Even after practically starting fresh with Pinterest, musings & mantras is still the third biggest board on my account. My attitude towards quotations is that someone wiser and wittier than I has probably already voiced my thoughts more eloquently than I ever could, but that, as Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "We are as much informed of a writer's genius by what he selects as by what he originates." So I won't stop gathering my favorite aphorisms, but sometimes - just sometimes - it's wonderful to be encouraged to clear our heads and find our own words.
After I finished a needlepoint project last winter, Jon gave me a piece of cross stitch fabric, a wooden hoop, and a book of patterns for Valentine's Day. I sketched out an elaborate border with a romantic saying in the frame, but was never really enthusiastic about working on it. (It's still not even close to being done.) When Kate declared her creative cleanse this week, I knew it was my cue to go back to basics.
I really like that. Smple but effective! :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'll have to take cross stitch up again!
Also: "My attitude towards quotations is that someone wiser and wittier than I
has probably already voiced my thoughts more eloquently than I ever
could" is precisely my thoughts. There's always someone who's said it better!
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Oh I love it! I haven't done a cross stitch in YEARS, but I have a kit and I definitely plan on getting started with it soon. xoxo! Eliza
ReplyDeletefantastic! I'd love to try doing this sometime.
ReplyDeletedo! the needlepoint I did for my friend was a tapestry-style thing, but it was fun to do this one free-hand. I'd love to see what you make!
ReplyDelete(what I said to Eliza - go for it!)
ReplyDeleteYou're so talented! I wish that I could do something like that. So neat.
ReplyDeleteso cute! i would really love to start doing needlepoint!
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