bootsy star has a ceiling

It was a big today for bootsy star, friends! James and I put up the ceiling. It looks so cool! We just have to put in the trim for and put on the electrical outlet covers and I should be ready to move in. SO EXCITING!!!

I think you all remember (maybe you journaled about it?) that I made some burlap tiles for the ceiling. I wanted something unique and cool, like me. I really like how they turned out!

We start with a triple measure

First tile going up

Yep...that's the first one...going up

Two down....10 to go!

Is the burlap tile cool or what?

 We put in the insulation as we put up each row of burlap tiles. I had originally cut them to 11.5.....but it turns out we need a full 12. We went to Home Depot and picked up more insulation and recut it, so ended up able to pretty much double layer all of the insulation up in the attic. It will be one temperate crafty shop, lemmetellya!

Jenn....is that a bat?

No, no. it was just a shadow.....

One row down...I mean up!

Just about half way done now

Moving right along

We had a rare visit from Hunter today. Mostly it was because it was raining outside and he didn't want to get wet so he came inside to supervise the work.

Hunter and Penny plot to get James attention

Hunter "Hey James, I think there is a bat over here"
Penny "hehehehehehe"
James "What? Let me see....."

Hunter "Jenn! It worked! He's coming!"
Penny "Can I climb this ladder?"

Hunter "Thanks for the love, James"
Penny "I hate when he gets any attention"

This seems slightly unsafe......

Here it is, complete!

These colors look good together, right? (Those are the shelves)

Let's see this thing again!

Oh, and we put up the lights!

the walls are going up....but not in my heart, just my shop

The spring weather is starting to happen...so yeah for that! Last Saturday Jen and Lauren came over to help us get started on putting up the walls. I chose the bead board look, and liked this simple pieces. James looked at them and said "you know this is the stuff cardboard is made out of...right?". And I responded "oh. cool! I feel like I'm recycling!" He sighed. He doesn't enjoy working with cheap materials, but, hey I liked this look and it seemed like it would be simple to put up! We got a wall and a half done and then this evening James and I got another wall done.

This is the baseboard. obviously.

these are the walls! i love them...james hates them

jen helping finish the burlap tiles for the ceiling

nate and penny begin an afternoon of fun

james and jen getting the first piece up

i think its cute...their height difference

lauren wants a chance at helping

now the dude is like 8 feet tall

nate and penny and jen

nate guards the next piece of wall

james and lauren= best team ever

a son and his mother

lauren, jen and james putting up another wall piece

james putting in...another wall!

cutting off the top

we are starting to lose light...at 7:00pm!

i feel like this is a very artistic photo

cutting out the power outlet box hole

almost done with another wall!

and.....scene

In other news, I went to the Salvation Army today and picked up this little spice rack for $1.99. I'll use it to hold glitter, of course 

before

after

Last summer at Plucky Maidens  I found this tool box for a few bucks. I will use it for...errr...something cool.

before

after

 I also found this little metal cart at Salvation Army today. It is vintage, and set me back $25.00. It even has a little extension cord plug on it so I can power something up on it. I am in love with this cart. James thinks I paid too much.

so cool!

It was such a lovely evening that I had to let the girls out to hunt for bugs and worms. They are back to laying and the more bugs and grass they eat the more awesome the eggs. Truly.

guess what? chicken butt!!

the girls and their coop

 I have a lot of gratitude that this is the view from our front yard. The view here is just stunning and is worth the 30 minute drive to good coffee.

getting electrified

James made a lot of progress in getting bootsy star set up for power. The outlets are all in- so we just need the power box and then to hook it up to actual power. There are technical names for these steps but Elvis knows I don't know what they are! Oh.

James loves when I shove a camera in his work

before.....

and after!

power on the north wall

For Christmas James bought me this cool switch plate cover. It is functional, yet also symbolic of his commitment to building bootsy star. Awwww sweetest! 

merry christmas, foxy!

these high up ones are for my overhead lights

power box thingy

 i found this on the floor...it looks cool

tools (including coffee) needed to make power happen

Now that the outlets are all in place I needed to get going on finishing the insulation. I worked on that today while I finished my latest audiobook (the heart is a lonely hunter).

looks warm, no?

pink insulation- pink grapefruit drink. ya, on purpose

boom. bootsy is insulated!

Before I rolled the last (strip?) of insulation in, I wanted to leave a note of gratitude for my friends and James for the help. The BEST part of this is that I spelled 'gratitude' wrong. I LOVE that for all time my terrible spelling will be a part of my shop. Oh well. My heart really was so full I just had to add an extra t. That is how grateful I am. Seriously though. I am very thankful for the help of friends and, of course, for James for doing so much work. I will always think of m community when I craft away in there.  ...and maybe take some spelling lessons.....

In other news, I am working on the ceiling tiles. I making them out of burlap. They are coming along very well!

burlap, batting, plywood, glue. boom

i'm using james table saw table as a table. table. 

here is what they look like finished. cool, huh?

Today as I was working inside Penny was running around the property doing Elvis knows what. This is what she looked like as she did her mid-day check in:

"is there something on my face?"

That's where I'm at. We (well, the me part of we) is still hoping I can begin move in by March 1st. There will still be much to do, like window trim indoor and out, a step and paint- but I should be able to get in there and start crafting within the next few weeks. Soooo excited!