Gathering Dust

I Found Instagram

Over the weekend, I found Instagram.  Well, I didn't just find it, I've been looking at pictures on the site for a long time.  I just didn't USE it.

When I thought of Instagram, I thought of big groups of people holding their cell phones in the air snapping pictures.  I never thought about using it until the cover fell off my Ipad and I realized I could use Instagram for more than just looking at other people's pictures. 

It was an "aha" and "duh" moment all at the same time.

So, I've used Instagram to post some of my crafting stuff and estate sale finds.  If you want to check it out, you can find me here:

"Low Color" Recycled Wool Patchwork

Earlier this winter, I showed you this patchwork that I'd pieced together from wool from felted thrift store sweaters.

I've done some work on it, but it's still a work in progress.

The problem I have with this kind of project is I'm never exactly sure when it's DONE.

There's always room to add one more piece of lace, one more button, one more section of stitching.

I have a feeling I'm getting close to "DONE".  That's a good thing.  I don't think I'm going to want to spend time this summer working with a lap full of wool.

I Craft Everyday, Really I Do...

Knitting, or playing in my journal or just random stitching...I do craft everyday, I just don't FINISH something everyday.  I tend to think of myself as a long-term crafter.

But I did get some projects finished in the past few days.

A couple of ditty bags.

I made these bags after I took Lisa's woven bag class at Birdsong two years ago, but I just managed to get handles attached last weekend.

Speaking of Bird Song, this is one version of the class project I'll teach. 

If you put your nose really close to the computer screen, maybe you can smell that these are actually sachets filled with lavender.

I finished my "February" journal and started a new one.  I think I've shown the cover before, but I added a red Dennison label so I could add a date.

And like so many of my projects, I've STARTED a lot of pages with bits and pieces that catch my eye.

Here's a little guy that still catches my eye.  Can you believe Button was THREE years old this weekend? He looks very serious in this picture, he's probably thinking about the rabbits under the deck.

Estate Sale Friday BUTTONS

Love it when I buy a bag of buttons at an estate sale, get it home and realize the buttons are already strung together and sorted!

Speaking of buttons, I've added a bunch to my Etsy Shop SugarPinkMoon.

And bunches of flowers, too.

And you'll find ledgers and other vintage paper in Gathering Dust.

Thanks for taking a look!

Hearts and Earrings

What I did this weekend:  Made earrings.  PAIRS of earrings.  I have a very large collection of single earrings.  Hopefully these will stay in pairs for a couple of months.

Cut up a vintage baby sleeper into hearts. Fuzzy hearts.

And decorated the hearts.

Probably not the most exciting weekend you'll hear about, but I found it satisfying.