Let it Fly

Words I like today

Subtle

Translucent

Diaphanous

Ethereal

 

~ I am in a sleepy, dreamy kind of mood today so I guess this is where these came from :)

What 4 words would describe how you feel today....feel free to share in the comments!

Hello/Goodbye

Good Monday morning ! Good to be here seeing as it's been a couple of weeks since I stopped in ;) I hope you've been well and have been sculpting, sewing, cooking, painting, building, writing or creating in any other way that feels right.

Lots of prop building has been going on in every available hour around here for a production of this classic musical. In the middle of this flurry I am trying to remember to take photographs but truth be told not one has been taken yet! Bad habit I have. Trying to break it....

Let's cross our fingers together that photographs will indeed be taken this week and then shared here.

XXXX   

back soon :)

Happy Valentines Day!

"Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile." 

~Franklin Jones

Pink!

Designing this crocheted t-shirt rug has been the best part so far. Although the fact that it works up so quickly has been a huge bonus too.

I found a pink t-shirt in my daughters wardrobe and tried this method of joining together pink and blue  t-shirt strands to make a multi-color thread. It took a little more time but not much, and the effect is definitely worth the extra effort. What do you think?

I ran out of yarn before I finished a complete extra circle in solid pink but again, I like assymetry, so I am going to just go with it.

Hope your week is off to a good start and you are feeling creative and productive :)

back soon..

 

Walk in the woods

~cardinal photo by H. McKeen

 

 

growing

Seems the edges are getting a bit ruffly on my rug. Not sure why but I kind of like it. I am planning to wet and block it when I am finished, which I think will help the overall shape.

And I am a fan of assymetry so the shapes of the different color circles are making me happy.

Oh! and I found a pink t-shirt to work in to the design after some more white. 

I've been sewing like crazy for my part time job so this rug is getting worked into the spaces but it's been great to have a project going that's just for the pleasure of creating. Makes everything else go more smoothly :)

Has anyone else out there decided to give this a try? Would love to see how yours are turning out..

Crochet a t-shirt rug

It's easy and fun and we all have drawers full of old t-shirts, right? I was inspired by Claire to start cutting up t-shirts and get right to work. She is using a different method (that is so very cool) but I stuck to my very large crochet needle as my implement of choice. As you will see, either tool creates a beautiful rug. 

Off to a good start!

It's a little over a foot across and this is just 3 man size t-shirts so far, so a little goes a long way.

I have so much going on this week with sewing work and set painting, prop gathering etc. and yet still felt the immediate need to start this project. (??)

My hands just couldn't wait. Do you ever find that the more creative projects you are involved in, the harder it is to stop working ? It seems my brain re-wires itself and needs to just keep working on something when I am moving at this pace. Solving problems, making adjustments. You know , all those awesome things that come with creating something from nothing? :)

There's a great tutorial from Cal Patch over at Craftstylish if you want to give this a try. Even if you've never crocheted before this would be a good beginning project because it can be done with a basic stitch. And the bonus is you can do some early Spring cleaning and make use of some of those old t-shirts that are filling the drawers!

Have fun :)

Words

Happiness is a choice

Lumi

Found a new medium to play around with. Check this out:

 

So cool!