#5 Paint Chip Bookmarks

Talkin' 'bout crazy cool bookmarks!

These are made by cutting up paint chips and gluing them to an old page of a book that was to be thrown away at the library.  Thoughts?

Growth

I am constrained.  Scared, but want to be free.  Alone, but always with others looking over my shoulder, diluting my confidence and clipping my wing.  Where do I find a source of courage?

We are all scared, though, aren't we?

The view from my bedroom.

My new room looks over:

#4: Jean Skirt (Part III)

I'm such a beginning sewer, I had no idea it would be this difficult!  I'm determined to teach myself, though.  It's alllllmost done, I just have to re do some parts and polish it up.  No picture yet, I want a nice surprise to show soon.

I'm using other clothes to compare patterns and stitching, and definitely learning a lot.  When this is done, it's going to be HOT.

What were your beginning crafts?  Any disastrous mistakes?

#4: Jean Skirt (Part II)

Here's an update of where I am with the skirt... Teaching myself how to hand embroider is time consuming!  Below is a preview of the design-- complete with the lovely pen markings.

Not quite finished with the other half of the design.  As you can tell, I'm a super beginner.  At least I'm trying!  I will update soon (hopefully!) with more progress.

Besides me never embroidering before, it is taking a while because I am using a MINUSCULE needle, and threads which were discarded from sewing up a beat-up bag-- that's why it changes colors so many times.  

#4: Jean Skirt (Part I)

What would you do with a boring skirt that's been at the bottom of your closet for years?

Post your suggestions/past projects, and stay tuned to see what I do with mine!

#3: New Header!

It's a small start, but I kind of like it!  I decided to try my hand at making an image header because I really despised the font one.  It's a bit simple compared to my past graphics.  I used this image, which I photographed in Captiva, Florida at a little restaurant.

Feedback please!  I want to know what you think of the new look.