OLW One Little Word Feb12 Blog Hop

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Nihao, Cupcake! Blog Welcome to a new year of One Little Word blog hopping hosted by Margie who has also created the above new button. (Have you grabbed yours yet?)

For those of you not familiar with One Little Word (OLW), it’s is a class being run by Ali Edwards at Big Picture Classes. My One Little Word for 2012 is Home. (All posts on my OLW for 2011 and 2012 can be found here.)

Last year my word was Create, and boy did I spend a lot of time (and $) creating and learning so many new things. This year I’m focusing on the Home… my house and family.

My pre-class title page:

In 2011 we went though a rough patch and the photo below that I’m using for January was taken on our 15th wedding anniversary, at a time when I was really unsure of our future. Thankfully we are working through it, but this was a real turning point where I realized that I needed to do more (as we both do) to make our house a home. We worked hard to build it. Now was the time to nurture it.

I’ll be spending this year working on unpacking the last of our boxes from our move 2 years ago, and decluttering what’s in the boxes as well as the stuff that is starting to accumulate. I’ve worked out a plan where I’ll spend each month concentrating specifically on one room, decorating, adding display areas/shelves, putting pictures on the walls.

January was the month for Grace’s bedroom. We purchase a new desk for her which meant we had to rearrange her room a bit, and also a small bookcase with baskets for her bits and pieces. She wouldn’t let me do much more that that… being a 13 yo… so it was left to her to sort through her clothes and donate those that she had grown out of. February is the time to work on our bedroom.

To me Home is also about family and the people you love. The ones you want to come home to. January is school holiday time here so DH and I both took time off work and we went down the coast for a holiday. It was good to just get away. Funny how being away from our house made me feel more at Home.

Above are my 9 canvases which helped me define my word and why I chose it. The quote really hit Home with me.

“A house is made of walls and beams

A home is built with love and dreams”

~ unknown

When I think of a home I often think of the fantastic Australian movie “The Castle”, especially this scene and in particular Darryl Kerrigan’s lines at 4:05

Classic stuff!

I’m looking forward to what February will bring.

Thanks for stopping by my place.

Next on the list is Monica so hop on over and check out her One Little Word. There are more fabulous people participating in this blog hop which commences at 8am PST (Pacific Standard Time). They are listed below if you would like to start from the beginning… See you all again next time !

Sam x

17Jan2012

Calling All Craft Bloggers!

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Did you know there is a directory of bloggers who do a wide range of crafty things? Crafty Rie has created a one stop directory of an extremely large number of blogs. Sewing, knitting, crochet, paint, jewellery, cardmaking, scrapbooking, beads, anything you can think of, they’re all there.

Check it out. Sign up. Write a linky post. Add your button. Read some blogs.

Spread the crafty love.

2Jan2012

OLW One Little Word Dec11 Blog Hop

Posted in Create by LearnCreateDo

Welcome back OLW blog hoppers! WOW this is the end of our OLW journey for 2011. But it’s not over as I’ll be doing it all again for 2012.

For those of you not familiar with One Little Word (OLW), it’s is a class being run by Ali Edwards at Big Picture Classes. My One Little Word for 2011 is Create. (Other posts on my OLW can be found here.)

December was our final reflection for the year and a chance to say goodbye to our word. I looked back through year at what I had hoped to achieve with my word, and what I had achieved. When it came to writing about saying goodbye and what I want to remember I vowed that I will not say goodbye to my word. I want to keep creating, just not as obsessively.

Here is a closer look at what I wrote:

“As I say goodbye to my word this year I want to remember:
~ how much fun I had
~ how at peace I felt
~ how I was able to relax and get into a zone
~ how it made me feel complete

As I continue to carry my word with me for the remainder of my life, I want to remember to be mindful of how long hours creating can affect my family. I want to remember to include them in the process either directly or indirectly. And I want to remember to also create for others, not just for my own satisfaction. This I will remember with my word for 2012 ~ HOME.”

So there you have it – My word for 2012 is Home. I was thinking about Mindfulness or Selflessness but the word Home spoke to me louder than any other word could. Home is not only about our house but also family. We have been through some very rough times the last few years and I want to make 2012 our year to heal.

Here is my pre-class title page:

One thing I found during OLW for 2011 was that I didn’t plan with papers, coordinating colors etc. I kinda just went with the flow and how my mood was at the time. This year, to make things easier and quicker, I have already picked out my papers… Cherry Delicious by Sassafras Lass. I have a kit of alphas and embellishments to use too. I am so keen to get started!

Registration is open for 2012 class. You can join up here. If you haven’t done this class before I highly recommend it. It’s better than any New Year resolution and it WILL change your life. And if you do decide to do the class, don’t forget to join us all on the blog hop each month where you’ll meet a fantastic group of ladies who are full of a tonne of inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by and for keeping me accountable. I look forward to seeing your word for 2012.

Next on the list is Jan so hop on over and check out her One Little Word. There are more fabulous people participating in this blog hop which commences at 8am PST (Pacific Standard Time). They are listed below if you would like to start from the beginning… See you all again next time !

Learn. Create. Do.

~ making time for me ~

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