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Friday, January 11, 2013

New Year and Stitching Hope



 Happy New Year!!! I always love this time of year because I feel like the slate is cleared and I can start over. I know that I can start over every day if I want but there is something about the end of something and beginning of another. I'm grateful for all my experiences in 2012 and looking for more of them this year. I didn't spend a lot of time blogging last year but I do miss that. I thought about doing it every day but .. aaacccckkkk here it is the 11th already!!! So .. i'm going to start now and see what I can muster.
I love having creativity in my life every day. I still enjoy so many different things. I wonder if this makes you less if you don't focus on just one thing. I find it keeps me from ever being tired of creating. I think the biggest thing is feeling like I have so much to make ... how will I ever get it all done? I'm just going to keep going. Stitching, drawing, painting, sewing...
Hopefully, the new year will bring more structure and I will have the means to continue doing what brings me joy.
                                                                              
I love the feeling of stitching silk onto a blanket remnant I just love the texture it creates. The red above is a silk dress that I dyed .. it's never recommended to dye fabric that has commercial color because there is no way to know if there is something toxic in those chemicals but heck, we wear it don't we? I'm still committed to using recycled material to create with. As time goes on my mind is flooded with possibilities. I just loved the red color. It's going to be a small bag. I love making different bags. I have two started to share with you here. The second bag is all recycled material along with some over dyed fabrics. I guess the photos show the detail .. these make me happy. Thanks for stopping over and sharing my joy. I hope your year is filled with the same!!!















3 comments:

  1. all the details are lovely and a joy to see. you make me want to stitch.

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  2. Hey Tammy! It's always so nice to see your posts so full of color and creativity!
    So...NO it does not make you less, it makes you diverse, creative and talented!
    So...do you NEED more structure? Just asking :) You always seem to accomplish so much, so I was wondering what that comment meant.
    Joy is Good!
    I hope you do blog more, your work is inspiring.
    Happy New Year,
    Nancy

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  3. oh I want to touch the lovely textures in that sitiched brown silk velvet!

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