on productivity

I have written many blog posts in my head, I just haven't actually typed and posted them.  We have all been there, right?  I have been too busy actually doing stuff to talk about it, I think every now and then we crafty folk need to do that; do the thing and not talk about it so much (or, if you are like me, obsess over other people's amazing craftiness to the point of inertia, or something like that).

Over the past weekend I went to New Hampshire to craft my little heart out, it has sort of re-energized the craft of crafting for me.  It was supposed to be a knitting weekend; but, I spent a goodly amount of time making buttons.  With clay.  And a toaster oven.

I just think it's funny that one can make buttons with a toaster oven.

 

But maybe that is just me.

These buttons are not assigned to any sort of project at the moment (none of them, and there are a lot of them).  Should you have any great contribution to make to spark my creativity, do share.  I am almost at the edge of being "all tapped out."  Almost.

 

I am particularly proud of my shawl pins.  I know the sticks look like carrots.  Try imagining them with some sort of earthy twig found while taking some walk down some path somewhere.  I know, it's hard to see past the carrots.

But I did also do some knitting; or rather, I did some weaving of ends on knitting.  You know that tomten with the 50 bajillion ends?  Ends woven, surplus cut.  The fact that there is now the zipper and pockets to contend with is something to think on later.  Let's focus on the positive, shall we?  Ends woven.  Surplus cut.

Such a feat deserves a fitting celebration, like pie.  Truly great and excellent pie.

Like carmelized orange tart with blackberry puree (go and print the recipe, I will wait).  Delicious.  Perfection in pie form, really.

Okay, back to the doing.

Comments

[Lisa]

Your buttons are amazing! Love the colours and shapes. That would be a great project for me to do with my 11 yr old duaghter. Your Pie looks heavenly!

[lolly]

I love the way the buttons turned out! they look great with all of the swirls of color! fabulous new craft!

[felicia]

What beautiful buttons :)

[leslie]

i know you posted this a while ago.
i did come. i did read. i did fall in love with your buttons. and your shawl pins. and i did eat pie!!!!
i just got to busy to say so. :)
xo

[winnie]

Discovered your blog through Lauren's blog. Woohoo. Those are the prettiest shawl pins I've laid my eyes on. I love the organic feel of the "carrot sticks". If you hadn't said anything about it I would have thought they were intentional :)