So, this is the current condition of my craft room. All colors and papers, tools and supplies, prototypes in various stages, my somewhat dusty sewing machine and...that feeling. You know the one.It's in the air...I feel it everywhere already! That feeling of Christmas and the excitement that it brings. Starbucks was really feeling it today, as the line up of jovial customers snaked around the store much longer than usual, seemingly without getting testy and impatient.The aisles in the malls definitely felt a little bit squeezy (don't ask what I was doing at the mall today...it has something to do with a certain teenager in Forever XXI) as customers have already started the busy holiday shopping season.
Here at home, Christmas is taking shape in the form of crafts. I received a call on Friday night (as Sean and I were busy playing an intense game of Scrabble and our girls were out on the town...oh, how times change!) from a lady from my sister's church. They are planning a Christmas Craft sale as a fundraiser and she was inviting me to contribute to the sale. Well, as you can imagine, my mind kicked into high gear.
Can I make some crafts? You bet I can!! Out came the notepad and the lists just bubbled out of my pen. After the initial brainstorming I had to become practical, assessing the cost of supplies for each craft, the time it would take, the uniqueness of each item. After all, it is a fundraiser. If it was going to cost too much to make, or take too long to create, then there would be no profit. What is the sense in making something that cost $5 if I could only charge $5 for it in the end? Anyway, about 5 ideas made it to my short list. After shopping for supplies, I have now prepped for three crafts, and I am hoping to finish 10 of one of them pronto. I am thinking that 10 of each craft is a good number. Oh, did I mention that the sale is in 2 weeks? Yeah, so that is another factor. I figure 10 of each item is a good place to start and if by chance I finish sooner, then I can make more.
I am hoping to show you the craft projects throughout this week as I work on them. Perhaps you will be inspired too, to pull out your paper and scissors. If not, shoot me message in the comment section and perhaps I can mail you one of my crafts!!
PS Sadly, I did not get started on my December Daily project as I had mentioned. The scrapbooking stores do not seem to have their holiday paper lines out in full yet, so I did not purchase any paper for the project. It is still high on my list...hopefully this week!?
