Embroidery Story

Only one birth announcement request has made my heart break and it was for baby Aedan.  He was born 4 1/2 months premature.  It took me two days to make the blanket and I have never appreciated my own children more.  Aedan's birth anouncement stats are made in the shape of a cross.  The cross next to the bible verse has a starburst border.  This turned into a beautiful blanket that I hope I never have to make again.

New Sewing Nook

What's the first thing that every business needs?  Besides cash flow and a good lawyer, an organized system is at the top of the list.  Because my little business is blossoming, I've been 'lucky' enough to get a new sewing space.  It's not exactly lucky because our house had a huge foundation problem and it had to be completely gutted and fixed.  Like, our foundation was in five pieces and water was leaking slowly into the basement and creating mold and lots of other issues.  Tens of thousands of dollars later, we're almost finished installing the trim and getting everything organized.  I'll have final product photos later, but it's always nice to enjoy and empty room without fingerprints and nicks everywhere.

This is with just drywall.  On the left will be the kids' area and my sewing space will be under the window and along the right side.

 This is where the 'Man Cave' will be.  Black leather sectional, big screen TV and dark window treatments.  We're thinking about a beer fridge for Christmas.  But don't tell Alex!

 Paint on the kids'/ sewing side.  The top is grey (driftwood by Martha Stewart) and a steel blue (also by Martha Stewart).  We did primer first and then Behr paints.

 This is the entertainment side.  The bottom screen on the wall to the right is the computer monitor.

 And Voila! The finished empty room! Gorgeous white trim, brown/cream Frieze carpet and the grey and blue everywhere.

This is the basic layout of the room:

We're so excited to finally have the extra space to live!  We live in a bi-level so it feels like we've been living in an apartment without being able to use the lower level.  While it was empty, I made the kids do sprints from one side to the other.  And then we napped :0)

This is baby Grace, by the way. In the pic, she's 12 days old.   She's now 10 weeks old and a chunker.