no project i have worked on has been quite as intimidating as these dolls. with this as my inspiration, i’ve really put a lot of pressure on myself. recently, howver, i tackled the eyes, which were far easier than i thought they’d be. so…next up is the hair! I think this will be the most time-consuming part because each lock of hair has to be added individually with a crochet hook.
next week is the craft fair, so by then i should have three finished dolls to share!
the pressure is on! with only 3 weeks left (??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????!?!?!?!?!?) until the craft fair, i’m feeling that last little bit of panic set in. i have a lot finished, but there is still so much to do. weave in the ends on 2 more pairs of wrist warmers. weave in the ends of some crochet-covered rocks. cover more rocks with crochet. hand sew a few more felt brooches (like the navy and white lace ones in the bag below). make my tags and labels. create a display for the headbands. oh yeah, and make three or four waldorf dolls! um, why have i been knitting myself a sweater?
my plan is to start with the little things first. finish all of the loose ends on projects that are almost done. weave in all of those ends. hand sew. and then make a couple dolls. i’ll work on all of the heads, then assemble them all at the same time. do the hair. etc… you know, assembly line-style. i think i’m feeling so much pressure to make my dolls look amazing, but i just need to get over it and make my own!
it’s a rainy friday morning…
we’re cleaning and working on some projects. the kids have a huge fort in the living room and they’re pretending to be ants. wyatt is a working ant, isabelle is a baby ant, and i am mrs. ant.
i’m trying to get a few projects going. sometimes when i have a lot of projects to do, i feel so overwhelmed that i don’t do anything. i’m trying to keep the momentum so i don’t fall into that trap. here’s what i’m doing:
stamping 150 cards with my business information. this is a custom order that needs to be in the mail in less than a week.
i mounted the inside text (“thank you”) to a clear mount. it’s small enough to press by hand, though the front image of the card will still have to go through the press.
i wound a gazillion (okay, only three) bobbins for the sewing machine. i wanted to make a couple old-sweater-owls. i don’t have any plans for where they’ll go, but it seemed like a good way to get off track.
during breakfast i knit a couple rounds on this baby pumpkin hat a friend has asked me to knit. it’s not my favorite project, but i’m not going to pick up any other knitting until this is done. hopefully that will only be another day or two and then i can get on to some other things…
finally, the kids decided it would be a good day to make a pinata. that basically meant they each applied 5 strips of newspaper and then wanted to wash their hands.
i finished it and left it in the basement to dry.
this afternoon, my mother’s helper is coming and i plan to get a lot of crafting done! i should have many wonderful things to show you on monday. have a great weekend!