Creative Life Challenge - Day 3

DAY 3

It was an unexpected day today but a surprisingly productive one. I had a wonderful day with some lovely ladies and got the sewing machine out and worked on a quilt that had been a little neglicted. While the fabrics were plain, they were bright and colourful and were a joy to work with again. While there were many cups of tea in between rows of sewing, it was a lovely time sewing with friends on a cold winters day :-)

I hope you found a few moments to be creative today.
Hugs,
Liz xx

Creative Life Challenge - Day 2

DAY 2

So far, so good. I ended up surprising myself today by filling a bobbin! I was originally going to ply the two singles I spun the last two days, but I walked past a braid of purple and orange merino that I had dyed a while back. I have often admired it, but never done anything with it. Not wanting to pass up the creative spark, I took the opportunity and sat quietly and spun, listening to "The Lord Of The Rings, The Fellowship Of The Ring" as I twisted the fibres into singles.

There is something so soothing in the rythmic sound of a spinning wheel. Sometimes it is almost as if you are spinning your worries away as the twist locks the fibres together and is then fed onto the bobbin. What I find exciting is watching the colours change as the fibres slip through your fingers. To me, that is where the magic is in spinning.

How did you go today? Did you find a few moments to be creative? Don't be too hard on yourself if you didn't get the chance, it will come.

Until tomorrow,

Happy Creating!
Liz xx

Creative Life Challenge - Day 1

I have been a little quiet over the last couple of months. Life has been chaos and many times turned up-side-down. While I have spent much time in contemplation, with everything going on I barely had time to be creative. I realise now how important that creativity was.

I realise, not for the first time over the last few months, that life is short. If I have taken nothing away from these months, it is that we need to be creative everyday, even if it is just for a few moments.

The moment that I began to write, draw, sew and to spin soft fibres again, I suddenly realised that I had been missing something magical - Living Life.

I have therefore come up with a little challenge to help get my creative mojo back, and hopefully help others. A month long challenge to be creative everyday, even if it is only for a few moments. Let us see where the month takes us...

As I missed posting yesterday, this is the spinning that sparked the idea...

And this is what I managed to do today...

It may not be much, but it is a start :-)


Let us see what tomorrow brings...
Happy creating!
Liz xx

P.S. I have also update my shop with a few new items, here is a taste!

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