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Swiss Army Knitting Needles and the Value of Pushing Through

Sometimes you just have to push through and see it to the end….even when it is clear very early on that the idea in your head has gone horribly sideways. This postcard falls in that category. I really wanted to toss it and start over. But here’s the thing…..I stuck with it. I didn’t like it….added more text, more paint, more arrows, more gold ink, more polka dots. I fell asleep 3 times and had to incorporate my weird sleep writing and drawing into the card. But I saw it through and though it still isn’t what I had originally intended, I find myself having a certain affection for this misfit card.

I have a skirt I made that I call the ugly skirt. I call it that because I am still not sure about it…..it may be ugly. But, much like the postcard, I find myself having a certain affection for it that came from fearlessly seeing it through to the end. I wear it often and it makes me happy when I do. Love your misfit creations as much as your successful ones…..they are all part of your story. Thanks for stopping by!

Day 6 and a Little Bit of Luck

We are 6 days into the 100 Day Project and it is super fun and also a bit challenging! We don’t know about any of you, but the minute you give us a rule, we start thinking about breaking it. That rebellious internal resistance that whispers things in your ear like……”what do you mean, make something everyday?—maybe I don’t want to”. When we know that is crazy on toast because we LOVE making things and if we don’t make a little something everyday, we just get mean! So we all need to ignore the whisper and just go make something😊

I love hand stitching and I ALWAYS have a portable project shoved in my bag. It’s that whole fear of boredom thing. 😬So these little luck pockets are the perfect take along projects and will ultimately find homes stitched into a lovely assortment of bags. Thanks for stopping by!

#the100dayproject

So we’re all in….we are doing this thing. 100 days of making. It feels a little scary because we get bored easy…..and really fun because we LOVE making stuff! You won’t find a theme to it because we are quite random. Our rule is that we use up existing supplies…however we hate rules, even our own, so most likely we will break that one. We might make one thing each day, we might make 10. Stay tuned and be surprised. Thanks for stopping by!