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All E-Patterns and Class available by going to my Esty Shop

Or by Contacting me at: designsbykatcs@bellsouth.net

Hand Painted Cabinet

I have been a very busy lady. My daughter has a gift shop here in Florida in our town. Her shop is going on three years young.....she is holding her own as they say. She just moved to a larger building with 8 rooms.
She asked me to paint this old sewing machine cabinet........and here is the results. I am very happy with the way this turned out.......what do you all think? Hugs, Kat

FRIENDSHIPS

What does friendship mean to each you? Do you value your girl friends?

I love the Victorian era and all that is represents. I especially enjoy the old antique photographs. There are so many wonderful collections available today. We are so lucky to be able to look into the past and cherish a time that meant family, love and loyalty. This is one of my favorite photos in my growing collection of a bygone era. This photo to me represents what friendship is all about. We can achieve many materials items in this lifetime, but they are just that things that make us comfortable and inflate our egos.................BUT, to have the love, respect and friendship of others is far more important than anything we can purchase. So to all my Friends old and new, this photo is for you all..........Love and Hugs, Kat Lees

MEET QUEEN MUM KAT

This charming bathing beauty was inspired by a pattern
my girlfriend (DARLENE) loaned me. I didn't want mine like the pattern so I decided to come up with my own version of the idea. Of course we all know that (except
for the hair and face) this is a SELF PORTRAIT, yikes.
Notice I have the needles in the major areas I need to loose weight.......hahaha. I should add many more.
Hope you enjoy the Queen....................

Moving my Studio

I had this brilliant idea to move my entire studio across the hall. Here is the layout of the room
which is 11 x 13, this room has two windows in it.
I felt I needed more natural light for painting. What was I thinking?

The grey units are metal, the brown units are bookcases (cheap) from Wal-Mart. The table is 8 feet long, thank goodness, as it is the only table I can get in this room. If you have a small room as I do you have to use every available
space. Study this layout as it may give you
some ideas you can use in your space.


I can not survive without a television in the room. Most times I am watching with my ears, hehe! Look
around the room and see just how much I was able
to pack into such a little space.


Looking into the room from the door wayyou see the first metal unit by the window. This is right across from my table so that I can look out at the trees.
I have also added some plants to the room which
I enjoy very much. The white wash bins you see I bought at Wal-Mart for $1.00 each. I like the fact that
I can take the bin to the table to use it contents. I don't
have to open it every time I need something.



As you can tell I am a organized nut. I have to be able to find anything at anytime so I color coded all the bins.
Now ladies I can't remember what I did last week, but
I can remember silly things like laces are yellow, yarns are lavender and ribbons are red, etc. .......yes I have a
problem indeed, hehe, but as silly as it sounds the coding
really does work very well for me.


My next idea was created from frustration. I used to have everything in drawers, labeld so if I had to get
scissors I had to go to that drawer. This got very old
fast. I took a hat box bottom, and toilet paper holders,
and used paper towel holders for longer items. (Cut to size) I then put them all tightly into the box. Next I
filled them with everything. I love this, what a difference this little trick made. My husband even uses it and now we both can find all tools needed.


Of course my precious boy (DEVON is 16 now) is always at my feet. He has his make shift bed under
the table, god forbid I should go somewhere with
out him...............he still has that baby face.


Here is the other window, so I have light in front of me and to the side. My sewing machine is right
there close enough to the window for great light. The
table is 8 foot long and the only table in the room.



Another look at the "TOOL BOX" oh and I have it on a turn table I bought at Wal-Mart. So now the
entire box turns. Look at all the tools I was able
get into each section.












This is the wall to the left when you come into the room. It has three metal shelving units placed
here as it is the only solid wall. Again everything is
labeled, I just can't help myself.










I have to have the television, DVD and CD players
in here so taht I can watch the video classes, fun!
The doll standing their is "Lady Katherine" she is
for sale at my "Humble Arts Shop."










Where is all the fabric you say? I was actually able to put 98% of all the fabric into this double closet.
You would not think two windows would take up
that much space they sure did. I traded space for LIGHT. Inside the closet I have two metal units plus two of the plastic drawer sets from Wal-Mart. What would I do withoutWally World????










The plastic drawer units are from Wal-Mart and
the 50 drawer unit you see to the left. Men use these for nails, etc. I have four of these in the room and could not function without them. This one is filled with beads, again I just take
the drawers over to the table and put the drawers back in place when I am finished.










Last but not least, this is looking from the door coming into the room. I have all my books in the
bookcases along with the online classes in binders and labeled. Right at the very end on top of the white drawers is a paint tower I call it. It turns and holds all the acrylic paints we buy.

Well ladies I hope you can use some of these ideas, it has taken me two weeks to get this far. Notice my computer is not in this room with me. I will tell you
all that story in a few days. If you have any questions
please feel free to email me, Kat Lees at: designsbykatcs@bellsouth.net
If I can helpin any way I would love to.

Meet our Grandson JOSHUA

Meet our beloved grandson JOSHUA MICHAEL's LEES - he will be 16 in June
and is a freshman in high school. He lives about a mile from us here in Citrus
Springs, Florida. Joshua is my computer guru/genius, he bails me out of all
my computer problems. These kids have no fear of computers and he is very
lucky to have the benefit of a mother who was Pepsi's Computer Analyst in Maryland. Lucky for me they live here..........hehehehe! Stay tuned for
Joshua's Art Project next.

Joshua's Art Project

Our grandson Joshua lives just a mile from us. He was on Spring
break this past week and stayed with us this week. He goes back to
school tomorrow.
Joshua is going to a school for careers and his major is ART. He
has ART CLASSES twice a day. To encourage Joshua to try different
mediums I decided to give him our old wooden snack trays to have fun
with. He has four to complete. Here is two of the ones he has finished.
He drew the pictures on and then burned the lines into the wood and
then sealed them with a few coats of varnish.

My husband and myself both love Johnny Cash so Joshua decided
on this tribute to the man in black. For the next tray he chose his
grandma's birth sign.......I am a LEO.......I love lions.
Wonder what he will do next.............wait and see, we are excited to
see what he will do with the next two.