new favorite thing: sewing

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I think I might love collecting colorful  spools of thread more *heeehee*

lately I've been really enjoying my sewing class. Not just because it gives me a reason to leave the house and drive someone else crazy :) But also because learning something new is a welcome challenge for me. This year i made it a goal to learn to knit & sew. So far I've got the sewing coming along and hope to share some humble looking projects I've worked on :) 

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xo *hearts come in all shapes & colors* xo

I did take these while the teacher was talking :)

yeah, i will do anything for a cute photo 

and why yes... i completely think of jolly ranchers every time i see this picture. ( my favorite is the fruit punch mmmm :)

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 the essentials all dolled up

So playing is also learning new things. 

It's figuring out you like to make your thread stand out from the fabric. 

It's therapeutic. 

It's eye candy. 

It's refocusing. 

It's believing in yourself.

It's accepting my own imperfections. 

It's finding patience for oneself is harder than i think.  

It's accepting that sewing is not so scary since I'm fully armed with a new seam ripper. :)  

learning is accepting the process... that just like everything else I've learned ( playing guitar, drumming, photography, crochet etc ) i can only get better. oh i can remember how defeated i felt when i first started learning how to drum. sitting there tears rolling down my face. just broken. with my whole heart i longed to "just get it". so willing yet not willing to give up "perfection". until i let go it was then i truly embraced what learning is about. learning is an everyday process. sucking for a little while is okay :) it's not forever. keep going. tomorrow you are a going to be AWESOME. 

so me and my seam ripper are buddies.

we're cool like that. ;)

here's to more frustrating things to learn.

and the complete thrill & hope for "someday" finally achieving it.

xo

-d