zen crafting

I am loving my holiday tree.

 I love thinking of all the possibilities.

Even more than that,

I love seeing if I can create it without 

going to the store for ANYTHING.

A fun challenge indeed.

so I get ornament hooks from the Christmas box...

and bright pink satin from my sewing scrap bag...

and little pearls and rhinestones from the bead box...

and I rip the pages out of thrashed, old books....

and I fold those papers in half and cut out little hearts...

you know, old school style,

like a second grader.

and I play around with punches...

and I start cutting hearts out of the satin too...

and I grab my trusty glue gun...

and totally immerse myself in all of it...

and I listen to piles of  David Sides...

and the hum of the baby monitor...

and the occasional bark of a neighborhood dog...

And all feels right with the world.

So, I call it zen crafting.

Because it is THAT good.