HER HANDIWORK

"She seeks wool and flax, and willingly works with her hands."
Proverbs 31:13

I´ve got so many projects going, but what´s nice is that I am actually finishing them. Sometimes things get started and then put to the side, I always mean to get back to it, but it ends up buried beneath piles of future projects.





That is the case with the beading on this tank top. I started this two years ago and was really almost finished. I unearthed it the other day when I was looking for lace to embellish some towels that I had bought on sale. Though my plan was to work on the towels, I left out the top so that would be reminded to finish it up. The towels were done in about 15 minutes so I took the time for the beading on the top and in about 30 minutes I was finished. Imagine that two years ago I could have had this finished up in thirty minutes. Instead of this project taking 2 hours and 30 minutes, it took me 2 years and 30 minutes. I´ve really got to improve my organizational skills in order to avoid this in the future.



(Simple towels, bought on sale and embellished with a bit of lace)

We have been long overdue for the purchasing of new bath towels. So when I saw a sale for new ones I stocked up on a dozen or so. I decided, this time, to purchase whites, taupes and cream colored towels and embellish them with pretty laces and ribbons. My sister sent me a bushel of pretty laces a couple of years ago that I´ve been wanting to use. The other day I spread myself out about the house (oh how nice it would be to have a little studio for these things, one day...), with several projects going at the same time. I was in the livingroom with my knitting, the dining room with the cutting out of a market bag, in the bedroom at the sewing machine, and in the kitchen making cookies, (cookies are in the oven again today, and as I type). But this is what I am talking about, instead of organizing my time into blocks, so to speak, I just try to do a little of each thing all at once. I don´t know why I do this, but I do the same thing with reading (I have about 10 books on my nightstand at the moment), and I am always picking up one or the other each night for reading. That is why I am only on chapter 15 in the newest addition on my nightstand, "Beautiful in Gods Eye´s". Though there are some books, such as that, that I prefer to savor and enjoy, and would rather read with a gentle, slow rhythm.

(Market Bag, using a regular grocery bag as a pattern, and a bit of linen and cotton. Use this when shopping the Farmers Markets and grocery stores)



(Touch of embellishment on the outer bag, using a piece of the lining fabric)

(Folds up nice and tidy for carrying in purse)

Goodness, this seems to be such a thoughtless and rambling post, I´m sorry. *Smile*

(Have a cookie! Oatmeal, with chopped pecans, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds and a good handful of chocolate chips for a touch of sweetness)