Fire Beard was able to come home this weekend, which was great for the kids. It isn’t something he will be able to do every weekend, since the cost of gas is so high, but I think that the transition will be made easier for the kids by this early first visit.

Since Fire Beard Vacated his section of our office I have been transforming it into my studio. I was inspired by some of the beautiful crafting spaces I have seen on Pinterest, to create a space that that was more organized, and more beautiful. When the transformation is complete I will show you my entire “studio,” until then, I will show you some of the pieces I am creating to make this space my own.

This thread organizer is probably one of the most useful changes I have made in my craft area so far, as my thread organizer was constantly falling over, and allowing the spools to roll across the floor. To make this organizer I painted an unattractive cork board that we had on hand. I covered the cork portion with fabric (I glued it on with modpodge). After spray painting the thread holder, I screwed it on to the cork board. Then I mounted the whole apparatus on the wall.

You may be wondering why I didn't simply mount the thread holder to the wall. Well, mounting it to the cork board allowed for an additional use.