A Shout Out to Creative Women (ah...people)

I think we all have a creative side (even the guys.... I'm thinking of my dad, here.  Truly, he can make ANYTHING from practically NOTHING!  He made this train from a coke can!  That is the truth! )

Yesterday one of my dearest friends posted this on Facebook :

Isn't this beautiful? I can't crochet.  I tried once.  I tried crocheting a pair of slippers for my new grandson....he is now 9... the slippers are still in the UFO pile.

That got me to thinking about all the creative women I know:

We are ALL creative... in some way.  I was thinking even hair people are creative.... they make us look so BEAUTIFUL!
I could never do that... could you?

What is your creative outlet.  Leave a comment.....

An Uncluttered Space Equals an Uncluttered Mind...?

Well....I think so.  When I was in college faced with looming deadlines in all classes at the same time, I'd start by cleaning my apartment (it was very small...didn't take long.)  The process always helped me get back on track.

Cleaning up my sewing room will give me new perspective.
So, here is my tidied-up sewing room.

Getting everything up off the floor, clearing off the counter tops, DUSTING and even recycling some things.... It feels so much better.  (That is a stack of UFOs under the sewing table...all of which will be gone as of Christmas...Yes...Christmas...THIS year (hopefully...ha ha))

Believe it or not I found a way to donate orphaned quilt blocks (blocks left over from other projects, or created just to try out a new technique) and other sewing/quilting stuff that seemed so necessary at the time.

Here is the link for hooking up with charities to donate goods and services.

Here is where I'm sending mine:

Fall Cleaning

September is wizzing by....I have not posted in a couple weeks.... life got busy with the fall:
*School started (important to my 9-year-old grandson)
*Went on a business trip
*Caught a Cold

And now here it is mid-September.  So, today I'm cleaning up my sewing room.  (It is very dusty in Southern Calif.)

Does this happen to you?  You end up with piles of "stuff" everywhere in your sewing room?  Me, too.

I googled "messy sewing room"  Here is one... want to feel better about your messy sewing room?

Ha Ha.... I feel better already.  Pride goes before a fall (Proverbs 16:18) and truth be told, mine is running a close second.

All this STUFF!  So, today I will clean up.  Years ago I read something about de-cluttering on FlyLady.net  Something about getting rid of at least 5 items .... Ok, I can do that!



 I'll check in with you later....






...probably tomorrow.... :-)

A New Beginning

It's September!
It's the start of a new school year!
It's Fall!

Anyone else feel like it is time to start fresh in their sewing room????

ME!!!

I've been on vacation, playing a lot in the summer sun with my grandsons.

And even though I live in a state where there isn't much difference weather-wise from Summer to Fall, it is still time to "begin again."

So, Let's go!!