Dream Craft House update Day 19-21

(First picture) is a combination of day 19-21. The three days involved getting the plumbing finished on my sink, putting the metal roof on the porch, adding the gutters and finally the under-pinning of the white plastic lattice work. I can't begin to tell you how happy and excited I am to finally be moving in. It's like Santa just arrived and gave me a dream Christmas!

(I added flowers to the milk can yesterday.)

(Second picture) This long table is what Scarlett and I used to work on in the old craft room. I had the short end and half of the long end. She sat to my left as we worked (played) side by side. It now sits to the left just as you walk in the door of the new craft house. We'll move the computer there just as soon as the cable company comes and moves the line tomorrow. Today I made a skirt to hang under the desk that covers the front edges. (To hide more crafting goodies.)I've got to make one more for the end near the door. I'm using tension rods that hang between the 2x4 legs to hold the skirts. I had the same system in the old craft room, but now I have a new color of fabric. I'll show pictures when it's all done. :-)


Third picture is of a metal cabinet my mother gave me about 10 years ago. She used it for maybe 25-30 years in the insurance business she owned. It was an ugly dark green and I painted it up way back then. It has a ton of scratches on it and we broke something on it when we moved it into the new craft house. I don't think it did too much damage though. (My mother wasn't too wild about me painting it since it was an antique.) It is a constant source of joy every time I look at it or get a stamp out of it. It holds two layers of stamps in each of the drawers. Today I cleaned out one drawer to hold extra ink pads. I'm going to have to move some more stamps to make room for newer stamps. I wanted the cabinet close to me so I could have easy access to the stamps. (Scarlett did too!) My Stampin'UP! stamp pads are on the top right of the cabinet with my Sizzix Die Cutter and dies on the left and center. (Not that you care what I have on the top.) ;-)

Scarlett's bulletin board looks black in the picture, but it's black with pink dots. I hung mine up today on the other side. It's black with little red cherries on it. (Mary Englebreit fabric.) I love her fun and whimsical designs so much!

Last but not least... fourth picture... is just as you walk in the door. I'm so loving my work table that's in the center of the room. Oh my goodness.. to be able to cut fabric without bending over a little counter top is just wonderful! I've glued a tape measure on one long side and it's just perfect. (Only gave $30 for the table and $30 for each desk at the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store.) I thought that was a good price and I wanted to buy used items as much as possible. I love to re-purpose as much as I can. Scarlett and I painted the top of the work table white to give it a clean look.

Yesterday and today I managed to install (myself) a television on the wall, mini-blinds on each window, made skirts for the work table (I hung curtain rods just underneath the top of the table running from leg to leg to hold skirts) and the long L-shaped computer table. Made skirts for my desk and Scarlett's. Her fabric matches her bulletin board. (My fabric is another Mary Englebreit print.) I've emptied all boxes and put away nearly everything. I'll show pictures when I'm done with everything. I've got to make the curtains next and I wanted something wonky... but am too tired to be creative about it.

Oh... talk about being spoiled. Good friends of ours gave me an old small (three cubic feet) Kenmore refrigerator to use in the craft house. It's so cute! It's a brown tone that goes along with the dark wooden desks. It has a little freezer and 3 shelves. Just a little cleaning with bleach and it's humming away. It even has a little produce drawer. (I guess that's what it is... I don't really know. It's just a drawer.) Good friends are the best collectibles... don't you agree?

Scarlett managed to get a lot of card making done Friday and Saturday. She is having a great time working at her own desk. She just loves it so much! We're making new memories to cherish for a lifetime! Oh... and I put up the shelves up next to me and and next to Scarlett, and I put up my bulletin board today also. (But I think I said that already.) When I say I'm tired.... whew.... I'm tired! My body is crying out in pain. My typing is probably all scrambled up. I hope I make a little bit of sense though. (Okay... phew... now I'm back after my computer froze up. It's in need of a trip to the computer doctor for a tune-up.)
Okay... now that I've said way more than you probably wanted to know... I just want to say thank you for hanging in there with me on this wonderful journey of my dream come true. I still have to pinch myself to believe that it's true. I'll share more pictures as soon as I get finished with my sewing. (New rubber stamps have been calling my name for a week now. They're just sitting there waiting on me to get finished with the sewing projects.)

Thanks so much for visiting and reading this far. I hope you've enjoyed the journey with me.

Please come back and stay a spell!

Have a great week!

Debbie

Dream Craft House update Day 19-20

Okay... I waited too late to make a picture of the outside of the craft house and the inside is a big mess. It'll be better tomorrow. But.... the metal roofing is on the porch and most of the gutters are up. The baseboards are done and the vanity/sink is in. The plumbing isn't completed but will be tomorrow. OH.... and I have a door knob. Whoo-hoo! It's just wonderfu!

Scarlett and I did a ton of heavy lifting and moving today. I haven't even moved all my junk and I'm thinking I've got way too much stuff. Geeze! The now retired craft room still has a TON of stuff that I'll just have to filter through. Maybe I should have purged more than I have already.

My sweet hubby bought me a television tonight to put in the craft house. It won't be hooked up until tomorrow. That's going to be so cool.

Thanks so much for sharing this fun and happy journey with me! I know I'm a super lucky gal!

Have a great night and thanks for visiting!

Debbie

Dream Craft House update Day 18

Hey... come on in...... did you close the door? The flies are just terrible today. What's up with them?

You get a real "Snippet" today. Hum... not too much showing in the picture today except something wonderful! What do you think all those other things are in the pic? Well for one thing the floor is just beautiful. The baseboards are not in yet, but that will be done tomorrow.

I called the builder to see if it was okay to start moving in some things. Oh my gosh... I am soooo tired and my back is killing me. With the help of my grandson and his girlfriend we moved most of the heavy things in there. I must say I am the proud owner of a pallet dolly. Whoo-hoo! Nope... it's not a doll sitting on a pallet. It's the coolest thingie for moving heavy items. Kinda like a carpeted frame on wheels. It'll save your back for sure. It was only $24.98 at Lowe's. I tried to find one to rent, but no one I called rents them out. geeze....

Then Scarlett and I moved everything to where we wanted it to be. I nearly cried it was so wonderful! There we were like usual.... just me and Scarlett in our craft room. She was so precious telling me how wonderful and special the room and her desk was to her. She said she was so happy she couldn't believe it. I just know we are in for some great times!

I can't wait to have everyone visit my completed craft house. I have a ton of sewing, curtains, table skirts, to do but that will come later. OH.. I just can't wait for you to see it.

Thanks so much for visiting and let me know what you think so far. Have you had fun following my journey or are you bored to tears? I promise I'll get some cards up as soon as the move is done. Whoo-hoo!

C ya!
Debbie

Dream Craft House update Day 15-17

Day 15 was this past Thursday (6-18-09) and there was only two workers the whole week. They finished painting the outside and added the trim to the inside and finished out the windows. The lights were added on Friday and touch-ups made to the sheetrock.

Scarlett likes the porch but she didn't want to wave at me. She's pre-teen and just wants to be cool!

Scarlett and I went swimming after I got off work today. I have to say the water was a warm 90 degrees. That's what you get on a southern summer day! It was still nice. We played in the water by me pulling Scarlett as she floated on a tube. I guess I was the horse....

I can't believe my cute little porch is here. It's just soooo cute! I love it! Scarlett loves it too. We had to sit on the porch and test it out today. It faces the west and the trees manage to block the sun so I expect it to be pleasant to sit there while we read or cook out. It measures four feet out from the house and 15 feet left to right. The house is 21.5' long with an eight foot ceiling. Dark green metal roofing will go on the porch to match the roof on the house. Won't that be so cute?

Scarlett helped get the old craft room torn down. It's been taking days to pack up everything. Tonight we took the rolling carts out from under the L-shaped work table and cleaned it off. It's going to be a doozie to take apart... I think. Now that it's cleaned off I'm thinking I may be able to take it apart. Some great friends that I used to work with put it together for me and for some reason I didn't watch.

The laminate floor is possibly going down tomorrow and hopefully the roof on the porch. Then all that's left to do are two gutters and some underpinning, the sink and some shelves to be built. What a wonderful journey. The last time I had anything to do with a new building... I was six years old. My parents built a house when I was in the first grade. It was so exciting to see what was accomplished every day.

Okay... I hope this post wasn't too long winded and I sure hope you are enjoying the journey with me. I can't wait to show you the inside after it gets filled up with the fun stuff. Whoo-hoo! I am truly grateful and so fortunate to have such a blessed life. (Thanks babe!)

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit. I really appreciate it.

Have a great week and come back and sit a spell when you can.

Debbie

Dream Craft House update Day 14

It may be hard to tell but the outside of the building is painted. He's not done... there's detail work to be done. I may paint the door dark green to match the ones on our house. I haven't decided yet...

The worker bees will sand the sheet rock tomorrow and I hope they'll get to paint the inside, but I don't know.

Scarlett and I made large paper templates to match the size of our desks. We put them on the floor and she wanted to take a chair out there to see how much room she'd have. I think she's pretty excited about having her own desk to craft at.

I took her swimming again today. She would live in the water if she could. I stumped my toe on the cement edge of the pool as I was getting out and didn't realize how bad it hurt until I put on some shoes. geeze... then when I got home.....

I dropped a heavy drinking glass on the kitchen counter today and it just exploded all over the place. Some went into my hair and all over the kitchen. So I had the pleasure of getting that mess up and cleaning the heck out of the counters and floor to be sure there was no glass left.
I managed to find some on the window sill after all was said and done. I just don't want anyone to get cut.

Just a Snippet in a day of my life....

Hope you enjoy my journey!

Thanks for visiting.

Debbie

Dream Craft House update Day 13

Look at this... we have walls, a ceiling and lights! It may just be lights for working but it's lights.

I flipped the switch so I could take my pix and it was soooo cool to see the house coming to life.

I waited until it got a little cooler hoping that my camera lens wouldn't fog up, but it still did. So... I cleaned the lens fast and snapped the picture faster!

I have to say... it's the strangest feeling to turn the lights on and look inside my sweet little craft house. There's air conditioning in there and soon there will be a covered porch. I hope I'm moving in before the end of next week. How fun is that! Boy... I'll really see how much 'stuff' I have then. What a wonderful dream come true! I feel like the most blessed girl in the world right now. Hey... dreams CAN come true!

I took my granddaughter swimming again today. She loves it and told me she had fun today. It was no different than any other day she just said she had fun.

Have a great day and thanks so much for visiting!

Debbie

Dream Craft House update Day 12

WOW! I can't believe how fast the house seems to be coming along. The electricity is on and the air conditioner is in. The insulation is in with extra in the ceiling. When you're in the house it just seems to be tight and well insulated. Plus it was nice and cool in there today. I'm about to bust I'm so excited!!

The builder said he thought he'd be done one day next week. Oh... I just have to pinch myself to be sure it's really happening. (Thanks babe!) I love you (and the Craft House).

I've made more cards but haven't made pictures yet. I'll get to it soon.....

I took granddaughter to a discount store to buy a few little shirts that she liked today and then took her swimming at a friends pool.

That's about it for us today!

Thanks so much for visiting..... I sure hope you are enjoying the journey with me.

Take care,

Debbie