Third Time's a Charm, right?

Starting a new blog entry, when the "new-ness" has officially worn off -- shocking that it only took until the second entry, right -- is not easy.  I have an abundance of IDEAS, though very little idea of where to start with them.

It's been a rough winter...oh hell, it's been a rough YEAR, creatively for me.  I have accomplished very little during the past 9 or 10 months in so far as my "fiber-addiction" is concerned.  Life sort of got in the way.  It happens.  A lot.  At this point, I am needing a re-do.  We have recently moved, and I basically have a clean slate for my sewing studio.  And because of this, it has sat in boxes for almost a month.  Having a clean slate can be incredibly over-whelming, to say the least.

I guess I wanted to wait to begin unpacking and setting up until I had the PERFECT concept of what I wanted in there.  I am not very good at RE-designing a room once it is in place and has all the furniture set up.  Spacial "puzzles" are NOT a strong-suit of mine, at all.  I like emptiness first, then I go for it.  I believe that is why I enjoy beginning a new garment/project, as opposed to altering one that is already more or less complete.  I love the IDEA of altered-couture, but in practice, I can not see passed what is already there.  Call it a design-feature, not a flaw.  I am working on it.

Last night, my husband and I went to Ikea for possibly the 5,000th time since the move.  Why is it that when we get there, we become stupid and forget the entire purpose for going there?  It really is an overwhelming place.  Plus, the distinct lack of windows through most of it is not reassuring; we both end up grouchy and somewhat claustrophobic within roughly two minutes of leaving the "lobby".

Last night was good, though.  I feel like we really accomplished a lot, and not just infuriating each other to the point of divorce, either.  We finally -- third time IS a charm -- got our bed frame, and a few other things for the bedroom.  And I finally settled on a big portion of what I needed/wanted for my sewing studio.  Oddly enough, it was a desk we were considering for his office.  Turns out, I was "suggesting" it so much, because I really liked it and why not just get it for my space?  So, we did.  Well, almost.  They were out of the actual "desk" part.  Figures.  Guess we're going back...again.

So, today is Sunday.  It's cloudy, nearly raining -- it's May, right?? -- and I think we're going to be "building" furniture all day.  We even managed to purchase a bottle of Guerrilla Glue last night.  I'm convinced it isn't enough, but we'll see.  I want to get the shelf part of my desk built today because I am going to need help with that -- it's HUGE.  Plus, Tuesday my lovely assistant (aka, Joan the Professional Organizer) comes over to help me, and I want to prove to her that I haven't been sitting on my behind for the past three weeks, when in reality, that's exactly what I've been doing!  Another design-feature??  We'll see.

Hopefully by the end of this month, I will have a "brand-new" creative space to begin creating in.  It's been a long time since I've fondled fabric, and I have PLANS.  Ideas, one could say.  Now, where do I START??


happy Sunday,
~j.b.