Use the good stuff craftalong

Post-covid fatigue is really kicking my ass right now. Zero crafty motivation, or life motivation for that matter

So I decided to make one tiny thing today, but in the making of it, I used the good stuff. @Magpie sent me a stitched piece of scrappy paper awesomeness and I’ve been saving it, but today I used some of it in this bookmark.

I also had in stash sheets of very strange and random quote stickers from AliExpress, so I added a bit of dada-esque poetry.

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That looks lovely & like a satisfying make. I feel your fatigue, it’s still with me too. Hope the summer sun chases it away soon!

@loves2experiment send me that stitched ribbon in a paper swap. She spoiled me frikken rotten, omg. I’m still using the cool stuff she sent me.

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That is so cool!! And I love your dada-esque AliExpress poetry so very much :joy_cat:

Hope you feel better and more energetic soon!

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Sometimes you just have to take the small victories…hope you feel better soon!

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so sorry about the fatigue, etc.
your scrappy bookmark is wonderful! I like everything about it! thx for posting
and I sure hope you feel better soon
:heart:

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I started knitting a lace pair of socks this past weekend, using yarn that I bought in April 2019. I have a very bad problem with being too precious with art supplies. This is a gorgeous shade of my favorite color teal.

Ravelry links:
yarn: Black Cat Fibers Nomad Sock, Sleep with the Fishes colorway
pattern: Fritillary sock, by VeryBusyMonkey

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Yay! for using the good stuff! It’s beautiful yarn and it’s going to make an awesome pair of socks.

The name of that colorway is great! Do they have a ‘Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli?’

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Wow, both the yarn and the pattern are gorgeous! What a fabulous project for the good stuff!!

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ha, maybe! They do have a bunch of fun names:

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They have my #1 fave colourway!

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Oh, the colors! :scream: :heart_eyes:

I do not need more yarn. I do not need more yarn. I do not… :crazy_face:

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Well, you do have a new dedicated crafting space now… :laughing:

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Enabler. :wink::joy:

The one thing I don’t have in that space is much supply storage. I have four giant bins for yarn and fiber…they are full. I have some serious knitting/spinning to do.

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Same. I need some shelving in my closet so I can reorganize my craft supplies. I had to move things around to make room for a spinning wheel and the room has looked like a tornado ripped through it for over a month.

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