~FOLLOW YOUR SOUL...~

Today I'm killing myself diligently working in my studio trying to organize my work space.  I must say that it has gotten completely out of control.

Seriously.

Way too much STUFF and now that I no longer have a large retail booth I have no need for all the extra paraphernalia!  I've loaded up four huge bins worth of JUNQUE and off to the donation center I will go this afternoon!  And I have a lot more reorganizing to go before I'm finished!  I'm already excited about the final outcome!

It feels good to purge. And weed out...

To give away.

To share.

To toss.

I feel like I can breathe again...(well, almost!)...

I somewhat liken working within my studio walls to the life of an avid gardener.  Just like tending the earth's soil and making sure it's nutrients are rich and balanced by the Planter, so goes my life as a sewer of fine things.  If I'm not careful, weeds of workplace disorganization flourish (from a lack of "pruning"?) and I end up with an abundance of dormant supplies (barren seeds?) complicated by the mind-boggling awareness I've wasted a lot of hard-earned ca$h.  It's impossible for me to create anything in a space that is overgrown and full of weeds.  I end up standing around and asking myself "where do I begin?"...

The Silhouette Cutter I purchased nearly three years ago is a great example of what I'm talking about.

WEEDS!

 I swore I just had to have it...  I've used it ONCE and it's gathered a lot of dust  since dragging it home!  That EXPENSIVE piece of equipment was NOT necessary for me to design the things I'm passionate about creating.  That fancy gizmo may be fabulous for someone else, just not for me.  At least not now anyway.  Honestly,   I'd rather have my $275 back!!!!

Choices!

Sometimes I make really silly ones!

I have at least another full day of work ahead of me before I finish "tilling the piles of fabric" in hopes they will one day bloom into a garden of lovely keepsakes.

I've asked God to help me tend to the field before me and pay attention to the fleurs budding within my own hothouse instead of staring at the plantings in another's...  

I'm following my soul.  It knows the way.

"It was already planted in good soil and had plenty of water so it could grow into a splendid vine and produce rich leaves and luscious fruit."  Ezekiel 17:8 NLT

Love to you...

Rebecca

~~ROMANTIC COTTAGE BICYCLE PLANTER~~ From Fabulous to OVER-DA-MOON

 ~PAINTED OUT IN CRISP WHITE~

Not long after I started blogging I shared with you just how I came about getting this charming Bicycle Planter!  If you missed it or would like to read more sappy stuff then just click on the highlighted link above.

Below is a picture of the planter when my hubby first gifted it to me a couple of years ago.  She was Verdigris in color back then and I actually LOVED her that way.  But...after two winters outside (I know...I know!) she was NOT looking too well.  So, for Spring 2011 I decided to paint her out using my newly favorite spray paint, Fresh White, by Valspar (available at Lowe's).

~ORIGINAL VERDIGRIS~

Now...I make no secret about the FACT I don't have a Green Thumb.  I wish I did.  Prayed for it in fact...just don't think it's meant to be.  Even so, I still give planting pretty flowers, shrubs, trees and even herbs a more than admiral "try".  Sometimes I hit pay-dirt and sometimes when the end of the growing season is over I fill up my trash can(s) with dead foliage (bah!)...

It's just now really warming up here in Oklahoma and trust me when I say our gardens and lawn DID NOT FARE WELL during the Winter.  It will be another month before our grass thickens up and turns a beautiful shade of green...I can't wait!

 ~FRESH WHITE IS SO YUMMY~

 Here's another shot of her sitting pretty holding my Grandma's favorite flowers, Geraniums.  I can't look at them without thinking of her!

~VIEW FROM INSIDE~

 About a month ago my hubby installed our new French Doors in our breakfast room.  Remember that post?  Ever since then we've been waiting for our new side windows to arrive and I'm happy to say they finally came in this week!  We had to have them special/custom ordered and it seemed to take FOREVER for them to get here!

~SIDE WINDOWS~

This weekend they will be installed and I'm going to tell you right up front that they BETTAH BE WORTH WHAT WE HAD TO PAY FOR THEM!  Wow!  Paying for custom-sized windows will put you in the poor house and this

junking-sluming-antique-loving-gal

nearly fainted over having to give her right arm for them (well, almost...you know, right?)...

Hope your day is wonderful!  

Love to you on this gorgeous Spring Day...