A Beautiful Mess
- posted by: Angela
- posted in: Uncategorized, My Life
- on: August 31, 2008
I spent months hoping to be chosen as a Lead Fiskateer but there was always this question in the back of mind- what exactly would I be doing? Well, now I know and I thought I would share with you what it’s like for a day in the life of a Lead Fiskateer. I can’t speak for the other Leads (and I’m sure their days are quite different) but the best way to describe one of my days? A beautiful mess.
Take this week for example, it was my little boy’s first week at a new school & my little girl’s first week without her brother to entertain her. I also remembered I had a project due to a manufacturer (I just had my first board book design accepted and produced at C & T Publishing- I can’t wait to share what it is later-when I am allowed to- but I put a sneak peek in here- it’s the one with blue buttons), my friend and Fisk-a-teer and president of the DSNNN Colette (hi Colette!) needed some product to promote her first charity crop in town, and I had lots of sticky notes taped to my wall with things I needed to do for various Fisk-a-teers here- including making little favors to bring with me when I stop by crops and stores around town. There were so many things to do and all of them were fun so my little girl and I got right to work- making a HUGE mess on my scrap room floor. I thought you would like to see how my room looks when I’ve had a busy crafting week. I wish I were more organized and tidy in the middle of chaos (you can see photos of my room all cleaned up HERE) but usually, I end up with this- a beautiful mess. I think of it as proof that my little girl and I had a fun, productive and crafty week before she goes off to kindergarten on Tuesday.
RobinV #4844 says:
August 31st, 2008 at 4:10 pmOmgosh you two were very busy and everything looks awesome. I LOVE those “Rain” alphabet sets. I have a couple of the other products but have never seen the alpha ones. The hunt is on. lol
Love your clean room. Looks so fresh and organized.
luv2stamp says:
August 31st, 2008 at 4:31 pmoh my everything looks so yummy .. i so love your little favors beautifully decorated…UR room looks more like a happy mess:)
NanaBeth says:
August 31st, 2008 at 4:53 pmYou two had way too much fun!
Michelle 3624 says:
August 31st, 2008 at 4:56 pmLove the fact that you know you have a beautiful mess those are the best kind! I can never work in a clean space that would just not be me!
Lorraine says:
August 31st, 2008 at 5:10 pmI wish I had just a little bit of your stuff. That is so cool. I’m
glad your having so much fun with your little girl.
Maxine Hodges says:
August 31st, 2008 at 5:29 pmIsn’t that so much better than the person who has nothing to do and is bored out of their tree? I too have “piles”, but wouldn’t trade the work and craziness for anything!!!
Wendy Gibson says:
August 31st, 2008 at 5:48 pmhahaha on the sticky notes…lol. …but…I didn’t see any candy’s in that mess?? lol
Angela says:
August 31st, 2008 at 5:53 pmWhen I am that busy in my scrap room, ALL the candy gets eaten- LOL! I just had to re-stock in fact. My current favorite? Zours. Mmmmmmmmm.
vickif says:
August 31st, 2008 at 6:13 pmA beautiful mess it is indeed! What fun for you and your DD! I always make a mess when I create!
debby 2852 says:
August 31st, 2008 at 6:35 pmWhen I saw the title I thought Love Elise was going to be a guest. That’s the name of her blog. LOL My mother keeps wanting to help me clean my studio up! LOL It is a beautiful mess and I know where everything is at!
Groovy Deborah says:
August 31st, 2008 at 6:51 pmSorry dd is missing db but it is nice that you are having this one on one time with her isn’t it? My oldest starts school on Tuesday and youngest on the next Tuesday. So I get that one week alone with my youngest
Deborah
Pinky #3405 says:
August 31st, 2008 at 6:51 pmBoy you have been BUSY girl! I leave a trail of a mess when I get working!
Louise #3903 says:
August 31st, 2008 at 7:01 pmyup! seen my room looking that way….luckily I can close my door & try not to stress out about it. I did spy a pink rolodex in that mess & thought oh my….I’ve been looking for 1 of those just becuz I seen how they altered all the pages that are in there….so seeing as you have 1 put that on your list of things to do (then I can feel like I got 1 thing done on my list lol)!
Angela says:
August 31st, 2008 at 7:32 pmLouise: Good eye! That is just a regular black rolodex from an office supply store I spray painted it pink (I even did an extra layer of spray paint- silver glitter!).
Amanda Stewart says:
August 31st, 2008 at 8:17 pmMuch less messy than mine as you may have noticed. My room is just a mess. There’s nothing beautiful about it!!!
Michelle #2068 says:
August 31st, 2008 at 8:19 pmOh you have been busy. I love your give aways. I need to do something like that for my upcoming crop. Thanks for the great ideas!!!
Danielle says:
August 31st, 2008 at 8:21 pmLooks like you were busy busy but it also looks like lots of fun!! Love your favors those are so cute! Gave me an idea of what to do when I have a crop!
MaryNSC 1121 says:
August 31st, 2008 at 8:33 pmOO I wished i could a helped..;o)
Christina Solloway says:
August 31st, 2008 at 9:00 pmI’m inspired by your post-it note method of a to do list!! Thanks for the idea. I’m absolutly going to give that a try.
Laura #1943 says:
August 31st, 2008 at 9:47 pmWow…I guess !!! A beautiful mess from a beautiful lady !!! Looks like a lot of fun !! I love my post it notes too….Its nice though when I can start taking them down (means more got done…yay !!)
Katie #4052 says:
August 31st, 2008 at 10:08 pmI loved seeing your beautiful mess! And what a wonderful way to look at life in general!
Love the post it notes…I do that too. I used to think it was because I’m getting older, but I think it’s just my way of organizing my thoughts…glad to see others do it too. 
Thanks for the glimpse into the life of a Lead Fiskateer!
Jeni Johnson says:
August 31st, 2008 at 11:13 pmAnd what a BEAUTIFUL mess it is!!!
Betsy #2572 says:
August 31st, 2008 at 11:18 pmMom always said true creativity is never neat!!!!!
Christine C #2264 says:
September 1st, 2008 at 3:04 amI think that those with clean and tidy craft spaces, just haven’t put in enough effort yet LOL.
I love the cute little tags you have made, I am sure you will have just as much fun giving them away as you did making them.
Marion says:
September 1st, 2008 at 11:15 pmYum I love all the goodies, I wish they sold this stuff where I live, but we only have one scrapbooking store and they have nothing but the old stuff
!! Looks like you gals had a lot of fun!! Love all the ribbon choices!!
Julie Overby says:
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:02 amBeautiul messes are the best messes. What a busy week for you!
Sandy #1781 says:
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:53 amThis truly is a beautiful mess! I love the treats you are putting together, and love the pictures. Thanks.