1. Learn to use my sewing machine...I can actually report out on progress on this one already. I got the sewing machine out of the box, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS and figured out how to thread it, bobbin and all. Once it was threaded, two hours later, I didn't know what to do with myself since I had no other sewing supplies, no fabric etc. I went rummaging through my closet and found a pair of size 7 pants that won't make it past my knees. They seemed like a perfect sewing experiment so I simply cut the leg off and sewed it shut on one end. I was so shocked and excited that it worked.
2. Buy more gifts for people on ETSY. This site is truly amazing and beats store bought gifts any day.
3. Post things on Etsy to sell by next holiday season. If I make more art I will have to buy a new house. I have progress on this one too! I set up an account last week!
4. Blog at least once a week...starting now.
5. Complete 100 4x6 paintings, stop giving them away. These are a few that I made before Christmas. 86 paintings to go.
6. Have a show with above paintings and sell remaining paintings on Etsy.
7. Claim a crafting corner in my house. Man...this is seeming impossible but I actually have made progress here too. Ben and I had a tenant living in our attic for a few months who moved out this weekend. We didn't hesitate to reclaim our space within hours. Ben went from using only one room in the attic for music to two so it seemed only natural that I get two rooms too. I paint in the dirty dark basement which is perfect for painting but my craftiness needs a cleaner place so I took over the extra bedroom. This is picture shows the beginning of it. Oscar likes to take my seat.
8. Start making Christmas presents in August since I still have presents that need to be gifted and many more presents that I wanted to make but never had time.
9. Treat my backyard with the loving care with which I treat my front yard. I always neglect the back and spend all of my flower money on the front. This year the front yard should be in good shape after three summers of planting bulbs so it's time to give a little tlc to the back.
10. Finish painting our house...it looks newly painted from the front...the sides...not so much.
11. Save money to buy a Macbook. This may be the hardest goal of all since I suck at saving what extra spending money I have and IKEA opens on March 12th. Yikes.
2 comments:
Lofty goals, and worthy of admiration.
I've been planning to sell on Etsy as well. Weird. In fact, I was working on that yesterday and plan on posting some items this week.
I totally heart ETSY. Great goals, Chris... I have a ton of fabric if you want to keep that sewing machine going. :)
March 12! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
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