Yeah for ME!!!!

There's my little thread holder! I'm so organized now!

Whenever I have a project, whether it be sewing, scrapbooking, crafting, art, really doesn't matter what type of project, I always need space. Lots of space, and there really isn't any in my cozy little house. If I spread out on the table, never fails, something will be missing in the morning. then there's the matter of the fam finding my needles with their bare feet. ugh. So, I'm giving myself the gift of space.

I'm not done, but almost :) and so proud of myself. The surface of the table is so big, (patting myself on the back) that I can't even fully extend it in the garage. Doors and trim are painted, just drying. I'm on the next few nights in the ER, so I promised myself at least the dropleaf would be on. And it is!!

How did I do it? Not easy, took a lot of perserverance, little, okay a LOT of frustration. I'm no Ana White, and don't claim to be, just a mom on a budget, like many others, who wouldn't be able to go out and buy all new furniture...and even if I could afford, I'd have nowhere to put it. Each and every piece I make has to serve multiple functions and take as little floor space as possible. If there was some way to hang storage off the ceiling, wait....maybe that will be my next project.

So Far:

Hinges and dropleaf support

At first I tried to go right into the table, didn't work. Have some puttying to do tommorrow. After some trial and error, had to figure out the placement of the support boards, I ended up using 1x3's and they worked great.

Whatever you do to one side, you gotta do to the other

Yep, still fits. Very important to check for glitches, and fix those glitches. Nice and smooth and it's..........

LEVEL!!!!. At this point, my heart grew 3 sizes too big.

There will be trim around the edges, just not tonight.

And when I'm done? It folds down and will be behind closed doors! I absolutely love it! It's better than the picture I had in my head.

This will go on the door of the sewing center!