Nest Fever.

I am in full-on nesting mode and I feel so inspired.  Cazz and I went with some friends to I Gigli mall on Saturday, and while I was really in the mood to go to Ikea and grab some cheap pieces that I could paint and dismember, I happened upon the one thing that I really wanted.  Yes, I have bought my first sewing machine.  I am so excited, but I really need to find a fabric store around here.  In the states, it is so easy to find craft stores, fabric stores and art stores, but I am having so much trouble here.  On the off chance that I do find one of the above, it is so expensive!  I had thought that here in Florence, where Renaissance is as common a word as "the" in the states, that I would have no problem finding fabrics and paints and things of the sort.  I am forced to get more creative in my "hunting trips" for supplies.

I did manage to find some acrylic paints at one store, so I have been searching my belongings for things that beg to be painted.  I have found an ugly orange tiny jewelry box that I promptly set to work on, and a black plastic index card file.  I am really into springy and feminine colors, including floral patterns and I am obsessed with anything that features birds.  Perhaps it is a reflection of my subconscious and the need to nest, and also get out of this cage of an apartment and tiny room.  Only a few more weeks until we set out for Brazil to the beautiful Florianopolis, and then when we return we are almost ready to move into our new place.  Thank goodness.  

I ventured into packing territory in my hurry to escape this place, but then I realized that I have no space to put the packed items.  The bags and suitcases started to clutter the already small space that we call a bedroom and put a stop to my efforts.  I just want to organize and prepare for the move, so that I can pull my sewing machine out of the box-prison it resides in and put it to good use.  If I can't find fabric soon I may start taking apart Cazz's clothes so that I can make a pillow or something.  Hmm...I really need to get out.