the BIG reveal

Well, now that I've had my pity party about the lack of time, I actually feel much better and am ready to talk about my renovated craft area in our basement!! As you may recall (or can learn about here) I recently got a sewing machine and have had a lot of fun trying to learn what to do with it. I've attempted to familiarize myself with the online "sewing" community and I think I have most of the rules down. My first project was a disaster! But when I tried it for the second time it turned out alright. I was pretty proud of my little sewing area where I could go for some peace and quiet...that is I WAS proud of it until I took a picture of it! Oh the shame...alright well, here it is:

So...after seeing this I declared that before I could really sit down and learn to sew I MUST do something about my craft space! So I started thinking and the original plan was to purchase two bookshelves and a board and do a DIY craft table. First I had to clear off the a large space in our basement and that means two SUV loads of junk to Goodwill. Once I got the area in the basement completely cleared out I was able to focus again on what kind of table I wanted. The more I got into the details about what I would need to make a table the more I realized that DIY when it involves wood, measurements, cutting, etc....it's just not for me. So I grabbed my coupon that I received from  Hancock Fabric and was able to get an AWESOME table for 25% off the regular price and then use a $5.00 off coupon. It ended up costing $120.00 which, when all would have been said and done that is probably about what building a table would have cost, besides buying one is a lot less of a head ache!! WAIT...or is it??

Here's the instructions and the (literal) nuts and bolts

Here's my "table"

The instructions clearly said that this could be put together in 3 hours. Here is what I had done in 6 hours:

This is a SERIOUS project. So after 6 hours I had to stop and go to bed for the night. The next night I  was able to finish putting the table together and to make my "craft area" official!

So without further delay it's time for the big REVEAL!!

Ta-Da!

Yay! I love it! OH the possibilities!! Much more cozy, much less embarrassing to post a picture of! Much less chaotic!! I love it!! AND on top of that a great place to showcase my son's artwork!!!! So NOW I'm (FINALLY) ready to start my home-ec class!! I cannot wait to start my FIRST project...a fabric gift bag!! Stay tuned for updates on progress!!