Sorry to disappoint you folks but I have nada to show you. I *could* show you a picture of the landscape all sandwiched up and being basted but it looks the same as it did the last time you saw it (unless, of course, you count the addition of a few dozen pins). I *could* show you the pile of quilt squares and that a few more have been buttonhole stitched. I *could* show you the less-messy-looking couch in my sewing room which only happened because my friend was here for coffee yesterday and needed somewhere to sit.
But I'll spare you the sheer boredom of it all.
- HERE is another of those 'awwwww' things! 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit in the lunar calendar so this one is quite fitting.
- I love THIS!
- There are some fun ideas HERE for repurposing Altoid tins
- I remember my mother making THIS when I was a kid.
- Must admit that THIS caught my eye, mainly because I am a one-woman demolition expert when it comes to needle threaders.
Today's quote..."I have come to the conclusion that buying craft supplies and actually using them are two separate hobbies"
That quotation is spot on. I make stuff all the time, but it never starts with shopping!
ReplyDeleteI try very hard not to do the shopping part of the equation because I know I pretty much always have what I need in my stash already. That's not to say that I am not forced to buy something once in awhile if my stash lets me down (case in point - the yarn that should be arriving today!)
DeleteI would like very much to see all those things you didn’t show us! I am refraining from bringing anything else into my little room studio this year. There’s plenty there already! Hilltop Post
ReplyDeleteGee whiz - if you want to see the things I didn't show, you need to get a life my friend! Even I'm bored by me!
DeleteSometimes I think I'm trying to turn my house into my own personal craft store. I'm thinking those needle threaders would make a nice gift for my friends that sew. I've been struggling with not to break the one that I'm currently using - fingers crossed it lasts until the end of the project.
ReplyDeleteI have a super power - I can break a needle threader with a single use! I would love some of the pretty ones in that link but I'm not about to buy the supplies to make any myself.
DeleteThat quote is so funny and SO true!! My crafting and quilting are moving V E R Y slowly these days...hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteMoving slowly is okay - the fact that there's movement at all is a good thing!
Deleteyou find the best ever links, love the bunny rabbit cross stitch
ReplyDeleteGlad you saw something fun in the links!
DeleteI could definitely do with more needle threaders. I always break mine. The bunny is so cute.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Needle threaders, at least for me, are a waste of money. See above comment re my super power!
DeleteSherry of createology: This quote is right on…two hobbies…buying vs using. I also shred thread helpers. I wonder if these handmade beaded threaders would actually work and be useful more than once. Shall we try?
ReplyDeleteI would make one to test but I don't have the correct fodder to do so and - yeah - there's that buying vs. using thing to take into account. IF the threaders don't work I'd have a bunch of components left to clutter up my stash. Sigh.
DeleteI am sure we have all been there when we have nothing to show, you find the greatest links, thank-you for that.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week I am looking forward to seeing your next post.
Catherine
I'm glad you enjoy the links - I certainly have fun searching them out.
DeleteWell that sounds like me on Monday... just showing the second oval I made... but oh well! I hope this weekend will productive for both of us :) xx
ReplyDeleteSometimes a social life gets in the way of productivity - or mundane things like having to go to the store. Sure slows down the creativity!
DeleteFun Altoid ideas, I have lots and have only made one cross stitch/prayer box with it.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a candy person so rarely get my hands on Altoid tins. I've sometimes thought about buying them anyway, just for the tin.
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