Here's her car, packed to the gills:
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Done.
I am SO done. Becki Smith so very generously came and took away the rest of the stuff. There was some stuff that will surely have to be tossed--stuff that would be interesting to nobody but me--and there was some really cool stuff, too, like handmade paper and stuff. Check out what Becki does, here, and you can see that she might be able to use some of this. I hope so; that would make me even happier. Although, frankly, if she gave it all away to someone else, I'd still be pretty dang happy. I'm REALLY happy.
Here's her car, packed to the gills:
Thanks again, Becki! (And, yes, I *do* feel lighter and freer)~~XO
Here's her car, packed to the gills:
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8 comments:
I am inspired to unload a lot of crafts items that I know that I probably will NEVER use!
Oh my! Creative heaven! Becki's art is fabulous. Isn't it fun to find good homes for things you like?
You are very inspiring!
I recently gave away tons of cloth to a quilter and another ton to a maker of doll clothing.
Still more stuff to go....
Marilyn the Art Appreciator
My past year has been spent getting rid of things. The prior year I told myself I had one year to use it, if I didn't use it, it had to go. I am down to a couple of small drawers, from a whole closet full. It is a great feeling to give it to someone who can use it and appreciates it!
The crafter that I used to be has moved on and the old stuff held me back somehow.
Enjoy your new natural light in the studio.
Nancy in Dallas
Rice....hoping this won't make you feel stalked or anything but I was bemoaning my adjustment to culture changes between DFW and Midland when I was talking to the guy installing my cable for me at our new home today...he works for a different company than yours by the way lol...anyway he told me you live down the street from me and told me to check out your blog...OH my how excited I am....the creative spirit and energy and life your blog brought to me were completely refreshing and I felt for a moment like maybe I had moved to Austin!!!!! I'm at the house with the white picket fence...stay at home Mom...writer..among a few other things....would love to meet you sometime...(White Picket Fence house down the way)...Would love to meet you sometime~Jennifer
Next time you are unloading craft things, check with the local schools. They often can use some of it in projects for the students. Stuff like that goes a long way to keeping art in schools.
I realized after I published the comment that I hadn't explained it well. It was in response to Kitchen Itch's comment, and I was trying to explain that I have to pick where things go--exquisite hand-made paper and anatomically correct rubber stamps are not going to the schools. Many of the things I've given away over the years HAVE gone to the schools, and there is indeed need there. In the earlier stages of de-stashing, we took a bunch of stuff to art teachers we know, and for years we kept them supplied with paper I picked up from Midland's largest printing company--there was so much of that that I kept several English and history departments supplied, too, as well as the after school program at Casa de Amigos, where I also took the clothes from our largest consignment store--we'd pick up the jeans and usable clothes from them--truckloads--and take them to Casa. There are all kinds of things you can do to help the schools, but you have to be careful what you donate. Nothing inappropriate (sexual, religious, political--and I had a lot of stamps in those categories. Well, not sexual, but just nekkid), nothing toxic, nothing full of allergens (most of the paper stuff was full of dust from the storage building), nothing that could be dangerous or offensive in any way. This is, after all, Midland, Texas. One rubber stamp of the pope could cause all sorts of trouble.
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