COMMIT TO BEING CREATIVE

SPEND 10 MINUTES A DAY DOING SOMETHING THAT YOU LOVE

Are you time poor?
Do you miss doing things you love because you're too busy doing the things you hate?
Have you got a creative streak but no time to do anything?

IT'S TIME TO MAKE YOURSELF A HIGHER PRIORITY!!!

JUNE 1st WILL BE OUR STARTING POINT..........ARE YOU GOING TO JOIN US!?!!

These days we are so busy 'doing things' that we aren't doing what we want really want to..............our creative endeavours are always the last thing on our list because we feel guilty if we do them instead of cleaning the house or spending time with the children or pets.

The mess and people will still be there..........but you'll be sad at the end of the day because you haven't been creative.


So TAKE THE PLEDGE with me to be creative EVERY DAY.............and spend just 10 minutes on something you truly love.  If you usually have trouble looking for a spare hour, then don't!!  It's not that hard to find the time if it's only 10 minutes....
   
                *         get off facebook
                *         turn the tv off at night
                *         wake up 10 minutes earlier
                *         use a stopwatch to get the kids into action in the morning
                *         stay up at the end of the day
                *         get your kids involved
                *         find time during your lunch break (you are entitled to one, you know!)

As long as you GET IN ACTION you'll find that you can spend some quality time on you - and that's ok!!

Here's some ideas of what can be done in 10 minutes - with a few links to other blogs courtesy of Pinterest!

Potato stamp

Rubber stamp

pom poms

http://www.ohcrafts.net/decoration-pom-pom-flowers.php

Lolly jar

Sharpie baked plate

Sharpie baked mug

Record bowls

 http://weddingsinspiredfromtheheart.wordpress.com/page/3/

Magnet artwork with frame

Bookmark

Crochet magic circle

Beaded earrings

Muffins in a jar

 

http://www.skiptomylou.org/2012/12/27/make-a-mix-muffins-in-a-jar/

Polymer clay keyring

No sew cushion

Chalkboard paint

Write on board

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=606685186016839&              set=pb.287224641296230.-2207520000.1369946202.&type=3&theater

No sew sock animal – worm

Sugar scrub

Paper bunting

Yarn from a t-shirt

String/wool wrapped tin/jar

Bird seed bell/feeder (toilet roll with peanut butter)

Glitter magnet balls

Galaxy shirt (spray paint with bleach)

4 x button crafts – earrings, magnets, paper clip tops & bobby pins

Cookie sheet magnet board (fabric cover)

Love heart nail art with wool

Wool bowl from blown up balloon

Glass tile pendant

Fabric platted headband

Paint dipped pinecones

Yarn wrapped bottles

Paint dipped tins & jars

 

http://www.skiptomylou.org/2012/12/27/make-a-mix-muffins-in-a-jar/

Glass etching

Peg magnets

Mixed media eraser board

Lace wrapped glasses candles

Fabric covered notebook

Platted fabric headbank

Wax crayon canvas

This is just the tip of the iceberg - and you don't have to just do crafts...........but

take 10 minutes out EVERY DAY for yourself......................i would love to see how you're going at the end of the month!!! 

6 steps to decorating your house

do you love thumbing through the magazines with their beautifully displayed rooms?  do you dream of having the photographers of real living shoot YOUR house!?!!  Why not apply these simple tips and see the transformation unfold…. 

one room at a time...... 

 

 Visit elv-s.blogspot.com

clear the space – it’s hard to see a masterpiece unfolding if you aren’t starting with a blank canvas.  If you can’t move things out, try using an online planner, or get our your sketch book & colourful pencils (cause who doesn’t love to colour in!?!!)

 

find your feature piece – this is where you’ll get your colour palette from.  Whether it’s an art piece, a blanket, or a favourite piece of furniture, pick the colours from it (or go to a paint shop and find complementary colours on those paint sample cards.

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http://www.zoffany.com/pages/products/products_wallpapers-detail/gustavus/1/

the walls are closing in – does the room need a new lick of paint? or do you think a feature wallpaper might add to the atmosphere










 larger furniture pieces move in – think of practicality and start the layering effect (don’t forget rugs at this stage too, they completely change a rooms ambience)

  Visit apartmenttherapy.com

the icing on the cake – small accessories like cushions, wall hangings and special momentos are what makes a room personal.  make sure they complement the feature piece in some way, and if they don’t, find other complimentary pieces to team it up with.  it doesn’t all have to match perfectly, but (like making pottery,) it has to have some sort of family resemblance!!  It’s always good to have a box of accessories to choose from when you feel the room needs a change too.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7556502@N03/3973770095/in/faves-isleniacaico/

go to the next room and start all over again – you know you want to!!  It’s not much to do this in each room…………just easier to take it step by step!!