More stuff you can make, if you have the inclination, the time, the wherewithal, and god knows, the supplies. My wherewithal has not been so abundant lately--remember all those mid-summer projects I posted weeks ago and how I said I wanted to make several? Well, I have managed to make nary a friendship bracelet, not even a frickin sponge bomb, which is so simple to make I could have given all the supplies to Beeper and he would have turned out a bucketful in between episodes of Wild Crats on PBS . This blog is teetering precariously on the edge of becoming a blog about what all the other people make, I tell you. It is a sad state of affairs over here.
But let me just say that I still have crafting dreams--some of which involve some of these very projects you see above. Like those chemistry crayon labels, which I should be able to manage since they consist of a set of stickers you can order from Que Intersante's Etsy shop and need only slap them on a set of crayons. But really, my heart aches to make one of the Lowly Worms like those made by Stitch/Craft for her son's Busy Town birthday party, and that sweatshirt refashioned into a little jacket is so like something I would wear that I cannot believe it is not already in my wardrobe--but apparently, I need to knuckle down and actually sew it together. And those linen stacking pillows from Purl Bee?--I already have a spot next to the fireplace staked to place them once finished--that is, if I actually, well you know where this is going...
Anyway, for those of you interested, clockwise, from top left, here are the projects and their makers: Sweatershirt ReStyle from Dee-Construction; Three Bears Sleeping Bags from Flossie Teacakes; Tripod Camping Stool from Design Sponge; Whole Wheat Goldfish Crackers from Smitten Kitchen; Chemistry Crayon Labels from Que Intersante; Busy Town Birthday Party and Lowly Worms by Stitch/Craft; Linen Stacking Pillows from Purl Bee; and a Cape for all Seasons by Imagine Childhood.
Lovely. Someday, maybe inspiration will find me again but I until then I have everything everyone else is making to at least give me a little pleasure. Right?
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I know that feeling - the desire to blog never really leaves me...it's just sometimes I haven't actually anything of my own to blog about in fallow sewing periods.
Thank you so much for the sleeping bag mention.
I hope your making groove soon returns. x
sweatshirt re-vamp
teddy sleeping bags
lowly worms
yes, yes, and yes.
(added to my to-do list!)
FLorence--I like the way you describe it as a "fallow" period. Which, really, I believe, is necessary in order to regenerate your creativity, your enthusiasm for what you love to do. Even in the best marriages, partners do not want to be together all the time...also, I am happy to have discovered your little sleeping bag pattern and your blog! I will be back to visit.
i always find that autumn is the best time to draw in, craft, drink a hot beverage. summer is so outwardly driven and busy that it's perhaps not the best time to get all the crafting done. good luck finding your groove--i love your blog, in whatever shape or form!
that sweatshirt to jacket is pretty darn awesome. thanks for sharing!
teri@giddy...
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