I’ve made a rug and two purses since my last posting. Each was fun, small and relatively quick to make.
What really excites me is trying something new, or something no one has done before. The Butterfly Angel Purse filled some of this need, as I wanted a flat bottom and wasn’t sure how to create that. After some fiddling around, it actually worked quite simply. The reverse sides of each bag compliments but doesn’t repeat the front. The Autumn Lake rug was a new combination of colors and fabrics for me.
It is interesting to watch my creative process. Over a month has gone by since a dear friend asked me to create a wall hanging for her living room. I am just now drawing the pattern. My mind has had an image of what I wanted to do, but I’ve been waiting for that Spark. Once that Creative Spark show’s up, I’m so entranced with the project that I hate to stop. Like a really good book, I can hardly wait to complete it. I knew from the start that the mat would have Star Gazer Lilies and Orchids, but I also knew I wasn’t very excited about hooking them. I done something similar before. So the Spark is – I am going to try to hook some of the leaves and petals independently. Then I’ll use beading wire to mold them and attach them to the mat, making the flowers stand out from the mat and have dimension. How this will turn out, I have no idea and that seems to be half the fun. I am sure it will be frustrating at times, a real learning curve and hopefully successful in the end.
