so much

I'm bursting with ideas these days. So many projects and inspirations - great fuzzy things from the thrift store to transform into stuffeds, so many beautiful new fabrics to sew up and quilt and display, and so many great childrens books I've discovered. All the distractions are keeping me from finishing the how-to I'm in the middle of.  And my house is overflowing. I'm running out of shelf space for stuffeds and my basement is so packed with leftovers from my vintage business there is no room to move all this outgrown baby stuff. And yet my wishlist keeps growing. I've convinced myself I need felting kits and teddy bear joints, jars of vintage buttons and fabric fabric fabric. I'm having all sorts of inspired ideas about trading and selling. At least they seem inspired in the shower when I come up with them. Everything is a little less brilliant after I'm toweled off. I've got gifts to buy, decorations to make and a stack of magazines to read through that is almost menacing.

Here's a little bear I made last week to look at while I get my act together...