Refurbished old jewelry - 61 of 366 creative days

   I bought an ebony wood necklace from the charity shops around town, also a bracelet, I liked the big focal beads.
   I cut, I added some beads, ribbon various colors, over complicated a bit, as usual with attaching the small beads, but in the end, I got a brand new necklaces.
   The ebony necklace that looks normal and a bit more unusual square pendant necklace.

   Refurbish jewelry never seems more tempting.

Refurbished necklace from a bracelet

I gifted to my friends and I really hope they enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed making them.

Crochet jewellry begining - 60 of 366 creative days

   The one that started all. In 2011, when I visited my family and friends, I did this pair of crochet earrings for a friend and the crochet bracelet for  a little girl.
   My friend enjoyed the earrings and she was so positive about all this creative process and what I can do that she insisted and insisted I should continue crafting, not only here and there.
   This pair of earrings made me feel so positive that I decided to start this blog so I can feel more willing to craft more.

Crochet silk earrings

   Today, after 5 years, I reached again my low point, slightly depressed, cannot find joy in anything I do, I feel tired and demotivated all the time.
   So,"read the signs!" I say. Seems like somehow, history is repeating, someone asked me if I can do consistent crafting so I can start selling, and same time, I found these pictures with these earring and reminded myself how it all started.
   I will put myself to work and get back to my happy creative me!

Knitted baby clothes - 59 of 366 creative days

Many knitted items for babies. I really enjoyed doing them, even if a baby would wear them for a very short amount of time. I still kept few after my daughter used them. They are too cute.

Baby girl knitted dress

Baby girl crochet flowers

More baby knitted clothes here.

Paper cuts "painting" - 58 of 366 creative days

This was the start. A "painting" made from magazine cut slices, glue and wrapping paper.
Without much planning, just going along with it as I saw it building.
Here are more details Paper cuts "selfie"
Is funny how I come back to my creative side close to holidays and family visits.

Coming back to the other side of my brain

After 4 years of hard corporate work (celebrated 2 weeks ago), I felt it was the moment of moving back to the other side of my brain, witch is the creation of beautiful things and enjoying them.
Also, coming back to this project to try finishing, so I will have the feeling of accomplishment.
In order to get started again, I dig into my old projects, order them and posting here, to have them as ideas or future inspirations.

Not posting for 9 months...but still being creative

Is been 9 months since I stopped posting but I wasn't less creative. I made some polymer clay earrings, drawings, birthday decorations, some cloth and thread jewelry, and many other little things I can't even remember. Just didn't have enough time and patience to write.
I know is easy to write 3-4 words and throw a picture but I don't like that, I like it well documented, I like it when people can use it and do other nice creative things with it.

What have I learned from doing this blog:
 - even if you do it for only two months, it still helps! My self esteem got so boosted that I applied for a job, got it and kept it. I am learning still but I didn't got bored too fast and when I did I said to myself " I was able to keep up with something that requested more effort for 2 months, I surely can do this for longer"
- because I was able to keep up with it for 6 weeks more than normal I feel like getting back and doing more things, also being less hard on myself and having more fun.
- if you do it for yourself you have more fun and you are less hard on yourself
- start with a smaller project first, it will give you more satisfaction, specially if you finish it

- is ok to continue even you didn't respect the time line:)


So for that I will have a smaller creative project: X ways to use scrap clay (where X will be the number of techniques for using scrap polymer clay).

I also plan to keep up with the project I started as a dedication for the people from colourlovers.com who enjoyed my extruded cane pattern tool.

I want also to do something for everyone on that site who have been so nice and cheerful and always so positive about everything I have don, no matter how "not that good" it was. I haven't forgot you:)

Same goes for my favorite Lord of the Rings Online(lotro) role player: Tibba Stoutfoot *hugs*

A lot of ideas, I will take it slow so I won't loose my interest soon.
No pressure and one small easy step at the time to build the confidence!

Diet orange jelly hearts - 57 of 366 creative days

    I have seen a pattern picture that inspired me(by inspire I mean made me crave orange jelly hearts sweets). Thanks to Sanyu for creating that palette for me(it really makes a statement) and the pattern template and novrain62 for being inspired to use the template and that palettes to color it!
   Here is the diet recipe for the orange jelly heart if you want to try it and here is the photo on how it looks like:

   
   Thank you and forgive me I didn't have a green plate :D (grin)!
    And here starts my holiday, with a huge cleaning cause I will have family visiting!

The last palettes for a while - 56 of 36 creative days

  This is my last share of palettes for a while. I am going on holiday for about 3 weeks so I have no idea what or if I can post here, I will try my best to write, and post the pictures later if I will have any.






    All these are made for celebrating. My 112 lovers(cause I forgot to do it at 100), imagination, Sheryl(1335sj) and Sanyu (two very nice people who cheered me up) and their milestones, and last but not least, Catell-Ruz( I will tell you another time who she is, ha!).

Are they any good? - 54 of 366 creative days

I spend so much time looking trough some other people work that time is passing too fast, And there are so many patterns and pattern template waiting to be colored and so many palettes waiting to be used...And the eternal question: are they any good, are they getting better, are these palettes worth using?






  They are all 1LP - one lover color palettes and the are done for a sort of game called Colour Lover of the day.
I did some pattern coloring as well but is taking too much time to post them here, sorry for that.

Six more palettes - 54 of 366 creative days

I have done more palettes, few of them made using other people colors. I will post my favorites here. The first one are the colors from the red velvet cakes with cream cheese frosting.

   My favorite palettes is the one called "gypsies". It reminds me of the childhood days, when I was staying at my grandmother from my mother's side, in front of her courtyard on a wooden bench and the gypsies that made cooking pots and cooking items came on the street trying to sell them.
  The females wearing long and very colorful, even in several layers skirts. The number of layers was so big they could usually steal a chicken and place it under it without everyone even notice it was there. An the colors, oh my, just crazy, no skirt looked like the other, they been like a wave of color.
  The men wearing black hats with a large brim and the older ones had very big mustaches. Quite impressive.