in the mail

Letter and postcard from old housemates in Germany and France, a Japanese book and cars print fabric, and some salt and pepper shakers from the U.S. for my collection (donkeys! and bears!)



I love my mail man.

arranging neatly by size and colour

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I am breathing again, and taking one. thing. at. a. time. I spent part of yesterday folding and sorting my fabric stash. Which is very relaxing, don't you think? Just looking at the pretty colours, running your fingers over the weave, making neat piles arranged by size and colour. Plus it almost counts as work, as it miust lead to greater productivity later, right? At least less time spent searching. That isn't my stash up there. No, that belongs to a friend of Sophie's, isn't it pretty? And the lovely Verity suggested eating chocolate, and I was happy to comply.

Did you know you can also see lots of lovely fabric stashes in this flickr group, and more organized things in this one. Then I spent more time looking at things organized neatly.

Perhaps I am a little geeky, a little strange, but I do love nicely organized and pretty things. It injected some order into my currently chaotic life, and did my soul good.

Kitty Bud Fabric

Kitty Bud Fabric by Melinda Josie. Isn't it precious! Just like the rosebud fabric I had when I was little, but like a bazillion times cuter. Found via my love for you is a stampede of horses blog. (Cute name, huh?)

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She does amazing paintings too. You can see her portfolio here and she has some for sale here.

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Like A Bear Knitting
2009
Watercolour, Ink & Gouache
12" x 14" (framed)

Milo and Bruno
2009
Watercolour & Gouache
8" x 10"

Sleepy Pon
2007
Watercolour, Ink & Gouache
11" x 13" (framed)

Meanwhile I am feeling like Sleepy Pon there and trying to gather motivation to go to my studio. This cold just won't.go.away. I am blowing my nose and coughing and sniffling like a mad thing; I'd rather lie in bed and watch re-runs and drink tea. *sigh*.