One Little Word 2014 January

 

my word is order

put this crazy life of mine in order

 

i have had a word of the year for two years before now

i had no idea it was a 'real' thing

i thought it was just fun

 

in 2012 my word was act - of course i had nothing to keep me accountable

i definitely hear that word though when i hesitate

 

in 2013 my word was less - and i started to work on less

less of everything

 

this year i found out one little word was a really, real thing and i joined

ali Edwards gives us prompts and videos to work on to keep our word present and to love out word

 

i have had a few hiccups

first so many people were so enthusiastic at the beginning that i got completely overwhelmed and tried to give up

i stopped reading the posts and soon found i wanted to jump back in

did some stitching and thinking

ordered some pages and i am off

 

 

 

 

 

these were the assignments for January ... i finished in mid-February :)

 

it has made it all so clear - what i mean by order - it isn't all about organizing

 

 

 



30Lists: Day 3

ideal day...fantasy day

what would my ideal day be like

after making this, i realized that my ideal day would surely most surely involve the ocean

 

so here is my new ideal day

 

wake up to the sound of the ocean

it's 80 degrees and the lightest breeze

the bed is just so soft and comfy

charlie greets me with coffee

 

we go for a walk on the beach

sophie runs in front of us

we go to a fire hall breakfast

we win a raffle

 

i go down to the dunes

and draw

and write

and read

and fall asleep in the warm sunny dunes

 

charlie wakes me

i meet some friends for lunch

we laugh and have wine

 

i meet charlie and the boys and we dig a big hole

they dig i watch

the tide comes in

we hunt for shells

 

back to our nice cabin

not big

just right

all us

rustic

 

mom and dad arrive

brothers and sisters

i make my pizza

we eat

we play cards

we visit

 

we head to the beach

for a fire

for s'mores

for laughter

 

we head to the cabin

charlie and the boys

a visit by the fire

hot tea expertly made by charlie

back in our snuggly bed

a good day

the sound of the ocean lulls me to sleep

 

not loving my other lists now

 

 

30Lists: Day 2

Day 2 - how would you describe yourself to a pen pal

 

this prompt really had me thinking - what would I tell a pen pal

probably just basic kinda surface stuff

the me i want people to see me as

the best me

pen pals are probably never gonna really meet you - i could make crazy stuff up

(that would be a fun list)

the cliché list of who i am as defined by what i am

 

 

since this was too big for one page of my book I cut it up and added my thoughts

 

 

then i thought about the things i would never tell a pen pal

the real stuff

 

the REAL REAL stuff

 

and i made that list

hid it behind a fold of paper

 

that is not for no pen pal

this is just the beginning of the purge

glad i put a piece a tape on that bad boy so no one can see

 

30Lists: Day 1

i am participating in 30Lists - each morning i receive a prompt and make a list based on it

 

day 1 things that make life magical

 

just getting to live another wonderful day is magical but i came up with other things to - because it's the weekend i was able to turn it into art...

 

that'll surely surely change come work-a-day Monday!

 

these did not photograph well - bummer

here are a few details - the longer i worked the more ideas i had - lists are so fun 

especially crossing stuff off them

i believe in fairies and gimmicks and such and hope to see one soon

 

there is always room for glitter!

 

this is where i put my secret magic stuff so only i could see - way to personal to share with the world but it is on my list for sure and boy would it be

M*A*G*I*C

 

finish

finally got the trip around color study put together .. i tried many layouts and finally decided that it really looked good anyway i put it

crazy hard to iron though

 

i would like to make another one with either

brighter fabrics of all colors, or

black and white with bright pastels, or

geometrics

the nice thing about this block is i can make a batch in the evening after work and it is not a huge undertaking

 

i stiched on the batik heart - the batik made it difficult to keep the shape of the heart and the polkadots so i had to create the outlines with stitching

after this picture i decided to stich even more, i used varigated thread and it took on a circus look .. love it