In the Spirit

There's definitely something in the air. I'm feeling and seeing change all around me all the time. Online. Off line. The energy is shifting, and I'm knowing it's for the best!

One indication of the change that's going on in my world, is the massive CLEARANCE!! that's happening in my etsy shop. I'd marked most of everything in there down to half off, and this past week I marked several of those pieces down to $10 or $20. Ten or twenty dollars for some of the cutest, one-of-a-kind, quality hand made garments!!! :-)

Note: that burgundy skirt--bottom left--has sold.

I'm on a serious mission to clear my space--and in effect, my mind--so that I can concentrate on new ideas. Lately, in my efforts to clear out on various levels, I'm reminding myself more and more of my family in that the decluttering comes by any means deemed to fit the situation.

I come from a mother and grandmother who, when cleaning the house, would/will get so much in the zone that even relevant, necessary, wanted items become prone to being trashed. My grandmother would--while cleaning--sweep everything and anything that was on the floor into one pile. And I do mean everything: shoes, toys, jackets, dishes, etc. along with any dirt/trash. The pile was comprised of items from bedrooms, living room, bathroom, and kitchen. She'd sweep everything into the kitchen.

(That's another thing. I come from a family of sweepers. Even when vacuum cleaners were available for carpet, we've always preferred to sweep. I'm like that to this day.)

We--the 3-4 grandchildren who were visiting that day who'd left our possessions in the floor prior to sprinting outside to play--had about 5 minutes to come claim our stuff. If we didn't, to the trash it went. My grandmother made no apologies about it either! She felt that if we'd wanted it then it wouldn't have been in the floor in the first place.

Of course, I'm not trashing my beloved pieces. Instead, I'm pricing them much lower than usual so that they're likely to be undeniably enticing to those who'd welcome them into their spaces while freeing up room in mine! :-)

peace!

We

Below you'll find an entry I made yesterday into another blog that I operate. I enjoy writing and expression and from time to time share my most crucial, non-design related thoughts over on Myspace.com, the location of my first ever blog. My mind sometimes tends to want to separate and compartmentalize things, so it's difficult for me to have one blog that houses design/sewing related material along with social/economic/semi-personal realities. Just as it was difficult for me to have one etsy shop where my everyday, casual garments was mixed in with my more fun, artsy items. (Those of you who've followed me for sometime may recall SewFly, which actually came before flyTie.) Eventually, though, I was able to frame my thinking in a way where I could combine those two.

(I find that this is a pretty unusual characteristic I have, seeing as how I'm generally inclined towards a wholistic way of thinking and living.)

But anyway, this entry is about life, experience, inspiration, realization, and a dress. :-)

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"I realize we are in truth the truth we seek
god
perfect
this very moment."--Me'Shell NdegeOcello

nature dress

the other day--wednesday--i sat in the house feeling like my head would surely explode at any moment. there's been so much going on in my world lately, and at one point on wednesday, it's like it was all running together. in my mind. until finally i hit a wall. mentally. couldn't think/worry/stress anymore. my head felt tight. strained. and forget about designing/sewing. inspiration and the motivation to do so had been foreign to me lately. i thought it must be the feeling a balloon would have if it were filled to capacity with air and could feel. that feeling of needing release. deflating.

i got up and went outside to sit at a nearby lake and watch the water be peaceful and the animals--ducks, squirrels, etc.--play.

it didn't take long before i felt it. deflation. i literally felt myself, my mind letting go. i felt the tension leaving. until i reached a place on non-thought. i was just there. existing. mentally peaceful. then i had the desire to create something. it was an urgent, almost violent need.

i returned inside, stood in the doorway of my sewing room, and three different fabrics immediately caught my eye, and the idea for them came to me instantly. something simple. perfect. not too long after that, i had a dress. (see above)

i feel like i was saved that day. led. guided. set free.

and i knew what it would take to get there. it was in me. what i had to do was in me. i flowed with it, and understood--had it shown to me for the first time in a long time--that i am that truth. we are.

peace!!!

Fresh!

Title inspired by a comment made by my friend Janine.

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey! :-)

I've been missing all my bloggy friends.

I'm out of the loop lately due to hecticness surrounding custom orders, laziness--yeah...at the same time as the hectic sewing :-/-- and eyesight that's getting worse . (Too much radiation from computer I'm thinking!)

But I will be back in the mix soon...

I just had to come share this new piece:

Of course, I can't take too much credit for it, cause it's the fabric that makes it. Don't you just love it??!?!

Well, I was reminded by Ms. Keena of Keena's Closet that they're called "kaftans". (The name just wouldn't come to me.) When I was in the process of making the garment, I was trying to come up with a name.

Recently I decided that it'd be called a "Saleta". "Why?" You may or may not ask. :-)

1. Telas=plural word for fabric/cloth in Spanish.

2. Saleta=telas spelled backwards with an 's' added on.

3. I adore the Spanish language.

So, I'm officially a word maker upper!

Nevermind the fact that I later learned "Saleta" is someone's last name!

I look forward to making more of these once I find appropriate fabric.

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peace!