AEDM 13 Day 26 and a summer project

It was a long weekend in Buenos Aires and with only one week to go for Art Every Day Month and a month to go in the year, it was a great moment to plan the summer and to start setting the intentions for 2014.

This will be our summer project: the garden.

We will redesign the landscape, taking some old shrubs off, changing lights, repainting walls and adding a little reading, lounging space with cute little details.

I started by prepping three bottles we had in different colours and taking the labels off. Two ofthem have nice patterns on tehm. Any ideas what I can do with them? Suggestions welcomed!

Since 2008 I have been choosing a word as compass for the year. It took me a while to understand that only my true words worked. Not those chosen because "everybody else" did. The most powerful so far has been 2010´s LISTEN. And for 2014? We are making a list. There is one that has caught my attention lately. I want to see how that relationship develops.

Here´s my crafty working table on Nov 25th:

And the finished layout for Art Every Day Month Day 25: Tati and her clay mask made at school in Year 6 of primary school.

AEDM 2010: Day 26 Right size

Another version of yesterday´s layout. This time the original picture in its correct size (A4 for Home album)

Oh, I forgot! It´s Friday! Time for The Happy Book check in at The Next Chapter.

This week we are talking about food.

My favourite? ANything with home grown herbs, like our

flowery basil plant.

Pictures taken ten minutes ago from my kitchen window.

Where do you wish to make a fresh start?

Here. :D

After months of playing with the idea we finally moved the bookcase downstairs to the dining room. Having my scrapbooking materials in the attic wasn´t working for me. I was too far away from the daily activities (and the kitchen for a brew ;) ). Running up two sets of stairs in between tasks was not energy or time efficient. Plus I shared the space with my hubbie, so I wanted it as tidy as possible which with paint and punchies is not that easy. :D

I also rearranged my books bookcase and the glasses & dishes cabinet, shuffling things around to fit our current needs and letting go some books, cups and little objects that had fullfilled their cycle with us.

I wish to make a fresh start here at my new crafts corner and actually MAKE something! :D

Now that you are here, could you please wish for Daniel too?

He wants to make a fresh start with our garden and having his own vegetable patch here.

The garden was design in the year 2000, with our kids needs in mind. It has two corners with sturdy plants that would survive ball playing and lots of free space to roam around.

It was meant to evolve with time.

Someone in our garden is making a fresh start too. :)

To read more wishers wishes visit Jamie´s place.