Making Progress

I've been busy working on some new ideas for spring things. I spent most of Saturday resting from a weird sickness and making stuff around the house. I had the chance to sit down and sew this blouse. The pattern still needs a few tweaks, but I'm liking how it looks so far! I've been drafting new patterns myself, so they definitely need a few test runs. I'm also planning on dyeing this blouse, too...so it might look totally different the next time I show it off.

I've also been working on some simple necklaces made of handmade beads. It's been fun playing around with Sculpey clay---I feel like a kid again! Making beads was basically a tradition every Christmas vacation when I visited my cousins in Ottawa. We'd spend hours at the kitchen table making silly things. These days, I love simple necklaces and I wanted to try a few combinations in neutral spring colors. I feel like I have too many ideas in my head these days and not enough time to work on them!