It's been quite a lot of work so far, and intense due to the short deadline. A deadline can be a great motivator, but in this case, even a few more days would have been very welcome.
Of course most of the work has been on the computer - it's not like I'm building a barn. But every day for the past week I've spent hours looking through photographs, designing, searching for information, ordering specific things from various places, and juggling components of the process.
If this all comes together and my box of goodies makes it safely to Rhinebeck for the set-up on Friday, I will feel somewhat victorious even if not a single card is sold all weekend.
But of course I hope lots will be!
These two acrobats are also working hard and with intensity.
Meet my latest "squirrel-proof" bird feeder.
HA.
After three complete circuits of my little house, I still had not found the yarn. This is odd, because there are only a few places where I store yarn, and my small stash of cashmere hanks and balls was not in any of those places. Apparently when I virtuously gathered up ALL my fiber one day last year, carefully organized it by type, donated some and tucked the remainder safely away in drawers and baskets and boxes, the cashmere went to some Extra Special Place.
Sure wish I knew where that place could be.
Oh well, it's not like I'm short on projects. While searching for the yarn, I found the bag of steel wool I need for a woodworking task, and the box of blank cards I bought for a printmaking extravaganza if I ever get over my irrational fear of lino-cutting, and a complete set of 1960s(?) Pyrex mixing bowls from my parents' old house, which I ought to put on eBay. So although none of these things are Rhinebeck-relevant, my to-do list just got longer.
But not too long for Daily Markmaking!
I hope your weekend has been a joyful one.
Here's to a lovely week ahead.
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Look at those squirrels! lol
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing what a deep hunt for something can uncover so many other things!
I should probably start looking for something else! Then maybe I'll find the yarn. #strategy
DeleteHoping your Rhinebeck venture is successful. Your daily sketching just gets better and better. The leaves in a previous post are lovely. I'm always looking for stuff I can't find.
ReplyDelete:) Have a good week.
It's nice to think I'm not the only one who can lose something in an enclosed space! Thanks for your good wishes about Rhinebeck - I'm considering an etsy "shop" as a backup plan...
DeleteAnd by the way, YOUR sketching has always been an inspiration to me.
The last place I look is where I find what I'm looking for.
ReplyDeleteMakes sense, of course. Good luck!
I hope that Rhinebeck goes very well. That was a very short deadline but you did it! I seem to have some "extra special places" in my house, based on the number of things that I cannot find! I hope that you find your yarn soon.
ReplyDeleteI won't tell you that I spent over an hour yesterday searching for a paper pattern piece that I 'misplaced' in my sewing room. It wasn't until I went to bed last night that I remembered that I'd glued it onto a piece of cardboard and used it in the project already. Hope you find your lost yarn. Oh - and I'll bet our squirrels have yours beat - ours can climb up the outside wall of our building (three storeys!) and then leap off the balcony to the ground and take off running.
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