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Today's been such a busy, lazy day. I only left the house for ten minutes to get some stuff at the store, and that's it. Our appartment is a little big for the few things we own and I keep struggling trying to fill out the empty spaces. I stop by chairty shops as often as I can, but there are limits to how much 60's and 70's vases a girl can take. They often have incredably beautiful furniture though. Huge antique wardrobes, armoires and vanities. I bought a beautiful vanity a while back that I'm reupholstering, and with it, this ugly little thing. A little footstool. Don't get me wrong, I love a lot of ugly things! Just not this pattern. So I spent the day reupholstering it in a blue and white striped fabric I bought in Paris. Now, I love it!

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I sometimes seriously struggle with creative output. I get that urge to do something really creative and I get out my glue gun, scissors, sewing machine, some fabrics, my stapler gun etc. and end up just sitting there, looking at everything and finally putting it all back without having done anything.

But last night, finally I got something done. I went through the whole routine: got everything out and ready, searched the internet for great ideas, walked around my apartment looking to see if there was anything immediate I could tackle, got frustrated and finally gave up and decided to tidy my desk instead.
And right there, underneath everything that has become my mess of a desk, was my sketch book! Looking all dreary and dull. So I pulled out my glue gun, some fabric and got down to business!