Quickie Question: Spring Cleaning
By TwistieIt’s getting to be that time of year. Yes, that time when traditionally we clear out the detritus, flotsam, and jetsam of our lives: spring.
For a crafter, that can – of course – mean more than one thing. Whereas for an average Joanne it might mean airing out the cupboards and giving the rugs a good beating, for us it means just a bit more.
Maybe going out and buying fifteen specialized industrial cleaners is what some people do, but we’re more likely than most to give a go to making our own earth-friendly, inexpensive cleansers. And while others are going through piles of older clothes and sending the ones that don’t really fit anymore off to Goodwill or the Salvation Army… we’re determining which ones will make the best quilt pieces, cleaning rags, and toys for the little ones.
There’s also a tiny, nearly insignificant, outside chance that some of us will go through our stashes and release those bits of cloth and other items we never quite found a use for into the wild for another crafter to enjoy. Hey, it could happen!
So what crafty things are you planning for this years’ spring cleaning?
March 13th, 2012 at 4:57 am
Besides crafting, I also love to cook and bake – so I started spring cleaning by reorganizing the kitchen. I decided to get rid of a set of hanging baskets made of plastic netting – they’ll make awesome handbags (with the help of an old green wintercoat. I might just take up needlefelting and felt a few sheep on the green wool)! I’ll start just as soon as I can remember where I put the spelt flour…..
March 14th, 2012 at 4:14 am
I don’t really do “spring” cleaning. I do “OMG THE FILTH AROUND HERE IS SUFFOCATING ME” cleaning. As in, I only clean when cleaning has become easier than just pushing a pile aside to keep going. Or when company is coming.
March 14th, 2012 at 4:38 am
Wendy, I know JUST what you mean. It’s the moment when never letting your eyes wander below waist level can’t let you ignore the state of the floors anymore…..
March 14th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Wait a minute you two! Are you sure we’re not all the same person? Because we’ve got WAAAAAY too much in common.
March 14th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Maybe we’re craftuplets.
I think a certain level of mess is very common in crafters. We have better things to do than dust & vacuum every day. AND! The things we enjoy spending time on every day carry a fair amount of clutter with them! I have books and yarn and needles and yarn and projects in progress and yarn scattered VERY WIDELY around my more common knitting spots around the house. And I get highly ticked off if anyone moves so much as a single strand of my yarn!
I do try to keep the dishes clean and pick up stray laundry whenever I see it, but the natural clutteriness of the crafter’s lifestyle is going to be with me forever!