Getting things sorted out and organized

I "found" all of these small wooden items in a Rubbermaid bin I'd forgotten in the basement. These will be put on that shelf that runs around the top of the dining room in case anyone that comes to paint would like to do anything with them. This  excites me because having an empty bin will allow me to pack up some of the items that I had been trying to sell on eBay and that will free up 2 shelves of cabinet space that I can use for things I'm doing right now. Most of the organizing shows will tell you to go out and buy a lot of containers, I'll tell you how to make the best use of the ones you have.

This wall makes terrific use of vertical space with storage shelves up to the ceiling.

Don't forget the tops of your cabinets. They're a great place to store things that you don't use often.

Always my painting and drawing comes back to my garden. Around the world weather has made it quite a challenge to grow anything so this dwarf orange tree in my dining room is my back up plan and makes me so happy when it blossoms. I'm along way from actually getting any oranges off of it but it keeps hope alive and helps me dream of better days ahead. What could be better than that?

Driven to Distraction and Enjoying The Trip

The sky is overcast so I'm not so tempted to run outside to play today. I never did get much work done out there yesterday because the image in the scanner of all my projects sparked my interest and made me want to create some stationery to write my friends that don't use computers so they could see what I'm working on too.
Well, one thing led to another and HOURS later I'd come up with about 30 new products. After all if I was writing a note, it would be nice if the stamp matched... and if the stamp matched... wouldn't it be cute to seal it with a sticker that matched... and so on...and so on... and so on...Silly, isn't it? But fun.
I did eventually get outdoors but just long enough for a cup of tea and to crochet a few more rows on that potholder.
Today I'm starting with a cup of coffee and that potholder in between loads of laundry and some other housework that had piled up while I was off working on other projects.
I've NO idea where today is headed but I can't wait to get there!

Signs of Spring

The snow is still with us but there's warmth and a hint of color here and these to give us hope and the sun felt so good as I changed the water in the bird bath and checked the feeders that I couldn't resist pulling a bit of the lawn furniture out today.

In this part of the country we just enjoy the warm spots when we find them. People driving by seemed quite entertained by the fact that I was running around without a coat in the middle of all of this and stepping around snow banks to get the long shot you see in the middle photo.