As my friends would say, I'm obsessive about paint. I never realized this about myself. But whenever we get together to do art, I'm in a bit of a panic if I don't have paint with me. It would kind of be like if you didn't have your cell phone or keys with you (or whatever you can't live without.) Lost. That is the way I feel...
But today, in skipping around from blog to blog and doing some painting (yes, paint again) with the kids, I realized I have so much stuff I'm NOT using when I do art and ATCs. I just tend to stick with either painted or patterned paper backgrounds and minimal embellishments; and whatever is laying around on my desk. I made a mental list (and now a written one) of the things I want to use in the future. I'm going to get a drawer divider and put these things in it and ON my desk so they are more readily seen and I'll use them. So these are my immediate priority to use:
tape measure
keys
cheesecloth
tickets
mail stamps
paper lace
can labels
safety pins
string
needle & thread
washers
crayons & wrappers
fencing
metal sheeting
clear page pebbles
clips
fiber
tags
stencils
added 5/31/07:
transparencies
photo corners
Keep an eye out for creations with these items and if you don't see any, yell at me. What's on your list?
5 comments:
Kris....great list. I would make a list but then i would lose it, lol.
Yeah, that is why I put it ONLINE. I can't lost my blog. Or I haven't yet anyway... lol
This is a great idea - I think I lose track of what I have because I can find it in all the stuff. I will ponder my own list. The different approach is an idea for a challenge as well.
Have a wonderful day.
You are brilliant, Kris! I love that you made a list of items that you rarely use. I need to do the same. I have SOOOO much stuff and I tend to always pick up and use the same things over and over again. It's a catch-22 situation...if I try to be organized and put things away, then I forget about them!! It's kind of like with my earrings. I have TONS of them, but I always wear the same ones every day!
I posted my list this morning. And used off it last night
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