I’ve been wanting to do something fun with these fabric flowers I’ve been making, and my friend’s bun-in-the-oven was the perfect excuse to make these adorable little baby headbands.
Category: Crafts
J is for Juliette
A good friend of mine is having her first baby, and I wanted to make her something very special. It took hours and hours and a bit of a learning curve, but I’m really happy with how it turned out in the end! I hope it’s something baby Juliette will love too!
(It’s hundreds of hole punched dots from a magazine glued one by one onto the cardboard with tweezers)
Inspired by: This post from Blue Velvet Chair
Happy Halloween!
Unfortunately this year (like last year it seems…) I haven’t had time to carve a pumpkin! Since the types of pumpkins I like to carve typically take between 4-7 hours to create, it’s hard to block off that amount of time! So, here are the previous year’s pumpkins I’ve done!
My 2009 pumpkin!
My 2007 pumpkin!
My 2006 pumpkin!
FITC gem #1: Find your Flow State
One of the things that’s really stuck in my mind since FITC Toronto, 2011, was something Mike Creighton said during his speech Harnessing the Abundance.
He talked about the “Flow State”: when you’re fully immersed in what you’re doing with no awareness of time and surroundings. You’re got a never ending energy and 100% focus on doing what you love.
I hope most people love their jobs (like I do), but even when you love your job, you’ve probably still got hobbies on the side that are extra special to you, because they’re not connected to anyone else. You decide when you start, finish, how far you want to change it from your original idea and no one has any say or sway in it. It’s 100% yours.
I decided that I wanted to make a list of Flow State Projects so that when I found myself with some extra time in the evenings, I could look over the list and decide what I felt like working on. For me, I’d say my Flow State Project list will consist of clothes and jewellery I’ve already got some cool ideas about. I always feel extra inspired when I work on a personal project, and that always helps the creativity flow for my client work. Win-win!
Keep up your hobbies, pt 2.
For my friend’s wedding, I got this amazing black silk tulip dress from Maison Clothing, but I had no accessories that would match it, so I decided to make my own.
This is made from a headband from Dollarama, 3 peacock feathers, a metal leaf and a small light pink bead. Oh, and some fabric covered cardboard from a Cheerios box to stabilize the back… gotta use what works!
Keep up your hobbies.
It’s easy to get caught up being a workaholic as a freelancer, and it’s important to have things that are just for YOU.
I’ve enjoyed making clothing and accessories as my hobby, and here is a dress I just finished… it took weeks and weeks because I was so busy – but I’m so glad I took the time to do something for myself!
Perfect for a summer day, this comfortable cotton knit dress can be dressed up or down!
I’ve made another dress using this pattern, but I made a lot more customizations to the top of this dress to make it more unique. This dress was made from this pattern.
Helen’s necklace
Helen is so sweet and happy, I wanted her to have a necklace that is as beautiful as her!
Quentin’s stocking
A friend of mine asked me to make a stocking for her nephew’s first Christmas. Quentin really loves their cat, so Bogey made a special appearance on his stocking!
Hallowe’en pumpkin 2009
The pumpkin I carved for Hallowe’en 2009.
I used wood working tools and based it off the illustration below it from veer.com
Total time: approx 6 hours
iPod Case
Made out of a man’s tie, this little pouch has a business card sized pocket in the front!
