Welcome back, creativity!

Welcome back, creativity!, originally uploaded by jnmerrit.

After a few long, hard months of feeling blah, my muse has returned. I found her this weekend while completing a custom order for a local shop, and she stuck around to see what I’d come up with while designing some beachglass necklaces. She made quite a mess on my sewing table/workspace, but it’s a mess that feels good, so I’m going with it!

I managed to complete nine necklaces today, which is encouraging considering I haven’t really made anything for the past three months. They’re all sourced from local beachglass, too, except the one in the above photo second from the left - I scooped that piece while in Mazatlan, Mexico. It’s from a bottle of Pacifico, which is brewed and bottled right in the town.

But of course, this necklace is most definitely my favourite - can you guess why? Of course because it’s red and aqua, silly! It’s made with a piece of beach pottery that I found on my first trip to Erieau last summer (with Angie). I’m using sterling silver wire, and those are red Swarovski crystals. The chain is .925 sterling silver.

This is my list of products to prepare for the market… it’s a good thing I’m starting early! If you were pricing each item, how much would you charge?

• Fulled Purses
• Laptop Totes
• Flower Brooches
• Yoyo Brooches
• Couch Flower Brooches
• Basic Totebag
• Quilted Coaster Set of 4
• Flower Kits
• Cupcake Pincushion Keychains
• Headbands
• Felt Cases
• Small Beachglass Necklaces
• Large Beachglass Necklaces
• Small Button Necklaces
• Beaded Beachglass Necklaces

Another task completed.

magic (305/365), originally uploaded by jnmerrit.

I did it. I followed-through, and now I can cross another task from my 101/1001 list. I got my third tattoo. I’m still a bit shocked that it’s there - for good. It won’t come off, and it’s in such a visible spot! But it’s me. Don’t you think? It speaks to who I am. It’s my magic. It’s my inner sprite-ness. It’s the fact that no matter what happens to me in life, i will always have me, knowing who I am. It’s about me getting through these recent life changes and knowing the entire time that I will be okay - because I am. It also speaks to my creativity, my inspiration, my future and my past (in this life and others). And on top of all that, it’s a beautiful work of art, that I am honoured to offer myself as canvas.

I am magickal.

I like poppies.

I found this photo in Claire’s photobucket account (sorry Claire, i was snooping!). I really love it. I almost considered painting my bathroom that colour. But then I saw the paint chips (yep, went so far as to get chips!) under the vanity lights, and it hit me - I can’t do it! I can’t have a bathroom with pee-green walls. The reflection alone would be enough to make me look awful, let alone the feeling of… i don’t even know what.

Nevertheless, I do enjoy this colour combination, and now I’m going to show a few more poppies that make me happy.

Someday I’d like to have my own poppy-filled yard. No need to cut the grass.

Someday I will find someone who can love me as much as I love him. And not be afraid of the feelings that come with that love. And someday I will marry this person, and I will have simple, beautiful flowers like this.

I love this Poppeeeee too! He is my Fantastical French Fred (Alfred, formally).

And this is just cool. So are you. And so is Carrie, for coming up with colour inspiration for my bathroom. Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I’ve decided to move out of my apartment instead.

Seriously!

I don’t love it anymore.

Bathroom - Love that Shade!, originally uploaded by jnmerrit.

I’ve been sick of my bathroom for a while now. Because of all the changes in my life, I feel I need to switch things up. I’d like to repaint, repersonify. My bathroom has a Parisian theme - I hate themes, why did I do that? - so it needs to be brought back down to earth.

Any ideas? I love photos…