Surrendering to the joys of studio clutter
June 21, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under inspiration
We all know that clutter is a big no no these days.
Say it all together: ‘We must not clutter! We must be sparse, we must be spare, we must be oh so organized!’
Okay, so my tongue is in my cheek when I poke gentle fun at the ‘gurus’ who have laid down the ‘no-clutter’ laws…
and I agree- I drive myself crazy with mis-placing stuff in my layers and heaps in the studio.
But, gee, sometimes, just a leeeeeeeeeeeeeeetle bit of clutter can be so much fun!
I was telling my friend about the oh so neat vintage Japanese silk reeling thingies …read more
Creative Clutter Busting Book Contest
March 13, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under book review, contest
Ohhhhhhh, I am probably going to regret posting this photo…. but I’ll go ahead anyhow…. and blush….
This ……….
is a shot of my studio, taken from my computer desk,
looking across at my design desks.
They are totally out of control right now.
I have just finished launching 2 self published books,
Rosie Recycle Dolls and Spooligarumi,
and am going like blazes on the next one……
as well as getting up to speed with Hankering for Yarn.
Because I have so many balls up in the air, things have just heaped up to the point of- ‘aaaaaaggggghhhhhhhh’
here in the studio….
So, when I read about Diane Dobson-Barton’s new book: …read more






