CREATE!

I am a couple of week's late with this art piece, but I did finally get it done. Ali had posted a challenge in her newsletter at the beginning of the year to choose a word that would define your goals for this year.

My word for the year is Create. And, yes this does mean crafts on one level simply because I want to get more done than I have lately and challenge myself in more areas, but for me, this word goes much deeper. I first posted some of my ideas on this in my Sept 8th blog post. Around Christmas I received the book Living Artfully by Sandra Magsumen. I haven't finished reading it yet, but this is such a powerful book!!! I plan on giving a full-on review when I finish the book entirely. The idea behind the book is that there are endless possibilities and ways to be creative in life beyond crafts that enrich your life and all the people around you. It can be as simple as the extra note that you put in your child's lunchbox or actually pulling out the good dishes for dinner to make it a more beautiful experience. There are creative things that you can do in your world every day, every moment to simply make it a more beautiful life. And this is what I strive for over the next year. This piece of art is something that I plan to hang prominantly in my life to remind me of that.


And here is a glimpse of the going's on for Katherine's bedroom. I finally found a bedding set that I liked at a price I liked (half price!) Then over the weekend, I made the lamp to coordinate with it. The base is made from one of the wood Prima Vases. The papers are from the Basic Grey Oh Baby! Girl line and everything else (flowers, gems, and ric rack) are from Prima.


I hope that you all are having a great week!!!
smiles,
christi