TEN DAYS AND COUNTING

As of this post, we are just 10 days until the construction of our home is completed and we close on the purchase! It has been over 5 months since I have had access to all of my full inventory of tools. We sold our home in CA in May and began our journey east then. While our home here in NC has been under construction, we have resided nearby in an apartment to be able to watch our future home take shape. We put all of our furnishings and 95% of the Nook in storage in CA. On November 1 the movers will load the van and sometime a week to 2 weeks later our shipment should pull up to our driveway. 

After closing, my husband and I will take a trip to IKEA where we will pick up the drawer units and more that will furnish the Nook. In 2017 we remodeled the Nook in CA. The new Nook in NC will have a very similar set up with more of a footprint! Needless to say, I am very excited about getting the Nook settled and once again have ladies (and perhaps some gents) into our home to craft.

As in the past 23 years, I will have crafting events where card making, scrapbooking, wreath making, paper bead rolling, trivet and coaster creating will take place among other things! As in the past, I will not charge a fee to come to the Nook. I only ask that people bring their own supplies (paper, card stock, adhesives and cutting tools). All other tools will be free to use in the Nook - dies, stamps, and more. As in the past, there will be a box to make a donation to help cover the replacement of the consumables such as cutting mats and cutting plates.

I have been blessed to have my Nook since 1999 and even more blessed to have a supportive husband. The Nook has been more than just about crafting. It has been a place where hearts have connected, friendships have been built and nurtured, creativity has been tapped into and confidence increased, growth has taken place emotionally and spiritually.

if you are reading this and do not live in my community, check out my public Facebook group for the Nook. It has everything there that my private/local group has with the exception of planned events. There you will find albums of things created in the Nook, to files of information useful for crafting. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1726515610984134

Need some inspiration? Check out the creations of those who have come to the Nook over the years at this link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/836031833230766/

Finally, I also have things posted in boards on Pinterest and on Instagram.

https://www.pinterest.com/brendakline

https://www.instagram.com/nookcrafter/

Until my next blog entry, have a blessed day!

THE NOOK IS RELOCATING

 

2021 would be a year of change. In May our home in California sold and we packed up our furnishings and household goods and they went into storage. We were relocating to North Carolina.  My husband was retiring and we were going to move geographically closer to one of our adult children.

On May 5, we began our journey transcontinentally. We planned a two week trip from CA to NC, visiting friends and sites along the way.  The house would not be completed in NC until sometime Fall 2021, so a limited number of tools and supplies would accompany us on the journey, to use during our time in a temporary location.  

When we arrived in NC, the foundation had already been poured and the stairs that would lead to the 2nd floor, where the Nook would be located, were on site. We found an apartment that was 5.2 miles from our future home site and at the time of this post we are enjoying watching the house take form and shape.

Once in our apartment, I set up my mini-Nook where I could continue to be creative even with limited tools and supplies.  

We were thrilled when the steps to the 2nd floor were finally in place and we could ascend them and get a look at what would be the Nook and more.

The Nook will be situated in the large bonus room on the 2nd floor - the largest space that the Nook has been in to date. 

By the end of July, the house was sided and a pre-drywall inspection was scheduled. 

As this blog entry is written on August 4, we look forward to learning soon what the targeted date of completion of the home construction will be, most likely sometime in October 2021. (The three windows in the photo above are the windows in the future Nook.