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Knit 1 tunic
I have not knit anything ’substabtial’ for far too long. I mean, I knit a headband for Sarah’s dreadies, but I want to make something big and frustating and amazing. hehe.
Anyway, I am thinking of making this:
The tunic at the end. I presonally look awful in orange, so I am thinking of doing gray/black stripes (surprise, eh?) Also, that neck is kind of blah. I am tihnking of maybe a crew style neck- they look bets on me. Also, I am short enough for it to be a dress =D
Now that I look closer, the scarf on the left is pretty darn cute as well… hmm, maybe I’ll make one for spring in a super bright color scheme.
(both patterns are from Knit 1 magazine)
In other news, I have my license… barely. To pass, you cannot get any more than -20 points… I got -19. Oops. I don’t really like driving, so nothing to be worried about.
Hm, I’m listening to silly ‘hardcore’ music. Reminds me of myself about a year ago. Good god was I obsessed… I fancied myself to be hardcore/emo/scene. That was one of the more interesting stages. It was kind of fun though, I of course stopped doing it as soon as it was ‘popular’. As if it wasn’t already. Who am I kidding? lol.
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im over it.
Thank you for all of your suggestions, but most of all to Nush for giving me that kick I needed.
While I may not have all of my ideas back, I am going to work at it. I will make it happen. I may have found my inspiration… while it may not make everything perfect- certainly not easy- for this, I will do everything possible to try again.
I tend to be a very ‘emotional’ person. Anything that happens will affect me five times more strongly than the average person. This is why, when I am happy I am ecstatic, but when something sad happens I can’t handle it. I may seem to be alright, and it may seem like I cna handle it, but every feeling is still inside. The point of all this is to say that by not painting, photogrpahing, writing, sewing, designing, whatever, all of this extreme emotion stays inside. I have never been good at articulating how I feel in words*, I only express what is really inside through what I make. The real me comes out in the project. My problem began when I tried to fit what I was making into a mold. The mold of what was cool or popular or whatever. It wasn’t me. Every little project was just the expression of another idea. Not my own, only what the masses think. I tried to be trendy, but only made things worse.
I still haven’t found exactly what is me, but I now have that one thing that can push me through. That one idea that hopefully will foster thousands more. It will certainly be slow going at first- each deisgn will be painstaking and frustratin- but to get out of this rut, I do have to do some work. I got into it, now I have to get out.
There may not be many posts for a while. It may take a while to find whatever it is I am looking for, but someday… I may post tomorrow, I may not. At some point posting will be far more regular, but for now, a lot of things are going to have to be re-learned.
*You probably already noticed this. I can write moderately well, but articulating myself through speech has always been a constant struggle. This blog is more of a conversation/statement for me, so it is yet another thing I need to re-learn =D
In other news, we have recieved many lovely offers to make skirts for Sewing Seeds. All donations are appreciated, and we love any help! Thank you so much to all who contributed! When all the skirts are finished, we will hopefully have some picturs to share. Information on donating something for the boys at the orphanage will come later on. We are still thinking on that one.
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oh snap
You know that uninspiration that I was talking about a month of two ago… it hasn’t ended. I don’t know what is up. I can’t find ‘it’ anywhere – the look, the project, the colors, the IDEA. I don’t have much time to create, but whenever I find a small amount of time, I feel so stuck. The usual pick-me-up’s like cooking, looking up art or listening to music, are not helping.
I have so much in my head, but none of it will translate into something. A blank sheet of paper terrifies me, but when I try to make it something nice, I just end up either staring at it for an hour or making a mess and getting angry. Fabric seems like a huge expanse of frustration and anger. I don’t know what is going on.
Please give me your most inspiring, creative, fantastic sites/artists/songs/whatever. I really, really have to get out of this rut or I don’t know what I m going to do =(
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Just a little WIP-ness. There is a craft fair coming up in May, and I am going to be making handbags, makeup totes, and a ’surprise’. I am hoping to get about 25-35 bags made, so I may need a little kick in the pants every once in a while =)
Here are some of the fabrics I am using:
-Both are Alexander Henry. They both are a little more girly than I would normally choose, but I am trying to get a wide variety of fabrics. If I made things would buy… we all know what would happen.
My personal favorite:
Nice and 80’s-tacky, eh?
I mentioned in a previous post about my fantastic thrift store find. I finally took a picture of it. They aren’t the best- the lighting has been off lately- but isn’t it darling???
Three full yards of medium/heavy weight twill, for only $4.00. Oh how I love thrifting.
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Snow Flakes
Happy Valentines Day!
I abhor the holiday. It is a plot to make everyone who doesn’t have a ‘Valentine’ feel like crap. The only good part about the holiday is the fact that it’s so PINK! I love pink lately- it’s my new ‘color’- and when I go on blogs and there are pictures of adorable pink cookies… I about die.
Enough about that. I promised pictures today. Nothign amazing, but maybe a little interesting =)
Last night it snowed. It was so very cold outside, that inside of dumping a blanket of snow, individual flakes fell and crystalized.
I am going to try and work on my writing skills… or lack thereof. I am not very good at writing posts, because I never like how they come out. It would probably help to spend more time writing out a post.
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WIP Tuesday… kinda
I finally got around to starting it. It is all vegan food, so some of you may not be too interested 
My mom was planning on having a post set up with information on the skirts for Africa last week, but time got away. It will be up this week, but as a heads up: We are looking for donations of handmade (store-bought if necessary ) skirts for my older sister to take on her trip to Africa. If you could maybe think about donating, it would be very, very, very appreciated! More information on sizing, patterns, etc. will be up very soon.
On to the crafts. Over the summer, I am going to be re-decorating my room. It is a half finished mess right now. I started out with ideas and color schemes, and pretty mych forgot what I was doing halfway through, so it was never finished. I was going to be making a quilt for my bed, but I decided to go the easy route and just get a large piece of fabric and quilt it, and spend more time on accesorizing.
While looking for quilt ideas, I came across these. I am no longer making one for my bed – probably just for fun- I found these adorable.
I have a frustrating ‘history’ with quilts. I rarely do them becuase I am not enough of a perfectionist to do piecing. Which means the finished product was pretty much a waste of time. I like these becuase they allow lots of room for mistakes =)
Donut Eating Horse
(I would post actual pictures, but they are not mine, so links will have to do for now.)
I figured quilting might be a nice change of pace from making clothes. I love making clothes, but trying something new is going to be such fun.
I was going to take a picture of the most adorable, AMAZING fabric I found at the thrift store… that will be tomorrows post.
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time, time
O.K., last week is finally over… and another just as crazy week has begun. Despite that, I am working on better scheduling and time management- ie: blogging instead of browsing listlessly, sewing instead of dreaming of sewing, etc.- and I have decided that this week I am going to post every.single.day. The posts may not be overly exciting, but I seriously must get better at this.
I have a meme that I am working on, but I seriously have to think about it. I want it to be interesting =D For today, here are a few links I have been looking at.
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Just a quick note: I am so busy with work and school, and just life in general blogging may be a tad sporadic (more then usual =D).
Please bear with me! I haven’t much time to sew, and I would rather use the little moments I have to craft, rather than be online.
Oh yes, WIP Tuesday is on hold for the week. Poo.
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happy birthday
It is my 16th birthday today, and Nigel dressed up as one of my favorite foods for it (he is a cupcake)*.
I don’t have many plans aside from a little crafting, sewing, and hopefully some cooking. Have a lovely weekend =)
*this is what happens when I get bored. Maybe I should get off of the computer…
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