#makeitmindful

[brickstory]

We came across this eye candy from @courtneythomasdesign and had to share. Beautiful setting and lighting. . This has a Cinderella quality. Shouldn’t all houses have turrets and idyllically placed ponds? #justaddaprince Design credit unknown . #dreamhouseseries #courtneythomasdesign #makeitmindful #sundaysarefordreaming #getawaygoals #boutiquehotelgoals #makelifebeautiful #instagood #momentsofmagic #livecolorfully #dreaming #planning #livebydesign #flashesofdelight #howyouhome #BrickStory, #storystylesoul, #architecture, #americanhome, #architect, #storyteller, #dreamhome, #instahouses, #designer Tell us your story... (at United States) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz3-3h6Ax_V/?igshid=1h6u06yqgrj12

[craftygal65]

RepostBy @crossstitchcrazymag: "Is the weekend your stitching time? We’re coming to the end of this year’s #makeitmindful @worldcraftweek and for today’s fun prompt we want to know if you get to sit back, relax and stitch at the weekends? And if you’re looking for a little stitchy inspiration this weekend, check out Susan Bates’ beautiful Amsterdam hoops inside Crazy issue 254 -- the perfect projects to get your weekend stitching started! Xx . . . #xstitchers #xstitchcrazy #xstitcher #xstitchersofinstagram #craft #crafty #craftiness #crafts #pointdecroix #puntocroce #kreuzstich #needlecraft #クロスステッチ #вышивкакрестиком #crossstitch #crossstitching #worldcraftweek #crossstitchers #crossstitchcrazy #crossstitcher #crossstitchersofinstagram #stitch #stitching #stitchers #stitcher #stitchersofinstagram #xstitch #xstitching" (via #InstaRepost @AppsKottage) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvpIuN5F40d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ulnrgl2xc9xj

[kittykanzashi]

Day 6 of @worldcraftweek and today is "weekend time". This weekend is time for trying out a new design. Can you guess what birdie I made? #makeitmindful #worldcraftweek #tsumami_zaiku #tsumamicraft #silkart #つまみ簪 #つまみ細工 https://www.instagram.com/p/BvodVe0AGsA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dv0gdp5pgyuv

[kittykanzashi]

Day 5 of @worldcraftweek and today is "Slow living". Tsumami-zaiku requires a certain amount of patience. When I am making one of my flower balls or kusudama I will need to fold in the region of 180 petals, this photo only shows half the amount and probably took 2 hours. So as you can see patience is key. #makeitmindful #worldcraftweek #tsumamizaiku #wireart #wip #progress #silkart #つまみ細工 #耳飾り #つまみ簪 #蝶 #ちょう https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmTdf_g1ui/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fwoe867zfske

[kittykanzashi]

Day 5 of @worldcraftweek and today is "Slow living". Tsumami-zaiku requires a certain amount of patience. Take for example the thread wire I use to make my bases and accent on my earrings. Each of these I have hand wound and will take a minimum of 5 minutes for them to be properly made. #makeitmindful #worldcraftweek #tsumamizaiku #wireart #wip #progress #silkart #つまみ細工 #耳飾り #つまみ簪 #蝶 #ちょう https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmSzqhgCg8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mysn8xp59uf8

[kittykanzashi]

Day 4 of @worldcraftweek and today is "Handmade with love". Part four - now if you were wondering what those little black things to the right are, well they are the antennas and body of the butterfly. #makeitmindful #worldcraftweek #tsumamizaiku #butterfly #wip #progress #silkart #つまみ細工 #耳飾り #つまみ簪 #蝶 #ちょう https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvjmf98gNJz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yv0xrqvoouax

[kittykanzashi]

Day 4 of @worldcraftweek and today is "Handmade with love". Part three - top set of wings on. #makeitmindful #worldcraftweek #tsumamizaiku #butterfly #wip #progress #silkart #つまみ細工 #耳飾り #つまみ簪 #蝶 #ちょう https://www.instagram.com/p/BvjmDJVgoT8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12gqfdwfsg0ta

[kittykanzashi]

Day 4 of @worldcraftweek and today is "Handmade with love". Part two-bottom set of wings in place. #makeitmindful #worldcraftweek #tsumamizaiku #butterfly #wip #progress #silkart #つまみ細工 #耳飾り #つまみ簪 #蝶 #ちょう https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvjl-TKAx2c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tp4lzb7bdhcz

[kittykanzashi]

Day 4 of @worldcraftweek and today is "Handmade with love". When I make my tsumami zaiku accessories, every petal is handfold with tweezers and then carefully glued in place. Part 1 #makeitmindful #worldcraftweek #tsumamizaiku #butterfly #wip #progress #silkart #つまみ細工 #耳飾り #つまみ簪 #蝶 #ちょう https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvjl2rng1Je/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jvxs29qrjjna

[makeitmindful]

Vale here.  I’ve been working on an illustration zine which explores the ways in which I try to heal and take care myself in the various facets of my mental illness.  Before starting this zine, I hadn’t been drawing on a regular basis for several years, and I was worried I’d lost my (meager, but still proud of it) self-taught skill.  But, I think I’m doing okay! 

Since I moved out of the family home and switched my primary job, I don’t think I’ve ever felt better about things!  But North America is a dumpster fire, and well, I always know that anxiety or depression could return in full force someday.

1) A reinterpretation of an old OC of mine.  I am trying to forgive myself and her for the flaws in my writing back then.

2) Dream state

3) Sparkle jar and my opinion on the mindfulness movement (disclaimer: I’m not super into it)

4) My old OC, reimagined grown up, because originally she didn’t survive the end of the story.

5) Exploring spirituality

6) The adventures of Harmony, The Calming Cat!  A little crocheted buddy given to me by my partner, who sits on my desk.

7) The bay in the moon

8) My attempts to ~*~be one with nature ~*~ usually fail because nature makes me very uncomfortable and I am a weenie

[makeitmindful]

“Guide to Life” (June 2018)

Vale here.  I was feeling angry about fascism and wrote an angsty teen poem about it, I guess?  Not to put down angtsy teen poetry, it’s just that I was thinking about my experiences growing up and comparing it to being a millenial now.

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We didn't ask for this! We read books and wanted to be heroes but if everyone is a hero, does that mean no one is? or does it just mean that everyone tries to be a decent person?

Trying, we played games and wanted to be sorcerers but magic isn't real, and if nothing we do really matters, is it better that we saw the player manual?

The guide to life that was spoken and written into us programmed and acted into us worked and worked and worked into us while we were just trying to be

Of course, I understand that they see us buried in our books and games and videos and message threads; They think, "So unprepared"

And yes, I understand that they find us in our circles casting spells, summoning, healing, banishing, and think, "So immature"

I do, I understand that they look at us with our garish lipstick, ten different teas, half-crushed flowers kept, crinkled stories; They think, "So vain"

No, we are just the vessels of the whole world screaming

[makeitmindful]

Vale poem #3 - Washing dishes in my house, alone

Vale here.  I didn’t complete my poem-a-day challenge, by I’m happy with what I did!  Here’s a poem about mindfulness.

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In the afternoon when my eyelids are heavy

and the couch is warm

and my feet are bare

and I’ve just finished a solid cup of tea,

I drag myself to the sink

and do the dishes.

I’m always warmer after doing so.

The light, turning and sharpening,

glances from the snow-shaped edges of roofs

or through the gaps between the birch leaves and seed pouches

My hands too, turning and buffing plates, bowls,

my cup of tea

I breathe and I think

It’s not so bad.