Reminder - My Studio & Me on Rate My Space

As I've posted before Dan came and did the filming for the Rate My Space showing starting Angelo in January. We've known for months that it was going to view in May. Well, it's airing TONIGHT. Guess who just almost went to the movies? Yes, moi. How lame is that? Hadn't thought about it all day. Still don't know how I remembered, it just popped into my head. Lucky. I figured if I forgot that you might have forgotten - so this is a reminder if you were going to watch it. It's 7:00 Missouri time.

Why I like It Wednesday - VW Bug Collection

 So today's Why I like it Wednesday is about collections. My VW Bug Collection. I don't really have too many collections but this is a fun one I do with one of my sisters and mom. It started with the Slug Bug game that my kids play. I don't know why or how the three of us got started but we would play it too. (Minus the hitting.) Still do when we are driving together. I think I may have been the first one to buy a toy VW and tell the other two that I had more than they did. (Hummm, a little subconscious competition need going on?) Then I felt guilty about having said competition issues so I bought them one. Then the next thing you know they are buying them, I am buying them, they are, I am, on and on. It's been a couple of years now that we've done this. I know very juvenile, BUT, guess who's winning? That's why I like it.

Free-for-All Friday HGTV Rate My Space Show Taping

Free-for-All Friday is about doing something new, experimental, unexpected, and out of the ordinary. Well, today was just that - at least for me - but, not so for Dan of Pie Town Productions  (Los Angeles & Chicago). Taping a show for HGTV's Rate My Space is business as usual for him. And he's good at it because I actually had fun doing the taping! (Now that was unexpected on my part.) Well, I can't say much more about it, except that I'll post more around the end of May (if you're interested look for Episode #306) it won't be aired before that.  Again, I can't say enough about how personable and professional Dan was in working with  us. Thanks Dan! (Shout out to Alisha for suggesting that I upload the pics to RMS)

Art Talk Tuesday - Studios

STUDIO [stoo-dee-oh]

the workroom of an artist, aka an atelier  [Fr. atuh-lyey]

a place for instruction or experimentation

I am surprised at how pics of my studio seem to inspire so many people. My studio was posted on Addicted to Decorating by Kristi. I mentioned before that it was posted on HGTV Rate My Space as well. (more news on that Friday) With the comments of others I have come to the conclusion that most people need some kind of space to do what inspires them. To be creative. Usually we just think of artisans when we think creative but creativity isn't limited to artists. Everyone needs some kind of 'studio'. Whether it ends up being a suitcase, study, shop, or studio the space isn't as important as the activity that's associated with it. Sometimes we forget that. I haven't always had a studio but I've always looked for ways to be creative in my life. And I think I love my studio more because I haven't always had a space like this. Figure out what kind of little space you can carve out for yourself and let yourself be inspired. 

Studio

Well I am busy this week cleaning up and finishing up some of the studio details. There is a national magazine and a tv show that might want to use my studio space in their respective media outlets. The tv thing looks more promising than the magazine but we'll see. I have to do a video this week to send into the tv producer. I don't want to say the names now so that it doesn't mess up what they do. I won't be a major player in these things but they are big enough that I am cleaning my studio.

Studio IKEA

Here is my studio again. I'm adding it and a link because it is on the IKEA business site. I put it on the Share Your Space section. You can vote that you like it best...... even if you don't. It's good, free PR. Vote away!

happy birthday to me

Do we do everything in the studio? 

No, that is NOT a bonfire, it is my cake, thank you very much. It takes awhile to be able to put that many candles on your birthday cake. And there are my kiddos celebrating with me.

Studio

How's this - my second blog. But it doesn't count toward commitment because it's in the same sitting. Almost done with the studio. It is  bigger than my last one, better laid out too. I love it.