I'm not sad to see 2011 go... in truth, it wasn't a fun year. And it ended pretty shittily with me having my gallbladder removed last Wednesday. Now I have a week off of work and a lot of time on my hands and no energy to be creative. I have, however, used the time to become OBSESSED with Pinterest. OMG. It's a horrible, debilitating addiction.
Anywhos... I'm generally not one to make resolutions (too much pressure) but I am one to make lists... and so here's a craftish to-do list for 2012:
1. Revamp spare bedroom making it craft AND visitor functional. A new desk. A paint job. A quilt for the sofa bed. Re-worked shelving. A new, brighter, more functional light. Curtains. Twinkly lights and a garland. Lots of white. Maybe green or grey walls. Sofa is still red... TV?
2. Complete quilts - one for our sofa downstairs, finish the one for my sister, one each for my sister's girls, a Christmas one for my in-laws, one for my sister-in-law and her husband, and several baby quilts... just because. One for the dog? A t-shirt quilt? A mostly black and/or dark grey one for the hubsand?
3. Learn to crochet. Complete a project.
4. Complete a knit project.
5. Make Christmas cards EARLY - by August or so.
6. Finish the photo book for my brother... it's only been in the works for 2.5 years.
7. Make a calendar or two.
8. Redecorate the living room - new sofa, curtains, slip cover for chair, new pillows, scrapbook paper tree for the spot above the fireplace, new coffee table OR re-paint coffee table, paint walls... Red, white, black and grey color scheme sounds right.
9. Make totes - two for me (a knitting one, a non-knitting one), one for my sister-in-law (a knitting one with a roll-up for her needles), one for my niece.
10. Advanced start on Christmas gifts this year... cushions and quilts in particular. Make ornaments to gift. A table runner for mom? Christmas placemats? Coasters and potholders. Body scrub.
11. Decorate bedroom. Find bed-side tables. Find shelves. Ponder quilt or duvet cover. Curtains. Definitely curtains.
12. Open an Etsy store? Offer to commission quilts for family/friends?
13. Blog regularly. Learn to Flikr.
14. Make a light/white box and learn to take a decent photograph.
15. Go to IKEA.
16. Fabric wants - Anything new by Kate Spain, Half Moon Modern, Pezzy Prints, Daiwabo elephants, Kona color card.
17. Remember birthdays; make/send cards in advance. LOL - so hilarious.
18. Make polaroid magnets.
19. Make a crayon/coloring roll-up for my baby niece.
20. Engage in some sort of nerdy, sci-fi craftiness.
Seems ambitious. My inspiration is off the rails right now with this Pinterest obsession... plus a handful of quilty books were gifted to me for Christmas. I need to be organized. I need the list. I need cash flow. :)
Merry New Year!
January 2, 2012
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