Scrap Wood Paint Storage

 

I had all this scrap wood left over from making frames and decided

to make a shelf for some of my paints.

 

 Do you like my sander/saw? It totally cracks me up because my grandfather made this from a bunch of leftover parts he had from his machine shop (it's all scraps). My Dad gave it to me about two years ago and I just love it, mostly because my grandfather has passed away and when I use it I think of him. I bet when he was making it he never thought his granddaughter would be using it on a weekly basis.

I decided to give the shelf a white wash so the plain wood would have some kind of color.

Ta-da! My new paint storage shelf. Now I can use my old one for the larger jars.

Working In My Studio

I took a few pictures of my studio today. It really is a total wreck (but I didn't take any pictures of that). I've been working on some peacocks and it's lots of paper cutting because of the tail feathers.

 

 

I have quite a few pieces drying on my "finishing up" table. If you look close you can get a glimpse of the peacock I'm working on. I still have quite a lot of work to do on it...more to come soon.

Studio Shot Tuesday

My studio shot Tuesday is coming very late today...but better late than never I guess. So this is my printers cabinet I have in my studio. It is by far my all time favorite piece of furniture I own. My parents bought it for me at this wonderful place in Tomball, Texas called Texas Antiques. Shortly after I moved back to Houston my Mom and I ran across this little jewel. I was so excited to find it and the shop owner has lay-a-way so it was a done deal. To my surprise my parents paid it off for me!

The first few drawers have a ton of miscellaneous odds and ends that I don't really use. Just kinda collected over the years. I have a few friends that come and raid my drawers and I don't mind one bit.

I just love it because I can keep all my rubber stamps in it. I do have a few that are just to large to fit but for the most part everything does. What a treasure! Thanks Mom and Dad, you rock!