Where Women Create

Hello and welcome to my little corner in the world. I was shopping in AC Moore one day (like I do a LOT) and came across a magazine called "Where Women Create". I immediately picked it up and started strumming thru it. I had to buy it. I was introduced to several wonderful women and their creative spaces. One of them being Karen Valentine. She is host of this wonderful blog party that I am participating in. So now i will continue with showing you my "creative space":). I will start off by telling you my space is very new.....as in a couple of weeks new. I was working out of my dining room and hated always seeing the clutter everywhere!! I wanted my dining room back!!! So that is when the Mr. Princy n Paris and I decided to carve out a corner in our living room for my studio.....

It all started several months ago when I decided to open up my etsy shop. I wanted to be able to stay at home full time with my three kids and also wanted a creative outlet. I worked nine years as a designer, staging a showroom for a corporate furniture store. I've opened and done up many showrooms and eventually became the Special Projects Coordinator. I was in charge of all the "Special Projects" that went on in our store. After doing it for a couple of years I became pregnant with my 3rd baby and decided I wanted nothing more than to be a stay at home mom. But I didn't want my creative juices to start boiling inside of me so I found a way to let them out....http://www.princynparis.etsy.com/ was born:)


This is one of the first things you see when you walk into my house. A french Provencal dresser painted green {soon to be white!} that houses all of my fabrics, beads, and other supplies that I create with.

I like to keep inspiration near by and have some of my favorite books and magazines at fingers touch.

I place my most used items in these pretty glass jars, ribbons, feathers, seam binding, buttons, ect....

I rescued this chair from being thrown away due to a damaged rush seat. I repaired the seat and placed a silk pillow overtop for something cushy to sit on so my bum doesn't go numb, lol!:) I use the silk flowers, sometimes, in my hair creations. I like to mix them with my fabric ones for a different look:)

The window was also a rescue. The house my hubby was working on had  many windows that he was suppose to throw away. I snatched several of them:)

Here is my desk, made from 2 LARGE corbels that the hubby attached to the wall (using the studs of course!) and we then found a beveled glass that we used for my surface. I LOVE it. It is so easy to keep clean and I can glue, stamp and create away without worry of damaging it:) Above my work space is an OLD fireplace mantel that I am using as a shelf. On the wall is an inspiration board, that I just made and that is why I don't have much inspiration on it:)

My older son, Angel was so kind to take a picture of mommy working so that I can give you a visual of me in my much loved "creative space"

Here is my faithful companion GiGi. She stays at my feet at all hours of the night! No matter how tired she is she stays with me until the lights are turned off:) Well ladies (and gents in case there are any snooping around;) I hope you have enjoyed looking my space as much I have enjoyed showing you!:)

One HUGE shout out to my wonderful husband!! Happy Fathers Day! I couldn't have asked for a better husband and father to my children! You work so hard for our family! I thank GOD every day for sending you to me! I LOVE you!