Well, I call it "mundane" as it deals with ordinary day-to-day life. It does not have to mean "boring". However, it will be an opportunity to slow down and relax. So, take a moment, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and let's connect. :-)
We've got a lot going on this week:
First of all, I've developed another avenue for sharing with our new Facebook group "Craftie Minds". It's a great place for sharing craft ideas, photos, and inspiration. I also welcome you to share your crafting business page, YouTube channel, Etsy shop, etc. I want Craftie Minds to be a place that will encourage growth for us ALL. It's a lot of fun! Be sure to go over and join our group.
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My most recent accomplishment was getting a new "work surface" installed. I purchased a 20 inch X 8 foot butcher block counter style piece of lumber. I cut it down to 7 feet, which is still pretty massive! I stained it to match a desk that I already had in my craft room, which I use for paper crafting. I actually mixed stains to get a color match and I think I did pretty good! :-D I then gave it a few coats of polyurethane and let that dry for a few days. My husband mounted it to the wall on one end for me and made legs for the other end. It's positioned directly beside my paper crafting desk (and has file drawer units underneath), effectively turning it into a huge L-shaped desk! I'm so excited about that! But that's not the best part. It's between my paper crafting desk and my beading desk, also turning my beading desk into a huge L-shaped work area! All three together create sort of a T-shaped configuration so I can use it from either side, whether from my paper crafting desk or my beading desk. I'm also hoping it will be large enough to film my napkin folding videos on, so I won't have to move everything into the kitchen when I film one of those. I just love it! I have sooo much space that I didn't have before. I don't know if I've explained it well. But you guys will see.. I plan to do a "Craft Room Tour" video when I get it further along. Just be patient with me. It is taking quite a long time trying to work on it AND make videos but we'll get there. ;-) I've waited almost 25 years to get this craft room. No sense in rushing it now. I want to take my time with it. I would also like to create some shelving on the wall above my beading desk to store all my bead containers close at hand. They're currently on the floor underneath my beading desk, lol. I have sooo many plans for how to deck out that room, but too many to tell in just one blog post. We'll dig deeper as we go. Maybe you guys might have some organizational ideas for me along the way. I would love to hear them.
Another new development, as most of you know, is my newfound interest in paper crafting. Years ago I did a lot of scrapbooking and I want to get back into that. I still have SeVeRaL events from my children's school days that have not yet been entered into the scrapbooks. For such a long time, I ended up storing away most of my paper crafting supplies and they were just not accessible. Now that I'm getting everything moved into my new craft room, I can access EVERYTHING and I'm so excited! I not only want to pick up where I le ft off with the scrapbooking; I also want to get more into card making and things like that. You guys saw my "Stamping Haul" video, right? I've been able to get a really good start on some card making (scrapbooking) supplies. I recently made a couple more orders for supplies. I guess I'm just waiting on my craft room to be closer to completion. Then I can get in there and just brainstorm! I already have a couple of really cute ideas for cards, invitations, gift tags, and so much more. I just can't wait to jump into it! I feel like I've been doing nothing but bead charms lately. I don't want y'all to get bored. I want to offer a broader range of crafting. I know that paper crafting/card making will be so much fun! I hope you guys will enjoy it too.
Always continue commenting and letting me know what you want to see. And don't forget to log on every Monday morning for another "Mundane Morning" blog post, and also every Wednesday afternoon for my "Friendsday Afternoon" blog post where I feature YOU, the viewers. I receive so much inspiration and encouragement from you guys, I just can't keep it all to myself. These will be in addition to my craft posts featuring all the crafts that I make in my YouTube videos, including links to the videos. Be sure to "Follow by email" here on the blog to be notified when there's a new blog post so you won't miss anything.
Until next time friends, stay Craftie! 😉
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