Say it all together: ‘We must not clutter! We must be sparse, we must be spare, we must be oh so organized!’

photograph by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright

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 that I bought at the Habu booth last year.

That’s one of them at the farthest left on the shelf and another hanging below on the pegs.

I can’t  remember their proper names, but, boy are they ever neat to work with.

I’ve used them for plying and they work beautifully.

They are a treasure for so many reasons… they feel wonderful, they feel imbued with history, and they still work!

I decided to take a pic of them to send to my dear friend, since I have been chatting to her about them.

Before I knew it, one thing lead to another…

and instead of just taking a ‘clinical’ pic of the silk reels, I had to gather up a bunch of things from around the studio and put it all together to keep the reels company.

Clutter? well…. yes….. but you see, I really am fond of all of it…….

and, it’s all so useful…. well, mostly…..

So, do you surrender to the joys of your clutter or are you ~oh so disciplined~ about it all?

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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: Creative Clutter Control, I thought… oh yes!

Diane Dobson-Barton is an artist, so she knows the creative personality from the inside out!

Creative Clutter Control is written with humor and insight and is really well thought out.

I highly recommend it! And am going to work with many of her suggestions.

Now, you already know that Diane has kindly offered a copy of Creative Clutter Control as a prize – you saw the title to this entry!

How to win?

Leave an entry, and post a comment about your Creative Clutter !

The contest starts now and runs until March 22.

Who can enter? Anyone, anywhere.

Good luck!

Now… to deal with some of this clutter….

(photograph by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright)

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