Sunday evening and quite the weekend… went into my sewing room yesterday to change the filter in the furnace. Of course I have the access blocked with boxes of fabric, stuff and more stuff. In the process of moving things out of the way in the closet to get to the filter, I actually cleaned out a few things. I was able to move some cart things out of the room and in the closet when I was done changing the filter. I am now able to have my ironing board tucked into a space and not sticking out so that when I walk by I almost knock the iron over plus everything stack on it. During the evening, I drew this zentanlge watching a college football game.
Again today I was in my sewing room thinking, okay it is time to get your you know what in gear and finish one of your many projects.
You see, I used to own a quilt shop and so, I have lots of quilt tops and some projects not yet finished… one of them being a hand appliquéd block of the month call A Country Journal. I only have a few pieces (maybe 20 - 25) left to appliqué before I can put the top together. I closed my shop just about seven years ago before our family trauma started (husband loosing job after 29.5 years) and I have had a severe block about the thought of quilting, the desire to quilt, anything about quilting. I haven't wanted to have anything to do with it up until now. I think doing the other artful things I have been doing has helped, especially the zentangles…. I will have to take a few pictures of the blocks and post them. It will be nice when I get it completed….
The view from my kitchen window... I took this picture on Saturday and as of today, the wind has blown all the leaves off the trees.... they looked so beautiful!
Here is my creation for today.... I really think I could do this everyday! I wish that I could shut my door at work and create a zentangle... it would probably help with the stress of my day... ummm I wonder if my boss would mind? Both my daughters came over to visit and different times and they thought they were cool. My oldest thought I should make a stamp out of the one I posted yesterday... it would be cool but a lot of work to carve....
One of the recent comments from one of my post was telling me about zentangles.... and with the Creative Everyday theme "connect", I think I have connected with zentangles! Now not knowing a lot about it yet, I think I have the basic concept and I have always loved to doodle... this reminds me of a sea shell.... I also love hearing from people.... and reading the comments and ideas... it's great!
For this weeks crowabout challenge I decided to use fabric and paper... I took certain items off the collage sheet that I liked and printed them on fabric. Using a piece of canvas, I started building my collage. The horse in the pictures is mine, Tex.... I used a card from a cowgirl game I have and some stamps I made myself and of course fabric from my stash.... I love Sunday mornings, that is usually when I get one day of the week to be creative without interruptions. My goal is to make more collages using canvas and turn it into a journal by stitching them together....
I finished another painting.... the center of our GTO... the Pontiac symbol. Next is the grill with GTO on it. It has been fun doing this, I get better at painting every time I do something (at least I hope I do). I am glad it rained today, went in my sewing room and finished the painting. I wanted to sew a new top today but didn't get to it. I need to make a list of things I want to accomplish, I feel that I am wanting to do to many different things and cannot focus. My goal this week is to get my thoughts and want I want to get done written down and stay on track....
