In 2020, I started making an Advent calendar I’d been dreaming about for years. I would embroider an ornament for each day to be hung on a quilted Christmas tree. While I haven’t forgotten about it, I haven’t made much progress, either.* This often happens with my creative projects. I get excited by the vision... Continue Reading →
Advent Calendar Project: Birds and Hearts
Christmas has come and gone, but I am still making more ornaments for my Advent Calendar Project. After warming up with stars, I tried a couple of birds. While I hope to do more in the future, these were hard enough that I listened to my own advice, and went back to simpler shapes to... Continue Reading →
Advent Calendar Project: My Trick for Getting Started
While I've been thinking about making an Advent calendar for years, it's taken a lot for me to actually start on it. My vision of what it will look like when it's done is rather intimidating. Making a board of inspirational images definitely helped, but the other trick that really worked was starting with something... Continue Reading →
Collecting Inspiration for My Advent Calendar
For years, I've wanted to make my own Advent calendar. I've had a clear idea of what I wanted to make but never started. While the weirdness that is 2020 is one of the reasons I'm finally doing this, collecting images that I can use for inspiration was what actually got me going. To Winter... Continue Reading →
