What's on the Desk?

Usual BS

Sunday is a pretty good day for checking in.  I haven't decided whether it's the end of my week, or the beginning - maybe both.  I tend to use my Sunday Post to sum up the week gone by and to lay out my plans for the week ahead.

Definitely getting the attitude together

I have come to realise over the past couple of weeks that writing a 'good' post can take some time, and it can provide ideas for add ons and new posts.  As such, to gain and maintain the quality I want to have here I cannot write a post a day.  Well I could but then I wouldn't be able to do anything else.  And I want to do so much more too.  So I will write one or two full posts each week and stick with short and sweet more visual pieces on the other days.  Sounds like a plan.  And as Alex Franzen suggested as a meditation mantra 'I gave myself these tasks and I can un-give them too.'.  Here, I mean un-giving me the task of writing an indepth  piece every day - consider that one let go.

So this past week I created a piece for the Pinterest Contest at Stratejoy and in case you missed it already, I didn't come first but I did get an 'awesomeable mention' and won a free entry to the Holiday Council.  I am really looking forward to this and connecting with some like minded and awesome folks.

just in case you didn't see it already - the piece

So I'm feeling like I'm in a pretty good place right now.  There is a lot of stuff in my notebooks and on my desk - but it's all good.

Aiming at bringing some life and colour to these ideas

And I've already decided that this week will be all about Branding. I was going to tackle this over the weekend but got myself to get real.  I've got loads of stuff in my Marketing section on Evernote.  So I have lots to check out and have to check myself on limiting my research time and concentrating on getting things done.

Writing it down helps make it real

I'm feeling good about this week and about all the ideas that are coming to life, slowly and surely.

Have a great week

Namaste

Catherine

xxx

Making - Never Done

A Thing of Beauty

I really enjoyed putting this piece together.  

One of the things I love about it is that it's not meant to be finished. And it led me to thinking about how we are never done - there is always space for change, for improvement for rethinking, yet there is a beauty in the unfinished.  I've already got so many ideas for other similar unfinished/finished pieces.

I particularly love the hanging thread and the possibility of more and the beauty of enough.

My new branding is still a work in progress - and it is progressing.  Texture, things being unfinished, words... all will be revealed very shortly.

In the meantime I'm off to check out what everyone's been up to over at Handmade Monday and to post this piece on Pinterest. 

The words are by Molly Mahar and this piece was originally made for entry into her Pinterest Competition at Stratejoy.

Hope everyone has a creative and fulfilling week.

Namaste

Catherine

xxx

Monday is for Making

and Using What We Have

Last week I showed you the beginnings of some luxurious ribbon jewellery. Today I bring you the one piece that is now ready to wear.

Is it just me or is it a 'creative' trait ? - I love the idea and the working out how to transform that idea into reality.  However, half way through the creative process I can already see the end result and seem to have difficulty in distinguishing the fact that seeing the end result is not the same as having the end result in your hands.  Note to self, new rule on the Rules for Creatives with no Rules - #1 "if you start it and blog about it then you MUST  finish it."  i am such a critic of those who do not follow through or maintain momentum - which just goes to show that the flaws we see in others truly are those that lie within.

Something else I said I would do a few months ago was create my own desktop calendar pieces.  In order to bring some accountability to that one I even volunteered my services over at Going Home to Roost.  Whilst as we go to print I haven't completed the final piece for August as it will involve some threaded texture - for July I'm using some Pic Monkey trickery and invite you to download and use July and fill it in for all it's worth - you could even take it over to Pic Monkey and add in your plans for the month.  After all once they're written down they're more likely to come to life.

August will be inspired by the Zen canvas I have at home, colours will vary but the essence will remain the same.

Another thing I'm committing to over the next week is designing a canvas to enter the Pinterest competition on Stratejoy.  I'm aiming to have this ready for Thursday's Thoughtful  Thread.

So, as far as making is concerned I'm committing to a pretty busy time. Between that and compiling pieces for my daily blog posts and getting my Etsy Shop up and running I am looking forward to a creatively busy week.

Pop on over to Handmade Harbour to see what some other Creative Lovelies have been up to - and be inspired.   I've already been inspired over at Highland Monkey, especially loving the recycling element.

What are you committing to this week?

Namaste

Catherine

xxx