I’ve been crafting /arting a bit - maybe you’ve already seen it.
I often forget to post my crafty/arty stuff over here.
Tbh, for me (unlike people with the 1-8 channel, for example) - it’s just something to do while I wait.
Of course I enjoy it in the moment - or at least the challenge of it (sometimes it’s more of a puzzle to figure out than others), but my personal Design’s Outger Authority, which is where my #projectorsuccess hails from - is about word nuance and reframes.
Although I did have a funny little flash of goosebumps the other day as I passed my Walgreens coupon to the person behind me in line (seems like lately, they pop out a $5 or $10 one each time I check out).
I think it’s the unexpected (my cross, yeah?), pleasant surprise and sincere appreciation that gives me a momentary buzz. It’s like handing them free money - that literally cost me nothing.
Win/win out of nothing :)
Anyway, back to the art stuff.
Just straight up art and people oohing and awweing over it - doesn’t do a darn thing (not that it needs to, I assume it feels good to appreciate it, so that’s fine.
I don’t mind. I do eventually turn off notifications though 😂
Is it my Grinch gate (16.5)? Yeah prolly.
There’s also the related Channel of Talent 16/48 … it’s easy to take it for granted. It’s one of my 2 conscious collective channels and well, I can see that my Trial and Error 3rd Line can get wise about things in the process that does benefit my Outer Authority in the grand scheme of things, it’s really just something to do. 🤷🏻♀️
I did have a thought recently (and got some books to research and be inspired by) to weave words … quotes … into the crafting.
I’m also incorporating printer play into what I’ve been doing - waiting for my body to move on a printable idea.
Today’s project (the large wall piece), as you maybe can see, was all about the printer.
It one of the earlier discs I dot painted last Spring - photographed and blown up to 42” poster size - by way of 20 pieces of paper.
[Here’s the site I used - heard it mentioned on a YT video I bumped into this morning - https://www.blockposters.com/]
Also printed some of the dot art on canvas a few days ago (those are about 6” across) and tried my hand at some beginner embroidery - 8in hoop - a couple weeks ago … (remembered in the process that my Mom had taught me some of those stitches - that was nice to remember 🥰).
I’m thinking about ordering a canvas bag and embroidering one of the printed canvas pieces on to it - see how these things just flow one into the next? 🙃😋🤷🏻♀️
I showed my Dad the embroidery experiment a few weeks back (in passing - we were both at my daughter’s house) - “what’s that for?” were the first words out of his mouth 😜
I can’t remember what I said exactly - something like “nothing … practice” and took it back.
✅ Nothing to prove.
✅ No direction to announce (or promise)
✅ Plenty other possible directions to think about things in …
✅ I definitely know when enough is enough with him
But oy - the would-be conditioning is thick. He’s selling (what would amount to practical solutions - uninvited). I ain’t buying. I think it leaves him bitter … ah well 🤷🏻♀️
He can’t hear my reframes. 🤓
Too bad 😐
Anyway, back to the arty/crafty stuff. Maybe there’s a way to weave in words that offer epiphanies. 🤔
Maybe not.
Let’s see what happens next 😄
Something unexpected I imagine.
Hahaha I just remembered I loved this phrase growing up … like really loved it … go figure.
“When you least expect it, expect it”
It was more of a threat in its original use though. 🤓
Wonder what that’s from 🤔
You have anything crafty cooking lately? Would love to see it. 🤗