The Non-traditional Wreath

One day, I approached our front door and said to myself, "We need a wreath of some kind." Of course, the next step was looking up images of wreaths to get inspiration. After all, I couldn't just go out and buy one. Where is the fun in that? 

After gathering some inspiration, I took an old bicycle-tire wire that I had previously wrapped in ribbon and wired some beads to it in a beaded-garland fashion I had done in the past. Add the final touch of a centerpiece that changes with the seasons and ta-da. finished. Credit goes to my mom for the leaf ornament in the middle. Now to make the snowflake for winter.....

Being Messy

Three huge boxes arrived on our front porch today. As I dragged them inside, I felt several things. When you put so much time and energy into a project, there are moments along the way when you can wait for it to be all said and done. I will admit that I had some of those moments while working on the project. I try my best to pace myself, to divide the tasks into manageable steps that won’t require long chucks of time in front of the computer.

The process of producing a book, no matter how many times I do it, has a level of messiness. As I open the box and pull out a fresh copy of our Be Messy Journal, I know that those messy times when my eyes felt like they would go on strike and my arms cried out to be in some other position than bent on a keyboard need to happen. Otherwise, the overwhelming feeling of satisfaction would never take place.