Well all it is the holiday season and the reason is giving....

I received this message from my daughter this morning who is in the Army currently down range and I think that there are way to many soldiers that maybe be going through the same type of thing. Our tradition each year is to take a family who does not have much and give them more for Christmas. So I think that the brave men and women should be our focus!

"If you get a chance, can you possibly send some stuff to my friend ? He's in the same unit I am.

I've told you about my buddy his wife isn't sending him anything, she's too busy.

I am not asking you to send him a lot... just a little something to let him know that someone was thinking of him on this Christmas holiday"

So I am thinking that Christmas cards, magazines, food treats (that won't melt in shipping) could be sent to alot of these young men and women who will not be with their families. 

If you would like to send something in this soldier's name contact me at tynacaldwell@gmail.com by just clicking on the link and I will send you the information.

Thank you all very much!

Remember the reason for the Season!

Hello Everyone,
Sorry I have been away so long. I got inspired to get some serious work done for my art center. Watching videos, reading blogs, finding solutions to space problems that we have here was the challenge but I think I have it figured out for me at least.
First, off I built my own art desk, I copied part of an that I saw on the Internet and the best part is I had most of the materials here I just had to give it some thought. So here is the picture of that project.

My Art Desk

I have not decided whether to paint the top or make it an inspirational top with pictures of all the things I love.
Since I am unsure of what to do I will just wait and see what I think in a week or two.
As you can see I used two closet organizers (brown shelves at each end) and a thick piece of plywood. Using that "new tool" that I talked about earlier I was even able to counter sink the  screw heads making for a smooth surface.

Next is my supply area, I have made boxes to sort my scrapbook papers in. I have 

started my binder for ephemera and my stamps (using trading card pages). I also started a project file so when I see things that I know I will want to make pages out of sooner than others I have them easily accessible to me so I do not have to spend my time looking around to find things before I can start. For me that is the biggest frustration is spending 45 minutes getting everything together and spend 30 minutes on the project. When you have a small home you can't always leave everything out so you must be organized. We utilize every bit of our space and most times it is duel purposed.  So here is my supply area: 

Supply Area

Keep in mind this area is not complete but it is a great start for me. The hardest thing for me is to not allow myself to be derailed, with everything else in life. It is easier for me to do for everyone else other than myself.

Believe it or not having a craft area is a lot of work especially when you want to know what you have before you go out and buy something you may not need. I have even seen people who catalog every marker, every stamp and anything else of importance to them. I never knew there was that much work involved but, once it is done it is easier to keep up with I am sure. Just remember do not spend all your time organizing remember the reason you set your area up and that was to do ART!