A Break from Making

I have to admit, it's hard to put together DIY post after DIY post. To make time to create the project, to wait for it to dry in many cases, to photograph it, to write up a step-by-step tutorial, to design the header for the post and get it all uploaded and ready to go.

So I'm taking a break today. I had planned on showing two projects today-- a ombre painted glass ornament and a knitted headwrap/cowl. But, while it looks really pretty, the paint didn't dry properly on the ornament, and the headwrap is just a little bit cuter in the tutorial than in my own version. My first instinct was to get down on myself because I was falling short of my expectations and my promises to all you blog friends. I definitely got a little crabby and grumbly. When it got to the point where I snapped at my husband for the way he was eating his peanut butter toast last night {sorry, Marcus!} I realized that no blog post {or two} is worth that trouble. While commitment to a plan is a good thing, beating yourself up for unexpected detours is not a healthy way to go about it. As a way to be gentle on myself, I'm giving myself a day {or two or three!} off from my blog schedule. Because really, do y'all care whether I post a whole bunch of DIYs in one week versus spreading them out throughout November?!

Instead of stressing over my incomplete DIYs, I created a treasury this morning called Handmade Geometry. {Is it strange that I find treasury-making so relaxing?} As with almost every other treasury I've put together, I'm still on a kick with subdued, minimal color and natural elements. I love the way the hard geometric lines are softened by their hand-drawn and handmade qualities, and I love seeing the ways artists incorporate mathematical themes and patterns into their work.

Handmade Geometry by CaitididDesigns on Etsy

Featured: 1. Geometric Totes by PAWLING // 2. Raindrops Throw Pillow by leahduncan // 3. Origami Crane Sky Branches by Bunderful // 4. Geometry Print by Roominiscent // 5. Geometric Painting Necklace by courtneyoquist // 6. Abstract Geometric No. 3 by tokenandpine // 7. Vintage Black and White Photographs by TheOldRedHen // 8. Going Hunting Scarf by barkdecor // 9. Lines and Arrows Cushion Cover by bestillshop // 10. Ceramic Travel Mug by sewZinski // 11. Embroidery Hoop Art Triangle Pyramid by yinsteadofi // 12. Square Post Earrings by cartonBois // 13. Geometric Jewelry Tribal Necklace by TheWhirlwind // 14. Black Diamond Jotter by witandwhistle // 15. You Reap What You Sew No. 2 Hand Embroidery by MarysGranddaughter // 16. Himmeli No. 6 Modern White Mobile by AMRadio


"Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry." 
~ Gustave Flaubert