"Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort."
I am happiest when I am creating something out of raw materials; when I am turning fabric into something wearable or using a needle and thread to create something to beautify my home or to celebrate my love. In creating, I am doubly blessed. First, I receive the pleasure of the process, of watching my ideas and labor come to fruition and then, I am blessed again, when the recipient knows that I care about them because I took the time to make them something.
I am so inspired to create during the coming year! One of my goals this year is to give meaningful, beautiful gifts that I have put something of myself into. I have found a lot of wonderful ideas at this site, which I was led to by The Blog Fairy:
Further inspiration has come from two books that Bill gave me for Christmas; "Colorful Stitchery" and "The New Crewel." I haven't done crewel embroidery for years (although once I won a blue ribbon at the Ventura County Fair for a crewel picture I did) and I am very excited to get back into it. Here are some samples of the projects that I am considering:
I am always looking for people to bless with my obsessions, so I DO take requests. Let me know if you see anything you like. In the meantime, I wish everyone success with their New Year's resolutions.
***As a side note, I have also resolved to start riding the exercise bike faithfully in 2009, but I don't want to make a big deal out of it JUST IN CASE I don't follow through. Ha! Ha!
You have been blessing my life with your homemade gifts for the past 33 years. I don't want to be a piggy but please know your creations are always welcome here. :)
ReplyDeleteI am not ashamed to beg for goodies!!! I love that pillow in the picture...maybe one with a little birdie on it for my birthday would be nice! I love that I come from such a talented and resourceful person.
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