Cleanliness and Organization is Overrated!

I normally overhaul my studio each January.  Dust the cobwebs out of the corners, tidy everything up so I am ready for the new year.  January 2011 came and went and I was too busy to get to it.  I finally have had a bit of a break in the craziness of life and I have been working to get my studio nice and...mmm...I dunno...organized maybe?

I shuffled things...

and moved things... 

I organized...

I reorganized...

I took stock of what I have...

And what I have too much of...

(no picture to insert as a girl can never have too much stuff)

and I tidied it all up...

found a place for everything...

and everything in its place...

AND NOW I CAN'T FIND A THING !!!

Spring Web Sale

A few feathered friends will be leaving the nest.  From the pages of Prim's magazine....to my Sunday web sale.

Sunday, April 10

5 pm, PST

Here

Button Button....

who has the button?

I do!!  Lisa and Val too!

  gorgeous glass

 

 beautiful black

yummy ~ yummy creams and whites.  just look at that big flower.... 

  perfect plastic... (and bling)

 gaw-geous gold...and can I just say...the pearls in these buttons are incredible.  

 

 bling bling and more bling!  Lovin' these rhinestones. 

 sweet smalls....

Thanks Lisa...for letting me tag along to the button ladies house.  

The sweet button lady...she has the most wonderful collection of buttons and is always willing to share.

hhhmmmm....sounds like it might be a good field trip for the September/October workshop!!

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And can I just give a big shout out ?!?

Lisa Super...on the cover...Somerset Life.  

And can I just tell you...she is the newest Bonne Vivant !!

Big Congratulations!  

Couldn't have happened to a nicer person.

Recycle, Repurpose, ReUse

 Recently, my sweet friend Marcia had a newspaper article written about her and her store on recycling.  Ah yes, the beauty of collecting (hoarding) and recycling (creating art with hoarded goods) "stuff".  Marcia decided that in March she would play hostess to "green" art classes.  She asked if I would like to play....and of course I said yes!  So last night we got together and had the most wonderful time making flea market bags ~ re-cycled style.  Five lovely ladies came out to join me.  They designed and mostly hand stitched their bags.

We used old hankies and laces...

buttons and ribbon...

 

 and even pockets off of shorts that my neighbor girls had outgrown!!

I loved the creativity and the intensity that these gals had, even in the heat.  And I'm not complaining about the heat...at all!!