A fresh coat of beautiful pale robins egg blue paint, some new baseboards, a new wood floor, and a couple of shelves later and I had this.
The whole process was actually a lot of fun, a lot of sweat and work, but fun. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something or that it can't be done on a budget. This was my first time installing bookshelves, installing wood floors, baseboards and counters! After I finished I felt like I could conquer the world!
The floors I carried throughout our 1st floor, but I searched the internet and found an amazing deal, really the bulk of the cost is in the install and well let's just say "sweat equity" works for those on a budget! The shelving is actually 3 premade bookshelves from Kmart. I found them at the bargain price of $35 each!! Reduced from about $100 each. Can't beat that for a wall full of storage! And the counters, a Martha Stewart farm table that I bought at Kmart, reduced from $200 something to $35!!! I brought it to my grandfather's workshop and we sawed it lengthwise to make 2 counters, which I then bolted to the walls. Pretty cool, huh?
The curtains I made after searching high and low for that perfect fabric. I knew that I wanted retro, and I wasn't sure about matching the colors of my walls. I drove like an hour away to a mill store and there it was! More money than I have ever paid for fabric to make curtains, but I think it was so worth it!!
A few months after my creative space makeover, I added "Norda". Norda is my Singer 500A Rocketeer Slantomatic Sewing machine. Oh, how I love her! I found her on Craigslist and drove 2 hrs one way to pick her up! The woman I purchased her from was over 80 years old and still worked as a secretary. Can you believe it? She was the sweetest little lady, so I named my first vintage machine after it's previous owner. That way I won't forget where this part of history came from. Doesn't she look like she was just meant to be in front of my funky curtains?? And yes, that is Flea Market Fancy on my stool that I sit my butt on! Ha! I know it clashes with my curtains, but I wanted it in my space. I am thinking of redoing the stool and adding that piece to my wall somehow.
And then there is "Rosey", my Atlas Deluxe. I "thought" when I bought her off of Ebay that she was light pink and I was "told" that she worked. Well she arrived and is a little rosier, thus the name and doesn't work really well. But like I said in a previous post, she makes great eye candy on top of my shelves!! 
And that is my Creative Space! My little slice of a Heaven on Earth! 
You can find this tote listed in my etsy oLiOmomma store
My monster tee sold and the momma requested a pair of shorts, why o why didn't I think of that? I think they turned out so cute. I used a pattern that is for wovens, but used knit instead. I even fussy cutted the monster pockets so they would peek out. It was alot of fun and I see more of these shorts in my future!
Green Lantern Tee OOAK 5/6 
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And here we are on my wedding day about 25 yrs later. Daddy was pretty sick here with diabetes, but he insisted on walking me down the isle. 
I feel better after typing this all out. I think the tears will dry up too. After all, this day is not going to be all sad. We are going over to my grand-daddys for lunch today, he is turning 80 tomorrow. I can't imagine being alive on this earth for 80 years, but I am so glad that he is. He has always been there for me with a shoulder to lean on and a listening ear; the kind of wisdom that will offer sound advice and a heart that never judges. Yes, my grand-daddy is a true gentlemen in every since of the word.
I hope that you have a great Sunday. Please take time to hug someone you love, call someone you haven't talked to in a while or just spend an extra minute listening. I think you will be glad you did.
