Mermaid Craft Room -

I’ve been busy with the craft room challenge getting my craft room all pretty. This month has been a bit of a process to get my craft room organized. Luckily, we had a whole month to get it all done and honestly the decorating part I did all in the last few days. This part was a lot of fun for me! I still have a few items I want to add. Some wall prints and other little decorative items among them. I have my eye on some gold pineapple wall decals and mermaid art prints. I wanted to make some little mermaid printables. One saying “Look at this stuff, isn’t it neat” and another saying “I have gadgets and gismos a plenty”. I thought those lines would fit perfectly with a craft room. Hopefully I can get around to making those and adding them to this post in the near future. I went with a mermaid theme for my craft room because well basically I’ve always loved mermaids. I spent a large part of my childhood pretending to be a mermaid. I’d use the pool rings around my feet to make them into a mermaid tail. I sooo wish they had the mermaid tails from today that you can swim with when I was a kid. My sister, cousin, and I would pretend to be mermaids while laying in the hammock at my grandparents house. My grandmother would pretend to catch us in the hammock “net”. We live near the beach and our house has a bit of a beach vibe to it. The mermaid theme goes well with the vibe of our house. Plus, this is a fun room for kids too. I enjoy a bit of childlike whimsy and luckily I have a child. This is a fun and colorful room for both of us to enjoy. Not as much for my man but he’s just excited it’s all clean and tidy!

For decorating spray paint was my friend. I picked out a few colors to go with my theme. I decorated some Walmart drawers, dollar store bins, and mason jars. My spray paint skills could use a bit of work but by the end I was getting the hang of it. My problem is the patience to wait for paint to dry. It’s like, well, waiting for paint to dry, very boring! The spraying part is fun though. I love how the drawers turned out with the starfish. I also love the mason jar with the sea shell bra haha. All the shells I used were ones I had collected from the beach. I knew they would come in handy at some point! In the frame is a paint chip weekly calendar I made. All it need is a dry erase marker to write in Monday-Friday and what tasks need to be accomplished each day. I love having materials that I need to use out on my desk now. Before I had no place to put anything. I also am amazed at how clean and organized it all feels. Overall, I really love how it all turned out. I just need to add a few finishing touches and it will be a really fun environment to craft in! Mermaid vibes only in this room.

Welcome to the 2018 Craft Room Challenge! From January 3rd through January 31st, 14 crafty bloggers will be sorting, organizing, cleaning, and decorating their craft spaces. Each of us has a very different craft space to tackle, so chances are you will find one similar to yours. We’d love for you to join in on the fun challenge and clean right alongside us. Follow along and join in on social media by using #craftroomchallenge and #confessyourmess. You can also find us and the challenge via our social media accounts you’ll see listed on each of our sites. We’ll also have 15-minute mini daily challenges for you in case you have limited time to dedicate to the challenge. We hope you share your messy spaces and progress with us so we don’t feel alone this month!

Before you see the rest of the crafty spaces, please meet our lovely hosts: