Last year about this time I remembered that I know how to crochet. It inspired me to Make some hot pads for a few people for Christmas. O.K. here I am at Christmas again, facing the same dilemma: What can I do for those people I would like to give something for Christmas? It would be bad to give the same thing again.
Then I visited a friend's home today and saw a whole wall of beautiful, embroidered, framed art that inspired me. I don't think I could finish anything in time for Christmas, but I could make some nice things for next year. First, I want to make some for myself. I don't have much on my walls, and this is what I would like to do.
I can imagine things I would like to make that would remind me of people and events that mark rites of passage. I would spend some time creating special settings for them. Sometimes the things I want to dwell on in an art form are poems I love, or dates that are important.
One thing that troubles me is my lack of expertise in embroidery. It would be a learning experience. Maybe that's good. It would mean I have to master a new skill. It would fill my time and prevent the boredom I find in much of the TV I watch. I think I'll look into it more and see what comes of it.
Then I visited a friend's home today and saw a whole wall of beautiful, embroidered, framed art that inspired me. I don't think I could finish anything in time for Christmas, but I could make some nice things for next year. First, I want to make some for myself. I don't have much on my walls, and this is what I would like to do.
I can imagine things I would like to make that would remind me of people and events that mark rites of passage. I would spend some time creating special settings for them. Sometimes the things I want to dwell on in an art form are poems I love, or dates that are important.
One thing that troubles me is my lack of expertise in embroidery. It would be a learning experience. Maybe that's good. It would mean I have to master a new skill. It would fill my time and prevent the boredom I find in much of the TV I watch. I think I'll look into it more and see what comes of it.
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