Labor Day is soon upon us, and I'm starting to think of fall, winter and Christmas creations. My husband and his parents have always been campers, but I have never camped in my life. So over the Labor Day weekend we're going camping and I am expecting to soak up all of nature for three reasons. As my motherinlaw pointed out to me this morning, it will be just be a time to forget about everyday life. No phones, no schedules, just nature. Secondly, this trip into nature while the weather is still beautiful, will have to last me through a long winter of cold winds, and snow. And thirdly, I look forward to getting some ideas for my fall jewelry creations, from the nature I oberve at this place where we camp.
This afternoon I went through my stash of Swarovsky crystals that I bought on various visits over the month that my favorite bead shop was having "going out of business" sales. I probably spent at least $200 on crystals of every size, shape and color during that month. I intend to use every single crysal in a piece of jewelry as a design strikes me. So when I went through them this afternoon, I divided them into summer, fall and winter colors. When I get home next week, I will decide how to use my crystals and in which kind of designs.
Inititally I was not very enthusiastic about this camping trip, but I've come around and think I will find so much inspiration in nature that I will actually wish I had been a camper all my life! Happy Labor Day to all of you!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
What to do first????
All you fellow crafters out there: Do you have the same problem I have? I have so many things I want to create and not enough time to do them! I have been adding bracelets to my etsy shop, but I'd really like to get into making more jewelry with polymer clay. And I'd like to get some cards made so I can get them in my shop as well, so that people can buy a gift and a card all in one-stop shopping. And I'd like to take some more bead making classes so that I can make my jewelry even better, but life keeps getting in the way! Sigh...if only...I didn't have laundry to do, dinner to make, sheets to change, towels to wash, errands to run, and work!
How does a person do it all? They used to say that you can have it all, but I beg to differ. I have it relatively easy and I still can't seem to "have it all." I have a cleaning woman, no children, and a husband who helps out when I ask, and I still find it hard to fit everything in. It just seems to me that it shouldn't be that hard. I can't even imagine how women who have children and full time jobs get a chance to indulge themselves with something they like to do! Of course I have health issues that make it difficult to work late into the night on my projects which is probably what these women do, but with the help that I do have and only a part time job, I should be able to get some cards made or some clay projects at least started. Every day that I'm not working, I get up earlier and earlier thinking I'd have all my work done by noon, and then I can get to my crafts. So here's what happened today:
I got up at 7:15. I threw a load of clothes in the wash, got a cup of coffee and slice of bread and watched the morning news program for 40 minutes. Then I took a shower, and paid some bills, did the morning dishes and started the dishwasher. I threw the clothes in the dryer and left the house. I delivered the rent check to the office, mailed the bills at the post office, went to the bank and then went to return some items I had bought the previous week. I was back home by 11:30. Good, almost noon. When I got home, my mom called so I talked to her for about 40 minutes. I took the cclothes out of the dryer, folded them and put them away. I heated up some lunch for myself and then ate it while I watched my sopa opera. During the second half of the soap opera, I made a set of clay beads and got them ready to put in the oven for curing. When the soap ended I cleaned my lunch dishes and then the guy came to clean our carpet. While he was here, I took pictures of my new pieces for my Etsy shop and listed them. That whole process took about 1.5-2 hours but only because the carpet guy kept interupting me with questions. After he left, I advertised my new pieces on my facebook page and then I started this blog. It's 4:50 and my husband will be home from work in an hour. I got almost nothing done except my Etsy shop. Sure, I got the housekeeping issues taken care of, but where's the fun in that?? My husband went for a golf lesson in the morning and then played around of golf this afternoon after work! I absolutely do not begrudge him that, I'd just like to have a day where I do nothing but crafting from the minute I get up until I go to bed. No disturbances either, like making dinner or answering the phone!
Oh well, someday that day will come and I'll be so shocked, I probably STILL won't know what to do! :)
How does a person do it all? They used to say that you can have it all, but I beg to differ. I have it relatively easy and I still can't seem to "have it all." I have a cleaning woman, no children, and a husband who helps out when I ask, and I still find it hard to fit everything in. It just seems to me that it shouldn't be that hard. I can't even imagine how women who have children and full time jobs get a chance to indulge themselves with something they like to do! Of course I have health issues that make it difficult to work late into the night on my projects which is probably what these women do, but with the help that I do have and only a part time job, I should be able to get some cards made or some clay projects at least started. Every day that I'm not working, I get up earlier and earlier thinking I'd have all my work done by noon, and then I can get to my crafts. So here's what happened today:
I got up at 7:15. I threw a load of clothes in the wash, got a cup of coffee and slice of bread and watched the morning news program for 40 minutes. Then I took a shower, and paid some bills, did the morning dishes and started the dishwasher. I threw the clothes in the dryer and left the house. I delivered the rent check to the office, mailed the bills at the post office, went to the bank and then went to return some items I had bought the previous week. I was back home by 11:30. Good, almost noon. When I got home, my mom called so I talked to her for about 40 minutes. I took the cclothes out of the dryer, folded them and put them away. I heated up some lunch for myself and then ate it while I watched my sopa opera. During the second half of the soap opera, I made a set of clay beads and got them ready to put in the oven for curing. When the soap ended I cleaned my lunch dishes and then the guy came to clean our carpet. While he was here, I took pictures of my new pieces for my Etsy shop and listed them. That whole process took about 1.5-2 hours but only because the carpet guy kept interupting me with questions. After he left, I advertised my new pieces on my facebook page and then I started this blog. It's 4:50 and my husband will be home from work in an hour. I got almost nothing done except my Etsy shop. Sure, I got the housekeeping issues taken care of, but where's the fun in that?? My husband went for a golf lesson in the morning and then played around of golf this afternoon after work! I absolutely do not begrudge him that, I'd just like to have a day where I do nothing but crafting from the minute I get up until I go to bed. No disturbances either, like making dinner or answering the phone!
Oh well, someday that day will come and I'll be so shocked, I probably STILL won't know what to do! :)
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