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So last week my step mom, Lisa and her friend Caprice {one of my new favorite people} came down to help me with the Art Barn. Okay let me back up, I have been in a private funk for a few weeks. Let me explain, so I love the Art Barn and I love Fern & Feather {of course} but I am starting to feel like instead of having this wildly creative space and business I am the proud owner and only worker at a sweat shop. I do not want you confuse this observation as a complaint because I am incredibly grateful for all of the people who have supported my business. I guess what I am saying is that I am just feeling a little tied down in my creativity. So back to Lisa & Caprice; I have been doing some design work for Caprice and in trade she agreed to come down and 'clear out' the Art Barn. Caprice is fabulous! She has a business called
Soul Focus Group which is an umbrella for all of her many talents, one of them being 'Space Clearing' she mixes a little feng shui + intuitive reading + guided meditation to help you clear your space {not sure if that makes sense}. We opened every drawer and cleaned out every button jar getting rid of everything that is not 'useful' or 'beautiful'. Before Henry this was Ross and my mantra ~ 'useful' or 'beautiful' ~ in 1100 square feet with little storage we {used to} take this seriously. After one rolling recycling bin & 2 black trash bags and 4 storage bins life has become lighter and MORE CREATIVE in the Art Barn! Because the space is cleared it has created room for new ideas and new creations.
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One of my favorite things to buy at flea markets is stamps and I have tons. Drawer after drawer I would find a new envelope of stamps that were just asking to be sewn, which led me to making stationary. I sold a bunch at the boutique Friday and I will be making a lot more!
I, too, love stamps... decoupaged a lampshade once of all of the stamps and corresponance from a year when I lived in france. it lives atop an eiffel tower lamp... a precious memory.. I will have to send over a pic.. one of these days... envious of your clean house!
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get your fabulous work bench?? I have a storage shed that I'm hoping to turn into an "art barn" soon! It's a looming project but your room is so inspiring!
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