I’m taking a bit of time to share a look back at the things I’ve been up to over the last couple months so grab a cup and stay a while.

As per usual with me I get a little caught up in one type of craft until the next thing strikes.

Playing with fabric and paper is always a go-to activity for me. Making mini collages or “clusters”, as the junk journal community calls them, tends to get my creativity going. Matching up little bits of this and that is a fun challenge.

I use these either on greeting cards or as journal embellishments. Either way it’s nice to have a stash of them on hand.

One weekend, after finding a fun set of fat quarters, I sat down and made the whole lot into journal covers. Did I mention that I get a little caught up? I’m still considering opening a new etsy storefront so some of these might go in there. Otherwise I have a nice stash of gifts for the future.

While sorting through the file cabinet that holds my paper stash, I found piano sheet music that had seen better days. I removed the cover and sewed it together to form that outside of a journal. Since it was Rhapsody in Blue I decided I’d created a blue themed journal.

I’m continuing to work at going through my stash of supplies by either purging items I’ll never use, creating items that are “ready to use” such as these ruffles and just plain organizing so I know what I actually have. I have a feeling this will be a never ending battle.

Speaking of stashes… Here is a stack of 37 quilt blocks with no end in sight. I have so many scrappy bits and friends keep gifting me with more. Someday I’ll have to sit down and sew a quilt top or two.

While I had sorting through some of those scraps, I found some fun ones and was inspired to make a patchwork cover for another journal. I happened to have a stamped leather piece that Mini-me and I made a decade ago at mother daughter camp. It was the perfect addition to the journal.

I got my seeds started about 2 weeks later than I typically do. The weather kept tricking me into thinking that spring was never coming. Hopefully they will be strong enough when I’m ready to set them outside.

Last week was Spring break for my school. The days filled quicker than I would have liked as well a some crazy snow mid week. I did spend some time crafting and sewing which definitely made me happy. When we returned to school yesterday I heard that we only have 40 days left. That’s totally doable even with all of the state testing that’s in front of us.

My Mini-me is quite literally a poster child. I had to share this fun tidbit since it’s published all over the university site. :)

And we can’t forget Marvin…he is becoming a very needy only child.

Thanks for catching up with me for T Stands for Tuesday!