Creating is just decision making. You have to make decision after decision after decision. This is why it is so hard. Endlessly making decisions takes grit. — Kit Dunsmore
Creating = Decision Making
More Insomnia-Induced Improvised Cross-stitch
When I want to be making something, but don’t have the energy for complicated projects like quilts or sweaters, I embroider. I break out the floss and start stitching. Sometimes even my improvised ornament designs are too much work. That’s when I grab the cross-stitch fabric (aka aida cloth) and make it up as I... Continue Reading →
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Howl’s Bedroom: To Plan Or Not To Plan?
As I work on my fairy tale miniature LNK, I keep thinking how much fun it would be to make Howl’s bedroom from Howl’s Moving Castle. It’s a huge project, which is probably why MechanicalFiend and Miss Mini Life made it so small. It’s so complicated, I probably need to make a plan first. A... Continue Reading →
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Making Miniatures From Repurposed Materials
One way to justify making “useless” things is to recycle. Plenty of crafters choose to buy new materials for their projects, and there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. But you can do a lot with trash. Ara of Bentley House Minis did an entire project using cardboard and common household materials. She made a fairy... Continue Reading →
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Why Bother Making Things?
I am a maker, with lots of projects underway. While I make useful things like quilts and socks, I also make sweaters for dinosaurs. It can be easy to question this practice. The practical part of our society often declares art and crafts as unnecessary, wasting time and materials to make frivolous and even useless... Continue Reading →
