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From inspired piece to inspiration – “My Wonderland” French Shoulder-Bag
I’ve been going through the equivalent of a “writer’s block” for a couple of months now when it comes to creating jewelry. The experience of losing (only physically) one of my soulmates in life, has been quite life-changing, and along that journey my sensitivity towards this beautiful inspiring world has been temporarily diminished. I guess it’s a way of protecting my emotions, but I know it will come back when I’m ready.
Yet, I miss terribly this unstoppable feeling of creating something beautiful in my mind, and molding it into reality through clay…I miss the life-giving force of being a creator in my own little world. So, it’s no surprise that any form of inspiration and creation that comes my way is celebrated.
That is exactly what happened this weekend. I don’t sew. I don’t have any training, but I grew up watching my mother creating amazing dresses, coats, pants, you name it! So, I found myself in this cute local store called “Spool“, right in my neighborhood, and saw the most beautiful fabrics ever. Talk about inspiration! I found myself particularly drawn to this gorgeous orange-y fabric that reminded me to one of my absolute favorite necklaces of all time called “My Wonderland”. I had no idea why, but I ended up buying a couple of yards and went home.
Seven hours later, this girly french bag came to be. Even though I’m no expert when it comes to sewing I had a blast making it, and (in my very inexperienced) opinion, it came out lovely too!
I’m convinced that we are all creators. It was thrilling feeling like one again 