I've finally made something! i don't know what's been going on with me for the past couple of weeks since I've got back from holiday/honeymoon but I've just not have the umph to make anything. My creative muse seemed to be having a nice long nap! I've got quite a few WIPs but they weren't floating my boat for some reason. I've been pretty preoccupied about going back to work so that's been taking a lot of my mental energy. I think I'd developed a bit of a phobia about going in. I've been off for 8 weeks - a long time by anyone's standards. Every time I thought about going back I got panicky and tearful - not a great reaction. But I knew I couldn't stay off forever (I thought about leaving believe me but there's that pesky mortgage that needs paying!)
But it was one of my closest friend's birthday's and I knew she'd really liked the Amy Butler bags I'd made recently so I made her one of her own.
She's quite into color analysis and is an 'autumn' so the colors in this Belle print are perfect for her.
I added the teal satin ribbon and some vintage brass buttons which seemed to compliment the brown in the fabric - and it's another excuse to use (and therefore have to buy more!) buttons - well, you can never have too many!
I went round with a gooey chocolate cake, some flowers and some pampery stuff last night (and the bag of course) and we had a really nice girly night.
And making the bag obviously woke up my creative side because I've been busy all evening tonight making. I've been trying to 'refashion' a sweater I'd bought a while ago in a charity shop but it's just not working! And I spend ages trying to work out how to bind the monkey baby quilt I'd started before I went away. I've not used bias tape before and (I feel completely dim for admitting this) I couldn't work out how to get it to work AT ALL! Eventually I did a google search and did an audible DOH! when I realized just how blinking obvious it is to use (sometimes my brain is not logical at all - it's almost scary!)
But it's nice to get creative again and having the urge to make things. I've got a weekend without Cole coming up and although I've got a ton of Uni work to do but I might be able to squeeze in a bit of chill out time too.
This purse is so gorgeous! I love the colors and the satin ribbon.
Good luck with your first day back to work. I think you might be surprised at how good it feels to get back and see all the people you missed.
Posted by: Marie | June 20, 2008 at 04:59 PM
Very nice bag - I think the creative mojo desertion is something that happens to everyone once in a while. Life just gets in the way sometimes - in the nicest of possible ways.
Posted by: Jo | June 20, 2008 at 05:20 PM
Oh, the bag is gorgeous! Good work on the button and ribbon, such great compliments to the colors. I'm autumn too, so obviously I'm loving the colors!
Posted by: indigorchid | July 22, 2008 at 03:03 PM