Signs of spring on its way are everywhere you look. Sadly these pretty hellebores aren't in my garden, but I saw them in a community flower bed, along with these primroses.
I think we're in for an early Easter this year, what with Lent starting next Wednesday. I've been thinking about 'giving something up' which is what you traditionally do during Lent. Abstain from something you enjoy. I used to give up chocolate, but never managed more than a few days. So instead I'm thinking of actively doing something instead. So far my ideas include listening to a piece of classical music each day (as I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to classical stuff). I've got Clemency Burton-Hill's 'Year of Wonder' book, where she picks out a piece of music each day and tells you a bit about the composer or other background to the piece. I can base my listening on her selection. I've set myself a New Year's Resolution in previous years to work my way through the entire book, but never got further than mid January. But resolutions made in the cold, dark days of January don't often work, do they? So perhaps a Lenten Resolution would instead?
My blue painted calico is looking slightly less like a dish rag now. I successfully attached three little shisha mirrors, not perfectly but the stitches do the job of holding the mirrors in place. The circles are supposed to represent bubbles in the water.
There're more bubbles in the shape of seed beads, and curving lines of running stitch meant to show movement in the water. Well, it all makes sense in my head!
I've finished stitching the four scrappy blue squares that'll form the outer sides of a rice bag. These are pinned and waiting to be machine-sewn together. Then I need to finish another square for the base, then decide what material I'll use to line the bag and cut five squares out of that.
This is what the back of those four scrappy squares looks like. All my wiggly 'straight' lines and rag-tag knots. Nevermind, the lining will hide 'em away.
Oh, I nearly forgot. The reason this post talks about a new crafty obsession is that I watched a YouTube video today about making baskets out of rolled up newspaper or magazine pages. My fingers are itching to try this thrifty craft. You make long strips of rolled up paper and coil them together, there's no fancy equipment needed. I have a few glossy magazines, acquired as freebies, and I'd rather find a use for them than bin them. Plus, I do have a weakness for a pretty basket. Handy for storing threads or beads, or any amount of creative clutter. But I must hold back from thoughts of baskets for a while longer. Too many projects on the go already.
I must finish some of those first! (Famous last words, eh?)
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