Packages Delivered Today!

Half the fun of starting a new class or project is gathering the supplies. Usually, I have some of what I need in my stash. The rest requires me to go shopping! I love the fact that I can get just about anything by ordering over the internet!

Here's most of the stuff for the Mixed Media Class at Joggles : DynaFlo paints, walnut inks, soy silk, Angelina film, Glimmer Mist .... I'm still missing a few things and may have to put in yet another order for the elusive Mulberry Bark. Now I'll be able to start the first projects!

January has become a time to plan out some of the projects I want to work on the rest of the year. Dying, fabric painting, mixed media ... I tend to buy a stock of supplies in January and work off of it the rest of the year ...



I've even started a spreadsheet to track my inventories. I hope this will keep me from buying duplicates of what I already have. This is a great help when I go to shows or shops. For example, I really don't need a 3rd spool of Sulky Blendables Cider--even though it looks so nice on the rack. I can check the list and find out--oh yeah, I've already got some. Finding it in the sewing room may be another story, however ...

I'm a librarian by day, so you'd think that the skills I've learned to organize books, journals and webstuff would translate ... I suppose someone has done it (Harriet Hargrave and other shop keepers), but I've concluded if I kept everything organized at home, I wouldn't have time to sew and create. A little chaos is good (at least that's my excuse).

This spreadsheet also helps me to keep track of where I bought what--in case I need to get more later. You can see I have tabs for Thread, Paints, Embellishments, Dyes, Soap Supplies, Tools (Rulers). It's easy enough to add more as my interests and supplies expand.