Unicorns Are Real

Did you know that I work at the library?  

My favorite part of working there is connecting someone with the right book.

I also like my easy access to so many craft books.  

Here's the list of what I am looking at and loving right now.

Where Women Create Book of Organization - Jo Packham*

Where Women Create Book of Inspiration - Jo Packham and Jenny Doh*

Built by Wendy: Dresses - Wendy Mullin

Shape Shape2 - Natsuno Hiraiwa

Journal Revolution - Linda Woods and Karen Dinino

Hand in Hand - Jenny Doh

Stamp it - Jenny Doh

Art Saves - Jenny Doh

Habitually Chic: Creativity at Work - Heather Clawson*

Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing - Gretchen Hirsch

Yes, I realize that that's a whole lot of Jenny Doh.  

I like to put related things on hold at the same time.  

I've been spending my creative energies getting our Etsy shop set up.  I've found that I LOVE writing out the descriptions.  It's so fun.  That sounds a bit nutty, I hear it now.  You should just go read them.  I tried to tell a little story for each thing.  Well, less so for the jewelry.  Anyway, go and check it out and please let me know what you think.

With all that going on, I especially have been enjoying Habitually Chic:  Creativity at Work because it's easy to read for reasons you'll see in the note below.  It's pretty pictures of people's studios with inspiring quotes and interviews.  

This is my favorite quote from the book.  

My daughter, of course, shot it down right away.  She closed her eyes and said:

"Unicorns are real.  I'm blonde and I live in New York."  Opened her eyes, looked around, looked in the mirror and shrugged.  

So literal.

I plan to get back to making stuff really soon.  Experiments with indigo dye are in the near future.  I'll keep you posted.

* These books I consider to be craft porn.