i’ll be the first to admit that i’m a bit of a pack-rat. i always saw it as a unique trait that showed just how crazy and creative i was (both valued qualities in my mind). i was one of those people who could use any material, any recycling…basically any old scrap of anything…to create something beautiful. my ability to do this was often applauded (mostly by my mother, i realize now), but since i got married and bought a house (teeny tiny house), the overflow of stuff from my studio had begun to be a sore point. mostly for my husband. and sometimes even for me (this morning i tripped over a 4×6 foot canvas on my way to the bathroom).
after polling a few people, i realized that this was a problem faced by every artist/designer i knew, so i made a decision: this year FALL is going to be the new SPRING…as in SPRING CLEANING our studios!
and so the great crafting de-stash was born!
from Nov 1st-14th, the gallery space at Flock will be full of crafting supplies for sale, the result of de-cluttering by over 20 of our designers! there will be all kinds of things up for grabs…beads, tools, fabric, paint, dyes, yarn, bags, buttons, findings, ink…and everything will be priced so you wouldn’t dare think of leaving it on the shelf! (-:
it’s a classic win-win: help our designers clean out their studios, and end up with designer quality crafting goodies at ridiculous prices – mark the date on your calendar, and prepare to hunt – you never know what you might find!
oh the agony of the destash… i am taking a break after a hard hour in which I barely made a dent. Bridget & Christina — you have made us face our studios and thus ourselves and although the pain is quite profound at this moment, I know that a brighter future looms — after all the darkest hour is just before dawn. My only hope is that I give more than I take — quite a challenge that will be!
ooooh temptation – looks really dangerous to me! I can only hope I manage to pack my willpower as I should really be destashing myself rather than raiding other peoples goodies……just a heads up that the poster gives a November date and the blurb underneath OCtober, sure it won’t matter but just incase!
my mistake…somehow i keep forgetting what month it is…might be a rough transition to 2012 if this persists…! thanks for the heads up! (-:
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