From Chaos Comes Happiness

Welcome!     Oh, what fun I had last year - joining in with the lovely  Karen Valentine over at " My Desert Cottage " during the "Where Bloggers Create 2012" Annual Blog Party! I loved snooping into so many creative spaces, and sharing my very own with them, that I had to do it again this year! I am so excited to be sharing my creative place with you - the space has changed quite a bit since last year. This time last year, my studio (aka; our basement) looked like this . . . And while it was somewhat functional . . . changes needed to be made. I needed better organization (or better use of the organization systems I had), I needed to add a little more style and pizazz into it, and I needed to somehow give my family (especially the girls) some space to play in.  I also knew that I needed to fill the walls with inspiration and art that would motivate me to continue living my creative life to its fullest. So ...

Welcome to my humble abode . . . the place where I create, where I am inspired, where I write, and where I fulfill my wildest dreams of living a creative life. Today I am linking up with the absolutely amazing Karen Valentine over at " My Desert Cottage ", and joining in the "Where Bloggers Create 2012" Annual Blog Party! Welcome to Where I Create. Here is my studio. My space where all my art is born, my sanctuary, and . . . our basement. This room originally was set to be my husbands "Man Cave", as the rest of the house was clearly in my control (and decorating wishes). However the man cave never quite came to be. It was a storage room, a toy room, an office space, and about a year ago . . . became MY studio. It's important for me to have a colorful space . . . a place that is vibrant and full of fun and full of life. Having a studio in a basement (with very limited lighting) makes it quite a challenge, though. But I certainly man...