My newest bracelet
Amy
Showing posts with label aedm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aedm. Show all posts
Thursday, November 17, 2011
AEDM 11/17/2011
I am trying to be better and also in the same breath, trying to give myself a break when I don't find time or if I am just too tired to create. I am still working on the advent calendar, and may need to re-do some of the ornament that I started ( I think they are too small), which is a good thing since I was thinking I hate working with things this small. I also made a bracelet yesterday and really liked it, but again have to re-do it since I dropped the bracelet and one of the jasper stones broke. The other thing that I did was make my first ever gluten free pie! It came out ok and figures that my son I made it for has no interest in eating it. I am reading one of my jewelry books to get inspired to make some gifts, especially for the teachers in my kids lives. I am off now to play with my older son and maybe even create with him while the twins are taking their nap (or at least are having quiet time)!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
AEDM 11/15/2011
Ok, I'm getting a little better at making time to create every day! I started cutting out the pattern for a fabric "paper" doll set for my daughter for Christmas. Once I cut the patterns out, I put it aside and decided that I need to start working on my Advent Calendar for Christmas. I need to have it done my December 1st, so that is what I really need to focus on. I am using this blog post as my inspiration http://www.acaseofthemundays.com/2010/12/felt-friday-felt-advent-calendars.html! I have my background and my tree on and I have started on the felt numbered boxes. I need to find 24 buttons, otherwise, I think I have everything I need to complete this project. I have a list of ornaments that I will be making to hang on the tree of the advent calendar. I have to sew on the boxes to put the ornaments in until it's time to hang them on the tree!
The background and the tree for the Advent Calendar
I still need to make a car cozy for one of my sons and I think I am going to make an art case for my older son! I want each child to have something handmade for Christmas. Last year they all got aprons. This year, they are going to each get something just for them! I also want to work with the kids to make gifts for special people in their lives, aunt's first cousins, godparents, and grandparents. It's time to start/maintain a handcrafted holiday and start making other traditions for our family!
Amy
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Art Every Day 11/13/2011
We are on day 13 of AEDM and I really have not been meeting my goal. this weekend I did try a new recipe and I started learning how to make CP (cold process) soap and decided that my first attempt at soap making will be hot process (HP) soap making. I have a few goals for this week. I need to start an advent calendar and I need to start it soon. I plan on using this blog post as my inspiration, httt://www.acaseofthemundays.com/2010/12/felt-friday-felt-advent-calendars.html. I need to research HP soap making and supplies. I need to start the projects that I plan to make for the kids' Christmas gifts.
It is really difficult to make time for being creative when you have a 3 1/2 year old and 2 3/4 year old twins, but I think that it is really important for me to make time to be creative. I cant't wait for Tuesday morning. I will have about 2 1/2 hours all to myself. If I can get my act together, I will work on ,y daughter's Christmas gift which will be a felt "paper" dolls set. I am really excited to make this. It will be hand sewn so I can bring it any where. I am also planning on making some felt food as well as some wooden carved food for the kids. I am really excited to make the kids a lot of their gifts.
And now for a confession. I mentioned that I am going to start focusing on jewelry making as my creative medium, but I have decided that it is just not in me to limit the mediums or the type of craft that I use to be creative. I would love to be one of those people who can just excell at one thing, but I am the type of person who likes to try all kids of crafts and crafting mediums! I love learning new things and ways to use different materials. Maybe I really do have ADHD especially creative ADHD! I just need to plan better! I have all sorts of ideas in my head to get more organized and have more time, but right now they are just not coming to fruition! All in due time, I guess!
For now, I am just gng to try to focus on being creative and not worry about anything other than making time to enjoy being creative!
Amy
It is really difficult to make time for being creative when you have a 3 1/2 year old and 2 3/4 year old twins, but I think that it is really important for me to make time to be creative. I cant't wait for Tuesday morning. I will have about 2 1/2 hours all to myself. If I can get my act together, I will work on ,y daughter's Christmas gift which will be a felt "paper" dolls set. I am really excited to make this. It will be hand sewn so I can bring it any where. I am also planning on making some felt food as well as some wooden carved food for the kids. I am really excited to make the kids a lot of their gifts.
And now for a confession. I mentioned that I am going to start focusing on jewelry making as my creative medium, but I have decided that it is just not in me to limit the mediums or the type of craft that I use to be creative. I would love to be one of those people who can just excell at one thing, but I am the type of person who likes to try all kids of crafts and crafting mediums! I love learning new things and ways to use different materials. Maybe I really do have ADHD especially creative ADHD! I just need to plan better! I have all sorts of ideas in my head to get more organized and have more time, but right now they are just not coming to fruition! All in due time, I guess!
For now, I am just gng to try to focus on being creative and not worry about anything other than making time to enjoy being creative!
Amy
Monday, November 7, 2011
AEDM (art every day month) 11/7/2011
So I am not doing all that great with my goal of being creative every day and definitely not doing great with writing about it. I am pushing forward with attempting to be creative every day. I have been cooking, and yesterday I made honey mustard chicken which were awesome, my favorite easy recipe!
Today, I decided to get the kids involved. My 3 1/2 year old and one of my 2 1/2 year old twins used some fabric crayons and colored and I ironed their creations onto some plain unbleached muslin. I need more colorings to make more fabric for the lining of a bag that I am planning on making for my mom for Christmas. I need something from my other twin and more from the other 2 kids so that I have enough material for the lining. I think this will make the bag even more special! I decided to cut out the pattern this afternoon and maybe I'll even pull out the sewing machine tonight or maybe I'll come home tomorrow while everyone is at school and sew or maybe during nap time. Maybe I can finish it this week and have a gift or at least a partial gift finished!
Today, I decided to get the kids involved. My 3 1/2 year old and one of my 2 1/2 year old twins used some fabric crayons and colored and I ironed their creations onto some plain unbleached muslin. I need more colorings to make more fabric for the lining of a bag that I am planning on making for my mom for Christmas. I need something from my other twin and more from the other 2 kids so that I have enough material for the lining. I think this will make the bag even more special! I decided to cut out the pattern this afternoon and maybe I'll even pull out the sewing machine tonight or maybe I'll come home tomorrow while everyone is at school and sew or maybe during nap time. Maybe I can finish it this week and have a gift or at least a partial gift finished!
Happy Creating!
Amy
Thursday, November 3, 2011
AEDM (art every day month)
I decided to join in with art every day month at http://creativeeveryday.com/. This will hopefully help me follow through with what I wrote about yesterday, nourishing my soul with my creativity. Every day for the month of November, I will be attempting to do something creative. It may not be a finished project, but it will definitely be the start of something, or it just may be creating a new recipe for dinner. I was supposed to start November 1st, but I ended up getting sick and had literally no energy to even think about creating until today, and today, I was pretty good!
During nap time, I attempted soldering. For my first time, it came out pretty good. Of course, I can't find what I did to take a picture of, but I hopefully saved two beads that were broken. Then later this afternoon, while we were outside, I decided to start carving one of my Christmas gifts for the kids. I decided to try out this tutorial, http://www.duofiberworks.com/journal/2011/8/2/carving-play-food-tutorial-cutting-board-and-knife-cutting-f.html. I still have a lot to finish, and I really want to do more wood carving, but I really enjoyed it.
I have wanted to carve for a long time, since I was a little kid, probably 30 years ago. I bought carving tools probably about 5 years ago, then I got into grad school, then I got married, then I had my first son, then I had twins. I've been pretty busy and haven't done any carving since I bought my tools. Now that I have kids, I have the perfect reason to start, Christmas gifts. Duo Fiberworks has a number of food tutorials that I want to attempt and then there are links for other food tutorials that I will be attempting. Probably a lot, ok pretty much all of what I write will be about Christmas gifts. After Christmas, I am hoping to work on building a supply so that I can sell on etsy.com at my page PixieWindow, but I haven't had a chance to post anything. I am hoping to also maybe try a craft fair!
Here's my first attempt at carving in process:
During nap time, I attempted soldering. For my first time, it came out pretty good. Of course, I can't find what I did to take a picture of, but I hopefully saved two beads that were broken. Then later this afternoon, while we were outside, I decided to start carving one of my Christmas gifts for the kids. I decided to try out this tutorial, http://www.duofiberworks.com/journal/2011/8/2/carving-play-food-tutorial-cutting-board-and-knife-cutting-f.html. I still have a lot to finish, and I really want to do more wood carving, but I really enjoyed it.
I have wanted to carve for a long time, since I was a little kid, probably 30 years ago. I bought carving tools probably about 5 years ago, then I got into grad school, then I got married, then I had my first son, then I had twins. I've been pretty busy and haven't done any carving since I bought my tools. Now that I have kids, I have the perfect reason to start, Christmas gifts. Duo Fiberworks has a number of food tutorials that I want to attempt and then there are links for other food tutorials that I will be attempting. Probably a lot, ok pretty much all of what I write will be about Christmas gifts. After Christmas, I am hoping to work on building a supply so that I can sell on etsy.com at my page PixieWindow, but I haven't had a chance to post anything. I am hoping to also maybe try a craft fair!
Here's my first attempt at carving in process:
Amy
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