Studios

Sorry about the awful photo, it's dark! This is the first thing I have ever bought via the internet. I know! Amazing, huh? I have ebayaholics here at my house, but I'm not one of them. I really love "Cloth Paper Scissors" and have been looking for this special edition since it came out. I hadn't seen it anywhere here so decided to buy it from their website. It cost me the same amount that I would have paid for it at my local newsagent and only took a week to get to me, so I was very happy with my purchase. That's a bit scary. Now that I'm comfortable making internet purchases I will have to be careful. Shopping any time. It's a bit of a worry.

I have had a great day looking at artist's studios and storage systems. Being an artist or crafter entails a lot of stuff. I have been spending this year sorting and organising my house and it's still going on! This is my stitching trolley. I have put everything I need to stitch in or on this trolley. It sits in our making doing room (under a cover) and can go anywhere in the house with me. It holds all my projects and I can quickly grab something from it as I rush out the door to be the taxi for the kids. Being organised makes life so much easier. Hopefully my whole house will be completely organised by the end of the year!

Magazines

I love magazines. I especially love to look at houses. I like to look at interiors magazines, decorating magazines, and even floor plan magazines. I'm not sure if this addiction has anything to do with the fact that our house is not "finished". Maybe it does and if we finished the house I'd never buy another magazine again....... Nah! I'd still buy them! I love to dream about what I'd do to our house. My big problem is that I can't make my mind up about how I'd like our house to be. I love the cottage look and shabby chic and modern country and the Scandinavian look and to mish/mash all that together would be gross! Hmm..... back to the magazines.