Giggleberry HQ Refresh!

Thanks to my parents current home improvements/renovations two lovely, solid and not very old wooden desks & matching filing cabinet were going begging so I snapped them up! Dad delivered them all on the weekend so I took the opportunity to give Giggleberry HQ or my 'Mummy Cave' as hubby calls it a little refresh.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Is it just me or with that huge black corner desk gone I am sure the room is MUCH brighter! It's soooo nice to have all our filing hidden away in the cabinet and I do think it's rather cute that it now all matches and I have even hung up some of hubby's skiing bits to make it a little more of a shared space rather than just a 'Mummy Cave' lol.

I can't promise it will be this tidy at all times but it definitely is lovely to sit and sew or work on the Mac in here now!

Giggleberry Head Quarters!

I realised the other day I have never shown you any pics of my sewing room also known as Giggleberry Head Quarters, GB HQ and to my hubby 'Mummy's Cave'.
Remember I told you way back HERE that we had bought our family home and I was the lucky duck to score the home office/study/half of the double garage turned room as my sewing room? This was how the the room looked when we inspected the house before buying:


This is the now (well a week ago when I had just tidied it):



So what is where you ask? (hope you can read the little print, sorry)


As this is the through way from the garage to the house this room also has our 'family launch pad' where all our shoes, bags, umbrellas, jackets etc live (believe me it makes it so much easier to get the kids out the door to have it all in one spot) and in sewing room dreamland of course I would love all new matching furniture (not the left over stuff we didn't need after moving) and a fabulous and plush chair for sitting in while creating and a floor that magically vacuumed itself every day but for now this little room is just perfect for Giggleberry.

Ribbon Jars!

When I saw this post on the Inspired Papertrey Ink blog I fell in love with the idea - Ribbon Jars! They look like gorgeous lollie jars lined up on the shelves of Nicole's amazing craft studio! I knew I would copy this idea if I ever had a sewing/craft room.


As you may have read HERE the Giggleberry family are about to move home and I am very spoilt to be claiming the study in the new house as my very own sewing room so in a bit of an excited flurry I went hunting for the bits and pieces for my very own ribbon jars!


I found 6 large vintage glass jars on ebay and with the help of Kristen from Paper by Forget Me Not who found the wooden pegs for me I was ready to spool all my ribbon off cuts, ribbons form gifts & packaging and general cute ribbons I have purchased over time onto the pegs. Just check out the super easy how to HERE


I LOVE how they came out! And I know I need to pack the jars into boxes to move them to their new home but I think I might leave them on the shelf they are currently on in our dining room until the very last minute ;)