30 Days of Creativity Thank You

Thank you 30 Days of Creativity!

I've had so much fun making this happen.

Here's a little recap of the 30 days of creating:

Thank you to all of you who kept me inspired.  Your encouragement was amazing.  

Hand stamped necklace: 30 Days of Creativity: Day 30

30 Days of Creativity: Day 30

Hand Stamped Necklace

Honestly, I had hoped for some grand finale on day 30.  But frankly, it's just not possible.  Family is coming to town and I have two weeks to move into our new house.  I really need to get packing, gathering, sorting, and cleaning.  But after all this DOing, I thought that I should give props to just BEing.  

Sometimes, I find the best moments are when I'm just being.

Taking in.

Giving thanks.

Noticing.

Appreciating.

Being.

My "Be" necklace.

Excited to get my new metal stamp letters.  I think these will be engraving all sorts of items in the next few months.

But for now I'll just wear my necklace, have a glass of wine, and watch the thunderstorm outside.

Yes, that's just what I'll do.

Wooden hooks: 30 Days of Creativity: Day 29

30 Days of Creativity: Day 29

Carved wooden hooks

Each spring my husband prunes apple and cherry trees.  

The wood is so beautiful and all the branches usually go in a burn pile somewhere.

I asked him to bring some home for me and I cut some pieces to use for little hooks.

These had been sitting in my drawer, cut and just waiting.  So I got them out and spent the day whittling and sanding them.

They need to be planed flat on the back side so I can attach them to a board, or the wall.  Then oiled.

I look forward to putting them up in my new house.

This one still needs to be sanded. I like the triple branches at the top.

Pencil Drawing: 30 Days of Creativity: Day 28

30 Days of Creativity: Day 28

Pencil Drawing of my son Solomon

This is a drawing I started over a year ago.  I had just sketched it out when I spilled tea on it.  Argh.  

I kept it, however, because I had always liked his cherub cheeks at this stage.

I got it out and decided I would finish it.  

It is still unfinished, but I got some good work in on it today.

3D Paper Calendar: 30 Days of Creativity: Day 27

30 Days of Creativity: Day 27

3D Paper Camper Calendar 

This is just too cool to pass up.  

A camper van 3D calendar.

Calendars are kind of out of fashion these days it seems.

Everyone is using their computer, iphone, or something else digital to store their daily musings.

To get yours, go to The Calendar of the Month Club and download this months 3D calendar.

Print it out.  It will look like this:

Cut, score, fold and glue (I used a glue stick).

Set up your camper, chairs and fire.

Yes it even comes with a fire pit.

Bonus: you get four tiny bumper stickers for your camper, which if glued in order are a limerick.  

Finished quilt front: 30 Days of Creativity: Day 26

30 Days of Creativity: Day 26

I finally finished the quilt top for my son's bed!

Ahhhhhh.

Mercury Wing Stitched Hat: 30 Days of Creativity: Day 25

30 Days of Creativity: Day 25

Mercury Wing Stitched Hat

Here's how the hat began.  A fine hat.  Bought at a store with purposeful yet not useful patches and other silly elements.

I was not as happy as I thought I would be with this hat.

Then, on Saturday, I went to the garden.  Between rows of asparagus and potatoes, I looked down.  There in the dirt lay a full bird's wing.  The rest of the bird was gone, but the full wing lay before me.  It was so beautiful I couldn't take my eyes off it.  I felt such a connection to this wing.

The more I examined it, the more I felt drawn to it.

And I realized that was just what I needed.

I needed a connection to the birds, some strength from Mercury.

I decided to stitch a wing onto my hat to bring me speed and the freedom of wind.

You know I need it in my running endeavors.

First, I took off a band around the front and some little patches, including a plaid patch.  Plaid, is not for me, unless we're talking about my flannel pajamas, age 10.

I began my stitching by outlining the wing.  I used my free-motion stitch foot to go all directions and follow the  marked outlines I had drawn.

Then, I stitched in the feathers on the far side of the wing.  Again, I used my free motion foot.

I outlined all the feathers on three sections of the wing.

Then, I set my machine to a zig-zag stitch and using my regular food began zig-zagging to create some heavier shadows on the wing.

Here is my finished wing.  I am bound to run faster now that I have Mercury on my side!