It's an easygoing Saturday afternoon in this house. I'm loving it. I love the days, where I wake up to my husband. Then, I find out that he has done all the breakfast cooking and that I am up late because he let me sleep in peace for an extra few hours, after he's been up working third shift all night. What a hubby, I have! I love being spoiled a little, every here and there.
Well, I know I have been missing in action for a couple of weeks. I was on a kick of trying out so many new projects that I didn't take time to photograph or post about any of them. Silly me! I have this thing about actually WANTING to be a "Jill of all trades, but a master of none". It's like deciding between wanting to be "A person who knows a lot about one topic" or "The person who knows a fair amount about a lot of random topics". I strive to be "ooooh-kaaaay" at many different crafts and art media, rather than focusing on just one thing at a time and mastering that skill.
Don't get me wrong. I don't have any special formula for success. I only excel at doing what makes me happy. For the past couple of months, hand sewing and felt projects has brought me lots of joy. So does making flowers, so I have been experimenting with that too.
Then something happened... I had to pack up everything and put it all away. Painters showed up in my apartment, and just like that, I had to shut down the little artsy vortex I'd created. I realized that I had seventy-eleven projects going and they are all in different craft media. I have a list a mile long of topics to blog about and a "Do It" list twice as long, listing projects I need to finish in order to make the posts. So yea... dilemma!
Once everything was out of sight and I could actually see the floors in my apartment, I had to pick what projects to pull back out. Or worse of me, I had to decide if I wanted to just plain start yet another unrelated craft adventure.
Being overwhelmed, I chose to crochet! I always come back to hooking. I understand it. I can do it without looking. There's no chaos or mess involved (as long as I am not using 30 colors of yarn!) and I can easily lose myself in the calming, repetitive nature of the projects.
So I got back to hooking.
For about a year or so, I have been obsessed with the color combination involving shades of orange, mints, sea foam, aqua, turquois, and maybe a little teal, and also light shades of pink. I know, when I put it this way, it sounds crazy...
But look at it this way:
I am all about this color combo! I love it so much. And having some time to make these tiny hexies, that also double as a sort of swatch work for me, has just made me more passionate about creating a space that uses these colors.
The plan is to redecorate my Little Darling's bedroom in these hues. It's a slow process, but man! As I come one step closer, slowly, but surely, I am really excited about it and I love watching the progress unfold before my eyes.
These two projects are for pillow covers. My Little Darling told me that she wants "cool pillows". Since I am going to be redoing her room anyway, I figured I should just make them in the colors of her new room.
The African flowers will be for a large pillow. The mini hexies will be for a smaller one. I just need to decide how I want to arrange the smaller ones.
In some sort of color transition:
Or if I want to just place them randomly on the pillow...
I guess the free spirit in me is leaning towards the latter. I love the colors being tossed up and placed wherever they land.
Other projects in the works:
Have a Happy Satruday!!! Stay tuned for my week's worth of GIVE AWAYS, which I am planning to start either tomorrow or Monday.
Well, I know I have been missing in action for a couple of weeks. I was on a kick of trying out so many new projects that I didn't take time to photograph or post about any of them. Silly me! I have this thing about actually WANTING to be a "Jill of all trades, but a master of none". It's like deciding between wanting to be "A person who knows a lot about one topic" or "The person who knows a fair amount about a lot of random topics". I strive to be "ooooh-kaaaay" at many different crafts and art media, rather than focusing on just one thing at a time and mastering that skill.
Don't get me wrong. I don't have any special formula for success. I only excel at doing what makes me happy. For the past couple of months, hand sewing and felt projects has brought me lots of joy. So does making flowers, so I have been experimenting with that too.
Then something happened... I had to pack up everything and put it all away. Painters showed up in my apartment, and just like that, I had to shut down the little artsy vortex I'd created. I realized that I had seventy-eleven projects going and they are all in different craft media. I have a list a mile long of topics to blog about and a "Do It" list twice as long, listing projects I need to finish in order to make the posts. So yea... dilemma!
Once everything was out of sight and I could actually see the floors in my apartment, I had to pick what projects to pull back out. Or worse of me, I had to decide if I wanted to just plain start yet another unrelated craft adventure.
Being overwhelmed, I chose to crochet! I always come back to hooking. I understand it. I can do it without looking. There's no chaos or mess involved (as long as I am not using 30 colors of yarn!) and I can easily lose myself in the calming, repetitive nature of the projects.
So I got back to hooking.
But look at it this way:
The plan is to redecorate my Little Darling's bedroom in these hues. It's a slow process, but man! As I come one step closer, slowly, but surely, I am really excited about it and I love watching the progress unfold before my eyes.
These two projects are for pillow covers. My Little Darling told me that she wants "cool pillows". Since I am going to be redoing her room anyway, I figured I should just make them in the colors of her new room.
The African flowers will be for a large pillow. The mini hexies will be for a smaller one. I just need to decide how I want to arrange the smaller ones.
In some sort of color transition:
Or if I want to just place them randomly on the pillow...
Other projects in the works:
- Finding/ making a shelving unit with the little boxes inside. I will sew the boxes, possibly using felt... That is easier for me to embellish and embellishments for a little girl's room is EVERYTHING!
- Finding a headboard or making a canopy. I haven't made a decision yet. I think it makes no sense to do both. I might just do a small wall art in place of the headboard and go with the canopy & mobile... again, it's aaaaalll about the embellishment and "Wow factor".
- A Quilt & pillow cases---- Yes, this involves sewing. Yes, I am shitting my pants just thinking about it. Everyone tells me that quilt making is really simple. I had my doubts, which were completely confirmed by fellow non-sewing friend, *D*. I'm intimidated, but I am determined to have this room look the way I want it to...
Have a Happy Satruday!!! Stay tuned for my week's worth of GIVE AWAYS, which I am planning to start either tomorrow or Monday.
I can totally relate to this in regard to unfinished projects and trying different crafts at the same time. That could be me writing this post :)
ReplyDeleteLove your African flowers! They are just gorgeous!