Pixie Blossoms

I would like to blog when I am feeling good, well and refreshed. Sometimes I am so overwhelmed that I stare at the computer screen and nothing comes to mind. I am often speechless. I will visit few blogs and I don't feel like leaving any comment. I am tired. Everything I wanted to say, it was said already. I have good time reading what people have to say, looking at their work, but I keep my opinion for me most of the time.

Aaah, spring is almost here!!! My tulips are sprouting!!! I have these bulbs for over 2 years and this is the first time I plant them. I got some ceramic vases at Home Depot and good potting soil. The apothecary jar is from Michaels and colorful felt balls from Ornamentea.

So many ideas I have and so little time to practise them and still giving my time for people that do not consider what I do at all. But this is the minority. It's clear for me. I've not learned that people can surprise me a lot. I've not learned yet, but I will. I promise to myself. When something doesn't go right, I try to take the best out of it. I look at the mirror and I take a deep breath. "Ok, let me see what I did wrong, what they did wrong, what can be done and how can I change the situation." Be mad, sad or torturing myself because stupid events do not take me anywhere. If people would like to play games with me, if they want to report my Flickr account because I had a link to Etsy underneath 2 photos (ooooooops), just because they hate me or envy my skills, if they want to drop patetic comments on my blog just because they don't have nothing better to do with their time or if they want to pretend to be friendly and lovely just to test my patience....fine. I mean, whatever. I don't loose anything. I just learn more. The day I stop making things and showing them online won't be because these fools, but because I feel like it. But I love, love creating and making stuff!!!!!

This is how my workspace looks today. I've done a lot in this little room with my husband's help. There are a lot that I would like to do, but I go slowly, step by step. I don't really like those shelves and one day I would like to get something like this. This room is very small and it faces the laundry. I could use the room right beside this one, because it's the biggest room in the house, but we have a lot of stuff stored there and I don't have energy for moving things around at the moment.

I rather make things to donate for those in need than sell for little or nothing...I think very soon I am moving out of Etsy to build my own shop, just like before. Sometimes less is more. I have the impression that the site is not the right market for me (I might be very wrong) and my "not so cheap things". I have received requests for wholesale and custom made, but NO, thank you very much. I can't afford the hassle, the stress, the expectation and the communication with others. I am only one, I can't mass produce and I can't compete with the mass. I value what I do. They are precious to me and I still think they are cheap price. I don't remember last time I got pedicure, but I still get my hair done every 6 weeks! I refuse to go bed past midnight just to sew away and get few bucks to pay my Coconino Mocha. If I sell or not I still buy my coffe. It won't change anything. It doesn't really matter making some money, it matters to know someone is enjoying what I make. To keep a little shop it will be just a motivation to create more. I think I am getting paranoid. I need to stop blogging about selling. Gee! I am infected. Haha! Well, better than blogging about the last time I got mad at hubby...perhaps, people don't need to read that!!! And after all, I love the guy so much...

And here you can see my rug. Cute, I got for only 99 bucks at..............Wall Mart. Yes, I did it. I know, you won't visit my blog anymore because that!!! Oi!!! I told you, sometimes I do bargain, why not? Who said is wrong? Those japanese lanterns from Target and pennants made by me.

I am happy today and I don't even know why...

My mood board must have my own photographs on it...

My Janome Harmony 8080 (never had problems) seats on an old drawing table that used to belong to my husband. Did you know that he drawns really great? The chair cushion is from Pier1 Imports.

Someone in our family is from Ukraine and I think these nesting dolls are from there.

I just have finished some pincushions.

Tons of red on these photos, hu? It's my favorite color!

I have a small stash of fabric, I just get what I really love. I usually buy half yard or fat quarters, because unfortunately I don't sew as much as I would like. My favorite patterns are small, colorful and flowered. I am drawn to 1930 - 1950 patterns, but I also like something more romantic. I also like polka dots and plaids.