Flown

What happened to the last week of summer vacation? Or the whole summer for that matter? It's just flown by me in a blur. When things are quiet on the blog that usually means things are the opposite "in real life". We've been preparing ourselves for back-to-school, back-to-work and back-to-back a lot of things!

The end of this week brings the wrapping-up of my latest online workshop:The Felted Birdhouse. What fun I've had teaching this one! I loved being able to fully explore a project, to break it down into pieces and put it back together again (figuratively) by explaining it step-by-step. There is so much self discovery not only when you *make* but especially when you bring awareness to the making by documenting and illustrating every step and technique.

It's honestly been a luxury for me to slow down and take the time to explore the possibilities along with the participants of the workshop. (Oh little hand stitches, how I've missed you!) The ideas begin to flow more fluidly and I end up pushing myself as I intend to push the group. It's amazing how much you can learn by teaching.

So, the online workshop winds down, the summer winds down, and new things are on the horizon. Next up for me, the Creative Connection Eventthis September in Minneapolis. (There's still time to join us if you haven't signed up yet!) I'll be teaching "in real life" which will be it's own luxury. And I'm sure I'll be learning a lot.