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Today I made a new bag from several different clothing items I upcycled. The green bottom of the bag is a handmade hat I got a few years ago, I wore it for a couple of winters but needed a change this winter. The two upper parts of the bag are from 2 different pairs [...]
Today I made a gift bag/gift box for one of the presents I got for my husband. It’s a nice bottle of vodka brianandtrula.org
Today I made a love book for my husband. I got a little book to put love notes in and stuff for Brian for Valentine’s Day, and put a fluffy heart on the cover. brianandtrula.com
One of my cashmere sweaters was getting raggedy at the sleeve elbows, to the point where patching it up would be noticeable. Normally I wouldn’t care but I decided to cut up the sweater and use the fabric for various things including a pair of cashmere socks. I’ve been wanting a pair for a while!
Today I made a skirt out the bottom of a denim sundress that was too short, and the top of a pair of fleece pants.
Today I made earrings. I had some sterling silver post earrings I never wore, so added buttons to them then put a little denim on top of the buttons. I think I used too much Gorilla glue, will have to watch it next time. Still, I like them!
Today I made mittens. I had some leftover fabric from when I made the kids; quilts this past Christmas and decided to use it for my mittens. This fabric is so soft and fluffy and warm. I put the fluffy side on the inside. The cuffs I reconstructed from an old jacket my sons used [...]
I’m doing <a href=”http://thing-a-day.com/”>Thing-A-Day 2010</a>. Today I made a new logo for my biz. or rather an updated one, I’m still using the hand-drawn flower motif but in shades of blue now instead of different colors. Will tweak in a bit.
I mentioned before that I am doing the Artist’s Way, an awesome book by Julia Cameron that helps one tap into creativity and lead a creative life. I first read it about 9 years ago, and it totally rocked my world and helped me to name and claim that I am a writer and to [...]
Difficult as it is to remember, it is our work that creates the market, not the market that creates our work. ~Julia Cameron Lightbulb! I am re-doing The Artist’s Way and when I read this it struck me with it’s truth. This is so true. I think a big part of the reason why I [...]
“The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him, a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death. [...]
I find that I get much more work done when I treat my writing as a job and stick to a schedule. It’s fall again which means adjusting to the school year, and my work schedule has changed. I also have to factor in my gym time too. But just off the top of my [...]
9 days left in August, I feel like this month is just flying by! So much work done, so much to do. I truly feel at my creative best now, the most this year. The surge and fullness of summer is in me, alongside impending anticipation of fall. So may changes happened this year. I [...]
A flickr contact I know posted recently about wanting to be a creative person. She yearned to create something great and powerful that would have a tremendous impact on people. She expressed that she did not know how to go about doing this, but she felt she had great art inside of her. The problem [...]
I feel like there is this big secret that everyone else knows except for me…the secret for how to be a normal, regular person. I’m 37 now, so I give up! I’ve tried it your way, world, and I’ve had it, enough of beating my head against the wall trying to be like everyone else. [...]
I like the idea of an encouragement box, where you put in things that encourage you towards your creative dreams and goals. I’m somewhat of a minimalist in my physical surroundings, so maybe I will do a virtual one… idea from jamie at Starshyne Productions
I’m definitely going to this: The Tenth Annual Allied Media ConferenceJune 20 – 22 2008Detroit, MI The 10th annual Allied Media Conference is a milestone for independent media. Over the last ten years, we’ve broken silence and built movements. We’ve become the media and built our own communications tools. Now we want to use this [...]
I am often asked how I get so much writing done. I kinda feel vaguely irritated at such a question because I think it’s sort of a back-handed jab, but here are some things that have helped me:Stop Comparing Yourself to OthersSeriously. There is no race, or contest, or competition. If you want to create [...]
- I'm Trula aka Mercury Lynch and this is my writing blog. I write essays, short stories, poetry, and books, publish a magazine, and own a small used bookstore. Yes, I live in words. Seed & Flame is part of the MSPmedia network ©2006-2009 All Rights Reserved
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