Sorry I haven't had a chance to doing anything to my blog in months! I have been a busy bee with the new house and moving and simply trying to find anything packed in boxes.
I have finally settled into my home and slowly trying to find time to unpack everything. There never seems to be enough time to do anything. Every time you look around you see something that needs to be done or in my case purchased!
We spent about 3-4 weeks tearing out all the flooring, putting in 20" tile and carpet made from recycled bottles. We have fresh paint over every surface and we just ordered new wood blinds. I can't wait to have everything done and post before and after pictures. The change is pretty awesome.
My biggest thorn in my side right now is my craft room. Before I basically used all of my kitchen and living room of my one bedroom apartment to run my business. Finally I have my own room. But the big question is - where do I begin!? Most of my pottery and paints are still in boxes - no wait - take that back! ALL of my pottery and paints are still in boxes. I did manage however to make it down to the only Ikea in the Phoenix area and purchase a large storage unit with cubby holes to store my pottery. I am on the hunt to find boxes to slide into them. Why are these boxes so darn costly? Serious, Ikea wanted $16 for one straw basket. Sadly my brain is so fried from the moving, packing, unpacking and of course 120 degree heat in Phoenix it simply won't work.
I have been checking out a few craft blogs to hope spur my inspiration. I came across one yesterday that is just too darn cute is www.houseofsmiths.blogspot.com. You should check it out if you get a chance. Their style is not quite like mine - but it sure has a lot of ideas that I can jump off of to help get my house out of the white box look it currently is in.
I another one I came across is www.remodelaholic.com. There is a lot of guest posts of remodels and home projects by average people that is getting me inspired. Hopefully I can get out of my non-crafting state and get back into gear. A crafter has to start thinking about the holidays months before they arrive.
Peace, Love & Painting!
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