Wrapping the Presents

It’s that time of year! Time to turn the sewing/craft room into the wrapping center.

But before any wrapping could take place, I had to clear out six months of project remains: fabric scraps, pins, sponge brushes soaking in cups.

My craft room is a room that came to be during our renovation. It has no egress window, no closet. It’s kind of a cell. I love it.

I have a place for all of my tools, my supplies, and my sewing machine can stay up all the time. It is still a work in progress as far as decor goes.

But for now, it’s where I set up my wrapping station. All supplies are in one place.

I am using an old kitchen counter as my work surface. The previous homeowners left behind several counters in the garage, about 4 too many. Most I got rid of, but this one fit perfectly into this nook. It’s great for cutting fabrics, painting canvases, framing pictures and wrapping presents.

As you can see, there is a good amount of storage below for my fabric.

I tried my hand at some chalkboard art for the first time. I found this tutorial very helpful. I went for the most simple project I could find.

This old toolbox helps me corral all of the necessary supplies and tools needed to make a pretty package. As I was getting this out today I noticed that I don’t have many gift tags. Sometimes I use plain old luggage tags from the craft store for this purpose. They are large enough for a fun message or a few creative doodles to personalize your gift. That’s also why I like different color pens!

The birthday bag is holding many small Christmas bags for those who prefer to use a bag for their gifts. I put tissue and paper scraps in the galvanized bucket.

Here is another view of the room. Can you tell I just hung the pictures on nails that were already in place? I’m not sure if these pictures will remain so I didn’t want to put more holes in the walls. That sounds like a good project for January.

Being able to leave my sewing machine out, ready to use, is my favorite part of having a craft room. I know I already said that, but really, it’s so convenient!