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Today

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About this time four years ago I finished weaving this tapestry. I made it into a cushion, but.

But looking at these images, I realise how much I love the edges of the thing, and they are all hidden now.

(I get very obsessy about edges.)

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Three more pieces that felt right in the foggy morning.

Stitches, and paper, and frayed edges.

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It's a super foggy winter morning this morning. So I fished into my box of treasures and pulled out these soft grey and blue-white pieces to arrange.

Two stitched rocks, two small beaded button shapes, some stitched paper, a very small rectangle of my grandfather's handkerchief, and a stitched sample (also stitching on my grandfather's hanky, with crochet and needlelace edging).

The small arrangements each morning are starting to feel like a necessary part of my day.

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A little fun with my basket of creatures.

For @elizabethplaid who spotted them hanging out on my shelf <3

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Some recent spoon portraits.

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Just a silly candid, unstaged photo of some of my guys hanging out on my shelf together. I just thought they looked nice in the morning light.

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I made a small shape last night. Here it is with a larger shape.

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This morning's arrangement.

The slightly overcast winter sunlight is perfect for taking photos by the window. I love the soft light on these cold mornings.

Anyway, this arrangement is a bit different. I had fun collecting the pieces from my 'little creations' box that wanted to sit with the tapestry.

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Arranging objects again. Whites and offwhites again.

I hope it's okay if I keep sharing my little arrangements. I don't have the energy to stitch at the moment, but this keeps my brain sparking along with new ideas and feeds my need to create in a small way each day. I do recognise that it may be getting a little repetitive for you though.

I like how this looks a bit like an awkward family photo or some sort of stilted still life.

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I just felt the need for some very soft neutrals and whites.

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A little green, a little purple. Shapes again.

Strangely I really enjoyed revisiting the teeny details on that brown and golden canvaswork snippet. Got me thinking.

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Another small arrangement today. Some soft grey-greens.

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Red and gold today. More arranging of small things that I've made.

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Just arranging again this morning. Playing with purple-green-grey and wondering.

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wow your creations are so awesome and beautiful, there's something very whimsical and comforting about them especially the stitched patches and stones :]

I am really enjoying the stones and little shapes too. They just are little things to make for the sake of making, but I like that they have no purpose and are just... well you said it best, whimsical!

Thank you <3