Missy23

Ahh, yes the holiday season approaches, This is my first year out of colledge, and despite the lack of backbreaking workloads, dorm dramas and other amazingly fun distractions, I still lost track of time. and realize that no matter how old you get, its still gonna end up something closer to a drunken stagger to the finish line instead of a race. At least for me, there is no strait shoot one project at a time, more like 4 or 5 juggled around, and I gotta say I love it. Though I found some fun little things I'd love to share, first of all, the library. (700 section nonfiction is crafts and fine arts( it's great for Ideas, and a wonderful chance to get out of the box and try something new. Also try the cookbooks, I decided to do the cookie thing, but even though chocolate chip has always served me well, but they really didn't seem pretty enough for the holidays. Also something perfect for quick gifts, (lots of friends, coworkers ect) painted ornaments. All you have to do is take a clear glass ornament squeeze some paint in there and swirl it around, takes fives minutes tops and attached to a little ceophane bag of candy ,it's the purfect 'thinking of you' sort of gift. Last year my big find was tamari balls, they're japanese thread balls and definitely look them up, there gorgeous. Another plus (still on the Tamari Ball thing) is all they take to make os a styrafoam ball, or better yet, scrap fabric or yarn (do you have scraps, I think you do) and a spool of thread, about enough quilt batting to cover a baseball, and some embroidery thread. I've also seen them done small and used for jewelry. There really geometic, but if you're like me and still can't quite figure out the mystery behind a strait line, freeform is still truely beatiful. Best of you cand find these in the department store.