Creative Chaos

It always comes back to the snuggly bed.....

Now, I know as all of you are looking at this, you are saying to yourself......"Doesn't she know it's called Studio Friday and not Bedroom Friday?!? Maybe we should clue her in..."  And, my answer to that is yes (not yes, clue me in, but yes I do know!).  However, seeing as I presently don't have full use (ok, let's be honest here, no use) of my former studio due to the fact it is now storing furniture, bikes, cabinets and various kids toys, I really thought about what gives me comfort right now.  And that would have to be my bed & some Home Companion or Sommerset magazines. When the kids are both asleep I love to peruse through my books and magazines finding inspiration for my "studio to-be" and my crafts.   Although, I do have to be careful though.  Because there really is a fine line between chaos and crafts.  For myself, I sabotage my creativity in pursuit of perfect space and time.  As soon as my studio is organized.....as soon as the kitchen is clean......as soon as the closet is cleared out.......as soon as I repaint the den....As soon as I learn to speak Spanish.......THEN I will be ready to create and craft beautifully inspired jewelry and crafts.  There will be no end nor bounds to my creativity as soon as the rest of my life is organized!!!  ha. ha. ha.   Intellectually, I know that that is wrong.  But, creatively, it's simply nothing more than a good excuse to procrastinate.   I procrastinate and convince myself that the perfect time to create perfect craft is somewhere in the perfectly organized future.  When the reality is.....the perfect time IS the perfectly disorganized "right now"

Studio Friday

In my meanderings on the web, I have found some incredible web sites with some incredibly talented women doing their thing.   I feel as though I have wandered into a different neighborhood peeking into people's creative windows.  One of the windows I looked in on is a place called Studio Friday.  I even had the courage to knock on the door and say hello.   I hope I'm not intruding....but I feel that this is a perfect spot to step my toes into the creative water. 

The this picture represents a a small piece of who I am.  Because I had no idea how to do the picture collage thing, I just set up a still life.  The one huge piece of me that is missing in that picture is chocolate and a cup of hot coffee.  Anyway, thanks for letting me into your "neighborhood".