I'll show you mine...

Hi,My name is Claire from Seymour Design based in Dublin. When asked to show my 'studio' I agreed of course, but then wondered where I would get me one of these 'studios'. The truth is I've just flown my lovely parents nest which I had a whole room to mess up with my crafty experiments.

Last week I moved into a lovely flat in Dublin with my boyfriend and for the first time I have to share my space, so my crafting space has been downgraded a fair bit. I think I'll just have to be more spick'n'span than ever before ( which is not going to come easy! ). I've set myself up in a sunny corner in the front room, the light is great in the daytime and looks out on the rose bushes and on the street. I particularly like the stained glass in the exterior and interior windows and each of the neighbours has a different design, all quite art nouveau in style.

My fabric stash is kept neatly in boxes and I have some plastic organising chests for smaller items such as my prized button collection. I love buttons, especially vintage ones. I like to have one unusual statement button to finish off a bag.

This space hasn't really been worked in much yet so I'm sure I'll adapt it to my needs as I go, in the evenings I like to grab my tray full of beads and sit in front of the T.V and see what I can come up with. That's when I enjoy making things the most, when you can relax and do it in your own time.

One day I'd love to have a studio at the bottom of my garden, with a big cutting table and plenty of storage. But for now I'll make do with my sunny corner in the city.