love this quote...

The mind is sharper and keener in seclusion and uninterrupted solitude.
Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind.
Be alone-that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when ideas are born.
Nikola Tesla

a few things I've made recently

This is a reversible tote I made from an unfinished quilt my mother-in-law left behind. I was able to make 4 of these, they all came out slightly different. I gave one each to my sisters-in-law and my daughter.

Wrist cuff made from scraps of muslin and a couple of silk leaves. Made the rose from a long strip of raw-edged muslin. Used clear snaps to close it with.

These will be cute with my fairy costume I think! Shoulder-duster length earrings from lace and trim scraps I sewed together and then stiched to the goldtone earring finding. Glued on the red flat-backed crystals added the earwires and done!