I have been busy, and have not written. I have not had a chance all week to get any work done. Saturday I just made myself...I woke up and decided to do it! I hope you like it. Please feel free to comment ! I want to know if anyone is out there :-)

Michael's has these cool slate plaque. I love working with these.


"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ~Scott Adams

I am going to stop working on this piece. I like the shape it has formed. I like the colors. I could keep going but them it will be too much. I am letting this have air. Quilling is refreshing, and I literally have ideas to last me months and months. It is a richly creative medium for me.

I am back to work after a long spring break. 
I am waiting for my fall plans to be settled and I should be doing math. Why can't I get motivated. I have finished everything else, laundry, cooking , cleaning etc... 


Bogey was happy when I came home from work this morning :-) he is such a good loving creature! He is pure joy daily! We are very lucky that he made us a family!

We are officially snowed in! I have cinnamon rolls baking and coffee and my favorite cream. I have this view out my kitchen. Life is good. I know it is a pain and I hope everyone stays safe. I just love being home and cozy with my family. We have college hoops and movies today!  Bogey gets to play in the snow! It is all good in this moment! Happy Sunday Funday!

"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home" ~Twyla Tharp

I found some really cool slate squares and fun paper to shred (love my hand crank shredder) and punches a perfect circle and a paw I just had to buy the paw I don't know why but it was necessary :-)
 I am sure bogey will get many uses out of it.
I used to love to walk around Borders. If I had a bad day, bored or just had that shopping bug. I loved being there. I also thought I would work there if I ever changed careers, I never would have thought they would close! I have found my new shopping sanctuary Hobby Lobby or Michaels, but not the small Michaels by my house, the big one in Chesterfield. I also want to try the new one in Des Peres. It is something about the possibilities that  in these stores. They are hopeful!

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. ~ Thomas Merton

My week off work is ticking away. I need more homework done and more creative work completed. Does everyone put pressure on themselves to get their enjoyment done? Like if you really like to read do you feel the need to get so many chapters read a day? I find that I want things to be correct, when I am the person who is creating the image from nothing, for no one, why so many rules and pressures. It can be exhausting.

Tomorrow you will see these put together, any thoughts?
"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do." ~Edgar Degas

The more organized I get the more I do not want to mess things up. So I am keeping the craft closet simple and easy to access. Maybe I should start taking bets as to how long it will look like this. I really am enjoying it! I like to open the door and just look at it. Silly I know. Having this in order means I can focus on the projects at hand and not let unfinished projects haunt me every time I need something. I have also spent less time at Hobby Lobby because I can find everything I need or want.