CHECK IT OUT! It's an amazing resource for inspiration and creativity.

My trusty cork board where I keep some tools handy and some keepsakes too.  The photo on the top left is of my Grandma Winnie and below is a lovely note a family wrote to me when I was their son's third grade teacher.  It is the most wonderful letter I have ever received from a family and I'll treasure it always.

My brushes and fabric paint, an old jar I decorated and kept for small odds and ends.  

A collection of old photos and ephemera along with an old necklace I've had for ages, broke, and haven't gotten around to fixing. 

Two of my favorite photographs are at the front.  The sweet lady gazing back to me in her cute sun bonnet and polka dot dress.  I wish I could know who she was and what she was doing that day.  There is not writing on the back leaving even her name a mystery.  The other photo was taken in Germany and is of a small boy posing in his small skis and cute head-to-toe snow suit.  I think to myself it must have been a magical time in his life and wonder about who he was too.

So there you have it.  My small, sweet desk top and a few odds and ends. Home sweet home.  Where you can find me most evenings. :)