ALTERED ART'S NEW HOME: IT'S FABULOUS!

Greetings, dear reader! As promised, I thought I'd share some more photos of another "must always" while in the St. Louis area: Red Lead Paperworks. Behold the "new digs" in Historic Webster Groves:

And as wonderful as the old store was, this one is even better! The charm and history of the area seem to suit the art better somehow...and Chris and Sharon are always a delight! The store is so colorful and homey...the workshop area is absolutely wonderful: flooded with light and warm color.

I could have spent (as always) HOURS in the little shop...Chris took this picture of me and my "home girl" Em while browsing:

This was stop number 3! Stop number 2 coming up next! Don't touch that dial! (uh...internet connection!)

Hugs and a kiss!

More soon!

SMOOCHIES!

XOXOXOX



Paula Clare

A TRIP TO "THE CITY", CUPCAKES AND MORE!

Greetings, dear readers!

A special friend and I trekked into St. Louis yesterday.







This is Emily. Isn't she gorgeous?

Anyway, we made the obligatory trip to the Cupcakery (which has been gorgeously renovated by the way!) Behold our cupcakes of choice: Mouth Watering Italian Cream (with walnuts, coconut, and cream cheese inside...oh my goodness! SINFULLY delicious!) And the classic "Tuxedo": Chocolate with vanilla buttercream icing and a little Oreo on top. Yummy!

And the beautiful renovations! Lots more eat-in space:





And these wooden light fixtures! Aren't they incredible? What do you think? Ikea? A local artist?I love them!



And this was only our first stop! More fun and photos soon! Stay tuned!

More soon!

SMOOCHIES!

XOXOXOX



Paula Clare

SHOCK, AND AWWWWWWWWWWW...

Greetings, dear reader!

As promised here are the rather "shocking" photos of my craft room before 18 hour clean-up ensued...brace yourself: being creative is a messy business!







Okay, everyone say with me..."Awwwwwwwwwwwwww..." or maybe it should be "EWwwwwwwww?" How does one create in such a disahstuh, you ask? Well, the answer is, "Not very well." Thus the 18 hour cleanup detail!




So what's it look like now? Well, I've "installed" the new scrapbook unit hubby dear bought me for mother's day...and cleared out some other furniture, to utilize only my scrap cubes. Behold the transformation:







Decided to swap out the typewriter and sewing machine so they would both be in more usable places...they both work great where they are now!





And hang on to your corsets, dear reader...for I am even going to be brave enough to show you some of the INSIDE organization of the drawers in the new scrapbook unit!







But wait! There's more!





Love storing my embellies by color! I love opening a drawer to find a riot of color awaiting me! And you already know how I feel about red and aqua!





My inks and stamps each have a drawer too!



(I'd show you my stamp drawer but I promised my nieces in Egypt I'd send them some ... don't want to ruin the surprise!)

Now, I feel MUCH better...I am off to take a shower then out to dinner and a movie with hubby dear! Whew! Hope I can stay awake for the evening's festivities!

Hugs and a kiss!

More soon!

SMOOCHIES!

XOXOXOX



Paula Clare

ORGANIZING MY ORGANIZATION METHODS...

Greetings, dear reader!

I am going to spend the weekend organizing my craft room (yet again) and installing my new scrapbook storage unit Hubby Dear purchased for me for Mother's Day. Photos of before (brace yourselves) and after soon!

Meanwhile, behold this little beauty found on Etsy:



It's called a "Craft Diva" apron! Isn't it FABulous?! AND it's red and aqua....how totally dreamy!

More soon!

SMOOCHIES!

XOXOXOX



Paula Clare

HIPPIES UNITE!

Peace.

That is all.

As you were...