Birthday tulips
Last week was my birthday. I got myself a present for my birthday. It arrived this morning. Really quick delivery. I got some notions and interfacing for a bag I’m making. I got most of the metal hardware from the Etsy seller Bag Making Bees. For the interfacing and fusible fleece the postage was better from Sweden so I ordered some H640, S320, zip and strap adjuster from Quiltbiten.
Bag making notions from Bag making Bees
Notions and Interfacing from Quiltbiten
I’m again trying to restrict my purchases this year. Last year went appallingly bad. So bad in fact that I’m too ashamed to even tell you how much I spent. The number one reason for the buying frenzy was to get the “thrill of making” when I had no energy to actually make anything. So now I’m making plans to use the fabric and yarn I already have at home. I’m not gonna say I’m not allowed to buy any new fabric or patterns but it should be thought about thoroughly before buying and preferably for something that I’ll sew up directly and not stash.
My aim this year is to incorporate some mindfulness into both buying but also making. How often do you do just one thing? If I’m going to sew or draw or cook, that’s it. No TV or video playing on the computer. The goal is to focus on just one thing and if my mind wanders off to what to make for dinner or any other of the gazillion things we think about each day, I will try to let it pass and keep my focus on what is currently at hand. Easy? No I don’t think so. It requires practise and that is exactly what I’ll be doing – practising.
Have you thought about your stashing habits? I encourage you to go read about the Stash Less challenge over at The Craft Sessions, especially if your not happy about the speed your stash is growing.
The Dawn Threader 