Monthly Archives: August 2024

There are baskets on the work bench today, and they’ll be used for serving, or decoration, or to hold other objects.

The style depends on what’s needed, and function/form are interchangeable.

Making baskets is work, but it’s the FUN kind of work. While these examples might have a function (in my mind), someone else might think they are perfect for use for something I’d not thought of before.

Fine with me…I’m creatively productive today and I work with my hands, my head, and my heart.

It’s August, and around where I live, this is the part of the summer where humidity in the air is so thick, a person could almost wrap up in and wear it. A day like today has clouds moving in, a high heat index, the distant rumble of thunder, and before you turn around twice…there’s a pop up rainstorm.

Not just talking about the weather today. I know, I know, the garden out back just LOVES the rain and it’s good for growing the vegetables.

But it changes whatever else I might’ve planned for the day, this weather has. It’s a perfect day for catching up on inside projects. OR reading a good book*, maybe working on a crafting project**, or taking a nap. Maybe all three.

I COULD catch up on some television viewing, but honestly…t.v. news and broadcasts during most times (but especially during a political/election year) aggravates me in ways that are most surprising. I search for “balance,” in my personal and public interactions. And so…I create:

Potholders.

From sock loops.

I’ll most likely be making a lot of these, and while admitting that they are based on craft projects I remember from my childhood(many years ago) I am finding this activity very therapeutic even now, as many things made by hand seem to be able to do.

I’ll wish you well on your creative journey, too. Please leave a comment if you wish, and let me know how it’s going.

Happy creating!