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Packing and Unpacking

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Well, it’s four days until Christmas and we are getting settled into the new place.  We moved mostly to be closer to the kids new school and this place feels more like a home than our last place.  We had a crummy experience in the last rental since we are newbies.  Things like bond cleans and the time spent really scrubbing up a place that isn’t just our dirt but years of dirt that wasn’t cleaned properly before we moved in. 

Lessons learned.  I didn’t enjoy the last house much.  It was an awkward layout, smelled funny and just really old.  The only redeeming quality it was near the kids school this past year.

The summer holiday plans were postponed due to cyclones so instead we get the fun task is cleaning and settling into the new house.  The whole family pitched in and weeded, mowed the lawn, unpacked and build IKEA furniture. 

Love the inserts and cupobard combinations I picked to customize the Kallax.  It took awhile and I am still in the process of organizing all my creative hobbies into each square. 

Made a mess and made sugar cookies.  That was rather fun.  I haven’t baked in probably close to two years. Like properly baked.  Like I said, the other house…was meh. 

I started to fix Bear as well.  Doc McStuffins to the rescue!  It just filled out Bear as he was losing weight and then patched him up.

Also repaired Guzzlord up in the featured image as well.

Keeping myself pretty busy for the Christmas holiday break. There is too much to do and much more unpacking and organizing to do!  Hope everyone is having a happy holiday and looking forward to the new year. 

Landscapes painting web

Making stuff at my jack of all trades desk

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I am done noodling over my two landscapes.  They both have a very PNW (pacific northwest) vibe to it. The sea coast view and the mountains honestly look like Rainier when spring/summer hits. 

Love the challenge of painting water.  These watercolour basics courses are really helping me as I used the salt technique on the sea coast.  It comes up with some really cool textures to enhance your watercolour sketch.  

You just need to have it wet enough enough with some paint and then sprinkle some salt. The salt then absorbs the water and once it dries, you get these really cool textures you can’t quite get with a paintbrush. 

Using pencil crayons to add some more fine details to the flowers on the mountain scape is a nice way to give some detail. Super big fan of mixed media art supplies. A white paint pen to enhance snow and also the break in the ocean waves.  Learning so much from this basics watercolour class.

I’m currently in the midst of moving, which explains my sudden disappearance from the sewing scene. My sewing machine and all the fabrics are buried deep in boxes, but luckily I’ve still got my trusty sketchbook by my side during this chaotic time. Speaking of which, I wanted to give you a sneak peek into my workspace where I work my magic–sketching, creating, and stitching up a storm!

This is where the magic happiness happens! Even if things get a bit wild, this is the spot where I bring all my sketches, sewing dreams to life and nerdy Excel spreadsheet or a thousand. You might call it a hot mess, but to me, it’s a beautiful chaos. Sadly, one less laptop is present after my work contract ended. Now, I’m on the hunt for a new gig, which is a full-time job in itself!

My desk is like a mini art studio, but I can’t squeeze everything in! My kiddo is trying to make a friendship bracelet while I ponder whether to sew or draw. With the move, my sewing kit is packed up, so drawing is a more practical option. But, I’m on the hunt for an overlocker/serger to make some rad projects like bathing suits and shorts. Any suggestions? I’m eyeing the Juki 104DN or 114DN, but I’m open to other options.

 

I recently snagged a Kallax shelf from IKEA to help organize my art supplies and crafts. I’m stoked to sort everything out and find my next project with ease. I’m all about checking out Pinterest for inspiration, like these creative spaces here, here and here. It’s amazing what people can do with their spaces!