I hope everyone had a happy Valentine's Day and did something that makes your heart happy. On that subject, I know that making art and doing something creative makes me happy, but sometimes I need a push (like doing a swap) to make me spend more time in my favorite room in the house--the room that is overflowing with all my arts and crafts supplies. The majority of them are collecting dust, drying out, or otherwise waiting for me to DO SOMETHING with them! I mentioned the idea of making a heart of some form, any media, each week for the next year to a friend of mine (you know who you are, April) as a nudge to creating on a regular basis, and now the two of us have made a commitment of sorts to do this. Even though I don't feel I should need a push to make art, at the moment I seem to, especially with going back to work. I'm hoping that having a buddy in this endeavor will add the slightest amount of pressure to the nudge, and that it will soon turn into a habit.
Want to join us? We are starting this week--yes, right away! By next Valentine's Day we should have 52 hearts. Of course we don't want to wait till then to admire our work. Bring your hearts to our meetings, post them on your blog, or send us photos. There are no rules except to complete one item each week--a heart or something with a heart on it. If a particular week is impossible, you can always make two the next, etc. And since I'm a person who needs a deadline, let's make it Sunday of each week. Are you in??
