Good At Somethings, Not Everything Turns Out

I can deal with defeat. Not everything I do works well. I have to be brave enough to try and nice enough to myself to not freak out when things don't turn out the way I thought they would. Not that I always really even have a plan. More often it is a concept, and things change as I work, depending on how the materials work together. It is not that I "see" it and re-create that vision. I FEEL something, and work to make it "feel" right. Knowing when to stop is a big part of that. Sometimes things are ruined by 5 minutes too long with the brush, or sewing machine, etc.
Roxie went to a party yesterday. She said she had to explain what the rice bag was for. We found an elegant hand towel that matches the birthday girl's bedroom. I did the sewing, but Roxie filled up the rice and wrote instructions. 2-3 minutes in the microwave heats it up for a great foot warmer, or neck or sore leg warmer. I use two every night to help me relax to sleep. The grey present bag was a thrifted sweater earlier that morning. The bead work reminded me of the birthday girl's mom.

Blue rice bag, sweater-bag, and white retro summer bed spread turned into a journal cover.


Roxie's hairdo. Idea from the Princess & Her Hair blog. Love her video tutorials.

And my sweater merge: damask v-neck $1.50 from thrift store. Cut it down front, but it didn't meet around my tummy so I filled in by adding a men's merino wool sweater cut up and ruffled. But the weight hanging on the front distorted the sweater. The buttons didn't solve the closure like I wanted. It was not a flattering look. Too much attention on the wrong body feature. (I AM NOT EXPECTING A BABY, NO!)
You win some, you lose some. Just keep creating! Be brave to try something wild, even if it doesn't work. If it is not salvageable for another project, we can swap our experiments!