No more yielding but a dream @katherineaurora - Tumblr Blog

not putting my face on this site in case the fae try to steal it but I am proud of this beadwork

a "like" on a post is like a little kiss on the cheek

I’m working on a series of illustrations of native New England flora and fauna inspired by queer identities. This is the second in the series, inspired by the bisexual flag. I chose a purple martin, painted trillium, and red trillium. Martins are associated with hope, renewal, and a safe return home.

postarcadian

the thing I love most about how tumblr users use tags is that it’s like what if a social media website had a footnotes system

lycaniums-room

An ad for your deepest desires :)

elodieunderglass

it's a well-known fact in the textile crafting community that "making objects from textiles" is an entirely separate hobby from "having a collection of materials to make things with."

crafters often refer to this collection as a "stash" or a "hoard."

it's normal to have, but sometimes comes with a certain awkwardness.

the problem is that it takes a very long time to make things from textiles - and it is extremely quick, fun and easy to get more materials.

Presents, impulse purchases, leftovers from other projects, things you bought FULLY intending to make something that you changed your mind about...

Another problem is that you genuinely DO have a plan for the materials! your intentions and desires are THERE!

and admitting that it isn't going to happen - or that your mind has changed, or you're no longer able to do them - can be really painful!

it's incredibly hard to say: "we are not the people who can do these things. we are not the people who WILL do these things."

but sometimes you need to.

it's a natural part of life. it might feel painful to let go of things that you really want to use, but won't. But clearing them out - and the attached guilt and shame - will make room for a lot more things in your life. Room for things you'll use. Room for the projects you'll do.

Room and space - not for hanging on to the shades of the ambitions and intentions and people you aren't - not being held for lives you don't have - but room and space for who you are today, and who you'll be tomorrow, and for the things you'll do.