NOT a pretty sight

I'm back!

As promised, I'll be showing you my new craft space.  So I thought, I'd let you see some parts of the house where my hubby and I live right now.

This is my mom's ancestral house.  It used to be pure wood but my Aunt, who owns the house now, decided to have it elevated because of flood that regularly happens 2-3 times a year during typhoons.  All it needs right now is to be painted...

and a little interior re-designing. :D

My aunt is now above 70 years old and I am happy to share that she has the same hobbies like me. She loves miniatures and she has a Barbie collection.  She even took care of my old Barbie dolls.  She returned one of mine just recently.  It's a Takara doll that dad bought me in Japan when I was little. I'll introduce her in another post.  My aunt sews really good, 'coz sewing used to be one of her job while she was studying high school and college.  She sews Barbie clothes and lots of other household stuff.  I'd be glad to show you some other time the lovely treasures I have found in the old house.


Hubby and I now occupy one of the rooms on the 2nd level.  It's just enough to fit His computer and My craft stuff.  We could occupy another room for those if we choose to.  But for now, since the whole house is unpainted yet, I prefer that we keep all our 'important' stuff in our bedroom.

This is my part of the room...

 except for the weights, of course.

This is my table top.  I still have a lot of unfinished projects.  Like that 2 binders on the right.  Those are from my online classes that I haven't finished yet.  My stamps collection are also here along with the Goo Gone, Prima flowers, glue, and pencils.  The boxes contains some ribbons.

This left drawer contains my journaling and coloring pens, crop-a-dile, stamp pads, acrylic block, edge puncher, shape punchers, some paper tapes, glue sticks, and a pregnancy test (so totally out of place here).

The right drawer contains crayons, Japanese tapes and masking tapes, more flowers, embroidery floss, buttons, and other embellishments.

The file box contains all my papercraft magazines, craft books and some craft magazines I've won this year from Katie.  It also has some of my projects made.

 The lower drawer contains files and photography magazines that I have yet to arrange.  The BIG plastic box contains my 12x12 paper stacks and boards - most are Kleir's craft gifts, and some of my new craft purchases.

And this bookshelf has been a total mess for 4 months now.  My aunt positioned it beside our bed but I will transfer it near my craft table.  The top layer contains my textile and felt stacks.  The second layer is my Blythe house, for now.  Just yesterday, I saw an unused shelf in my Aunt's room that can pass for a doll house.  It was her dolls' before she bought a new one with glass doors.  The 3rd layer has my Smena and some of hubby's camera stuff.  The fourth layer has some of my yarns, Blythe's clothes, ribbons, Blythe hangers & stuff.

These are the things needed organization in my room.  Hubby and I plan to paint it by ourselves, and the whole house too one part at a time.  We wanted our room white to suit our wood furniture and fixtures.  What do you think? I'd like to hear your thoughts. :)

xo,
ails