The Winners

So now I know what the Universe was up to when it planted the idea...'have a giveaway'. You see, I've been craving the act of creating but wouldn't allow myself the opportunity to do so. Had to clean, shop online, wrap presents, take out the dogs....yeah yeah what I was really doing was perfecting the act of procrastination or downright avoidance. I can't suck at something if I don't start right?

But my great mentor Anne summed it up perfectly when she said that my fight against the muse would be a losing battle. Basically no matter how much I stuffed it into a locked box, it would get out. And apparently on its own terms. The giveaway forced me to stop avoiding and show up in the studio. So I unlocked the box to let the muse out. And it wouldn't. My first creation was horribly horrible. And the muse laughed. And I wanted to scream. Nothing worked. Could worse actually become...worse? Yep.

Ever notice how fast you spiral out of control once your stuck in spin mode? Hee hee, I do. Here was the thought process "boy I really suck at this, I have no talent, who am I fooling, this is why I don't create, useless, yep you're useless, that's why you quit working, no talent and useless, and you're too fat..." and in the middle of this my hair decided to fall to the side a bit and out of frustration I took the scissors and cut 2" off the back. Yep. It's now ranging from sitting a bit above my shoulder to above my collar. I went to the mirror and laughed. Except for being really crooked, it looks cute. And it was enough to break the spell. I was back to being in a good mood.

While this was happening hubby was at the grocery store. When he came home I said "ok, look what I did but atleast it wasn't an ear..." We had a good laugh. I eventually made it back to the studio and taking Anne's advice I started again. And ended up creating things I loved.

So what did I learn?

When the muse calls, listen.

She's dangerous if locked away.

And if you're in a bad mood, stay away from scissors.

So thanks everyone for the great comments to the previous posts. I wish I could give you all something but then I wouldn't have any hair left. I'm sure I'll have another giveaway soon but for now, the lucky winners are:

Nacherluver

Robin

Audrey

Karen

Silke

Debra She Who Seeks

Please send me an email with your address and I'll get the little giftie out to you. 

Trust me, it's made with love now.

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"Nothing happens until something moves" Albert Einstein