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    CREATE

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    My craft room is a veritable PIGS (projects in grocery sacks) sty.

    Craft Room 

    Our “tornado closet” looks like a tornado hit it–it’s full to the brim with tubs of fabric, some of which I inherited from my Grandma Gold. (By hanging on to her stuff, I can blame my craft addiction on genetics).

    Tornado Closet  

    Just this week, my mom, sister and I made plans to start yet another BOM (Block of the Month, NOT Book of Mormon). 

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    And I have quietly started up my own little business, Simple-Blessings.Com (or Simple-Blessings.Net)–“lovingly handcrafted jewelry & photo keepsakes.” 

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    More often than not, I feel guilty that I suffer from ADHD (Attention Deficit Hobby Disorder).  But when I watched this message from Pres. Uchtdorf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhLlnq5yY7k), I realized that the desire to CREATE is a divine attribute–definitely not someting to feel bad about.  

    Of course, finishing things that I start would be even more DIVINE, but perhaps it’s kind of like creating the earth in seven days.  One “day” doesn’t necessarily mean that it was a single 24-hour period of time as we know it.  And so, the books I have that promise a “Quilt in a Day” may likewise not be reckoned according to earthly time–at least not for me.

    All this talk about creating makes me want to go to Hobby Lobby this morning…I’m dying to make darling little fabric easter eggs and bird from a new Fig Tree book that I just got. (Or maybe I should brave the ‘tornado’ and find fabric in my stash).  

    If I actually finish something today, I’ll be sure to post it. 🙂

  • April7th

    Viral blogging at its best! 🙂  Thanks to Melissa Clark for this cute idea . . . 

    Pass it on…

    The first five people to comment to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
    1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
    2. What I create will be just for you.
    3. It might take a few weeks (months).
    4. You have no clue what it’s going to be. I don’t even have a clue what it’s going to be.

    The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did it win a homemade gift! It may not be great, but it will be fun!!* * *Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!* * *