I am leaving my current employment as of Tuesday. It’s about an hour commute one way, so I’ve been counting down the “trips.” Right now, I have eight trips to go. It’s scary to leave, but will open up new possibilites for me. I’m going back to school! There’s a lot of decisions to be made and they make my brain tired.
The best way I know of to soothe the spirit is to work on a homemade table runner or wall hanging. The beading is done (I think) on my vegetable wall hanging. Now I just need to add the borders, sleeve to hang it up, binding and it will be done. I’m pretty happy with it. Once it’s finished, I’ll post pictures on my Facebook page and my etsy page and see if anyone else is happy with it.
Putting something up for sale feels a little like I’m giving up a child. I spend a lot of time and effort on it, do my best and then just set it free to see if anyone else likes it. The first wall hanging I sold was about eight years ago and I had a pang as I wrote up the receipt and put it in the bag.
It’s gotten easier since then. If I didn’t sell this stuff, where would I put everything I’ve made? And if other people like it, then I can spread the fabric love around. I’d hate to be selfish.
