Penpals, Scrapbookers, Postcard Artists and Other Creative Types

[nanners]

Today is 05-24-2023 and the project is due and should be in my hands by 05-31-2023. Remeber Monday the mail does not go out!

1. Nanners
2. clay Received!
3. Besame
4. GeorgiaMa'am
5. nina03
6. Gemme

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Originally Posted by nanners

Today is 05-24-2023 and the project is due and should be in my hands by 05-31-2023. Remeber Monday the mail does not go out!

Whoa, nanners, I am sorry to point this out, but your instructions say "Please mail them back to me by 5/31/2023 and should arrive or be late by 6/7/2023." I know, you're just excited to see them all!

[nanners]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

Whoa, nanners, I am sorry to point this out, but your instructions say "Please mail them back to me by 5/31/2023 and should arrive or be late by 6/7/2023." I know, you're just excited to see them all!

Oopsy! You are correct! Sorry everyone. I’m pretty scatter brained lately, but yes..I’m excited to see them all.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

I am getting a craft room! I have been cleaning my house like crazy with a friend who is helping me, and I have decided to turn my living room into a craft room! I never use it as a living room - we never go in there. I have a big table I'm going to put in there to work on, and all my supplies. I'm going to get a comfy desk chair for it, and a TV. I will need storage bins for all my supplies, because it's currently in shopping bags and cardboard boxes.

Does anyone who has a craft room or dedicated craft area have any advice about what else I should get or do?

Not knowing the footage you are working with, I've always been drawn to these, especially in tight quarters.

Or maybe a cabinet like this and adapt it to your supplies?

If you have a decent amount of space, I would consider doing shelving like nanners. It goes a long way and can go all the way up to the ceiling if more space is needed. Do your best to have as natural a light source as possible and, if that's not in the cards, Ottlite makes amazing lamps and light sources that last forever and provide natural light. Absolutely worth the investment! Winsome and Devaise are companies that make craft storage cabinets and organizers, many on wheels for easy maneuvering. A lot of Devaise's smaller cabinets and drawers come fully assembled (minus the casters, which are super easy to put on).

Now, my personal wish item is this beauty. It's got a little bit of everything...pegboard, drawers, display shelves and it's all on a swivel base. Perfection! One day she will be mine.

When determining what goes where, mind your plugs unless you have wireless charging capability. Rolling cabinets move better on hard surfaces so if you have carpet, you might want to put the sliding furniture movers under them so if you need to move things around, it won't be a big production for you.

Craft rooms are like finger prints; no two are exactly the same. Even if they have the exact same equipment and layout, the supplies will find different nooks and crannies in which to reside. You just have to do what feels right to you.

Good luck and have fun!!!

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by nanners

Oopsy! You are correct! Sorry everyone. I’m pretty scatter brained lately, but yes..I’m excited to see them all.

Mine will go out either 5/30 or 6/2 but will be in your hands, one way or another, before 6/7.

[Bèsame*]

Originally Posted by Gemme

Mine will go out either 5/30 or 6/2 but will be in your hands, one way or another, before 6/7.

same for me!

[nanners]

Projects are due 06-07-2023 which is next Wednesday!

1. Nanners done!
2. clay Received!
3. Besame Received!
4. GeorgiaMa'am
5. nina03
6. Gemme

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by nanners

Projects are due 06-07-2023 which is next Wednesday!

1. Nanners done!
2. clay Received!
3. Besame Received!
4. GeorgiaMa'am
5. nina03
6. Gemme

Mailed today and expected to arrive on Monday!

[Bèsame*]

ooops..
I have a bad habit of getting sooo excited to get them in the mail, I forget to put the money in. It went out yesterday..
In separate envelope.

Sorry. Be on the lookout. Pink envelope.

[nina03]

True to my usual form, mine are going out last minute. I'm mailing them first thing Monday, sending them overnight, so they should be there on time.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Bèsame*

ooops..
I have a bad habit of getting sooo excited to get them in the mail, I forget to put the money in. It went out yesterday..
In separate envelope.

Sorry. Be on the lookout. Pink envelope.

Originally Posted by nina03

True to my usual form, mine are going out last minute. I'm mailing them first thing Monday, sending them overnight, so they should be there on time.

Well, at least we're consistent, right?
Thank goodness there was a small group or I'd still be sketching lines and jacking my neck up.

[nina03]

I mailed mine overnight but they said that they can't guarantee overnight delivery to Nanner's address, so they're guaranteed for Wednesday the 7th by 6pm. I hope they get there by then.

[nanners]

Projects are due 06-07-2023 which is next tomorrow!

2. clay Received!
3. Besame Received!
4. GeorgiaMa'am
5. nina03 enroute
6. Gemme Received!

Has anyone heard from GeorgiaMa'am? I'm concerned.

[nanners]

1. Nanners done!
2. clay Received!
3. Besame Received!
4. GeorgiaMa'am
5. nina03 Received!
6. Gemme Received!

Everyone did beautiful artwork and I can't wait for y'all to see them!
I will be sending the packages out on Friday. I put the ones you made for GeorgiaMa'am in with the ones people made for you.
I wish GeorgiaMa'am would let us know if she's ok. Unfortunately she's on the 6 month non-participation list, I'll let her add herself when she posts.

OK, who would like to wrangle next?

Ideas?

[nina03]

I want to wrangle next, unless someone else has a burning desire to do it.
My (really Max's) idea is decorated recipe cards with our favorite recipe written on it. I am also open to ideas.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Hi everyone,

I'm so sorry for worrying you all. I've just spent a week and a half drugged to the gills and hallucinating with a kidney infection in a hospital in the middle of nowhere Georgia. My fam was around, thank Goodness, or I might not have made it through as well as I did. As it is, I am still recuperating and in bed but at least I'm at home.

I'm so sorry about the projects. They were great! If I do say so myself, but I got sick before I had a chance to put them in the mailbox. Now I don't even know where they are, along with my laptop cord and phone charger. I'm especially sorry I will miss out on getting to see everyone's work, because I know it was amazing, and also that I will be on the naughty list for the next 6 months. I will put myself on it when I have a chance. I really appreciate the effort everyone put in to making me a project even though I didn't get to see it. I will be around bfp and let you know how I'm doing.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

Hi everyone,

I'm so sorry for worrying you all. I've just spent a week and a half drugged to the gills and hallucinating with a kidney infection in a hospital in the middle of nowhere Georgia. My fam was around, thank Goodness, or I might not have made it through as well as I did. As it is, I am still recuperating and in bed but at least I'm at home.

I'm so sorry about the projects. They were great! If I do say so myself, but I got sick before I had a chance to put them in the mailbox. Now I don't even know where they are, along with my laptop cord and phone charger. I'm especially sorry I will miss out on getting to see everyone's work, because I know it was amazing, and also that I will be on the naughty list for the next 6 months. I will put myself on it when I have a chance. I really appreciate the effort everyone put in to making me a project even though I didn't get to see it. I will be around bfp and let you know how I'm doing.

Glad to see you are okay now and on the mend. Take care of yourself!

[nanners]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

Hi everyone,

I'm so sorry for worrying you all. I've just spent a week and a half drugged to the gills and hallucinating with a kidney infection in a hospital in the middle of nowhere Georgia. My fam was around, thank Goodness, or I might not have made it through as well as I did. As it is, I am still recuperating and in bed but at least I'm at home.

I'm so sorry about the projects. They were great! If I do say so myself, but I got sick before I had a chance to put them in the mailbox. Now I don't even know where they are, along with my laptop cord and phone charger. I'm especially sorry I will miss out on getting to see everyone's work, because I know it was amazing, and also that I will be on the naughty list for the next 6 months. I will put myself on it when I have a chance. I really appreciate the effort everyone put in to making me a project even though I didn't get to see it. I will be around bfp and let you know how I'm doing.

Oh GeorgiaMa'am, I'm so sorry you were so ill. I knew something was really wrong and I'm glad you let us know. I'm also glad you're through the worst of it.

How would everyone feel about me sending the ones you made for GeorgiaMa'am to her?? She'd still be on the naughty list for 6 months (that makes me sad).

I haven't sealed the envelopes yet...I'm taking that as a sign from the universe that I wasn't done with the envelopes yet.

If you'd rather have the one you made for GeorgiaMa'am sent back to you, please PM me ASAP. I'm sending them out tomorrow about noon and I won't seal them until then.

GeorgiaMa'am, can you please PM me your address?

[nina03]

Yes! Please send them to Georgia Ma'am!

Also, I think that we, as a community, get to decide when the rules need to be flexed for extenuating circumstances. I, for one, really think that Georgia Ma'am shouldn't be on the naughty list for six months when she was so sick. I am all for giving grace in challenging moments, and Georgia Ma'am has had an extremely difficult year altogether. We can choose kindness in this moment in every way, both by sending her the art that was meant for her, and by letting her choose to join the next project if she has the physical and emotional capacity to do so. We have chosen to give extra time in the past when people were past the deadline due to extreme weather, and I think that this falls under the same kind of "circumstances beyond our control" clause.

[nanners]

Originally Posted by nina03

Yes! Please send them to Georgia Ma'am!

Also, I think that we, as a community, get to decide when the rules need to be flexed for extenuating circumstances. I, for one, really think that Georgia Ma'am shouldn't be on the naughty list for six months when she was so sick. I am all for giving grace in challenging moments, and Georgia Ma'am has had an extremely difficult year altogether. We can choose kindness in this moment in every way, both by sending her the art that was meant for her, and by letting her choose to join the next project if she has the physical and emotional capacity to do so. We have chosen to give extra time in the past when people were past the deadline due to extreme weather, and I think that this falls under the same kind of "circumstances beyond our control" clause.

Nina03, I am feeling the same way and if everyone agrees that there will be no naughty list for circumstances beyond someone's control.
I work my recovery program diligently and I learn acceptance, forgiveness, grace and so many other things. I feel the kindness and love in your post.

On another note, I love your idea of the recipe cards!!!