Inventing and Creating....the things we are made of

Ive had a few crazy weeks and just sat down to write for a moment. I forget sometimes how good it feels just to put some words down and have them slowly relieve my  mind. I love to write I always have and with the crafty, inventive side always taking center stage :) my love for writing stands by the side of the road if not for this blog.

So,.... the sewing portion of me is at a standstill for the moment..,hmm. I keep going into the art room with intentions but I suppose they arent strong enough or I would have worked on one of the projects I have waiting for my attention.

I am as I mentioned working on a move to another, warmer, state. Im also working on my divorce. Im making all the appointments for the lawyer, Im paying all the fees, Im organizing my things and getting rid of those items that I dont need anymore. Im bombing the garage for spiders so that I can go through those items and throw away, give away or pack what Im taking with me.

I have a few months to get these things done so Im "thoroughly" going through things. What a great opportunity to cleanse my life. Its a lot of work but so worth it in the long run, kind of Feng Shui'ing everything while im at it hmm? I love my books on Feng Shui! if you've never tried it...I highly recommend it! The energy that is derived from getting rid of old, stuck energy is absolutely amazing!!

So my agenda today is to open the garage so that it can air out for a bit.....means that I have to sit out in the lot for a while, Im in a large apt. complex and my garage is on the other side of the complex, dont ask, ugh. So I'll read my book on "Trust Your Vibes" by Sonia Choquette and enjoy the sun for an hour. Its 76' and sunny with a light breeze today, not too shabby for having to sit outside.

I also plan on dedicating an hour to my purse and at least an hour to Mahdreen (she deserves it, she's been patient enough). I also have a new jewelry project that I started a few days a go to appease my nervous energy. I made a pair of earrings yesterday and want to make a necklace. Its the Steam Punk thing that has become so popular lately, some fun ideas to play with.

I've posted a few pictures that I took a few days ago early in the morning. I live on the 3rd floor of an apt complex and look out onto a beautiful protected wetland area. So you see woods for as far as the eye can take you. This particular morning we had some fog roll in and as I was waking up and looking out my window I noticed the fog and the beautiful colors that were coming through due to the sun rising. Sometimes you can capture all the color and sometimes, well, maybe just the fog :)

So I'll be back soon....I am having a great time with my creative freedom. Talk to you soon,

Michelle

Back In the Saddle :)

Hello to everyone who has been hanging in there with me and to all those dropping by to say hey! I've had so many changes to come about in the last several weeks and have gladly welcomed them. And yes, there have been some changes, wow.

For one, Im in the process of divorce....hmm, that one is time consuming enough on its own. It's only been 3yrs last April that I wass married and as happy as a clam when I did. I remember posting about the man that I had fallen in love with and our wonderful times together. And then of course the proposal and then the wedding and then the honey moon....And then I stopped posting about "US" altogether because the problems began. I won't go into the  specifics because they aren't important at this point. But I will say that it was my choice to divorce and for many good reasons. If it were for only one of the reasons that I decided on.... it would suffice for my reasoning.  I believe that all women can and should stand tall and strong, this is not a mans world of and to itself, this world is filled with human beings. We all breathe the same air. Enough said. So this has taken a bit of my thoughts and time. It isn't one of the things that I posted about being so happy for, which is an obvious.

One of the great things to come of this is that I am moving to a warmer climate, no more snow! yay, yay and yayyyyyyy. I'm very excited about this all by itself! I'm a West Coast native and have longed for the warmth and SUN, ahhhhhh, for a lonnnnnnng time. So I see an opportunity to make changes and live my life the way "I" would love to.

I have also had several offers to expand my sewing creations, many different avenues to explore that are so exciting and that makes me very happy!

I will post some of the new pictures of the body parts for Mahdreen, which I plan to finish through the next week. And also a new purse that I have been working on:)

I love the fun of making a very cool, classic outside shell and then a wild and crazy fun lining! I don't want to give away tooo much of the future, in the works, creations but this purse may be one of the lines to come :))) One more picture and then I'm off to bed.

still healing from my back surgery........

Talk to you soon, Michelle

Patience is My Virtue I hope its been yours :)

I will post tonight, I have so much to show you and tell you. A lot of new ideas and lots of new fun for the future of my dolls and my sewing life.

 Thank you for your patience, I know that many of you have been waiting to see what has become of Mahdreen and soon the next steps will be posted. So many things happening in my life and so many choices, Im sooooo excited and will let you in on everything very soon, promise :)

So I will be back tonight, Michelle