crafts

My Mum taught me to do counted cross stitch when I was about 12. I find it relaxing although it is so precise.
I am blessed to live in a 55+ community and this month I will be learning to make my first jelly roll quilt. I'm nervous on one hand and so excited on the other.
#crafts #quilting #sewing #countedcrossstitch

You know the feeling right. You try to do a simple craft everyone can do and you find a million ways to screw it up? Yea that’s me with this project here. Been working on it for months… all summer. It’s my SmileDirectClub aligners/retainer. I wanted to bedazzle it since I noticed a lot of people do and I thought, “how hard can it be?”

So first I found out acrylic sealer has acetone in it… you know nail polish remover. So some of my pearl rhinestones melted. I had to replace them endlessly. Then I found the sealer even managed to melt the plastic itself? So I’ve tried decorative tape for hula hoops to cover it. Then I keep making stupid mistakes and have to redo the tape. I spilled a whole bottle of rubbing alcohol in my bed at one point!

And then there’s the back joint. I wanted to put tape on it without impeding the function. But it kept bunching up and ripping itself off. I finally got it right! Took different types of glued on top and under the tape and use mail clipped to pin it down and also sealer. But I did it! Mwahahaha!!!

I’m also working to bedazzle the inside but I’ve been stuck in taping for so dang long! …but at the end of the day I’m proud of myself. I failed a million times but kept trying and eventually I always succeed. When the rubbing alcohol spilled in my bed I didn’t scream or freak out. I calmly pick up the bottle and grabbed towels. I’m actually proud of life skills I’ve gained from this simple (well in theory haha) craft!

#crafts #hobbies #positive #CPTSD #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder

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Just a quick video on some of the cards I've been making for the Christmas markets.
These past two weeks have been tough, being stuck in one room once again. But, having the focus of this fundraising event has been a massive help and this set back has made me even more determined to do as much as I can to help raise funds and awareness for FND.

(SassyFNDLife Sponsored by Friends of Ellington Park)

This my studio, yeah it’s messy but when I’m in there I’m in a trance. Sometimes I’m working on multiple projects simultaneously. I’m not in there all the time it depends on my mood. #messyartist #artist #crafts # #chaos

Ever since my mom passed away a year ago (almost to the day) I haven’t been able to pick up scissors. It used to be “our” thing we did together, went on retreats or mostly over FaceTime. It’s just not the same. Now it’s sad + lonely. I don’t feel creative or inspired to even wake up in the morning let alone but my heart back out there again!! #Mourning #Grief #handmade #Loss #sad #Depression #crafts #scrapbook #mom

Today I was reading in my anxiety workbook to do a 3x5 card taking your anxious thoughts and normalizing them. For example, one of them was “I’ll never get a new job” and I took it and said that I’ll do what I can, I’ll lean on my experience and resume (which is nothing to laugh at) and present myself well at interviews. They may not hire me as they may have someone in mind, or there’s someone more qualified, but I can just do the best I can. My other one was about failure. I listed all the ways I’m not a failure. Well then, since I’m a teacher I turned it into #crafts , cut them out with fun scissors, put them on cardstock, and laminated them. Having #Bipolar1Disorder and #Anxiety sucks, might as well do some crafts.

I don’t know about you, Mighties, but when I have a day off it can be hard to just relax. I always seem to be doing *something* — whether that’s coursework, household chores or caregiving, my work never seems to stop (though I’ll admit the caregiving and coursework don’t really feel like “work” to me)! After months and months of trying to force myself to relax to no avail, I think I finally cracked the code: crochet. It allows me to be “productive” in a way that’s meditative and relaxing at the same time. Let me explain: my brain *thinks* I’m being productive (because I’m using up yarn) when I’m actually doing something calming to me. What are you looking forward to when your next day off rolls around? Let me know!

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