My garage is trashed.
It gets cleaned every month, but when a project arises, every morsel of craftiness that I’ve collected needs to be strewn all over the garage floor for ultimate crafty inspiration.
Part of the problem is that I must craft on the kitchen table so I can watch the kids play inside and outside and have quick access to the soda fridge. So, when it’s time for a quick clean up so we can actually eat dinner on the table, bins and boxes get tossed into the garage. Yeah, maybe they could be put away nicely, but then I would be listening to the nonsense I tell my kids everyday about cleaning up after themselves….
My husband hates craftiness. I *think* he likes that I ~AM~ crafty, but he hates the mess (so do I, but until I get the craft room of my dreams…..), he hates the bins of fabric and paper and every bit of yarn, ribbon, thread, buttons, pipe cleaner, paint, froufy fringe and assorted “CRAP” that is located in the garage. I’m convinced that he loves me and that’s the sole reason he puts up with the Crap.
Me + Crap = Love. I love it. I love to browse it, buy it, sort it, re-sort it, ink it, cut it, paste it, spray paint it. I love to create spectacular things and even though it looks like I have every supply I’ll ever need, I’ll be buying more Crap to create something else spectacular next week, if not tonight. For a great read on collecting scrappy bits check out Scrapbooking Confessions. It’s totally me.
It’s almost my birthday and I thought I’d post a little bit of link love full of more crap I want *ahem* need. (Read: Sweetie, if you aren’t going to take me to Paris for crepes, I’ll settle for more crap for my birthday!)
This K and Co. Tote is just about the coolest bag ever. The photo really doesn’t do it justice, it’s quite thick and sturdy. I saw one at CKU Anaheim and the group of ladies who had them had actually purchased them off QVC. Unfortch, they are no longer there, but 2Peas is selling them for only $30.
I currently have a digital scrap addiction. (You can read about the new obession at the newly brought back from the dead ScrapJunkie). Which makes my husband ask, why can’t the aforementioned CRAP in the garage be thrown away? My answer: because I like both, and I’m the Mom. That’s why.
After helping Jessica Sprague with her digital classes at CKU Anaheim, I have got to get my hands on this Epson 1800 12×12 printer. We printed out hundreds of layouts AND THEY WERE AMAZING. This could possibly convert me to 80% digital scrapping, 20% paper scrapping. I can hardly contain myself from purchasing it today. You can bet if I don’t get it for my birthday, I will be purchasing it the day after to add to my collection of crap.
There are a few more additions, but it’s time to get ready for Tootsie’s ballet recital.
