Easy Changes

I am trying to avoid crafts that involve heavy use of my hands so this week's projects were just easy changes around the house.

The red cart in the entry got a new look in blues and yellows

to match the dishes in the cabinet.

The cabinet doors have been closed since November when I put the cabinet in the entry, but I wanted to see a little more color in the entry.

I posted the pic above on Instagram and had more than 50 comments suggesting that I keep the cabinet doors open,

But, this is what the cabinet looks like today.

You might notice from Steve's comment above that he had a definite opinion.

Steve pretty much lets me do what I want when it comes to decorating

 so when my "sweet love" makes a request, the least I can do is honor it!

After removing all traces of Valentine's Day from the entry, it was time to work on the guest room.

The room is a work in progress as I figure out just what supplies I have space for in the house and what needs to stay in the garage.

As you can see, the "desk" is just a narrow table, but it can hold a lot of supplies.

I hung an old window above the desk

with lyrics from the song, What A Wonderful World.

The window was part of the decorations for my son's wedding last summer and the lyrics are from the song we danced to during the mother/son dance.

My grandmother's school slate

and an old metal heart hang on the window for now, but I imagine things will change frequently.

I'm still working on filling this little cabinet

and this box (one of my father's tool boxes) with supplies.

The dresser will hold supplies and that bare space on the dresser is where I made all my Valentine projects - before I hurt my hand.

This box (another item from my son's wedding), made by Betsy of My Salvaged Treasures, holds ribbons.

And my grandmother's sewing box holds a variety of tools.

I am slowly filling this cabinet with things I will need for crafting

By the time my hand is fully healed,

this room should be ready for me to be creative.

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30 Days of Creativity

I began November with a personal challenge - 30 Days of Creativity.

I made more than 30 items over the month, but I express my creativity in many ways and not everything involved "making".

In my quest to see the bottom of my sewing cabinet, I tackled a pile of projects.

I made pillows for the guest room,

for gifts

and to decorate the house.

I made a bunch of stockings out of drop cloth scraps

and sent many of them off to friends.

Scraps of fabric

became ornaments to decorate a little tree in the entry.

I painted a sign for the garden ladder and then the "making' stopped for a few days.

I took this cabinet from the living room

and reunited it with its base in the entry.

I had fun creating a pleasing display on the shelves.

That yellow and blue soup tureen is finally getting a spotlight.

The tureen is part of the set of Pistoulet dishes that the awesome Kris of Junk Chic Cottage won from a Pfaltzgraff giveaway and gifted to me.

November's creativity

led to the house being completely decorated and ready for Christmas.

And so, December will be a month to simply enjoy the season.

But, I just have a few hours left in November to finish embroidering this table runner for my next door neighbor.

Then, I can kick back and do nothing!

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I'm Busy Being Creative

I have too much "stuff" so for the month of November, I am challenging myself to 30 Days of Creativity with the goal in mind of using up lots of supplies.

In cleaning the garage, I came across a stack of plain white tea towels I ordered from Amazon last year and I can't for the life of me remember why.

I stenciled two of the towels and will hang them in the kitchen when it finally gets painted next week.

I have way too much paper on hand so I used a little to make a Thanksgiving banner for the mantel.

I painted a Welcome sign on an old cabinet door

and used a scrap of wood from the wood pile for this Christmas sign.

I have been making wire wreaths

and trying (unsuccessfully so far) to write words.

My sewing cabinet is overflowing (way too embarrassing to show) so I am making Christmas decorations to use up fabric.

I don't really need any more banners or stockings so I did a Giveaway on Instagram.

I announced the winner on Saturday and was incredibly touched by the response.

As I drove into Los Angeles yesterday, I thought about the winner's reaction and decided that I need to do a Giveaway on the blog too.

If you are interested, leave a comment on what colors and words you would like for your runner.

It's Day 9 of my Creativity Challenge so I need to get away from the computer and make something.