New Desk

Last Saturday, Mom, my sister Bunny, and I met in nearby Havana to do a little antiquing. Mom and Bun just wanted to have fun, but I, on the other hand, hoped to conduct some serious business. I wanted to find furniture for the new crafting space I’m trying to create in the Little House, the small outbuilding that currently serves as my (and Rob’s) home office.

I got to Havana first, and when Mom and Bun finally arrived, I ran up to them in the street and said, all in a rush, “I must come clean. I have an agenda today! I’m trying to turn my side of the Little House into a cute crafting space, and I need to find a number of pieces of furniture to make it happen!”

“What sort of look are you going for?” Bunny asked. “What are you picturing?”

“Well,” I said, “right now the Little House is really boring and ugly. I want it to be magical and enchanted, like the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disney World, or Ella’s Deli! I mean, I know I can’t afford to have actual animatronics, but, still, I want it to be full of delights and neat things to fire your imagination. ”

“Like what? Give me an example,” Bun said.

“Oh, like cute vintage marionettes and mobiles, and parasols hanging upside down from the ceiling!”

“But what about the actual furniture? What are you hoping to find today?”

“Well, I’m picturing a long table for me to work at, with a wall shelf above it. The wall shelf would be a great place to hang some of the marionettes.”

“And what will be on the shelf?”

“Toys from my toy collection—teddy bears wearing dresses, jewelry, and hats, etc.”

“I see.”

“I’m so excited,” I said. “I can’t wait to be surrounded by all these wonderful things. My new crafting space is going to be such a happy, inspiring place. I’m probably going to be talking about it a lot today! You’re probably going to get an earful!”

Bun and Mom were very supportive. All day they listened to me dream aloud about the crafting space, and they kept their eyes peeled for long tables and wall shelves. We never did find either of those items, but we did find an awesome old primitive pine desk at the Antique and Design Center. After a whole lot of deliberation, I decided maybe a desk would work instead of a table, and I bought it! I planned to set up my computer on the desk and then just kind of move the keyboard and monitor aside when I was I ready to craft. The top of the desk is nice and big, with plenty of room to work.

The desk was delivered on Tuesday, and I spent the whole evening merrily setting it up in the Little House, rubbing it down with Natchez Solution and filling its drawers with various supplies. Now I’m one step closer to my dreamed-about crafting space. Maybe next I can find the wall shelf!

Here are a couple of my semi-recent crafting projects. Teddy bears are my favorite subjects to paint!