Future sewing room planning

I want a space, not really a whole room (although that would be nice), to sew and work on my crafts and have a place for everything. I've been looking for a while for a nice cutting table and some storage ideas without spending a ton of money. Here are some of my dream pieces:

1. Cutting table #1
2. Cutting table #2
2b. Dream table/storage
3. Notions wall storage
4. serger/overlock machine (from Mid-south sewing-If Eric's reading this)

I've got shelves for the closet for storing fabric, but I need some space and some time to do it all. This summer has flown by and I don't seem to have enough time to do all I had planned--where has the summer gone?

Mrs. Smith's Teacher gift

Mrs. Smith's Teacher gift
Originally uploaded by SRMattox

I found this amazing blog site and decided this would be a great gift for little man's kindergarten teacher. It's not as amazing as the blog's, but I'm still pretty pleased with it. Little man helped and did a great job breaking the crayons.

What we did:

1. found a display frame at Michael's that was adjustable.

2. cut a piece of mat board to fit perfectly.

3. Wrote Mrs. Smith with black sharpie in print, since that's what they study in K.

4. Broke apart several crayons (the kiddos did this). They aren't perfectly broken, but They still look cute.

5. Placed them on the mat board and hot glued them down. I'm hoping they'll stay (at least until she gets it.

I think the S needs a little work, but for a first try, it's not too bad.

New at this Stuff

Hi all! I'm very new at this blogging stuff, but I am fascinated with how many crafty people out there blog. I've learned so much from you. I hope to post some of my creations here and get some feedback on what I've done so far.

A little about me...I'm married to an amazing man I met in college, (we have two beautiful kids), I only sew easy stuff (mostly because I'm scared to try anything hard), I make my kids' birthday cakes every year, because my mom made mine, I have one younger, very beautiful sister, and a very funny four year old niece. My sister-in-law is just as beautiful, but really thinks she's twenty, when she's only fourteen. I live in Tennessee and yes, I love country music, and springtime (or the two weeks before it gets hot and humid). It's either summer or winter, there's no in-between.

I love to go to the beach, but I hate the sand that gets into everything. My kids make the trips amazing--seeing things for the first time, experiencing the slap of the waves and the ripples they make on the beach. I love seafood and can eat my weight in boiled shrimp and crab legs.
Watermellon and homemade ice cream are other favorites of mine.

I teach 8th graders Reading and writing at a large middle school. I coach middle school cheerleaders, and I'm the new yearbook sponsor at our school.

I love learning new things, and will try to sew almost any free pattern I find on-line. I used to sell my dresses, but decided I'd rather sew for my little girls instead. But, if you see something you like, I'll gladly make it for you.