Still sick as a dog. My son is a walking germ. He spent the weekend with his great grandma and she is REALLY sick now. That concerns me. If she feels anything like I do, she needs to get her butt to the doctor. She has insurance and shouldn’t suffer like me.
Ok, so being sick, dizzy, coughing out my lungs, my sinuses feeling like they are bloated to the point of bursting through my skin….Despite all of this, despite the fact that I could barely raise my head off of a pillow, I knew I needed to do something today to build up inventory so that I can make some money some day. It is really hard to be creative when every orifice of your body is screaming
AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH
But………
fortunately……..
my orifices are all trained in persistent creative impulses *giggles*
*coughs* note to self: no giggling allowed while sick……
So, I am sitting on the love seat in my studio nursing a warm mug of herbal brew and I notice this:
Those are the scraps from the fabric brooches I made the other day. I think to myself — I sure wish there were some way I could use these tiny scraps. Then it hit me!!!! Bookmarks!!!
Here was my first one:
The most AWESOME thing about this is that I am able to use even those teeny weeny bits of thread that are not usable otherwise. Suddenly a whole entire world has opened up to me. A whole new hierarchy or textile usage!!! So, I went on to do these:
I really wish I had some fine tip pens or markers or whatnots. I totally used to dig drawing with those back in my art crazy days. I mean back when I wanted to draw and paint for a living. Anyhoo, I don’t have any, but I am going to buy some the next time I go out. I want to add some sayings and etc to the bookmarks. I am really good at calligraphy too so maybe I will do some of that with the fabric bits.
I mean, that first one I made, the little triangles were from me notching out a scrap for a brooch. So, they were in my heap as triangles. How nice.
Fortunately, my in-laws got us a laminating machine as an anniversary gift since we were both math teachers. That means I have all the supplies to laminate these for durability. Here they are all laminated:
Finally, I had to add a tassel or whatever to them. Going with the theme of using all scraps and stuff, I tied fabric bits, bias tape bits to them. I also added some embroidery thread into the mix and not all of that was in pieces BUT it is vintage embroidery thread so it is sort of being recycled anyways *smiles* Here they are all finished:
They are just darling! I cannot wait to put them in my etsy shop. I also cannot wait to make more of them. You should have seen me sitting there with glue, tweezers, and scissors with all this “trash” laying around. It was very exciting to be able to use the smallest of bits!!! I have some ideas for more bookmarks to make. If I am still dying on the inside tomorrow, I will make some more bookmarks and possibly some more fabric brooches….who knows, I will do something crafty. Besides, I joined the Thing a Day for February AND the 365 Challenge so I have to do SOMETHING crafty every day!
OH, I made these last night after my blog post:
Not the greatest of pictures, but they’re still pretty!
I’m so excited that I have a ton of stuff to put in my etsy shop. Being so sick has been slightly good for me because it has forced me to think of clever ways to be productive without moving too too much.
Sewing is very physical. I stand A LOT cutting and ironing. I know it sounds silly but after I put my time in for the day I am tired as though it were a regular job. If I had hardwood floors I may be able to set it up so I would roll around all day — that would be funny.
Well, I hope you enjoyed my awesome bookmarks!!! I forgot to sign and date the backs of them because I was really hurting by the time I got out my laminating machine. They will each be completely unique because I make them one at a time. They are mini works of art *smiles*
