Creative Habit

Over the Christmas season I happily spend my time with family and friends, 

and I get out of the habit of creating daily.   

Once the season is over it always takes me time to get back into my creative habit.  

This year's project that I am hoping gets me moving creatively once again 

is embroidering on felted stones.  

Embroidery is not something I have done a lot of, but it is something I seem drawn to lately, and I like the flower I created yesterday. 

So I felted a pile of stones today - and hope to find some time to do some stitching soon! 

What Have I Been Up To???

Time seemed to slip away and before you knew it, months slipped by without me showing up here.  

Well - it's a new year now and I will try to do better!   
         (no promises though)

In the past couple of months I created a number of things using the floral drawings I made at the end of my 100 days of botanical bits project.  

I made some teeny tiny collages with the drawings on my handmade paper..... 

I used 9 of the teeny tiny collages to create this piece. 

And then it became bowl making time. 

I made numerous bowls using paper pulp, tea bags, paint etc. 

decorated them with my floral drawings and finished them with a layer or wax. 

Bowls changed to bottles or jars and the decorating continued. 

Side Note: 

For those of you that have asked about an 

online course making paper pulp bowls and bottles

I am starting it next week! 

I also used the floral drawings in my collage creations. 

To which I added some paint

And some stitching. 

Then it was jewelry making time. 

I always love making earrings out of strapping metal. 

I love when the metal has some wear and tear on it!

I found a bag of leather scraps in the studio that someone had gifted me many many moons ago, and I wanted to make something with the bits - and so the scraps of leather earrings and necklaces were created.  

And then it was time to get ready for Christmas

- gifts were made

- goodies were made

- decorations were hung

- presents were wrapped

- and family time was had

It was lovely

The only creating I managed to do over the holiday season was a few journal pages. 

This 2020 page needs some writing on yet 

but that will come!

Although I hope to post here more often, as I do love my little blog - if you are looking for more updates on what I am creating, 

you can follow me on instagram  @kimhenkelcreations  

BEST WISHES TO ALL FOR A CREATIVE 2020

Many Botanical Bits

Yes I did complete my 100 day project

(which was to create botanical bits for 100 days), 

but life got so busy that I didn't get to post them.  

So here are some of them.... 

I began with some watercolour bits,

Which I then added scribbled pen marks too. 

and then a tiny bit of collage was added 

to the paint and scribbles

Over time the amount of collage increased and increased,

to a point where you could barely see the painting...

but it was still there. 

In the end I decided I had enough of watercolour and collage

and finished the 100 days of botanical bits 

with some ink drawings.  

I enjoyed the 100 day project, but it definitely 

added another thing to my already bursting 'To Do' list. 

Will I do it again?  

Hmmm.... I won't make any commitments just yet!

100 Days of Botanical Bits

Yup - I did it!  

Not sure if it is the smartest thing I have ever done, but I'm in.   

I signed up for The 100 Day Project, 

and I am committed to creating botanical bits for 100 days 

 I am trying for 100 days in a row, but we will see.  

Today is day 14, and I thought I would share my botanical bits to date (in no particular order) 

Most of them I have created with watercolors and ink pen - but this one has some collage added to the bottom.

None of these creations are big - but on a day of very limited time,
I created this tiny one.

To change things up a bit I created with graphite and ink.

Eventually I hope to make a few more of them into cards.

I will post some more of these here sometime.... but I have committed to posting more often on Instagram -  if you want you can find me there as KimHenkelCreations.