another weekend

no crafting for me this weekend. it was all about the hunt for new inspiration.

friday i spent a lot of time looking through fabrics. i purchased quite a bit to add to the stash. i have an idea for a quilt in the works...i'm hoping that i can handle it. i also got some very sweet vintage-inspired fabric for a skirt. i really want to make myself some nice pieces for the summer. i hate shorts, so i spend most of the summer in skirts and cropped pants. it's just the way it is!

yard sales this weekend were not very good. one score for adrian, and nothing for me. it's ok. it was very rainy and cold, and i think that most people were just trying to get rid of actual garbage. it's ok. the season has only just begun.

eastonchick and i checked out artifacts, a cool little shop in melrose. the place was very eclectic. lots of antiques mixed in with reproductions and handmade jewelry and art. very cool. also, very tiny. coupled with the downpour, it was a bit cramped for my liking, but i will definately return for more. i really liked some of the tiny earrings. and everything was very reasonably priced. dare i say, "cheap" even?

i had every intention of submitting an entry to the final whip-lash contest, but i just couldn't get in the groove. we did a lot of cleaning this weekend, most of which was desperately needed, and that led to me feeling the need to reorganize, which led to me feeling the need to redecorate...i don't think i need to go any further. my ocd is at an all-time high in the spring months. i just want to get rid of everything, and then go out and buy new things.

i did come up with an idea, however. the theme was "color" and i had an idea to do some absract embroidery on plain muslin, and then patchwork a border and make it into a little pillow. i did start...but it's quite sad:



when i was little, my sister and i used to do this thing where we would each scribble on a piece of paper, and then switch papers and make drawings from the scribbles. that's what is happening with this needlework. it started as lines and curves, and now i have started to make the eiffel tower and a small cat. yes.

also this weekend, i came up with the genius idea of taking some drawings that were IN A CATALOGUE, and frame them for the mantle. i know. i am a genius. observe:



i painted the frames and distressed them slightly. it feels like they are from a botany lab. i love them.

my goal for this week is to finish the two sewing projects that have been hanging out for weeks: the yellow sundress and the retro apron. wish me luck. and in closing, here is a tiny cat in a tiny mitten. which i also love.