Good morning and welcome to my Rubber Room! As promised, you will receive the grand tour today! But first, I have some Tawdry Treats to give away! I went to Random.org and entered my sequence numbers and No. 33, came out on top! CONGRATULATIONS Linda Anderson a/k/a studbo, you are the Tawdry Treat Winner! I have already sent an email to you with all the information you need. If you don’t receive it, please send me an email.

A week in the making, a bit more to move in, but here it is, RUBBER ROOM REMODEL!

As you come in the entrance,

Please take note of the sign above the door. My best friend, Bad Bev, gave this to me as a Room Warming Present. I doubt I’ll ever have the door closed, so it has to prominently hang for all to see!

To the right is the bookcase Lance’s Grandfather made. I have adorned it with all my stamping mags, books and little books I like to have on hand for witty sentiments. My Grandmother’s lamp sits on top, along with Boozy Floozy. Boozy Floozy is a little bank that Mallory brought me back from her trip to Europe. She knows her mother so well!

Across from the bookcase, is my storage closet. Luckily the white shelves were there. The black shelves where in my prior room, which I broke down and placed side by side for additional storage.

Here in this spot next to the closet will be my Stampin’ UP! Storage. It’s empty at the moment because I haven’t gotten the cabinet yet. I went to the river on Monday night to look it over, empty it out and beg Kate and Will to bring it to me in his truck. It’s a great old white china cabinet built by Scheirich Cabinet Company here in Louisville, KY. Envision along with me – a white cabinet, with glass front doors at the top with three shelves. In the middle are two side-by-side drawers, and then on the bottom there are three more shelves hidden by door fronts. I know I will be heaven with this piece. It will need painting, but that can wait until after CHA.

As we look to the right, this is my work station (the top part of the “L”).

The old water table holds my Clip-it-Up with all my unmounted rubber and my large Score-It. To the side are white stackable shelves that hold all my 12×12 packs of Designer Paper.

The window sill above this area holds a few items that I like to have around for inspiration and my button collection.

Here we have a close-up view of my work table. I took a small white cabinet that Kate left behind, took the doors off and used it for shelving space. The table cloth is an old one that my grandmother used, and there is a glass cutting board in the middle that I’ve used for some time now to sponge, cut and stamp on.

As we swing around to the right, you will see my SU backgrounds and all the other stamps that I receive in CD cases. My 6×6 pads of Designer Paper are held in the cloth cube that sits on top of some of my ribbon.

The Hoosier cabinet holds my Cuttlebug, Dies, Bind-it-All and all other wood mounted stamps. The best part about this cabinet is that the enamel top pulls out and makes a wider work space if needed. Can I tell you how proud I am of this cabinet!

Sitting on top – Chatty Cathy, Madam Alexander Marmee and one of the daughters (Meg, Amy or Beth – I can’t remember) of Little Women, and my very first doll ever – a German Paper Mache Doll that now has no eyes. They are there, but they rattle around a bit. When I was born, my birth father was stationed in Germany and sent the doll home to me.

Before we move back to the bottom part of the “L,” and if you look above, I have hung some of favorite cards that I’ve received from some wonderful and fabulous friends.

Now as we look back to the bottom of the “L,” you will see my Stamp Club Table. Since my club only meets every other month, I have set it up as my photography station. The light tent and lights can easily be moved when Stamp Club is due in (or if I happen to have visitors who need a place to stamp).

In the window above this table, I have my collection of leopard print stuffed animals and a few other meaningful things.

As you leave the area, you will see hanging on the wall two quilt pieces that have been framed. These were made by either my great-grandmother of great aunts. I’m not sure actually. They were in with some squares that my grandfather gave me many years ago and I had them framed.

I feel so blessed to have this room and have surrounded myself with cherished belongings and items that I have drawn inspiration from.

Thank you for visiting today and I hope you enjoyed your tour.