My Creative Pursuit Week 8

This week I've officially completed my "knit and give".  Besides from the fact that the receiver of this week's gift hasn't received it yet... but it is on it's way!  I am not diclosing who that person is for the sake of .... yes, surprises!  I've decided to go ahead and post what I made anyways, just so that I can say I've completed this month's creative pursuit.  I am now giving my hands a break (for now) from this little knitting hobby of mine (sometimes I feel like I am slowly turning into an old lady).  I do feel like I have improved though, and it probably takes me almost half the time to make something than it did when I first started knitting.  

My Creative Pursuit Weeks 6 & 7

Week Six.

Hey guys!  Though it's been two weeks since my last Creative Pursuit post, I'm still at work creating things.  I held off on posting about Week 6 for the sake of, well... surprises!  No, not for you silly (though I'd love to think of this blog post as a pleasant surprise for you...), this little surprise travelled all the way from England, to the final destination of Vineland, Ontario, Canada.  I wish I could have come along to hand deliver my little gift, but thanks to technology, I was able to watch my brother, sister-in-law, and their daughter Brooke(my niece) open my gift to them.  Today, March 27th 2015, they are expecting a new little addition to their family- a precious baby girl.  Brooke was a miracle to our family, and now that she has a baby sister on the way is simply but extraordinarly, yet another miracle.  So, I seemed to have continued my theme of "sisters" and got to work creating matching headbands for Brooke and her sister.  I chose a yarn that included some nice spring colours, and researched typical head sizes for babies and children.  Brooke, who is soon turning 3, wore her headband for me on skype and said, "thaannk youu Aunt Sawaaah!".  My heart is still melting.  

And  today, we eagerly await the arrival of her little sister.  We are praying that all goes smoothly and that God will keep her healthy!  If you have a chance, could you send up a prayer?  

My Creative Pursuit Week 5

I am excited about the month of March.  Not just because I can finally feel that spring is in the air (though I am in sanely excited about that!), but because of my little project I have going on this month.  This project I've decided to call: Knit and Give. The idea is, I'll dedicate a little bit of time each day to working on a small knitted project, so that by the end of each week, I have something to give!  They will be small projects so that I can actually acheive my goal of giving at the end of each week.  Just 15 minutes before before bed (or whenever) would be ideal for me, so that again, I don't feel like it becomes a chore.  I know it's an odd month to be doing this (I'm pretty sure I'm ready to toss aside my gloves and toque for the season), and I do realize that these small projects might not actually be worn until next fall/winter.  But that's okay, I'm really just excited to give these away!  I love having an end goal that involves giving gifts and I am excited to share what I have created each week!

So, week number one.  What did I make and who received my little gift?

My Creative Pursuit Week 4

Week Four.

As I wrap up one month of my creative pursuit, I am feeling accomplished and satisfied.  I've even created a new banner (above) for my creative pursuit (do you like?).  I'm proud of myself for completing one whole month of small creative acts every single day.  I've had fun and there have also been times when I wanted to chuck my sketchbook out the window.  By the fourth week however, I learned to not be so picky and precise, but rather just do what I intended: loose freehand sketches.  I restrained from using a straight edge and even an eraser(!) in order for me to take more time observing what I was drawing and less time erasing and starting over.

This week I drew scenes around Cambridge.  Just like Ireland, these drawings are significant to me because they are all things that I've seen with my own eyes this week.  So I guess this is a little peek into my life this past week.  I'd say I'm pretty lucky to live in a place with so much character and inspiration around me.  Enjoy :)

Cambridge in the colour RED

             

The other day I spent my afternoon wandering Cambridge, taking photos of all things RED.  This colour seems to be quite dominant in this city, so it wasn't hard to come home with a lot of photos to look through.  I'm not going to say much else on this topic, but take a peek... it's nice to focus on some bright colours just as spring is arriving.