How Writerly!: DIY in July!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

DIY in July!

Well hello again! I'm alive!

So lately, I've been filling my time with a LOT of crafting! (Not so much writing... *sigh*...but I'm enjoying myself, none the less!) It has been SO incredibly fun to take a little break from writing and rediscover some of my old hobbies (i.e. quilting, crocheting, drawing, etc.) While I don't have everything I'm crafting currently up on my blog, here are a couple of things I'm either finished with, or in the process of making.
Feast your eyes on my crafty and crazy endeavors!** And share some of what you've been up to lately! I'd love to know what YOUR summer projects are!

**Note: Yours truly here is on a serious penny-pinching budget. Which means, plainly, I have no job, therefore, no money. So everything I make is either ultra-cheap, recycled, or free! No laughing at my stinginess! ;)**

First up in this Summer's Fresh New Line from Kathleen Inc. is . . . . . . .

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A Mason jar! (oooooh)

That's right! A plain, old, ordinary Mason jar.

But, given I had some extra twine-like stuff laying around, lots of time, and a recently purchased, ready-to-use hot glue gun.

Mash it all together, and what do we get??

A vase!

Add some flowers (fake) and ribbon and....presto!! Adds instant cheer to a room!

Lovely!

Next up, (less exciting, I admit) is a coaster. But! Out of PAPER!!! The comic section in the newspaper, in fact. Observe.

AND.

Next up!

A plain, ordinary looking glass!

Before.

Paper + time + tape + color

A colorful solution!!!

Last craft of the day. . . . .

MY QUILT!!!

I am so in love with these colors and the simplicity of this pattern, I have admired it for years and never finished it. It has been sitting in the back of my closet, stuffed into a plastic bag. I have decided, however, that I WILL finished it this year! Backing, binding and all.

It's coming together! That's ALL for now!!!

I hope you've enjoyed a glimpse at my crafts!

Soon, hopefully, I'll get back to writing. Lately it's been a little ~~boring~~ slow.

And I'm planning on writing a post on some major changes I've been thinking up

in my plot.

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Food for Thought

"Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again."-C.S. Lewis

Polonius: "What do you read, my lord?"
Hamlet: "Words, words, words."

"Books are heavy because they carry the world inside." -Meggy, Inkheart

"Never read books you aren't sure about. . .even supposing these bad books are very well written from a literary point of view. Let me ask you this: Would drink something you knew was poison just because it was offered to you in a golden cup?" -St. John Bosco

"The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I have not read."
- Abraham Lincoln

"You can't get a cup of tea big enough, or a book long enough, to suit me."
-C.S. Lewis

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
-Groucho Marx

Welcome!

Dear Reader,

So, as you might have noticed, this is my blog. It's not a perfect blog, certainly, nor is it the best, most brilliantly insightful one you will ever come across. It suits me rather well, though, and, on top of that, it's quite fun to write every once and a while.

I apologize if, underneath the fancy lettering, long words, and colorful design, all this website is revealed to be is the ramblings, perhaps occasionally even diary, of a bored teenager. In any case, with this blog, I hope I can pose some interesting questions, fill your head with imaginative thoughts, keep those interested updated on my book's progress, inspire you with a lovely quote from a saint or an author (or a saint who IS an author), encourage you in your own pursuits, and, of course, bring a smile to your face, even for a moment.

Enjoy.

~Kathleen~