Embracing The Mess [part 2]

You might remember my post last Wednesday about creating things for yourself and also learning how to embrace the mess around you. Here is the finished product of what I was working on that night. It is now hanging in my office at work and it makes me happy to see something that feels like home in an otherwise visually unappealing office.

A Happy New Year

I know these are a few days late, but I wanted to share a few photos from my New Years Eve! 

Chelsea, me, and Bryghte! 

Embracing The Mess

Though my creative journey originally began with me designing jewelry for myself, I have found that I rarely make things just for me anymore. I either make something with an individual in mind or plan to list the item in my Etsy shop.

Tonight I'm creating just for me. I usually don't share photos of my craft room online because, unlike all of the stunning Pinterest craft rooms and studios, mine is not spotless. My craft desk is rarely (if ever) clean and the floors are usually littered with thread, tiny beads that stick to your feet, and spare buttons. And that is okay. Tonight I'm embracing the mess and being thankful for the gift of creativity.

I found an old frame at Goodwill for $1.00 and I painted it using Valspar's Dylan Velvet. I reviewed their half-pint size, premixed samples in a previous entry when I discovered the color Tropical Bay. Dylan Velvet is yellow with hints of green and it really spruced up an otherwise dull frame. I cut a piece of ivory cardstock to fit in the frame and began covering the paper with things that I like. Some items have meaning and some I just like because they are pretty. I haven't glued anything down, and it is likely to become something entirely different than what is shown in the photos.

But that's the beauty of it, isn't it? Beginning a project with a certain idea in mind and letting your mind take over to create something that is completely reflective of you and where you are at in that moment.

Tonight I am thankful for creativity and lots of nick knacks that I can play around with. What a lucky girl I am!

P.S. The "do small things with great love" printable can be found here. I just saved it to my computer and printed it on Kraft paper. Also, I found this blog post with a table painted in Dylan Velvet. Their photos are much cleared than my 10:00 PM, dimly lit photographs. :)

UPDATE:

You can see the finished product of my project here!