Monthly Archives: September 2009
tiny world- foresty
Little house in the woods.
I think this is progress
I am feeling pretty good after my latest rearrange. This is my desk with the purl girls (from the trip) moving forward. The space is beginning to feel functional.
I’ve been haunted by this post about some very organized floss. Looks dreamy, doesn’t it.
Somewhere in the middle of this rambling post from 2 years ago, is a description of how I was organizing my floss. Every time I needed a color, I ended up pulling everything out of the bag and spreading it all out- time consuming and messy. Time to try something new.
So, first I went to my local art store and bought one box (Artbin Prism 6) to try. Yes, I liked it. I bought another at Joanns with my 40% off coupon. Okay, I was convince that this might work for me. Then, I went to the Joanns online, where the boxes were on sale, and bought the rest that I needed. Yesterday morning the boxes arrived and I organized all my floss- so much fun!
They are not as neat and pretty as the boxes in the original post, but that is probably a reflection of my life in general.
I like this organizing system for several reasons-
My ADHD needs clear storage. That is a given.
I can divide the colors up into small divisions so I don’t have to sort through so many skeins to find what I want.
I like my floss how it comes- as a skein. I will wind it onto a card or empty spool only when it has become hopelessly tangled. The skeins fit perfectly in these boxes.
I can keep the unused cut threads (those pieces with 4 strands or oops, I-guess-this-is-the-wrong-color pieces) together with the rest of the same colors.
These boxes fit very nicely into my desk drawer.
Okay, that was fun. There is something so incredibly satisfying about doing a job like this. One tiny part of my life is now neat, organized and in control- Hurray!
travel and all
I’m trying to get back on track here.
I was away last weekend, visiting my sister in South Carolina- Hi Tina! There was quite a bit of time sitting in airports and on planes so I put together some project bags. I cut out 4 Purl girls. I put the parts for each girl in a separate zip bag. I added the matching floss colors to each bag. In one of the bags I added needles and small scissors. I filled a gallon bag with wool stuffing and some small forceps. I brought tools that I wouldn’t mind losing, in case airport security made a fuss. They didn’t.
It worked out really well. By the time I returned, I had done all I could. That was not because I was finished, but because I had underestimated how much stuffing I’d need! I also underestimated how much floss I needed but I was able to add some from Tina’s stash. All in all, it was an excellent travel project.
We drove to Charleston, SC for a day. I felt very much away from New England- pink houses and palm trees- ah!
We ate some fantastic southern cuisine- like these fried green tomatoes… oops! We’d gobbled them up before I thought to take the photo- so delicious!
We drove to the ocean and walked in the water.
Then, an amazing rainbow on the way back to Columbia.
I am back home now, trying to get my thoughts back to my work.
I am having a really hard time adjusting to the new space. For every hour I work, I seem to spend 2 hours rearranging. I am sure it will settle down soon… I hope?
Let me see- other news. Two weeks in, the son seems to be very happy at Art School. He is home for the weekend. And he now has a tattoo. Um, is this surprising? I guess not. Actually the artwork is very nice.
My brother and sister-in-law have an etsy shop. How fantastic is this card! So many of my friends and relatives are getting Etsy shops that I need to get my act together and make a page with all their links. Geesh, that list of things I ought to do is so long… yeah, when I have time. OK.
and the winner is…
drum roll please!
Angela Recada step forward!
Thanks so much to everyone that posted and entered- There were 82 entries all together. The random number generator picked #49 and that was Angela!
reminders and a little project
reminder one- One more day to get in on the giveaway– don’t say I didn’t warn you! You must send an email (with a link) to mimi.kirchner.giveaway@gmail.com to be entered. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, 9/8.
reminder two- I will be doing another Tiny World workshop on October 17. Let me know if you are interested.
And the little project. I always seem to do these sort of projects before I go on a trip. Yep, I am going to South Carolina for a few days. Does anyone have any crafty recommendations for the Columbia area?
Hurray! My camera is back! I decided to make it a present- a cover/pouch for when I am carrying it around in my bag. The camera looks so clean and unscratched right now. Maybe this will help keep it that way.
It is made from a vintage linen table napkin.
girl in a red coat
It was a real struggle to get some good photos of her- I am using my old camera and, guess what? It is not as good as my new one! My g10 is on its’ way home from factory service (Hurray!) and I am hoping it will get here today. Red is always hard to get right though. Also, whenever there is something fuzzy in the photograph, like her mohair scarf, it really messes up the focus. That is my excuse for all the photos in this post- in case you were wondering.
Here she is with all her goodies- she has an elastic waist cashmere skirt, a red wool coat, a black felt purse, and a blue mohair scarf that matches her eyes.
She has a cashmere bow in her hair.
A side view with the bow peeking out-
Her wool coat has wool felt trim and handstitched button holes.
