Ugly Cards
Have you ever worked on something and ended up not liking it. I mean, not liking it at all.
This happens to me a lot. More than I should probably admit to, actually. Especially with some of my cards. I have this vision in my mind and it’s just not what come out on the paper. Sometimes I think the card isn’t even that bad, it’s just that I don’t like it because it’s not what I had pictured.
My last couple projects have been like that and I think I’m suffering from creative block lately.
Lately I've had projects of a different kind taking up my workshop space.
I’ve also been reading a lot more lately because I’ve just got some good books on my shelf that I can’t seem to put down. (I just finished off Good Girls Don’t Have to Dress Bad by _____ and Large Family Logistics by Kim Brenaman. Both wonderful! Reviews coming soon!)
And Pinterest…Oh, Pinterest. I get all kinds of ideas, but then I spend all my creative time perusing ideas and more ideas…and never get to the point of actually working on any of them.
Kitchen timer, here I come!
I've been mending horse legs for the Cowboy. And a dinosaur leg. And a Christmas ornament. And a jewelry box. And a headband.
Sometimes I find that there’s nothing wrong with a project. Not really. Maybe I just don’t happen to like those colors or something. And I’ll give it away anyway. (I do this with cards a lot.) I mean, the person receiving it doesn’t know how perfectly awesome the idea in your head was. They’re an untainted audience.
And sometimes I get frustrated and just throw it away or offer it to the kids to use in one of their projects. (They think anything out of my workshop is awesome. In my kids eyes I’m at least as good as Monet–it’s quite the pick-me-up.)
I love E6000, but it takes up to 72 hours to dry completely. So I only do the "mending" when I've got a whole group ready to go at once.
But usually I try to fight through it and at least finish. Sometimes it ends up as something you didn’t expect.
What do you do with projects that don’t turn out like you wanted?
Good question! Some of them I rip apart and start over {dresses, knitting projects}. If it’s a scrapbook page I’ll table it until I like it, or just slap photos on the page and move onto the next one. I have been know to {gasp} throw out projects that I seriously don’t like.
Sometimes I just finish it and put it away where I don’t have to see it very often. I find that I’m much harder on myself than others are. 🙂
I wish I were creative enough to even attempt! to make a card! I have NO and I mean NO creative ability. Unless I have step by step instuctions with details on fabric etc. I can NOT do it! See, if I don’t attempt it then I don’t have to worry about what to do with my flops! LOL! Hallmark here I come!
Now my kids say that everything from my Kitchen is great…yeah right! I love those kiddos!
Cooking is creativity at it’s best! (No one’s going crazy praising anything that comes out of my oven!)