Inspiration

Spring is a time of eternal optimism and unbridled inspiration for me with all that booming verdant growth, bud bursting, flower explosion. But with my brain living in a perpetual allergen buffered fog, I'm having a bit of a problem staying focused.

I turn to methodical small tasks ... gluing, binding, sorting, organizing and of course, eye-candy surfing. That doesn't however help with Projects, Round Robins, Assemblage Challenges and Mother Nature's own finite planting deadlines. urg.

Lisa's stuff arrived yesterday. uhm. swoon. right? I mean look at those amazing little dollies! I'm not sure why but "jewelry" came immediately to mind. Maybe because of some of the lovely beach glass/pottery shards included. Still pondering though.

And if that weren't enough excitement...

... also in yesterday's mail (a Good Mail Day!!) at the urging of Miss Sweetpea [oh twist my rubber arm!] India Flint's Eco Colour arrived. Itching to get a few pots of dye-stuffs together, I think this farmstead was made for natural dyeing. I have a metal dump to troll through for mordants and printing, 25 acres of fields to gather flowers, grasses and 125 acres of mixed forest replete with lichens and mosses, a babbling stream, many windfalls plus a mixture of soft and hardwoods to keep me busy for a couple of life times.

Other things...

• I have a book I'm readying for the Round Robin I'm in ... scrapping the clamshell idea but it may be revisited at some future date
• deciding on the type of box to house the 10Teeny Things that will start gracing my doorstep in another month ... flat is better right?!?
• discovery of so many amazing textile artists to keep my eyes overflowing with candy ... I mean Diane Ericson  ... come on?! the woman not only creates some amazingly funky clothing, she also paints, draws and collages on the fabric. I KNOW. *brain explode*
•  pondering Julies's stuff and finding Freya Jobbins made me gasp!
•  the glamper is all set to go!!!
• and to top it all off, my baby girl graduated from University

No wonder my brain is addlepated!