Down on the farm

As I write, I am sitting in the bright kitchen of my aunt and uncle in Virginia.  I come from a long line of dairy farmers, so being on the farm surrounding by rolling fields of corn and hay really feels like home.  While I've been up here, we've gone on a few adventures, and have had fun crafting!

On Wednesday, she and her "peeps" got together in their craft sanctuary to work on scrapbooking.  I have to admit, it felt a little like heaven to be surrounded by shelf after shelf of craft supplies.  I worked on holiday gift tags to come up with some ideas for making sets to sell or give as gifts as well as some snowflake ornaments.  Both are still works in progress, but I did post a picture of the in progress snowflakes on my facebook page (www.facebook.com/artsyacorndesigns).

Yesterday, I cleaned out and helped organize my aunt's craft space.  I am one of these unusual types that gets a kick out of cleaning and organizing, so it was fun for me!  I labeled and sorted all her items and had lots of containers to add materials.  I ended up creating stations so to speak: one for her cricket and accessories, one for paper, one for stamps and ink pads, one for embellishments like embossing powder, stickers, and ribbon, and so on.  My favorite is her feature wall where she is showcasing finished projects and then underneath it in bins are all her projects in progress.  There is nothing like having a dedicated space for creating, no matter what type of project you are working on!