creative happy day

Today was just about perfect. I spent the day just being creative. I started crocheting some little frilly flowers and lace trims to add to scrapbook pages. Can't wait to get started on some pages of pictures of my girls when they were little. Although, I have to scan them into my computer before I can scrapbook them...very time consuming and not much fun. I made some more ATCs using acrylic paper, tissue papers, rubber stamps, catalog clipping and decoupage. With the left over sheet of decoupage I made some INCHIES. And just for fun I took some pictures of my creative workspace. It's very cluttered so I have to tidy it up before I can start any projects. It's not a very large space, but I love it and it's mine. My cats love it too, they think it's place they can go exploring...I'm often shushing them off. I also did a little sketching in my inspiration journal - some handbags I'm thinking of sewing. All in all a very creative day. Oh, and I did 2 loads of laundry :D

I'm finding that I spend most of my artistic efforts and time on creating art cards. I'm truly addicted. I haven't done any scrap booking since I took up this new hobby. I have so many unfinished projects that a think I'm probably going to have make some kind of action plan to get the scrap books that I've promised to make for my kids, sister and mom done. My work space is also a mess. I try to be organized, but I still have to move the clutter before I start working. At least I've been able to keep it all in one tiny spot in my bedroom. Soon I hope to have a room that I can call my own private studio. I was paging through a magazine at the book store on where women create. All of the studios are all very different, but you can see all the love that these women surround themselves with. So I'm sending out this wish to the universe - a sunny room with a peaceful view and a lot of storage and a large work table and my favorite music and big cushy chair would be just fine. Well, it's time for dinner. I don't cook much anymore, so we're going out for fast food. Then its back to my soon not be cluttered work table.