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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Aug 13 2007 : 6:02:04 PM
When I finish a project I've been working on for a while, I go through a "blah" phase. I just finished a very time consuming quilt, and now I feel sort of, well, lost. I have other things I really need/wanted to do, so why don't I feel like just picking up another project? Am I mourning? Do you go through this sometimes too?
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| abbasgurl |
Posted - Aug 18 2007 : 9:19:54 PM
I usually feel elated when I finish something-especially if it comes out better than expected! I will touch & look the item over many times thinking "I can't believe I made it"! 
For me the hardest thing as an artist is letting an item go. It is sometimes especially hard to sell a wonderful doll I have made. I think dolls have "personalities", and as they are one of a kind I know there will never be another like it. It does help to take detailed pictures of everything. I keep a litle portfolio of past work to look at from time to time. It's both inspiring and helps me remember how much I have accomplished.
I am usually on to the next 10 ideas so fast that I don't take time to "mourn" the finishing. Mine is more separation anxiety. So, it turns out we are all crazy in one way or another!  LOL
Rhonda
I'm a one girl revolution. |
| mommatracy |
Posted - Aug 14 2007 : 12:10:51 PM
Hi, I have found that if I finish a large project,like curtains with cornice board, I like to work on a much smaller project. It kind of helps me to wind down from a project that takes so much energy and time to finish. I might work on a crochet dish cloth, crochet squares to use later for an afghan or scarf, make yo-yo-s,embroider a hankie. Anything I can pick up and put in my lap to work on. Cooking is always something I enjoy. I just returned after spending Sunday and Monday with my MIL. I cooked her a chicken-asparagus casserole,tiny garden peas, 7-layer salad, spaghetti sauce, a meatloaf to freeze for later, a chunky chocolate pecan pie and some blueberry muffins. She lives alone although she is a very sociable lady. She just doesn't care to cook for one person so she eats out with her friends for one meal most days. She has been a bit puny this summer and has not eaten very well, lost weight, and had to take her to doctor few weeks back. About every other week I like to cook up a storm and take it to her house. I live 1hr45min.away so I just spend the night and we have the best time. Love this woman. We just really enjoy each others company and we talk, go through her beautiful linens and discuss how she came to have them.Her aunt has made her countless beautiful sheet sets with tatted or crocheted lace edgings on the pillowcases and top sheets. So many beautiful things. Crocheted bed spread. We walk around her back yard flower beds and talk, sit on her back porch with lemonade and a snack. Visit with some her life long friends who are neighbors and just enjoy ourselves. This makes me feel as happy as it is for her. We look at photos taken through the years and just talk about how much fun we all had when our daughters were growing up as we lived in the same town and got together several times a week. Vacationed at the coast together, church, Sunday dinners, etc. I could go on and on but I think I am getting off the original topic! Maybe I shoud start a new topic about this! |
| Alee |
Posted - Aug 14 2007 : 11:46:40 AM
Michelle-
I feel the same way too. On one hand my mind goes to all the other projects I want to do, but I have little to no motivation to start/finish them for about 2 weeks after. Then I start getting motivated again. But then again my motivation is pretty low anyway so my crafting happens at a snails pace. Although I have been making good progress on my embroidery for the pillowcase swap.
Good luck with your crafting!! *hugs*
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Aug 14 2007 : 11:25:04 AM
Thanks, Heather. I took some pictures, and they make me feel good too. I think part of me is resting too. I've set my sights on making some pies for friends and family I've been "away from" while I was producing this labor of love. I'm hoping that will be therapy and get me back on track and reconnected. :) Nothing like a string of visits and baked goods to share to snap a farmgirl out of her funk.
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| PlumCreekMama |
Posted - Aug 13 2007 : 9:31:08 PM
I also feel lost when I finally complete something. What makes me feel a little better is to take a bunch of pictures of the item. Especially if it's going to be a gift. |
| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Aug 13 2007 : 9:25:58 PM
Really? Wow. I thought everyone would be so happy, so accomplished feeling. This makes me feel better. I'm not nuts, I'm normal. :)
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| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - Aug 13 2007 : 7:14:53 PM
Yup exactly only with big projects. Sometimes if I have worked on them for hours every day for months or years, I feel also lost as to what do I do now? I sometimes forget what I used to do before! lol haha It takes a while to adjust. And also takes a while for me to get the mental energy to start something new. |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Aug 13 2007 : 6:30:33 PM
I for sure always feel that way with big projects..small ones, not so much. When I finish quilting a big quilt I never seem to get going on something else quickly!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| janetinva123 |
Posted - Aug 13 2007 : 6:04:53 PM
I feel that way too. It's like all your physical energy went into making something while your mind was allowed to tick on by. I also get seperation blues too in that I want to keep everything I make even though I need to sell things to make a living.
Jc
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