Things coming together slowly

We have never really had a place to do our crafty things.. that is not to say that there has never been a time that we have had places but it never seems to last, some other need for the space is found and we have to give up or share. A year ago we got a shipping container and the plan was for it to be part our crafty area and part storage for the garage (so the actual garage can be used for working on cars/trucks/motorcycles rather then just holding things)
Over the last year we have worked on it little by little and it is starting to feel like our space!! we have started to empty out Saga's room so that she has a room to use and I got to unpack a bunch of my boxes from the bus (a short bus that needs repair that has been a storage area for us) Unpacking was a roller coaster of emotions for me. I got to see old friends (books) that belonged to my great grandparents and that made me smile. I also found a book with my baby cards/announcements in it that made me cry. The page I turned too was the one with my fathers artwork on it. The announcement he designed that was never used.. something about me making my arrival a month early and a kind soul at church making the announcements for my parents (or something like that). As it has not been that long since his passing it hit me like a ton of bricks. so I set it aside and kept unpacking. before I knew it I found a book that made me smile again. Now we have moved most of the books to their new homes and filled a 8 ft long and 8 ft tall bookshelf that was made for us (and the top shelf for paperbacks is 3 deep...) and finally most of our books are out where we can get to them.. there are still a few here and there that need homes but we are getting there.
I can tell I am the daughter of book worms, I judge the homey quality of a place by the books... Hehe
We have also started getting our crafty stuff out there and organized as we go so that (gasp!) we know where things are!!! so now when we need something we know where to look and all that...
I do not have any pictures of it and part of that is that we have been so busy working on it and partly because my phone is being a turd and not saving pictures half of the time... grrr.. gotta nurse it for 4 more months..
So I will put in a picture of the Rose I kept from dad service in MI. I dipped it in wax several times and Honey made me a stand for it. The Oil lamp is just the perfect setting for it (My dad was a history buff, and one place we lived growing up we had to use them). I also put the Shell from Bampa (also passed) with it. This remembrance sits above my head as I sleep.. So they know I will always remember them, and keep them close to my heart..