ADD in Crafting

o you ever feel like you've got ADD when you walk into your studio space? Yesterday, I had a clear afternoon. Being my birthday and all, it was nice to have some time to myself without having a chore to do. I headed upstairs to my studio thinking I could surely accomplish something.



A thousand things run through my mind...my future dream of an etsy shop, some camera straps in the making, an uncovered pillow downstairs and the green linen I bought for them nearly a year ago, the hobo bag I've had in mind out of duck cloth, fabric to line it with.



Oh, I could go on and on. I sat on the floor for quite a while staring at my stash. I had tried to organize it a little when I redid my studio a while back. The blues were all together, as were the greens and the browns...and I sat there, just staring...and nothing was calling to me specifically. Was it my stash? I had variety, but just not what I was looking for. Oh how I wished I'd had some new Anna Maria Horner fabrics right at that moment, because somehow all the other acquired stash wasn't quite working for me.

In the end, I settled on finishing one camera strap. I also started my new hobo bag. When my little guy arose from his nap, he came right upstairs - someplace he rarely goes and finds it a special treat. He sat with me and we sewed a few straight lines, and while I didn't get much done, at least it was something.

Perhaps a working list of things I'd like to do might work for me. That way, they aren't all floating around in my head, trying to find a place in my craft studio.