And so it begins again… yesterday, I spent several hours with a stack of paper and pencils to map out the next round of projects. I got so caught up in all of the planning that I went a little overboard and made an extra page with my pillow and bedding ideas, too. I saw the look of fear in my husband’s eyes last night when I showed him my plan. He knows how dangerous I become once it’s all written out on notepaper like this.
Holly from decor8 had the most brilliant idea for a portable mood board, and I’m planning to start one of those for this next round of design work. It sounds so much better than me carrying around crumpled up ribbons and fabric swatches in my pocket (and losing them in the store, I might add).
This weekend is a bit packed with activities, but I’m wondering if I can “accidentally” steer us to a fabric store to pick out pillow fabrics. Do these accidental visits ever happen to you? I am an obsessive planner, and my husband prefers spontaneity. This used to really bum me out until I realized I could just keep my planning a secret and then we would just “happen” to show up at the store at just the right time, coupons and shopping lists in hand. What a surprise!
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Tagged with planning, sketching.
Lately, I’ve been working on a lot of projects where people have suggested that I send in some sketches. At first, this sounded fairly simple. I love drawing. In fact, all of my fabric and stationery designs start off with pencil and paper. When I brainstorm something new to make, I almost always include a sketch in my notebook. So I dug out my notes to see what I had and realized that there was a little problem.
The word “sketch” would be a generous term for some of these drawings. It’s more like an elaborate shorthand that only means something to me. When I look at these drawings, I see construction details, material choices, colors, the finished project. I think most people would see blobs and little happy faces. So I have quite a bit of work to do before I’ll be sending sketches anywhere. I see some time with my dear friend, Adobe Illustrator, in my near future.
This all reminded me of a sketch my dad made for me. I once asked him if he would help me measure the living room, and 15 minutes later he handed me this:
Crazy, huh? I guess that’s how engineers sketch. Maybe I should see if he’s available…
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Tagged with artwork, sketching.