How Did That Happen?

It's  been a roller coaster past few weeks....with major changes in my life. All good things but it certainly made blogging and creating more than just a bit challenging.

Back in November I had a very success Studio Tour with great sales and lots of visitors stopping by! I sold Antique tiles, a shadow applique piece that I loved so much. I had a little bit of a tear in my eye as I wrapped it up for its new owner. but it went to a good home!

The following weekend I had a massive Studio Relocation Sale - downsizing as we prepared to pack up for our move in the New Year. I cleared out lots of books, fabrics and all manner of surface design supplies. I think I made some friends very happy as they carted off lots of great bargains!

Then the chaos began, as I sorted through the remaining supplies and had to decide what could be packed away and be put into the storage container and not access for 2-4 years! And then what items I could fit into my much, much, much smaller new studio.

Moving day came with a large truck to take our belongings over to Pender Island and our next home (its not a "new to us" home as we've used it as a vacation property for the past 10 years). We got everything into the truck - with virtually no room to spare.

A few days after that the BIG storage box came and two strong men to pack that up! Again, it was filled to the brim - and we said good bye to the overflow from our Victoria home......just to clarify, our move to Pender Island could be described as semi-permanent, we are renting out our home in Victoria and making the move to Pender for a few years so we can have an opportunity to travel and have a different lifestyle.

Once the kitchen was unpacked on Pender my first goal was to get my studio organized. I had mapped out a general idea of how I wanted to arrange things and it has worked out OK. Still some tweaking - getting the design wall set up, bulletin board in place, making it a little prettier (and removing the closet door) and trying to find where I put everything...it's all good and I am so happy to be here!