it was closing in on me.
it had to be cleaned.
a little rearranging…letting in some more sunshine…sweeping…tossing…reorganizing.
the yellow cart became shelves…the top of the lockers were put to good use…a chandelier was hung.
the chandelier used to be in our bedroom but when we made the new closet walls
we forgot to make a place for it.
so it's been in a box for a year…thank goodness it's not anymore.
look….clean counters! 
the window to the right was blocked so i scooted the lockers down and let the sun shine in!
i finally hung the hooks on my door.
i was waiting till i painted the trim and the door with real paint instead of just primer.
then i thought "who the heck cares….it's MY craft room!" so i hung them up.
IF i ever get that door painted i will just take the hooks off.
i hung my little red shelf that i have had stuck in a box since moving from illinois.
it's the perfect shelf to hold the chalk.
and bottle caps from africa.
and suckers for kids who come in my room to draw on the walls.
happy stacks of fabric ready to be made into pillows. 
best place ever.
here's little craig in kindergarten… 70's sweetness.
that bulletin board has special art from the girls.
in the drawing made in red marker….that large woman with no legs next to the skinny man…that's ME.
🙂
it's such a happy space.
makes me want to breathe big deep sighs of loveliness.
i want to be in here all day long.
but that big crazy family of mine expect so much of me…meals, laundry, groceries, car rides, sports!!!
when is a girl supposed to get crafty?!
ha.
i find time.
i just wish there was more time in the day.
last night i thought "i'm so tired but i am ticked that i have to sleep…i'd rather just go go go"
but my bed is so comfy that i quickly fell asleep
(and had totally bizarre dreams by the way….
in my dream someone said to me "you are not white trash! you are so far from it!"
i woke up and thought "what the what?!")
well anyway…if you need me…i'll be in the craft room.
Egor - next year, i hope you add september’s (indian lakes) to the list. they have a bleu cehsee-stuffed burger that is excellent. btw, i do hope to ping you once the weather gets nice to check out the stump smoker.~ carpetbagger
Louie Cunningham - Ooh, your craft room is looking good! Keeping things clean and organized can be a little hard, but when you see results like that, you can’t help but work hard to make sure that things are kept in such a state. Well, invest in ways to store some of that stuff later on to prevent an accumulation of clutter!
carpet cleaning lakewood wa - Cleaning up our closets means cleaning the clutter and all stuff that are scattered. This is a routine that we have to maintain in order for us to be able to have the cleanliness that we deserve. hanks a lot for sharing your points of view with us. Keep up the good work
Rachel Ridd - You literally have the best craft room that I have ever seen. Please share where all of the inspiration came from. Is it things that you have been collecting over time? It looks like a room of things that you love.
Morning T - WOWEE…I am in awe of your craft room, it’s absolutely incredible!
Love your blog and your Easter egg adventures were too cute…adding you to my blog roll so I can keep up with you.
Happy Easter to you and your sweet family Meg!!
T
kelly - Love the room…so fun and filled with bits and pieces and it made me want to jump in there and get crafty. I can so relate, I have been trying to clean my bead table for a month, thanks for the incentive!
Carolyn Ruth - I can’t even tell you how jealous I am of your craft room! I LOVE it! Even when it’s messy, I wish it were mine. Although that’s actually true of your whole house…I have looked at the pics of your house many times. 🙂
Vera - I have to admit – I covet your craft room. I LOVE it! It’s about the size of my living room, and my craft room is a table and a dresser in our dining room ha! But just looking at your pictures was the inspiration I needed to finish sewing my kids’ Easter outfits.
Magchunk - I love how colorful and just packed to the gills your craft room is! It is bursting with creativity. After this post I just want to color, sew, stamp, cut, and glue!
Traci - i just love your craft room. all the treasures and vintage goodies. all the light. and most of all, all the love!!
Melanie - That room makes me smile as I know that it does you too! Happy Easter.
Kellie Dugan - Love the room Meg! It looks just like your pillows. So fun and vintage looking. I am glad you enjoyed your trip and I have enjoyed your pictures. Will be back tomorrow! Thanks for the daily inspiration.
Ann at the Handley Bungalow - Hi Meg! Being the 84th to comment, I doubt you’ll see this but I just had to say how much I LOVE your craft space and every wonderful, perky thing in it! The pictures of it alone are uplifting. You are such a creative gal and I know you inspire many, including me for sure! Hope you have a wonderful Easter! XO Ann
sara's art house - Oh my goodness! Your chalkboard wall is gorgeous- I am so going to erase all my white words and add colored chalk!!!! Love it. Love the verse.
Rachel - The bird with a french fry poster is awesome! My daughter and I have a spot where we park and throw fries to pigeons; they land all over the car and we laugh until our bellies hurt. Weird dream! Speaking of weird dreams, my daughter woke up the other day and said, “Mommy, I dreamed you were feeding me washcloths for breakfast and I didn’t want them but you said don’t waste the food you made.” Wonder what that says about me? 😉
DreamGirlLisa - I sooooo LOVE your craft room! I need to make mine more colorful like yours, although is just a mini version, it could be a lot more inspiring. I’ll keep looking at your pictures and maybe I’ll get to it…when I have time. I totally get the not wanting to waste time sleeping 🙂
kristine - looks fantastic (once again)! good for you!
TheBookworm - Lovely room!
Oh how I wish I could get you to decorate for me. Or at least make me a few things…pillows, blankets, etc!
kathy b - If my spare space could look pretty instead of just junky I would indulge myself an area for crafting. You manage to impart that prettyness to your area.
It makes me chuckle to recognize some familiar pieces of chenile. At my house they just kept getting moved around without ever being made into anything. They just made me feel guilty. I hope they don’t create any guilt in you!
Kathy b
Jennifer - Meg, Where do you buy your pom pom trim?
Lori - I LOVE,LOVE,LOVE your craft room. Love the happy colors, love the detail 🙂
Peggyrice@gmail.com - I want to live in that craft room:)
christine - AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sarah Ann - If this is really your craft room, I am SO jealous!
And I love your blog 🙂 Now following!
gina - i want to spend all day long in there too!!
Sarah W. - Long time lurker…first time commenter!
I love love love your crafting room! It’s so adorably cute and I love the chalkboard wall. Seriously, like krystall said, could you come and do my house! I love it! 🙂
krystall - Can you come to Texas and make my house feel as fun and warm as yours? I bet when people walk into your home they feel the LOVE, I do from here.
Good job! I’m inspired to make our home more fun for my kiddos.
Julie - Great job! Yours is so colorful and fun. I just redid mine…you can see it at http://www.juliejohnsonblog.blogspot.com...
Jenn - yummy!!!!
Jenn
rhonda - Meg, Great photos. So artistic. You have inspired me to finish up my craft room/office. LOL at your dream. I had a wierd dream where I was looking for a date for the prom……until I remembered, “oh wait, I’m married” where did that come from. have a great day.
Rhonda
Kate - Ok. That’s it. I am getting in my car and driving over… AZ isn’t too far, right? LOL. Have a great day!
Gemma - Wow I LOVE your craft room…everything just looks so shabby chic and pretty! Wish I could come around and play : )
If you get the chance I would love it if you guys took a peek at my blog…
Gemma X
http://musings-of-a-gem.blogspot.com/
Sami Melton - it is amazing how happy pom poms make me 🙂
Bec - I’m pretty sure we have the same cutting board 😉 And I was having weird dreams until a wild pack of dogs decided to wake us up at 1:30 am and scare the bejeeze out of us.
Karina - I agree with what purejoy said. Simply lovely.
jen - I absolutely love it! It IS so happy! Love the stuff you added – so very cute!
Rebekah - Someday. Someday I will have a craft space like this. I love it!
Gwyn Rosser - Fun, Fun, Fun !!! I just love all the happy in your craft room — all the color is so inspiring.
Gotta run — I’m all inspired to clean my own craft room. 🙂
Gwyn Rosser @ The Pink Tractor
http://www.gwynrosser.blogspot.com
Amber P - You have my dream craft room! I love it! Love your dream! 🙂
Cate O'Malley - such a happy space – love it! and love the stack of fabric ready for pillows – ’cause i need your pillows!
Annie - I simply adore this room – it’s fabulous! I’m also cracking up over your dream – priceless 🙂
traci - Pretty darn sure your craft room is THE BEST i have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUV IT!!!!!!!!!
Staci - Wowweeee 🙂 Great job!!! That room makes ME happy….and it’s not even mine….annnnd I can’t even sew 🙂 Simply FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!! Have a blessed Holy Thursday 🙂
Tara - awesomeness. pure awesomeness.
ruthi - that was fun!
Kristi - Beautiful and inspiring room! I often get discouraged that I have to go to sleep. There’s just so much I want to do. I guess that’s why kids don’t like to sleep. 🙂
Tara - I love EVERYTHING about your craft room…
love, love, love
~Tara
Lanny Stanard - I feel so much better… Sure would love to come and play! give waffle a hug for me 🙂
corrie - heavenly!!!!!!!!!! what a lovely space to create in! I always find cleaning the craft room is so hard to find time for because it’s time I could be sewing, quilting or doing something creative! you’ve done a lovely job!
happy to swap spaces anytime:)
Corrie:)
Meredith - A pocketful of sunshine, Meg. It’s so important to have a happy place to “escape” to far from the maddening crowd.
LouBoo - Hello Megan. Your craft room is just de-lovely. I would want to play in there all night too. But sleep is important so, even with the strange dreams, it was probably the best choice 😉 LB x
Kyleigh - Lions and tigers and bears OH MY! I love it. I want one… it’s so happy! Enjoy!
linda lou - meggie it’s me again when i say i’d take the chandelier off your hands i mean i’d buy it$$
within reason unless its got true meaning in your life (: my aunt gave me her’s out of her new build home over 20yrs ago and it has hung in two different diningrooms so if i move from here it goes with me and i hope its not the nursing home ): lindalou
Maria - ok, 3 things:
1. Can I move into your craft room? love.it.
2. ‘what the what?’…lol, this is a new saying in our home after ds4 repeated after hearing it…his version was hilarious
3. did I mention I love your craft room? sigh. those red lockers!
Jenna - Are you selling these upcoming pillows on etsy?? I want a pillow so badly 🙂
Diana - what did you toss?? what?! i want it!
LOL!
ahhhh, sunshine, mmmmmmmmm!
♥
linda lou - meggie i’ll take the chandiler (sp) off your hands?? i cleaned today w/my daughter in law and you need sunglasses it so clean….
linda lou
amanda fuentes - I have 3 of the little red/white polka dot boxes I spyed on top of a pile in one of the pics.. 50% off Vday clearance! I love them! I NEED one of those red/white polka dot bags hanging on your still needs to be painted door.. 🙂 Red and white polka dots are my favorite!
peta - oh I heart heart heart your special crafting space. such carefully placed INTERESTING and unique pieces. Mine is so bland and looks like it stepped out of a flat-packed store (because it has). I am inspired to go thrifting and paint some chalkboard paint on something!
thanks for sharing. i could look at pictures of the corners of your home all day long.
Happy Easter!
Sally Mangham - Love the hooks on the door. I also LOVE the littl red shelf. Too cute!
amy jupin - LE SIGH!
you’re killing me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i look at these pics and i see so many of the same things i have. are we total twinkies or what?
Lynn - Oh I love love love your space! How fantastic! Where did you get the print that says “Today I will be happier than a bird with a french fry”? I love that!
candace - what a fun space!
Tere - I’m in love…..
Emily - I agree! You are SO far from white trash!
(I’ve been having odd dreams myself)
You have inspired me to put more love (and color!) into my little craft area. I love your red shelf. And the chalkboard. And the cherry tea towel hanging on your cabinet. (Reminds me of mine, http://thatcraftymrsv.blogspot.com/2010/03/aprons.html) Seems we all love lots about your lovely little room!
And if I lived anywhere near you, I would love to come and sit in your craft room with you while you sew and we could talk and I would have a lollypop. (:
Emily
Flower Patch Farmgirl - Best place Evah. I still adore that white/green chippy cabinet with the pink felt flower thingys. And your verse. And your “I am here to serve with JOY”. Oh, and your dream. From one crazy dreamer to another – good one. 🙂
Trasie - UUUMMM If I promise to pick up after myself can I come and live in your craft room?
sharron - a happy happy place.. i loved my visit.
blessings~
Kelly - lovely! Thanks for showing us. I have the exact same thoughts about having to sleep but unfortunately I’m not sleeping well these days at 8 1/2 months pregnant. 🙁 Kelly
Shara - I wanna live in your craft room! I’ll help you make pillows!
jen - I was thinking to myself, I wish that I had a craft room like Meg’s. The funny thing is that I could have one–not a beautiful light-filled one (it’s in the basement) but I could MAKE IT NICE if I ever made the time to paint the drywall, to hang stuff up, to out in some storage and a couple of tables…IT’S UP TO ME. And I am inspired by your room.
Thanks.
nella paper studio - this looks like the perfect place to create something bright and fun! Love the chandelier.
Rebecca Reynolds - As much as I love to sleep, I too, wish I didn’t need to. It just takes up so much time! 🙂
susan wilson - Fun seeing the Snap on Tools holder in your pictures. You purchased that at my garage sale a couple of years ago. I orginally bought it at Round Top in Texas.
Valley - Oh *sigh….
You make me dreamy!!
Looking forward to getting my hands on some of your pillows….always a day late….lol and usually a dollar short…it’s that stay at home mom thing! Hehehe
Happy Easter!!
patti - so lovely. i’m watching the clock waiting, just waiting for the play room to become my craft room. my kids are only 5 and 2 1/2 – i think i’m going to be watching the clock for a very, very long time. but it’ll be worth the wait when i get there! 🙂 have a wonderful weekend and easter!!
Marie - I want your craft room;) It’s lovely. And you literally made me LAUGH OUT LOUD! I feel ya…I have so many things to sew and paint! When my hubby came home from work today and asked what we were having for dinner, I cheerfully replied, “leftovers”! (Cause, ya know, microwave=more time to craft!) He’s not as enthusiastic about that as I am…? Time to go all out and plug in the crock pot! 🙂
purejoy - dude. i would never leave. i’d leave to go menus by the phone and tell my family to order carry out. i’d put in a cot. and a coffee maker. and a portapotty. seriously. never leave. i’d order in a basin of water and take sponge baths and open up windows when the stank of me got too bad. geesh. what a perfect room. it made me want to go thrifting. ohmyword. i was in heaven for just a second.
Sarah@Clover Lane - ooooooh…house pics….you know how i feel about looking at your house. i’ll take any glimpse i can get.
love.
Jill - Cleaning a craft room is so fun. I love the rediscovery of goodness, the promise of crafts to come. Thank you so much for sharing your space.
Amy Lynne - I cannot wait to have a craft room again! Yours is just beautiful and so cheery! Love it!
AshleyAnn - So it is breaking a Ten Commandment to covet your neighbors wife….is it still breaking a commandment if you are coveting your online friend’s craft room? Just curious.
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Your creative space is so fun and colorful. I LOVE THAT CARD…a bird with a french fry. It just cracks me up:)
JustMommer - i know it’s a sin, but I covet your craft room!
Julie - this looks like such a fun place!!! thanks for sharing!
sandy toe - It is a very happy place!
Sandy toe
lifeologia - Great room. So inspirational. I want one just like it 😉
– your new fan from http://www.lifeologia.com
Cheryl @ a pretty cool life. - Oh, it is just lovely!
Rachel - What a great room! Now, can you spare some time to come and help me clean my space?
J.B. Kinrich - Yum! Makes me want to come play in your craft room!
kelly - Love your chalkboard wall… especially the verse written on it. 🙂 That’s EXACTLY where we’re living right now. 🙂 Everything looks lovely.
Dick in Ohio - The black wooden Snap-On Tools box caught my eye. I was a Snap-on Tools distributor some twenty years ago. Still buy them and use them everyday at my business. Best mechanic’s tools you can get. Really enjoy your blog. Proud of you for going to Haiti, enjoyed the pictures.
ashley - Oh Meg! Everything is just so lovely and happy. I want this room, actually I want your whole house. Or maybe just a sprinkle of whatever happy dust you use.
Jackie - Now you’ve got me longing for a craft room. Everything is so bright and cheery in there, and love the red lockers. Jackie