So I finished two more gift projects that should have been done before Christmas but are done in time for the get together we have planned with our friends.  I saw this cute desk note holder that I made for my brother in law as a minion.  It wasn’t very hard and looked pretty great when I was done with it, so I decided to do the same for my college friends.  One is into “The Wizard of Oz” and the other was a math major and loves anything to do with math.  I found a rubber stamp that referenced Pi and knew it was perfect for her.  I made a bunch of stamped pages for inside and I’m ready to go.  When I give a gift that involves a stamped image that they will use, I like to give the stamp and some inks so they can replenish their notes once they use them up.  I think it makes it a gift that keeps on giving and I won’t have to keep track of a Pi stamp forever (that’s an added bonus if you have seen my craft room lately.)  My friend Linda asked if maybe a hurricane came through there, but no, it was just the messy side of crafting.  I’d like to be neater and am working on that as my resolution in 2016.  I don’t normally do a resolution as I never can think of one I would really want to commit to.  I’m not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but all of my imperfections seem to be ones I can live with.  What does that say about me?  Am I too lazy to fix myself, or maybe I just don’t care enough about my issues.  (Isn’t that another way of saying I’m too lazy?)

Normally I don’t think my house is really messy, but the same cannot be said of my craft room.  Every time I clean it and promise myself I won’t let it get bad again, it does indeed, get bad.  I’m trying to make sure I give people my projects because I accumulate those as well.  If someone compliments me on a project, there’s a good chance they will be gifted that project.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled when anyone likes something I make, I also happen to be my own worst critic and have trouble spending quality time with said project.  I want to make it and then find someone who likes it to give it to.   If I don’t give these projects away and they keep accumulating, I will be the hoarder formerly known as Sandy.  There will be no way to walk through that space and eventually Rich will put out a missing persons’ bulletin because I’m lost in the clutter.  No, this year I am going to make a resolution.  I will maintain a semi-normal crafting space where you can see the floor and the top of counter surfaces (most of the time).  I’m really going to work on cleaning there tomorrow, or the day after, or, well you get the picture.

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