Writing for 100 Years from Now…
An activity in descriptions:
A typical day in my life (at age 26) is going to work. I work as a microbiologist for a large corporation. I’m currently working very hard to become a junior scientist and plan interesting a novel experiments. A large portion of my day is spent reading articles, performing experiments and writing reports on what I’ve done and what I plan to do. When I return home, I typically intend to do something creative. I’m inspired by my fiance Sal and his creative abilities. I usually need to relax though and even though I find creative experiences relaxing, I get frustrated a bit too quickly when something doesn’t go my way.
Currently a postage stamp is around 42 cents? I’m unsure, I barely ever mail things through the post office, e-mail is a way of life and paying bills digitally is where it’s at. A loaf of bread is about 2.00 I think? It’s weird, I don’t pay attention to the cost of individual items typically. Our grocery bill whenever we shop seems to be about 70 dollars. It doesn’t matter how long it’s been since the last time we shopped was, always 70 bucks.
My favorite book series are the Harry Potter books. Call it comfort food for the intellectual soul, I love that boy wizard and the tales of his life. For movies, ever since we discovered Netflix, my movie watching has increased incredibly. I also just finished watching The Last Airbender T.V. series and absolutely loved it!
Crafting Inspiration: Catching Up
I’m back! Shocking, isn’t it? Two blog posts this week. Amazing!
I’ve got a new goal for a while. I’d like to post 3 times a week. That’s a good amount for someone like me. Busy, sciency day job… a lack of things to say on occasion. Also, very few followers. Perhaps in the future when more people read my ramblings, I’ll up the posting schedule.
Moving on. I fell behind. Very behind. So here’s some catch-up.
What’s my Color?
Growing up, ask me my favorite color and I’d have told you light blue. In the same tone, every single time. Now I’m feeling that purple is one of my favorite colors, though blue still has a place in my heart. My little car is light blue which to this day cracks me up (the car is 8 years old).
Blue by one definition describes a person who likes calm and order in life. They are trustworthy and value loyalty. Sky blue indicates a pleasure seeker and daydreamer.
Another definition for blue as the color of auras is independence. I would definitely agree with the independent thing but I’m unsure of myself both personally and creatively.
On Failures and Frustration
I set out this afternoon to make an awesome wristlet and camera case. Instead, I made a sucky wristlet (no wrist loopy, sewn inside the bag… that was dumb) and I’m cutting my losses so I don’t screw up a camera case as well. I’ll let the crappy crafting die tonight and hopefully fix it tomorrow.
Out of my limited readers, if I still have any due to a bad posting schedule;
What are your frustrations? When you fail as completely as I have tonight, do you continue on and hope the fail stops? Do you get a good night’s rest and come back refreshed? Do you have any other techniques?
What happened today was so frustrating, I wanted to load up the tiny clutch, that doesn’t open because the zipper sticks, with a few bricks and toss it through a window. RAGE!
I <3 Sewing
You heard it here folks!
I’m rather happy that I enjoyed making (and showing off!) my wristlet so much, even with the catastrophe and ripping apart of the bag that occured yesterday (seam rippers are evil). I’m excited about combing the bags with jewelry, as has been my hope for sometime now.
This weekend gets a bit hectic for me but I’m hoping to not lose momentum. I may cut pieces tonight (or at least practice pocketing). If I cut and sew some pieces tonight and do final assembly tomorrow, I could have another done bag before I leave! Woo!
Upcycled Wristlet
I’ve been back from Florida for a week and I’ve made a new bag!
This one has a zipper, lining, pockets, and general goodness all around!
This bag wasn’t struggle-less though. I had made a prototype out of muslin and had written on it to keep track of the sides of the bag. Naturally, the prototype came out fine but when it was time to use real fabric, I made a bag that had one side exterior and the other side lining!
I had to rip out all the seams and sew the front of the bag on properly! A plus is that now I know that my seams are really really strong! Durable bags people. Durable bags.
Here’s me ripping seams out of an old pair of Old Navy Jeans. Woo! Destruction!
Here’s the finished bag:
And detailing of the front… detail!
I’m feeling good about all this crafting fun! Tonight after I rest a little and eat some yummy chili, I’ll work on either another prototype for something new, or I’ll make some similar bags (different lining style). Those will be posted when they’re done!