Banner design

I'm finally figuring out how to adjust my pics to fit a banner on Etsy or the header here on blogspot! Well, I should say my husband figured it out last night using fireworks. I must get over my fear of clicking on the wrong thing...nothing catastrophic will happen:) Anyway, I managed to put a new header on here though I will find something better later on...the words don't show too much if I put them over the pic. Yeeha! I don't have to rely on someone else to design my things. Now, I do have much more learning to do, but at least this is a start.

Disaster House!

Does anyone else out there have trouble being creative in the midst of chaos?? dumb question I guess but as much as I want to sew and create right now I need to declutter, organize, clean and make space NOW! Starting with the garage today...I have a new shed ordered that will hold much of the valuable stuff I have out there, but its gonna be a month before it gets here and is ready to be filled. I cannot wait that long. I want to retile the laundry room floor but I cannot clear out that room until the garage is cleaned up...that whole domino effect that freezes us up so we do nothing!

My main motivation is thinking that somehow I'll find more space for my studio if I get rid of a bunch of stuff that is cluttering my mind. Maybe I'll only end up with mental space, but that's the main issue, isn't it? Our perspective on something is always changeable ... it's a choice to think of something in a negative manner. Sooooo...I'll declutter AGAIN. Maybe break my promise to NEVER have another garage sale, and in the process declutter my brain so it is freer to create.

Good luck to me!!!

Art in the Garden

Well, I did the show. Here are pics of my area. When we got there I was allowed double the space I expected so there was room to spread out...I would have brought more to decorate if I'd known, but it worked anyway. Turnout was rather pitiful...I don't think there were more than 100-150 people that came through and vendors started packing up around 2pm. But I did learn a lot which is what I wanted. It was fun to set up and see people appreciate the things I create.

We were threatened by storms all morning but they all missed us. By noon the wind was picking up and by 1pm I was chasing quilts as they blew here and there. That got a little old! Lesson learned...bring duct tape! he,he. Overall, I wish there had been more people, but I found that if I participated in a bigger show, I would not be the one vendor sitting there with no one coming through (my biggest angst)...quilts draw people whether they buy or not. The colors and beauty of them gain attention and so many people have quilts they cherish from a grandmother or someone that chatting with people is worth the trip.

I managed to take a bunch of pics throughout the day (until my battery died) so I have updating to do on my Etsy site. It was nice to have a different backdrop for display.

All for now...time to reclaim my house...what a disaster!!!!!!!!!

Enough rain already!!!

Well, I still cannot set up out in the driveway! More rain/drizzle...bleah. I tried setting up in my dining room yesterday but there just wasn't space and I made a huge mess with the help of buttercup who needed to be in the middle of everything!!! NOT helping since I'm 'defurring' everything also! Sooooo...no pics yet, but one way or another I'm gonna set up somewhere today! Trying to figure out how to keep everything from blowing away tomorrow also. winds expected and ... well, I'll have to do the best I can. It's all good, right?!

Preparations!

I'm working on finishing projects for the art in the garden show this saturday. What I'm realizing is that I need to make more stuff!!!!!! ARgh...when I'm trying to find places to store quilts I feel like I have millions but now that I hung them up on a rack, there just are not that many. Hmmmm. Now I do have many that need quilting as always...but I have only about 40 items for the show...well, I also have some pillowcases and light switch covers, but ... well I guess I'll be working with what I have. I'll be setting up shop in my driveway in the next day or so and will post pics of potential layouts. I need walls!!! Must get creative...and fast!

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Ok, I just deleted that section...for now that will do:)

Just messed up my pages!

I was playing around with colors and such and somehow ended up with a huge space between the greeting and posts...arg! me and computers! Gotta figure out how to undo all that blank space...