Therefore

Ready Setty Go

I shall have supplies all prepped and ready; easily at hand.  Here is the plan.

                 

First I am not joining anything!  Almost anything!  I really enjoyed the Wanderlust 2016.  I viewed all the classes, took notes and want more.  So I signed up again for 2017.  I don't do all the extras but I find it inspiring  and extremely informative.  So I consider this a continuation rather than a new project.

                                       
Then Seth at the altered page asked for participants for ARTifacts and I felt I could/should do this.  I don't really have to start a new thing but just continue with my own plan.

And that is it!  I have enough trouble making my own deadlines without adding those of others.

In an attempt to get ready I did not do the usual 'tear apart and put back together' studio take down.  vbsigh

I did treat my 12" by 48" work surface to a new sheet of brown freezer paper and stacked the stuff I actually use all around it which leaves the usual 12' by 18" of actual free space!   Less space, less mess, faster clean up and therefore more productivity.

 I really like the idea of having prepped images that I can see to move  around for placement!  I have stamped images with black permanent ink on deli paper and on blank pages.

 I am using double sided fusible to prep fabric, and fibre for collage elements.

I am setting handwork by my chair in the evenings.  I am happy to have rediscovered crocheting.  I also have some supplies to experiment with hand lettering.  And if I'm at all restless I have some inspirational books stacked up in lieu of library books.  :/

I dropped my camera and it has a dark spot in one corner so I'll be getting even more creative with my phone!  :[  This may have been the last one before the ooops!

Part of embracing my creative self involves my personal appearance.  I'd like to lose the old lady look.  I bought leggings and I am 'practicing' wearing them around home.  They are comfy!  I have a few short, soft, straight skirts to layer over and I have a tunic cut out to sew and to try for effect.   The Rooster isn't sure but perhaps the grey leggings that look like his long johns were not the right colour to start with.  LOL    My two grand daughters, 4 and 7 think its wonderful as they have some!  I am not comfortable enough to tackle a selfie so just let your imagination wander to a chick with long underwear on with two wee chickies in tow!  Ha!

Therefore- we shall move ahead in spite of any more oopses and begin to document my story!

Five by twelve

Amazingly, I got my five things done by lunch time! Must be a first. Of course that now gives me lots of time to worry! More on that later.

I have computer time in the morning and I realized I could do some altered page prep while some of the sites load. Multi tasking.

I wanted to try using a doily as a stencil. I definitely need more practice.

Then I gathered up my various cans of spray paint and sorted through the old paint cans in the basement. Threw out two, set aside two and felt fabulous to have started to edit my paint department. I will never save paint cans again. I'll pour the extra into plastic peanut butter jars and label. Better than rusty lids and painted labeling. sheesh

I have some paint from the laundry area. Possibly the tables.

I have 1 can of spray paint and got 4 on sale yesterday- celery. Should do the 2 chairs.

I have a yellow for the high chair but I may hold out for a gold. Hmm, maybe I need to look to see if there is any sunshine room paint left.

I do have a darker yellow for the shelf.

And I have some bathroom paint left for the bench. I also want to learn to antique/distress and I have some paste wax to experiment with.

Now I've warned my rooster I need a place to try spray painting again so hopefully he'll come up with a good idea. Shoot! Seems like all the DIY Bloggers all do it, so why can't I???

So with big ideas on my mind I...

... did get on the mower and cut grass. The old garden is now grass but you can see where the new pasture will be for the sheep. So I gained some grass but I also lost some grass. That fluffy stuff is foxtail barley and not very edible. But the grass is pretty brown right now so at this point it is all one level and done!

My rooster is beginning to catch on to landscaping and now has opinions. :( He wanted a stately tree in the centre of the old garden. ??? We do need to break up the wind so what the hey, go for it!

Dear grandson and I forgot to shut a gate and this is what the sheep thought a feature tree should look like! Hopefully it'll bounce right back and bush out like that big willow in the background.

But the bad news is that while I was dreaming of my painted furniture I chewed up and did not spit out a 50 foot real rubber water hose. oops! He who keeps the books is going to be entering my transgression on the debit side of the ledger! ;^)