Welcome to My Sanctuary

Glimse into my studio loft.  It's where magic happens, calm sets in and blood pressure returns to normal!
Welcome visitors from **My Desert Cottage**: Where Blogger's Create 2011.  What a fun idea to share creative spaces.  I am excited to show you my space.

I had a friend build this table, both ends fold down or up depending on the project.  Mostly I leave it up and store 4 stools under it for craft & wine nites with my family & friends.

The view.  The kids love tossing parachute men into the great beyond.

A bit of garage sale treasure.

Love experimenting with metals, etching, stamping and doming!

The little guy peeking out is my son at four.  What a charmer.

This gem came from a local 

antique store.  It called mine as soon as I saw it.   

Ah, a perfect garage sale find.  Of course it was office neutral color ugly, but it's amazing what a little Rustoleum spray paint and an hour or so can do!

33 drawers hold a lot of great stash!

A vintage watchmaker's cabinet.  All 6 drawers have a gazillion watch-face sized sections.

Just another work surface for all kinds of projects.

My father recently passed away and in his basement of mass collection, I found a rusty old anvil.  I took it to Brian of Paradise Found Forge in Clearwater, MN.  This 50 lb Fischer 1911 Anvil was totally rusted, and pitted.  Brian polished, ground, painted and only he knows what else. For him it was a labor of love.  For me, a bit of my father's love with me as I work.

The work bench.