Jumping In

Ever wonder if you're ready to tackle something new and bigger than you've ever tried before? I'm there. I've wanted to do Lori Anderson's Bead Soup Blog Party since I stumbled across it back in February. In fact, it was one of the main reasons I chose to dive into blog world. Tomorrow's the final day to sign up, and questions/anxieties/doubts are rising to the surface. It's easy to listen to the voice of fear and failure, isn't it? Am I really good enough to participate? Do I REALLY know what I'm doing with making jewelry? What if it's horrible? On and on and on. Do you ever get tired of the "what ifs" that stop you from trying?

Then today, I came across a posting on a dear friend's Facebook page and suddenly, I knew that, afraid or not, I'm going to commit. While some most of the designs posted in February were amazing and so intimidatingly beautiful, I'll never know if I can do it if I don't try. This is still a blog taking baby steps, but I'm believing that there's others out there who are in a similar boat. So, read this wonderful post from the Brave Girls Club, and join me in taking a leap of faith. Thanks, Toni, for sharing- you do my heart good!

So, deep breath, I decided that before I posted this, I would sign up. There's no sense talking about taking a leap of faith unless you're willing to act on it. My email has been sent- I'll see what number I am tomorrow. Who knows where this could lead?  As Eleanor Roosevelt said: "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do".

Hoping that today brings you a splash of grace and a dash of joy!

New Beginnings

This is a new venture for me, so welcome to the journey!  I'm in the process of moving out of a shared space in my husband's office and into a new space just for me and the tons of beads I've acquired- pictures to follow (can one ever have too many?) New spaces invite all sorts of possibilities and  I'm intrigued to see what the end result will be.  The space needs to be functional, pleasing to the eye, ORGANIZED, and one that inspires creativity.

If you've moved into a new craft space recently, I'd love to hear your thoughts, and suggestions, as to what worked or didn't work for you.I'm wanting to set up a desk space that works for both my beads/jewelry making but also for packaging/shipping the finished pieces- and then there needs to be a space for photographing as well. My dream desk is about $600- sigh.That won't be happening any time soon but you can see it here and dream with me :)

My dream workdesk

Amazing, isn't it? For right now, I'm going to be content with what's available and find ways to use what's at hand! As in trying to see the glass half full and not half empty kind of thing.

So, here's to potential, and lessons that will be learned along the way. I'm intrigued to see where both the workspace and this blog ends up, aren't you?

Hoping that today brings you a splash of grace and a dash of joy.