Things I Can't Live Without (The Design Chronicles)
Push pins. Much to my husband's chagrin, I tack all kinds of things above my desk for inspiration. Pieces of fabric, snippets of poems that I may never finish, those perfect lines that need to go into a story some day, a hot wheels Mini Cooper, a beautiful placard a dear friend sent the week after my Dad died. Oh, and a swatch of weaving the Boy did in Art. And all kinds of other things to make me smile, make me think, and remind me to get to work because my dreams won't manifest themselves.
Mona and Bernie. My dress form and hat form. Love them! In fact, I'll be getting really close with them in the coming weeks because this will be the first time that I use them both in a large scale design for myself. I still need to adapt Bernie to my head measurements before working on the framework of a headdress.
My Necchi and pin cushion. I have both my grammas with me when I sew. Gramma Spidle was a huge Necchi fan and this is her old machine. It runs like a freaking beast! I've sewn through multiple layers of canvas with it. And this faded-but-once-bright pink crocheted pin cushion belonged to my Gramma Crawford. It still has her pins in it. Sentimental, but they both influenced me a lot in art, creativity, sewing, cooking... I miss them.
Bright Kitty! The Boy painted this in Art last year. I adore it! I'm a big believer in having art work from folks I like hanging around the house.
Dad's old camera gear. I grew up with light meters as toys. There are numerous memories involving watching my Dad at Disney or in the middle of no where using these bits and bobs. I don't use them these days, but I need them out where I can see them.
Boxes and baskets and bins. Right now, as I'm in the process of revamping the studio, these are simply in a pile in the corner. But, soon, they'll be pressed into work to hold all the various things I need for jewelry, costuming, writing, photography, and daily living. Some day, I'd like to take the time to cover them with pretty scrapbooking paper. Stylish storage without the stylish price tag.
So, there you have it. A quick peak into the things I can't live without in my studio for design inspiration and smiles.
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Mona and Bernie. My dress form and hat form. Love them! In fact, I'll be getting really close with them in the coming weeks because this will be the first time that I use them both in a large scale design for myself. I still need to adapt Bernie to my head measurements before working on the framework of a headdress. 
My Necchi and pin cushion. I have both my grammas with me when I sew. Gramma Spidle was a huge Necchi fan and this is her old machine. It runs like a freaking beast! I've sewn through multiple layers of canvas with it. And this faded-but-once-bright pink crocheted pin cushion belonged to my Gramma Crawford. It still has her pins in it. Sentimental, but they both influenced me a lot in art, creativity, sewing, cooking... I miss them.
Bright Kitty! The Boy painted this in Art last year. I adore it! I'm a big believer in having art work from folks I like hanging around the house. 
Dad's old camera gear. I grew up with light meters as toys. There are numerous memories involving watching my Dad at Disney or in the middle of no where using these bits and bobs. I don't use them these days, but I need them out where I can see them. 
Boxes and baskets and bins. Right now, as I'm in the process of revamping the studio, these are simply in a pile in the corner. But, soon, they'll be pressed into work to hold all the various things I need for jewelry, costuming, writing, photography, and daily living. Some day, I'd like to take the time to cover them with pretty scrapbooking paper. Stylish storage without the stylish price tag.
So, there you have it. A quick peak into the things I can't live without in my studio for design inspiration and smiles.
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