My favorite place to be

Welcome to my favorite place:  Dragonfly Arts

A whole lot of neat things get made in this room.

A view into Dragonfly Arts from the entrance.  There are three zones:  scrapbooking/crafts; sewing/machne embroidery; and computer/business.  You can see two of the three zones in this shot.

This view is from the sewing zone into the scrapbooking zone.  The beautiful wall hanging was made by Sandie Simms- the fiend who introduced me to scrapbooking and then abandoned me for quilting.

This is my Original Scrapbox, one of the best purchases I ever made.  If the drawers look like they are bulging a little, it's because they are.  The shrine to my past life as a pirate can be seen on top of the Scrapbox.  When fully opened, as now, the Scrapbox is nine feet wide.  Mine is seldom closed.

Here you can see the sewing/machine embroidery zone.  The mannekin is wearing my latest apron design.  I have a Janome sewing machine that I love.  On the cabinet is one of my favorite lamps, and 16 drawers of buttons, assorted by color.  Yes, I actually sat down and did that.

My Brother embroidery machine.  Too cool.  I like having the ironing board set up all the time.  And, as you can see on the sideboard, I have the one absolutely indispensable tool for all crafters.... a coffee pot.


My cousin Valarie came for a visit after Christmas, and I am afraid I put her to work.  This layout is her design and it works like a dream.  Val is a professional seamstress, among many other artistic gifts, and her advice has been invaluable.  Thanks to her, I may actually be able to launch my scrapbooking service this summer.

I guess now that I have two machines I'm just an old sew and sew.