Quick and easy are what I most often look for in a project. However, there are projects that NEED to be done slowly and with lots of details. I love embroidery but it takes forever…and the results are often so, so worth it! I’m working on my long-overdue hand project. My idea of using a… Continue reading Woo-hoo—handwork!
At least I think I’m all caught up on my required tasks and now I can start with a few play projects. I’m finishing the last 2 little bits tonight for my KEQ challenge. We are doing an exhibit based on the leftover bits from Ann Stamm Merrell in remembrance of her battle against the… Continue reading Obligations caught up!
There is so much pleasure in sitting on the deck on a pleasant summer day, slight breeze, sunshine…and beads glittering in a shaft of light. I’ve spent most of the last couple days totally enjoying myself in that exact way. I’ve made lots of progress on my latest project, which seems to be naming itself… Continue reading Summer beading check in
The part of my brain that is creative and imaginative is having a little tired moment. It usually gets a lot of exercise and stays strong, even though it’s sometimes weird. Today I thought I was going to jump right in to beads and final embroidery decisions on this piece. I have beads chosen and… Continue reading My brain is weak
I have been thinking about this piece, off and on, ever since I created it. It has even been on display and offered for sale. However, I have always felt that it needed more. More embroidery, more beads, more frou-frou stuff….I don’t know for sure, but it needs something! So I started with the upper… Continue reading Near the Coral Sea…again.
So scared to make final cuts and trim and square up my beaded tree. I don’t think I’ve ever been so hesitant. Perhaps because I’m not certain of which finishing method would look best. But I finally gathered up my courage, cut it and put the facing on it. Got the hanging sleeve and label… Continue reading I was scared–
I’m procrastinating about finishing up the beaded tree. And I could say this politely, but my brain is totally saying, “What if I f*#@ this up?” After all the work I’ve already put into it, I don’t want to go onto the next step and see it f*#@ed up! I’m totally afraid of it. I’m… Continue reading Limited vocabulary
I have so many choices each and every day that it’s hard to know which will be the best. And then I’m easily distracted. I’m also a champ at procrastination, and that’s the choice that often wins. There is gardening to do. I love to do it, when I actually get started. It’s that “started”… Continue reading Which way today?
We are so lucky that there is always something happening around here. If we are bored, it’s our own damn fault! Last night was Art Walk. Our town’s new public sculptures were all set up and artists filled most of the businesses and sidewalks–though this year most artists were inside and not out on the… Continue reading Normal is not steady…
This is a busy week for us so there won’t be much work done in the studio. But even if I only get 15 minutes here and there, things WILL eventually get done. I got started on baby quilt #4 and figured out a simple, straight line quilting plan that I like. Again, nothing fancy… Continue reading Even little bits help
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