Three Things : On My Table
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My work table is a total disaster right now (not to mention the floor around my table).
Piles of things I have pulled out from the lockers; pieces of paper with notes jotted on the front and back of concepts and ideas I want to implement (these notes are currently keeping me sane); punches; adhesive; paint. Projects in progress.
Yes, it could be more of a mess. I've seen worse around here. But for someone like me who was really getting the hang of cleaning up everything after completing a project this feels like one big mess that just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
These days those longer chunks of time are harder to come by (hence the very messy table) yet the ideas and the passion is definitely still there. I am relearning how to get things done & how to work in minutes rather than hours. In between feeding and changing and playing with Anna I am scanning and uploading and printing and adhering and painting. Less concerned with the mess than attempting to get some creative work done in the moments I have available.
Luckily, in the midst of all those piles, I have been inspired by a bunch of new-to-me products including the three shown above. All found on my table this week:
1. Martha Stewart Scallop Dot Edge Punch. I noticed last week that Scrapbook.com now carries some of the Martha Stewart craft products. I ordered this one last week and am really excited to put it to good use.
2. Tim Holtz Mini Paper Clips. Looking forward to using these to attach some real life ephemera. The size is just right: not too big + not too small.
3. Jenni Bowlin Pearl Flowers. These little gems have made their way on to a couple of my projects for the magazine recently including the layout featuring the Anna's playlist. It's a great little touch.
What's on your desk or table today? Are you working in the midst of a mess too?
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My craft table currently has baby food, mail, and bibs on it...it's actually my kitchen table, and there aren't enough hours in the day to get around to cleaning of the table to create anything the last few weeks. I'm hoping things calm down in the next month or two and I can get some fun stuff done.
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Such a huge project Susan! I need to remove some photos from my parents albums - another "on my list" project.
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I always clean up my work space after I complete a project. I just don't function well surrounded by clutter. Right now on my work space there is a pack of rub-ons that a friend sent me in the mail yesterday.
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Ali, it's so nice to hear honesty and reality hitting the blogs...I get so discouraged sometimes, thinking I'm the only one who lives in chaos and "creative mess". Sometimes it gets so discouraging, it just kills any desire I have to create. Thanks for the honesty and encouragment.
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Mine is clean but only because I haven't done anything! Concidentally I also have a martha Stewart punch I got yesterday at WM, it is a leaf puch, I love making clusters of flowers and I've been wanting this ouch for a long time.
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That sounds familiar to me too Sara :). I think I am close to a major clean if I can find a couple spare minutes.
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I really like those spiral journal pages too. One of those is under a pile on the table - planning to use it soon - I like the ragged edge.
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I know about that reality too :). I have a few of those sorts of projects hanging around here as well. No need to be ashamed!
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There are lots of little "evidences" of Simon's existence in here too :).
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Holy cow, my counter space is a mess right now! I also love to clean up between projects usually but that is just not happening right now. I have a few to many projects going on at the same time and that is what is keeping me from giving it a good straighten.
Right now I have a lot of Scenic Route Sonoma product since I'm working on a mini-album of a little trip my son and I took together. Plus a pile of new product from CHA that I just can't seem to put away yet. And several Studio calico kits that I need to put away into my stash :0)
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Creative mess is totally a part of the process for sure!!! I should have taken a photo of the floor so you could see the piles there too.
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Ha! I just spent a full week (and I'm not joking) cleaning and editing and organizing my office. I feel so good now. Your place looks so creative and inviting and wonderful!
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The mess I have right now is...
1-My cute little Emma made us a darling Easter sign...so the scraps from that are still there.
2-A layout of my Mom, husband and kids I'm working on. Just need to glue everything down.
3-Lot of flowers and notes scattered about as I ADORE flowers and I must write my ideas on bits of paper or I will forget!!:)
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My son's 5th birthday party. I am making tshirts with iron-on transfers instead of 'junk' bags for the favors. I hope it works the way I want it to, and that people like the idea.
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Wow, I have to say that it makes me feel SO much better to see your scrap area a mess!! Cause that's what my table looks like right now :)
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Action requires knldoewge, and now I can act!
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I was completely inspired by a combination of your amazing Baby Anna album and the fact that I never LOVED the baby book I created for my 2 year old. SO, I spent the weekend revamping his book and creating the "bones" for the baby I am expecting in August while my mom had my son. What a fun Saturday scrapbooking with no interruption. Never quite got to the cleaning up part because I was trying to get so much done in my very rare free time. Desk is now covered in various baby paper, embellishments, clippings, etc...Thanks for the inspiration Ali!
p.s. had so much fun with the 6x12 page protectors!
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What's on my work table today? TAX RETURNS - yuck.
You were so smart to do yours before the baby!
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Ali, this seriously is the happiest moment of my life!! lol.. I am always SO intimidated by your perfect and orderly space! now I see you're human too! :o)
On my desk are my new favorite gray corduroy brads form Stampin' Up!, my stack of distress ink pads and a cluster of homemade model magic "transformers"! (don't ask me how those got there!)
Enjoy the creative process!
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My whole scraproom is a mess but a guess a creative mess :) I feel you with the taking the time to get some work done in between caring for the kiddos. And thanks for the heads up with scrapbook.com caring MS products.
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Messy just doesn't describe my craft area. I've got 3 projects in the works right now. My DD needs some picking up so I am making a mini book of reasons why I admire her. I am working on a family book for my sister. Finally, I am working on gift card holders for 180 faculty/staff. I thought as my children got older, life would get easier. Not true.
I love ribbon and buttons. Can't seem to get enough of them. My favorite is my Grandmother's button box. LOVE IT!
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