Going on a cosy winter crafting retreat to fix my motivation
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The piggies got so much accomplished! So many naps and snacks 🙏 They do such a good job.
Absolute experts in their crafts! ❤ They even got a little exercise in with their momma.
This looked great fun. I've thought about trying fingerlooping. I've done some luceting. I take my tea much stronger than that shown in the video.
Thank you for the piggy chatter. I love that the food just disappears and doesn't look like their mouth is even open, same thing happens with my bunny.
This was so cozy. If you posted a B roll of just you guys doing this for a couple hours, I’d watch and pull out my own hand crafts. 😅
Oh that sounds soothing and fun! I hope she does it, i have some needlepoint i should work on.
Wait that would kinda be everything. Like that cozy sewing motivation video she did few years back! I still turn that on when I need to get through some bits and ends on a project
Lives just crafting with Bernadette would be amazing
Right, give me a "lofi beats to handcraft to" version of this so I can tackle my hand quilting
Absolutely!
Strongly felt that comment about cold places and finger joints. I play the violin and every time I'm like "nah, it's just a few minutes outside, I'll skip the gloves, it'll be fine" the hand that can't go into my pocket lets me know that it is in fact not fine the moment I take the violin out
Same! I have a friend who is a warm yoga teacher and she showed me this one day. It was a cold, miserable February day and I was telling her how nervous I was to try her class. She reassured me that even for her, when she is cold her flexibility was nearly as bad as mine. When I went to her class, I completely understood. The difference was night and day.
Yeah, I felt that, too. I have my grandma's and dad's tendency to have so-so circulation in the extremities (hooray for genetics), so my hands get cold and stiff very easily. I cope with mugs of hot tea and knitting myself mitts to keep my hands warm.
I used to camp until it snowed and learned early that ones knife skills for food preparation died a quick painful death in the cold. I made sure all items were chopped and prepped at home after that.
I don't understand how they take 3 minutes to get cold and 30 to get warm 😅 same with toes. I dance ballet and cold toes are the absolute worst.
Am also a musician who learned this the hard way.
Along with the learning a new craft, I’ve found that spending uninterrupted, unhurried time with friends to be a priceless gift. It's healing and nurturing for the mind and the spirit. If you both/all share the love of crafting or any kind of hobby, even better! You don’t realize how much you've missed and needed that time with friends until you are with them. Treat yourself! The rewards are incredible.
And one of them baked cakes! Such a plus.🥞🥞🥞
Doing any kind of reenactment, practically requires this. 😊
@@cherylhuot4436 I utterly agree with you about uninterrupted time with friends. I love spending time with my best friend Sue crafting.
Crafting, or even reading, together is such a joyful pastime. I'm in an embroidery guild (fancy pants name for a sewing circle lol) and just being with other people doing a thing we enjoy is so much better than always doing it alone. Just that couple of hours once a fortnight is so lovely for me, I highly recommend if you have a nice group near you to try it out!
Fully agree! We're a group of 3 who ry to carve out time to go somewhere for a weekend at least once a year(I live in another country so we can't easily do more often due to flight costs). I always feel rejuvenated afterwards. Since I couldn't go home for Christmas we did a "lockdown style" video call taking one another into the kitchen while making dinner and just hanging out through our laptops for an evening.
I watched this 1950s instructional video earlier this week about hobbies and have been thinking about it a lot. the thesis was really just "you should use your free time in a way that adds value to your life and gives you a change of pace from your everyday life" and i think this is a wonderful example of that
Wise words 👏
Thiiiissss
Absolutely agree. I need to paint that on a beautiful sign and hang it in my studio.
I agree! Also, Hozier profile photo?? ❤
That's actually so real, do you have the link? I could really use a kick in my butt to get off UA-cam and do sth somewhat useful
3:59 THE WAY I KNEW SHE WAS GONNA PULL UP MORGAN'S TUTORIAL 😭😭😭
Same lol, gotta love the community creators also using each others tutorials! It also make me feel better on my own journey!
Yes!
Lmao as soon as she said tablet weaving I was like where’s morgan donner?
Im now going to watch @MorganDonner s video.
We humans cannot avoid impulse shopping, so it is very important to find a good, honest, experienced, kind-hearted counterfeit address *hotdups* who wants you to enjoy shopping in a humane way and not just want to sell a lot of goods at a higher price.
That button!!! Unbelievable. When the first one was done I thought it looked so beautiful, and then the second one came around and I was just like WHAAAAAAAT?! ❤❤❤
I make buttons to give to friends. I find the work very relaxing.
The unedited footage of people just sitting around crafting would make some great "background/ambiance" videos to put on while crafting at home alone.
Yes absolutely
Except maybe until you hear them complaining about that one thraed not doing what it's supposed to do, or these tangles that won't go away etc etc haha
Yes! I second that!
@gabriellechenevier4341 😂😂😂
"it didn't seem like we accomplished a lot" hey you all learned new techniques, that's impressive!
Marlee has probably already figured this out but when working with gold leaf you need to use a brush. There are specific brushes for gold leafing but I just use a big fluffy makeup fan brush. You either brush it alone your jaw or against the hair on your arm to create static electricity then it picks up the gold leaf you gently put it down on whatever you're leaving and then you blow on it and it will adhere to the fixative. Once it has it here to the fixative you can then either hold the brush about a centimeter above the gold leaf and just wave it creating air flow that will help it stick down or you can use the brush and gently brush the top of the gold leaf settling it into the fixative and pattern of what you're leafing. Be extremely careful to get no glue or fixative on your brush. Also the oil on your hands will make the gold leaf stick to you no matter how much you wash them or how clean they are it will still stick to your skin you can wear white gloves and that will help with the sticking.
This is an insider tip on gold leaf application so good that I have just written it down in my notes, despite likely never needing it!
This was the way that was taught to me also, applies on silver leaf too
@@WayTooManyNames Same! I’ve never used gold leaf in my life but you never know what will happen in future
@@EmL-kg5gn Craft prepping is the kind of prepping behavior I could get behind. 😂
Using a gilders tip on imitation gold leaf does not work. The gold is too heavy and thick. Yes, you can wear cotton gloves or latex gloves. Marlee is also using the wrong kind of adhesive. For imitation gold (which is what she has) you need to use either a water based gold size or an oil based size. NOT craft glue or anything else. Aqua Size (Wundasize) or Dux are best. Once the gold has come to tack (read the instructions) you can place the gold and then tamp it down with a soft brush. Leave it to dry and then brush off any excess. Keep in mind that imitation gold is made with a high copper content and will tarnish over time if you don't seal it with a clear coat. Virtually any sealer with deepen the colour. Shellac works well. Real gold would have worked better on Marlee's mesh as it's much much thinner and turns basically to dust. Imitation gold is like tinfoil thickness by comparison and will tear rather than conform to the mesh.
REAL gold leaf is an entirely different animal and much more difficult to work with. This is when you use a gilders tip and static, or a tiny amount of vaseline on your arm, to pick up the gold. Oil based size is best for real gold.
I love that the piggies got to go on a cottage retreat too. Happy New Year!
I'm in Michigan. We are having a cold spell. My friend Julie came over the other day and we did sewing and mending in my basement around my wood stove. We had a lot of fun. But no scones. Just LOTS of ginger lemon tea. May others find the simple joy of crafting!
Hello fellow Michigander!
Michigan mentioned 🎉
@@katrussell6819 I’m in Michigan too 😊
Hello!! 👋
Hello fellow Michigander! Quilter, here. 😉
i have a little house out in the mountains and i'm going to be building a bunch of crafting workshops like a potters shed, woodshop and metal shop. i eventually want to set it up to host summer camps for adults where artists and crafters can get together and just make things. it's going to be super cute.
Well that sounds fun. You've got me hoping your mountains are the white or the green because they are close enough to get to without a plane 😉
An Artist Retreat! Yes! Do it!
my aunt & uncle run something similar to that! it's a lot of hard work, but if you can manage it, it's an amazing resource!
Weaver here. Anything that holds warp threads at tension is a loom, whether that's 3 tablet cards or a 40-shaft Dobby loom. This means that gadgets that do not hold warp threads at tension are not looms, e.g. knitting "looms" and rainbow "looms." Tablet weaving is rather ingenious. You change the shed by simply rotating the cards. I've seen many highly intricate and beautiful trims made with tablet weaving, and you've reminded me that I have long wanted to try it myself. That cottage and village looked like pure heaven to me.
Also a weaver here. Tablet weaving has more smoother results and the weft more consistent when a shuttle is used to pack the weft thread in, than trying to pack it in with a finger. Even when using only three cards or tablets. Imagine trying to learn all of these skills in the days of yore without the benefit of the internet. Bernadette, that retreat cottage looked amazing.
@@tls8688in days of yore you would be learning it as a child from your mother or grandmother. That’s the way I learned to knit and crochet. Tablet weaving I learned from a kit, tatting and bobbin lace from books borrowed from the library. The internet has certainly made it easier to access these crafts.
That’s so interesting!
This was a wild watch - as soon as you said you were going to *learn* tablet weaving to finish a garment hem in was like "wait though I learned hem weaving from you??" ... and then you opened the actual video that I learned from 😂😂😂
It's amazing how many skills you retain and lose over time. Some things that are so ingrained as muscle memory can just go ~*poof!*~ if you haven't done it for a long enough time. Good for you taking the time to re-dabble and learn!
Caught myself doing this with the piano, lost a good chunk of memorized songs lol
This is so true. I basically taught myself tablet weaving one evening, made meter of it and then immediately forgot
I am an exercise coach. the owner has gone full businessman so training time is now fully focused on the teaching, to counteract the many coaches who are high level athletes but can't teach. I have not been able to train for a while and I was so out of breath the one time I really practiced in months.
The muscle memory can be retained subconsciously. You re-learn a technique, and once you get the hang if it, you realize your hands remember it. So it's not like starting from scratch.
0:58 if your teapot lid has a bump on the rim, that bump goes towards the handle so that when you pour the tea, the lid tips but the bump catches it, preventing it from crashing to the floor! 💕🌞🌵😷
The bump has a use… Learnt something new today.
02:05 Priceless shot...gold leaf on the hands and lips of Marley...beautiful example of a "makers" endeavour gone awry...LOL!!!...There was nothing about this video that was not charming and inspiring as well...Thank you!
As soon as she turned her her palm to the camera, my brain started blasting: 🎶 Goooldfiiiiiingeeeer!! 🎶
Okay, the thing abt having to warm up your finger joints in a cold room is really vindicating as someone who was told they're "too young" to feel the weather in their fingers. I would always say "no, it's not the weather, it's just that my fingers are cold and moving them hurts" but that didn't seem to matter
I like how the thesis of this video is essentially "hey, guys, have you heard of this thing called 'weekends?'"
Seriously though, in a less formal setting (such as self-employment or school in my experience) it can be really hard to justify taking a few days off. I had to rediscover the benefit of weekends during university, because more often then not, I just kept working through the weekend on my assignments and ended up so burned out that I genuinely contemplated dropping out (very rarely, worse things). It wasn't until I forced myself to put my work down and take some time off every week that I managed to regain my energy. The real kicker was how, despite doing that, I was still able to meet my deadlines. Now I have a nice job where, not only do I have a work environment that is completely separate from my personal one, but I am expected to be unreachable on the weekend.
Its very nice. I hope that everyone who is self-employed, or works from home, or whatever is able to find time to set your work aside without feeling guilty about it. Everyone needs a break. Everyone needs time to rest. It is actually beneficial to your work to do so, for we are not machines capable of working without rest. Hell, when you look at productivity world-wide, lower productivity seems to correlate more with intense work cultures that demand long hours and few breaks. Take breaks, please, and try not to feel guilty about doing so.
Excellently described. I agree wholeheartedly.
I wish someone would explain this to chronic illnesses though. They don’t seem to understand. The only two days I get off from either work or cooking for other people etc for the entire Christmas period are this weekend. And I’m in bed with a migraine.
I'm very glad that I learned this lesson early (courtesy of my first boss, actually) because it helped tremendeously with time managment during the PhD. The same goes for learning btw - if you struggle with retaining something new, it often helps to let it be, get a good night's sleep and often things will much more sense the next day.
But also, chronic illness really ruins that theory quite often.
@dees3179 ugh ! Sending a warm, comforting "friend hug."
as someone who's been in the creative industry most of my life, I've absolutely felt this. I always have to re-watch Kiki's delivery service to remind myself crafty witches deserve rest too
Weekends. Yes - a thing.
This is my favorite form of vacation! Every winter, my friends and I do a Regency-themed weekend where we can wear our Regency creations and live the 19th c. life (chamber pots excepted) in a 19th c. B&B. One thing we always do is have one of us teach a new skill or craft to the others. I love the passimenterie buttons and tablet weaving! (I love the cycling sweater you were wearing, too.)
Oh my goodness ive got to try this with some friends
That sounds so amazing
To find the friends and the energy. Agree with clairemiller9979, that sounds amazing.
@debcarroll8192 -- That makes me so wistful for having friends that share an interest in that kind of thing. Mine unfortunately do not. Appreciate the heck out of each other, and I hope your friendships stay strong all life long! : )
I like how you recorded the feel of the cottage. Usually videos show what a place looks like without showing how it feels to be there. Yay reigniting the joyful spark of creativity!
Just the sweet piggy purrs at the sight of their greens was such a delight
My husband and I stayed in a treehouse for the same reason. My eye twitch went away, I got to crochet from a porch swing with a gorgeous view, and got inspired. It was great.
Sounds idyllic
No but real talk it's adorable to see you having the same relationship to watching Morgan Donner That I do too watching you 😂 the little snort was everything
I can’t believe I caught this as soon as it dropped!!! I’m so excited!!!!
@@shelbyheaser8804 SAME OMG
Same! 😊
William Wordsworth did a lot of his good work while living in a cottage in the English countryside - but crucially his life was enabled by his also quite talented sister. So handcrafts like this are themselves labor intensive, but they also require labor to get to the point where the crafting itself is possible; therefore anything handcrafted like this is more valuable than we might give it credit for
Fun! This reminds me of when I was a teenager. My friends and I would have a slumber party, grab some snacks, stay up late, and make friendship bracelets. Nowadays it's trying knitting Shetland lace or socks. Hanging out with besties to drink tea and craft is a very time-honored tradition. Times like these are a wellness activity, especially if one has a G&T or mocktail of an evening. 😉
As an author who had to struggle last year with lack of motivation and writer's block, I fully get it. Being able to just check out on your own terms, to learn something new, to do something you want yourself without external pressure, or just to relax is one of the best ways to help with motivation.
PLEASE post more videos like this!! Crafting vlog/long form video blends are my favourite type of video to crochet to, and they are so rare but SO fun to watch!! i would watch a million of these from you!
i agree i love this style of video to crochet to! if you want more i have to recommend minji lee, she makes beautiful sewing vlogs with a perfect mix of verbal explanations and b-roll crafting footage i love to crochet along to :D
The costume designer from Gentleman Jack, did another show called Renegade Nell. I love when you talk about the small details of costumes that I didn’t notice when I first watched something. I always go back and get to appreciate it all over again.
The Cotswold's are experts at creating cozy spaces. Some of the spaces make me feel like I have been transported to middle earth . And I'm hanging out with the hobbits and i find myself enjoying a delicious cup of coffee with a double shot of salted carmel inside a cozy hobbit hole looking out a round window . I'ts heaven❤
The ambiance of your videos is so relaxing ❤️
PS : Just finished watching this ; I loved how positive it was and how much it helped me consider my hobbies as something I don't need to excel at but rather something I can just enjoy without pressure ❤
This open so many possibilities to find time for our well loved crafts.
ANOTHER BERNADETTE BANGER LETS GOOOO
“Make me one” our friends echo in the distance; not understanding the time and care that goes into 1 button, 30 inches of weaving, and 2 embroidery leaves
Piggie exercise! What a great way to get me to watch the ad all the way through and then several additional times
I really like this video, seeing the time and effort involved in not only creating these things but also in learning new techniques. Made me doubly appreciative of hand made items
One can really understand why fingerless gloves of one variety or another were continuously popular throughout history, when one has tried doing dexterous crafts in cold conditions! 😅
LOL yes, I have used them both for violin playing and for being able to rip open energy gels mid road race.
I did exactly this (except for the getaway). I am a puppet builder. It started out for myself but now I do commission work so I have not had a chance to learn something new in a while. So I decided to take Christmas break and teach myself how to make chainmail! So far so good!! Refreshing!!
Bernadette, your friend doing the gold work, you need to allow the size to dry and to handle the gold leaf , rub a paint brush on your face and the oil from the skin will lift the gold and you then just manipulate it with the brush. I know it's too late for the piece you have been doing on the retreat but i hope this helps for next time. Thank-you all for a lovely video. ❤
I literally JUST watched Morgan's hem weaving video the other day since I've been on a weaving kick the last few weeks and as soon as you brought out the shift I thought 'oh that would be a perfect application of the hem weaving I just learned' and then you pulled up her video and I had a lovely little reminder of how friendly and supportive everyone in this historical crafting community is to each other!!
Oh the buttons! That brought me back! My Grandmother was a lace maker (not sure about the translation- with a pillow, lots of needles and the wooden spule-thingies) but my attention span as a kid was way to short for that so we made buttons together like these! We used wooden buttons too, but mostly wooden or metal rings. You have to weave very tightly and it feels solid, when you do it right! Also she taught me to do „knot“ buttons and the counter part- specially twisted cords form a rose or fleur de lis and get stiched on the garment - it looks absolutly regal! Have to try and re-learn this! Thank you❤
11:00 Ah, I love that you guys have John and Hank Green's keats&co tea in the back!!! I've bought three flavors, and it's the best tea I've ever tried.
Yes! The Keats & Co. cameo was great! I've tried most flavors; which is your favorite?
I have no craft skills, but a weekend like this sounds heavenly. I'd quite happily sit reading while my friends crafted away.
I've been relearning how to start my naalbinding projects! Most of my previous ones, I used a round start, this time I'm using an oval start and a crochet chain stitch to start! My first attempt is gorgeous, but unfortunately not going to come anywhere close to fitting me, hopefully the next one will be better! Have fun, stay safe and please give the piggies skritches and cuddles as they are incredibly adorable 😍!
Love the pig workout!😂. This whole video is peak aesthetic get away!❤
Your videos are the most aesthetically pleasing and relaxing thing there is. Your approach to creating has reminded me to give myself sufficient time to finish my own projects in a patient and thoughtful manner. Keep up the good work ❤
This makes me feel better about time. It took me a week to unravel a sweater. Another two weeks later and I've got only the top vest section of a dress I'm crocheting with the yarn finished. I'm hoping to finish the sleeves this week and the skirt next week. I keep thinking I can finish something in a day or one week but it never works like that lol
You’re racing at that pace!!! So far it’s taken me several weeks to crochet a pair of socks, I’m probably 3/4 finished. And honestly I’m pretty proud of myself. I’m a dreadful procrastinator so by my standards it’s going extremely well!
@EmL-kg5gn thank you!!! Socks are tiny tight stitches! My dress is mostly 2 fine yarns together with a lace work pattern so it *should* work up faster. It's my own variation of the "Morticia Dress" pattern if you want to look it up :) great free yt tutorial.
The reverse parking mid-snack of the piggy at 9:31 was next level skills 😘 👌🏼
It is so wonderful to see three lovely ladies working together and independently on beautiful hand crafts. Then to be in a countryside cottage…priceless ❤
How lovely of you to include us on this cozy retreat. I appreciate handmade crafts. Thank you for show casing exactly how much time is invested in them!
this was so cozy and warming, especially since I was on my own little retreat in mountain, knitting a long forgotten sweater for my dear sister
Nice to see the different crafts.
Here in the states, if you stay home for your vacation, we call a staycation . I love staycations especially if you have everything you need and you don’t have to get in the damn car to drive anywhere all weekend.
I always found that being in any other place than home sparks that creativity. If you are in a cute, cozy environment, that spark becomes an inferno ^.^
crafting holiday with your friends + pets? sounds like you're living The Dream omg 🥺😍
So adorable to have such good friends to be silently around doing the things you love. ❤
Happy New Year!
Happy New year!
All you young ones watching--retirement can be like this. You don't have to look forward to a future of sitting in a recliner drinking beer and cussing at newscasters. You can go all Jane Austen, spending your days in productive contentment ❤
I about fell out of my chair when you pulled up Morgan's tablet weaving hem video because I *just* rewatched that video a week ago! 🤣
Bradford-Upon-Avon 😍 It's so pretty, I love it!
0:28 I just came back from a folk retreat, and it tickled me that you used a pseudo-trad Irish low D whistle track behind the intro section ❤ 😂 I have had a similar soundtrack all weekend!
Totally by chance I watched/listened to this on my own "just crafting" day at home. As a house rabbit owner, I am also in awe of how relaxed your piggies were about suddenly being somewhere new (albeit in their familiar cage).
Winter is definitely the season for bundling up with a cozy blanket, a cup of tea and an enticing craft project.
Just the first line spoken here resonates deeply with me. I’ve been working away at a corset and 1830s dress since September for a wedding in three weeks. The deadline pressure is real 😪
Had to smile about the cold hands and making crafts. Just before putting on the video I stopped to make some herbal tea to warm both hands and tummy as my house is chilly (we’re due for unpleasant weather tomorrow that may include shoveling snow in Virginia). I’m making my second sweater ever, this time a complete sweater, not just a vest and with a cabled front.
Yup, even us older women are sharing in the activities.
As a cosplayer with a squirrel brain, whenever I pulled up to a sew out I had at least five different projects with me in case I finished the thing that was hindering me from working on something, or I just lost interest in something. To see you three pick one project and stick to it the whole weekend was giving second hand centering of mind, which was an interesting feeling! Hopefully I can also workshop with friends in the near future :)
The best way to spend holidays, crafting with friends in a lovely place. Your universe is really interesting and I also enjoy embroidery techniques you show. Thanks to you I wanted to buy an old sewing machine and did it. It's a Singer 15 in perfect condition and absolutely love it. I began to be comfortable with it. It taught me one amazing thing. Stop when it goes wrong 😅 Today I tried to sew my first velvet skirt 😁😬 a long road before the goal, but I enjoy the path. Thanks for your work, inspiration, and the two lil' cutie Guinea pigs. 😄
Bernadette, I've been a subscriber for such a long time and I have to say, this might be my favorite video ever.
I wanna go on a cozy little weekend too. How sweet this seemed. I hope you gals had an amazing trip. It sounds productive. It's a good reminder that hand crafts take a lot longer than we'd expect. You all did amazing. 😊
All my love from New Hampshire!
I feel so seen. I recently did a writing retreat with a friend, and we overshot bedtime too because we were so engrossed in our writing. ❤
I know exactly how you feel. I've spent the last few days allowing myself to learn three new techniques (including relearning finger braiding!) instead of pushing myself to get on with other projects and I've loved every minute of it!
I would love to have a painting done of the three of you working your crafts on a cold morning. Look at the first part of day 3 when all of you are crafting in a cozy cottage, staying warm, and learning together.😊
Wow, that looks so incredibly cozy and like my idea of a perfect weekend away, crafting with friends and pigs (or cats, or dogs, or rabbits, I'm not fussy) 💛
The accuracy of Morgan's self-commentary applying to you too was just so perfect 😅
This was so comforting and made me want to do a little creative retreat to do UA-cam stuff again 🥲
Do ittttt
I just wanna spend a weekend with friends while we craft 😭💖 That look so amazing
Been watching you for years and always love your approach to content, your wry humour and total excellence 😊❤ I am really enjoying this.
When you said crafty friends, I thought for sure, the pack (Rachel, Morgan, Nicole and Abby) were going to be there. Morgan was there in spirit. It's so nice to meet Marlee and Lana. Your crafts were interesting and the cottagecore vibe was strong. Well done.
Another piece of content encouraging me to click that “buy” button on my craft order. I’ve never quilted before, but I MUST MAKE A QUILT.
I have also felt this compulsion!
@ I just ordered An Encyclopedia of Crazy Quilt Stitches + Motifs Book and I’m so excited
This looks like and amazing time with the ladies 💕 And to top it off, I see Gentleman Jack playing in the background!!! One of the best historical dramas ever created IMHO 💕
Thank you for this beautiful vignette! I want to buy that house right this minute 😍 Even for those of us who aren't skilled in needlework, your videos are always so interesting (and visually stunning). It is amazing how you have created this wonderful life for yourself, in (I think?) a country other than where you're from. Wishing you every success!
I have been watching tablet videos for the past 12months and still have not started. This video is definitely a kick in the pants.
I’m so excited to watch this omg.
Same! Each video is a gem, always
I used to do the 5 loop finger braid when I was in high school in the 80s. We used it for friendship bracelets. I know that i would need a refresher before trying to do it again.
My quilt guild hosts 1-2 retreats a year & I got to go to both this year - it was magnificent to have a weekend away to socialize & sew!
This was such a well-timed video. I've just spent three days focusing only on my art and I have been feeling like I made no progress, when in fact I finished a few works and kicked myself to pick up a sewing project. Which is more than I realise in hindsight. So thank you for shedding light on the amount of time working on your craft takes.
I plan to do the same thing with a friend once spring starts! We will drive an hour or so and just stay somewhere that is not home but cheap with prettyish nature and just craft together and I'm so hyped
When I realized that I needed to finally finish my doctoral dissertation, I went away for a weekend to get my thoughts in order. I then went back and wrote about 300 pages in 6 weeks. The mental reset is truly invaluable! The pigs make me miss my kitty, though- I have Covid, and I can’t risk getting her sick!😿
I would love to have a followup on all three of your projects in the future...with tea, snacks, and guinea pigs of course...
This was inspiring. I don't do new year's resolutions, but I hereby give myself permission to take some days to simply enjoy crafting, without guilt. I really feel fired up to do that.
I would love it if you made this a series! I want you to still have opportunities to just craft without worrying about has to be accomplished. I just love the Austin and scone vibes
Just started but dear lord that cottage pic! 0:35 Take out the poorly added cable (curse you installers of the world!) and that is cozy perfection. I mean don't lick the lead gutters but dang that patina 😍
Three US expats in the British countryside with a cameo from Morgan? How lovely!
a girls weekend with our crafts sounds AMAZING.
Oh how beautiful that town Bradford on Avon looks, especially The Bridge Tea Rooms. Would absolutely love to visit that place. I think that it is time well spent when you are learning a new skill, so the goal is to achieve the skill not so much of the ready product. And you got to spent relaxing time with your friends. Happy New Year ❤
It's a beautiful town. Best to go out of season, as it gets inundated with tourists and visitors in the summer and on fine weekends
So. Fricken. COZY. ❤ Loved this so much.
It's encouraging to know it just takes time and I'm not just really slow. Btw most teas arent meant to have (hot) water flushed over it as it flushes out the tannins first which in turns makes it more bitter but rather filling the cup and adding the tea after or just pouring beside the tea leaves; this makes varying amoutns of difference from none to tremendous depending on the tea. Well most people dont even know not every tea is supposed to be done with boiling water either so ye
3:30 When you said tablet weaving I immediately thought of Morgans Video! ❤
Morgan! I love both of your channels so much!😘💕
This looks like a wonderful trip. Love your cozy sweater too; those full sleeves and that neckline make me swoon.
I'm currently knitting a sweater but now I want to learn button wrapping.
I’m in a craft group and we met together twice a year for a weekend to craft. It’s 5 ladies in there 50’s and 3 (including me) in our 20’s. It’s honestly so much fun. We go out for dinner and then spend the rest of it teaching eachother crafts. The next craft day two of the ladies are teaching us how to make a quilt! It’s so fun to learn other skills and to see everyone’s skills. We all learn to make the same thing but everyone’s always look so different and unique to them.