Made By Midnight

Ohhhh, what I wouldn't give to have even just a small corner to dedicate to my hobbies. It gets kinda (okay, VERY) frustrating to try to work at the kitchen table, only to have to clear it off so we can eat a meal, especially if I'm in the middle of something. Jewelry making supplies are especially a pain in the backside to have to gather up multiple times before I finish something. I do have a mechanic's tool box that I've dedicated to my jewelry stuffs and it does roll around, but I need a dedicated work surface on which I can leave a project for a few hours and come back to it and my work be undisturbed. For this issue alone I've greatly slacked off on making much in the last several months. I live in a very small home, with 3 kids no less, and just can't figure out how to spare a corner for my needs.

With even a small dedicated work area, I could branch out into a few more methods to make jewelry and not stick to just stringing and wire wrapping. I'd love to get into polymer clay, maybe a bit of torch work, etc. I just don't have the space for it at the moment. Argh! I just KNOW there's a way to make a bit of room for what I need, I just need to come up with a better solution than kicking one of the kids out... :D Building on to my home is out of the question financially, and every single corner of my home is being used... I've just got to come up with something, there's GOT to be a way!

If anyone has any viable ideas please let me know. I feel like the answer should be obvious, I'm just not "seeing" it... yet. :) It seems I've seen other artisans post pics of their work areas, maybe I need to re-peruse those and see if I can adapt some of their ideas for my own use.

(Image borrowed from The BlueCircleGuys... hope they don't mind, but I felt it fit my situation. LOL)