#makedontbreak

[witcheswhimsy]

The finished little basket. Image: small woven basket of rolled newspapers held with one hand on a wooden table. . . . #SundayVibes #SundayMusings #NewspaperCrafts #WovenBaskets #NewspaperBaskets #Reuse #Recycle #ReuseRecycle #MakeDontBreak #Weaving #WitchesWhimsy (hier: Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CleMstgsu0L/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[laurenjunorcameron]

Today’s #makedontbreak is this cushion I completed for @a.r.star and @brady.t.hansen . Cool monochrome for some cool folk. Just enjoying playing around with scrap appliqué collage and machine/hand embroidery. It has some matching covered buttons on the back #scrapaplique #fabricscraps #machineembroidery https://www.instagram.com/p/CKH-bmCHMncYBOSzF8SDylkh3dnJ7VouKdiGIU0/?igshid=aj2gdbqnzi1h

[toriwestonwriterartist]

#Repost @badasscrossstitch with @make_repost ・・・ I have hit a covid wall. I just want to go out to dinner with my friends like in the before times. I want to go on a valentines date (and I don’t even celebrate it). I am longing for connection and casual interactions and laughter. I want to see people in person not through a screen. I want to hug strangers. I know we will get through this. I know I’ll be fine. I haven’t let myself want for things that I can’t have because it’s pointless but today I just can’t. I miss you. I love you. Happy Galentine’s Day. #galentinesday #valentines #poem #vday #embroidery #makedontbreak #fiberart #stitchersofinstagram #covid #pandemicart https://www.instagram.com/p/CLQmNqjhB06/?igshid=rgf6edbmbztm

[rosiewaydesign]

Happy February, y'all! As these pictures show, I've been busy but unfortunately a few projects can't be shared yet. . . I planned to be more vocal about the #makedontbreakchallenge by @badasscrossstitch but life got in the way. It did inspire me to just keep going on many days and to go wherever my muse led. I finished a sweater (but shared initial fit picture before sleeves added as it's more interesting). I started 3 pastel paintings and I haven't used pastel in 2.5 years. I made samples for 3 wallets and 1 large tote. I sketched out so many ideas for new bags and artwork. On those days that were especially bad, the mantra to #makedontbreak kept me going. . . . Patterns @noodlehead531 except sweater @swoonpatterns . . . #rosiewaydesign #cincinnati #womanowned #ohiomaker #cork #corkpurse #vegan #sewistsofinstagram #artistoninstagram #sewingmom #ecofriendly #dowhatmakesyouhappy #dowhatyoulove #wallet #minimalist #shopsmall #ethicalfashion #etsyshop #sustainable #maker #makersgonnamake #bag #bagmaker #bagsofinstagram #fempreneur #petaapproved #madeinohio #madewithlove https://www.instagram.com/p/CKxQoBVBiqC/?igshid=1n2v84mo7lhes

[deniseaday]

Good to be stitching again. New square in progress for the pile. #MakeDontBreak #January #crochet #wip https://www.instagram.com/p/CJsHQomMZpV/?igshid=gd95gd930m91

[debra1025]

In my quest to do calm things in an far from calm world, I am going to paint all the wooden things i find lying around. #makedontbreak #keepcalmandcarryon (at Saratoga Springs, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEwuIyTpLKn/?igshid=7dl0cswv4foj

[peaseblossom101]

Hey crafters! Couple things:

1. This Make Don’t Break challenge looks like it will be an inspiring way to start the year. I’m planning on doing it, even if I end up only putting a few stitches on my current project each day: https://www.badasscrossstitch.com/craftivism-1/makedontbreak

2. Tonight is the Warm 4 Holidays challenge, to knit or crochet something warm to give away tonight, and send it, plus a $ donation, to a local shelter (they have a list of shelters that accept clothing donations).

[faeriequeeneprints]

Just one left, Grab yours quick! #faeriequeeneprints #lino #linoofinstagram #handmadehour #linoprint #linocuts #linocutreduction #linocutprint #linoleumprint #linoleumprints #linoprinting #linoleumblockprint #linocut #handmadestamps #handmade #lockdown #midlandsartist #localartist #midlands #wolfdrillpress #selftaughtprinter #art #artistsoninstagram #reliefprint #makersmarketfromhome #lockdownlino #linoprintingworkshop #linoprintingathome #linocut #makedontbreak #thoughtpressproject #linogravure https://www.instagram.com/reel/CP6f5OUIP-Q/?utm_medium=tumblr

[theemeraldapotcalypse]

Making stuff, when shit sucks worst, can change your perspective. This video is a piece of my senior project at Cornish College of the Arts.

Although the video wasn’t the main piece of my BFA project, it encapsulated the feeling more than anything else I made.  

The idea behind it was to write all the negative thoughts that stop you from creating in black until the canvas was completely covered.  Only then do I start writing the message “making stuff, when shit sucks worst, can change your perspective” in white.  I wanted to show the process of breaking through creative blocks and negativity to create something meaningful.  

I’m trying to brainstorm possible video projects for the summer since this one was so fun to make.

[makedontbreak]

2 weeks left for issue 2 submissions!

Hey everyone: We are 2 weeks away from the deadline to submit content for issue 2/Feb '14. We already have 6 submissions including a coloring book page and a musical comic book adventure. We've also got a We Make Zine page up and running here: http://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/MicaGaxiola Printed versions of Issue one should be done by the end of next week, more info to come! -Mica

[witcheswhimsy]

Had a sweet little commission and gave them some choices. So many cats! Did you know how difficult it is to stitch tiny black cats? Anyhow the twins on green are taken. The rest here are up for grabs. Slide into my DMs if you'd like to snag yourself a last-minute holiday gift for yourself or a loved one. Images: Six embroidered necklace pendants with cats against colorful backgrounds. Swipe for individual images of each pendant: two small black cats with big eyes against a bright green background, sleeping black cat curled on her side against yellow, black cat loaf against red and white stripes, sleeping tabby cat loaf against green, curled tabby cat against blue, playful black cat looking upward against pink . . . #Cats #SewCrafty #MakeDontBreak #Embroidery #EmbroideredJewelry #FibreJewellery #FibreCrafts #CatJewelry #Joy! #WitchesWhimsy https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl_AsSEMN5F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[witcheswhimsy]

Some little bags. Essentially an upcycle. Little embroidery musings covering up the logos on these small bags from various advertising freebies. Nice bags so I thought it would be nice to continue to be able to use them. And generally I want to leave no fibre behind, so... another example of me wandering through the various piles in my studio as I attempt to counteract my January sadness and sogginess. If you're also experiencing seasonal depressive episodes, please be gentle with yourself, go slow, give yourself time. Its ok if you don't have it together right now. If you want to stitch together or chat a bit, write me. Really... I mean it! Luv ya! Image: two little fabrics bags lying on a wooden table. The black velvet bag has white fuzzy creatures resembling Miyazaki soot sprites embroidered in white against a blue patch. The white bag has two white fluffy abstract cats embroidered on a blue patch. Around the bag are a small car used as a pincushion with bits of thread on various colors still in the needles, some embroidery thread and pair of gold crane scissors. . . . #MakeSomething #MakeDontBreak #Upclying #TinyJoys #Cats #SootSprites #Embroidery #LeaveNoFibreBehind #SeasonalDepression #SewCrafty #JanuaryDarkness #SewSomeJoy #WitchesWhimsy https://www.instagram.com/p/CnubLRYsE6J/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[witcheswhimsy]

Extensive needle weaving mend of some pants. In some parts (swipe to second and third photo) even reweaving the black warp threads where necessary. It has been the second mend of these pants. I like it when you can start to see layering and i always find it worth it even when I pick them back up after a year. This is a very relaxing meditative practice. Swipe to the end to see the end result. If you're in Berlin and would like to practice this or several other styles of mending with me, I'll be hosting a live mending session at Heizhaus at the Uferstudios as part of @psr.at.heizhaus Community Center on Sunday the 8th from 2pm. It's free and I hope to see you there! . . . #MakeDontBreak #MendingMatters #MendingIsMagical #ReWeaving #RepairAndCare #RepairIsRadical #Mending #FibreCrafts #WitchesWhimsy (hier: Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmzqT3SMN9K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[witcheswhimsy]

This mend of my husband's house shoes was a bit elaborate and took a few evenings. I'm really happy with the finished look. It's so satisfying to keep using things and giving them a second life. Swipe to see the hole-infested state before mending. What do you think of the subtle color pops? I'll be hosting a mending space again next year in Berlin. If you'd like to be informed of the details per email, send me a DM and I'll put you on the list. Image: A brown knit sock-style house shoe with lots of little mended patches of embroidery thread in yellow, green, blue, red and multiple other colors. . . . #RepairAndCare #RepairIsRadical #SewCrafty #MakeDontBreak #MendingMatters #MendingIsMagical #Mending #AlternativeEmbroidery #CottageCore #Solarpunk #WitchesWhimsy https://www.instagram.com/p/CmU45jAsuvX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[witcheswhimsy]

This is fun.... Image: sewn-woven fabric bowl made of strips of jeans fabric around newspaper twine, sewn with rainbow color changing cotton thread. The bowl is currently slightly larger than an extended hand. The first photo shows the inside and you can tell that its still in the process of being made. The handspun paper twine is hanging off the left side. The second photo is of the bottom and outside showing the pattern of the threads holding the bowl together vertically. . . . #ReuseRecycle #FibreCrafts #FabricBowl #BasketMaking #SewCrafty #MakeDontBreak #MakersGonnaMake #Stitcherhood #WitchesWhimsy (hier: Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnnOCaGMYGh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[witcheswhimsy]

Mending is truly an attitude and a conviction. And also a joy. It can be so much more than darning socks and fixing a hole in a sweater. It is looking at the things around us everyday and learning to love them differently. I fixed this kitchen knife a while back and I feel so happy now every time I use it. The colors, the feel of the handle, the balance. It sits better in my hand now than before. What do you have near you that could use your attention? Image: A heavy kitchen on a cutting board with oranges and ginger. The handle of the knife has been mended in red, green and blue sugru. . . . #MakeDontBreak #MendingMatters #RepairAndCare #RepairIsRadical #AttentionToThings #MendingIsMagical #MendAndLove #Repairen @sugru https://www.instagram.com/p/CnWfryIMc-b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=