My Crowded Room

I thought i would share a few more pictures of my art room, which has recently become MUCH more crowded.

There is actually a method to this madness. I am using this table for screen printing and sewing right now. I keep hangers below the table for easy access while printing and blank shirts are folded on the file cabinet.

There is much less method to this madness. All the bins on the metal shelves are filled with different craft supplies ranging from polymer clay, to felted sweaters and wool roving, to paint, and jewelry findings. The dress form with the muslin on it has what I have draped for my co-workers daughters quincaniera. I am making her Damas dresses. There has actually been a third dress form added to the room since these pictures were taken. The duct tape form of my friend is in our coat closet. I am going to use the base for my designer form (that is the one that has the muslin on it) when I am working with that form.

this is one of my major additions, mentioned yesterday. I have really been enjoying working with my new serger. :)

And some pictures of the family:

Autumn and daddy working in the shop.

Cuddles!

New TODAY in my stores :

http://www.etsy.com/listing/52971060/roller-skate-tee-sz-juniors-xl

http://www.etsy.com/listing/52970502/sewing-machine-love-tee-misses-xl

http://www.etsy.com/listing/52969729/knitting-tee-sz-juniors-xl

http://www.etsy.com/listing/52963269/ivory-veil-with-facinator

http://www.etsy.com/listing/52962700/childs-roller-derby-tee-sz-56

Sorry I missed my treasury last night, will be back later for tonights :)

♥ERica

It has been a little too long since my last post, I apologize!

I played a game in Portland a week ago and we lost by A LOT. After living there Portland had left a pretty awful taste in my mouth, but I had so much fun visiting and I loved playing the Rose City Rollers Wheels of Justice, even if they kicked our ass.

I actually was not ready to leave when it was time to go.

This past weekend Adam and I finally got a weekend *kind of* off of derby. I mean I helped with newbies on Friday, helped with newbies again on Saturday and did some counting of merch to get the website prepared to start selling it, and had travel team practice and a league meeting on Sunday, but- compared to being out of town playing bouts, it felt like having the weekend off of derby.

Obviously, I love it or I wouldn't do it, but I was so happy to get a few things done!

I finally tackled that art room- which is good, because I have lots of projects floating around in my head that I want to get started on. More on that, later. I will also put up some more pictures soon of the new and improved workspace!

We also finally started putting the art up. For some reason we are having more trouble deciding where to put things this time, even though we have a ton of wall space. I am not sure what to do about the paintings that are not hanging, maybe I should have a big etsy sale. Paintings get ruined when they are stored for too long.

Unpacking is hard.

We have been in our new house for a little over a month now- and there is still SO MUCH unpacking to do. All of the important things are done so it is really easy to push off what is left for another day... the problem is that the things that are not unpacked yet are all of the good things... art needs to be hung, and my sewing/art/craft room needs to be organized desperately.

This is the current state of my art room. The worst part is that since I have needed to get things from there it is an even bigger disaster!

Adam has started to make some progess in his shop though! this weekend he made and organized this work bench!



Saddly, it is pretty unlikely that I will get my room more organized before the close of august. Fortunately that is because I will be doing something I love-playing roller derby!

I have already been fortunate enough to play in three bouts since I have been here. On monday I returned to Albuquerque from Tucson, where my team- The Munecas Muertas- played the Saddle Tramps. The Tucson Saddle Tramps have long been a personal favorite team, but it still nice to win a game! I felt really good about this game. It was the first time since Autumns birtrh that I have felt like I was playing effectively. It made me sad to see some dramma about strategy conflicts unfold on the bench. Also, I had to walk away from some critisism, because in the middle of a game it was not going to help.

I hope to get some pictures soon.

Next weekend I will be in Taos for a home game, and then we will be in portland to play the Wheels of Justice.