Lists...

 LISTen, i know you are equally obsessed with List making as I am.

I have lists for EVERYTHING

Some are just dotted down to help me organise my thoughts

Some are actual longer-term lists i am working through...

 I have a notebook in my shopping bag that has lists of every measurement of every room in my house,

all the walls and the windows... just incase i see some bargain homeware and i need to know if something will 'fit'. You can suggest the term OCD if you want, but i won't listen.

Organisation is the key to any efficient lifestyle.

(HA!...)

I am currently on the lookout for a huge picture frame that i can spray paint and turn into a noticeboard

(to display my lists, obviously)

Lists:

House measurements and needs List

List of things to Sew for my home

List of things to buy next time i am in town

List of accomplishments i want for my business

List of phonecalls i must make and bills to pay

List of food from the supermarket today

List of improvements i need to make to all my webshops

List of new training exercises i want to try at the Gym

List of plants that might work in my garden

THAT Amazon List - you know you all have one...

Happy 2012 - go make a list!



Quick & Crafty... Buttons x

 Here is another very quick and crafty idea....

Buttons are not JUST for sewing ya know!

BUTTON FRIDGE MAGNETs

The non-quick bit of this idea is the actual 'searching for' magnets.

Do not be tempted to use any ole magnet that you come across... there is nothing as frustrating as making your own fridge magnet - then discovering the magnet has no strength and everything falls off your fridge. I hate that.

I  *think* i got mine from Staples - and maybe even from Habitat some years ago... a few are quite deep but some are flat - it doesn't matter really. But they were really strong so i was happy to use them.

 Searching for buttons... well that is the easy bit!

you either have some in a pot somewhere (the bigger the better! the more dramatic effect)

or you can buy some from me: http://bigfish.etsy.com/

or you can rummage ebay / carboot / thrift for some unusual oldies.

All i did was to GLUE mine with a super strong glue.

I never recommend Super-Glue as it has volatile properties and you are never sure when the stickiness will give.

You can use an Araldite i think, or a glue gun.

I used Gold Hi-Tack, my most favourite glue of all time.

leave them to dry for 24 - 48hrs. Don't be impatient...

Ace Button Magnets xxx