So today I thought I would blog about some crafting I have been doing once the kids have gone to bed. I know most sensible mothers dealing with sick kids (or their own illness) would probably drag themselves to bed once the kids are asleep, but I find that picking a simple craft project to tackle really relaxes me.
And when I say simple, I really do mean simple! I made the card above for a friend of mine who plays the electric organ. It was fun digging through my various papers and ephemera to find complementary flowers, brads and paper, but it was a struggle for me to cut up the vintage sheet music for the accent on the bottom of the card!
I made this card for my mother-in-law (hmmm...I am suddenly seriously hoping that none of these recipients is reading my blog post...oh well). I don't consider myself to be very "girly", but I do have a penchant for lace and flowers and thought a combination of the two would work well.
Some of you will have already seen this final card on my store Facebook page. For those of you who haven't, I made this card for another musical friend, who happens (funnily enough) to play the French horn. The design of this card was inspired by my vintage art prints, but I used my vintage sheet music for the background since I had already plucked up the courage to start cutting it up.
I am quite pleased with my efforts and have even started researching the possibility of producing vintage art cards to sell in my stores. But more importantly, I had a great time making these cards and am really hoping that their recipients will feel special receiving them.
So, as I wrap up this blog post, I would love to hear whether you craft or create to relax. And if you do, which crafty endeavours do you find to be most relaxing?
Such pretty cards! :-)
ReplyDeleteI absolutely use crafting as an outlet from the everyday routine and stresses. I'm happier and my brain works better when i'm being creative!
ReplyDeleteI sure do-I can shut everything out when I'm creating something.
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely Deb - I'm not a girly girl either but I think my favourite is the lace one, a great combination of textures and subtle tones.
ReplyDeleteAnd yep, I craft to relax when I can to. It's nice to focus the brain on something simple - very calming, and the bonus is you have some handmade bit of wonderful at the end of it too!
ps. I meant to say - at the moment the thing I most love doing to relax is paper embroidery. If I could ever figure out how to crochet, it'd probably be that, but alas I have no skills there...
ReplyDeleteThese cards are really great - when I make cards, for some reason they always LOOK homemade! I mean in a bad way!
ReplyDeleteHi Deb,
ReplyDeleteYour cards are really nice looking. I totally craft/paint to relax.
I like to relax with a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle while hubby watches telly beside me :-)
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