Essentials Challenge

Ali challenged us to write a list of our "essential" scrapbook supplies.
Here is mine

CARDSTOCK - Bazzill - I love all colours but it must be textured.

PATTERNED PAPER - I am loving paisleys at the moment and I am a sucker for stripes.

OLFA ROLLER CUTTER, PERSPEX RULERS AND SELF HEALING MAT - I came to scrapbooking from patchwork and quilting, and I find my old supplies quite useful.

WORDS - stickers, handwriting, journalling, quotes, lyrics. It doesn't matter where I get them, my layouts are not finished with meaningful words.

CAMERA - Fugi Finepix 5600 Digital Camera - I love it. I always have it with me.

STAPLER and MAKING MEMORIES(MM) COLOURED STAPLES - I use these to attach ribbon, paper, card and simply to decorate.

MM MAGNETIC STAMPS - rummage and evolution fonts and embellishments. I recieved these for Christmas and already they have become an essential.

My word - ORGANISE

I have been searching for quotes that reinforce my word.

Here are a few dealing with organising my wants and things.

Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. ~William Morris

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. ~Vernon Howard

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. ~Edwin Way Teale

The scultptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination. ~ Elbert Hubbard

I feel that I have too many possessions and no homes for these things to live. As Part of my "organise" challenge, I wish to contain my "need"/"want" for things and organise my home to be able to easily use the things I have. Even just putting this down in words is liberating.

New Year, New Focus

I have decided to ressurrect this blog for two reasons.


One is the challenges set by Ali Edwards through her Life Artist Newsletter at http://aliedwards.typepad.com.

One Word Challenge

My 2007 word is ORGANISE.

I would like to organise my study, thinking, reading, chores, home and family ( just kidding). I wish to bring peace and calm to my world in what is going to be a very busy year - I'm studying, Rach in year 3, jay in Year 1 and Miles starts preschool.


The second is to record my reading for 2007. I have joined the 2007 TBR Challenge at http://cafe-books.blogspot.com.

My 12 TBR books for 2007 are:-


Life of Pi - Yann Martel
House Corrino - Brian Herbert & Kevin Andersen
The Vinter's Luck - Elizabeth Knox
The Shipping News - Annie Proulx
Tully - Paullina Simons
The Known World - Edward P Jones
The Secret River - Kate Grenville
The World According to Garp - John Irving
Alias Grace - Margaret Atwood
Year of Wonders - Geraldine Brooks
The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
The Lady and the Unicorn - Tracy Chevalier

Extra Credit List

True History of the Kelly Gang - Peter Carey
The Well of Lost Plots - Jasper Fforde
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
Over sea Under Stone - Susan Cooper
The Tale of Murasaki - Liz Dalby
Charlotee's Web - EB White