Running out of ...

my mind? time (daily)? beads (never!)?

Would you believe...

LINT!

Yep, I've been working on dolls (notice it is now plural!) and stuffing them with lint! It started as an entry into a contest for the ReStore, a building recycling place. 80% of the piece needs to be from the "waste stream." Well, what goes in my waste is different from other people's for sure. I made the doll body from a pair of jeans that weren't suitable for rags, let alone wearing. I started stuffing with the lint I'd saved, and my friend saves hers for bird nesting stuff so she gave me her stash. It packs so firmly, it's great. So I got inspired to work on my beaded doll, and now her legs are stuffed, and awaiting finishing work. I'm in the midst of making "shoes" for her from material that looks like rain on windows. I've run out of lint, and still need to stuff the legs for the denim doll! So Sue has decided to do extra laundry this week, so she'll have some to give me Friday. What a sweetie! I'm painting the face of the denim doll (with paints that are 10 years old!), and need to figure out clothing. I have various broken kid's jewelery beads, a Tyvek envelope, and lots of #6 plastic for shrink art. I'm stumped on material for clothing, but I'll figure something. I need to do it soon too, it's due end of March. And then there's Feb BJP - not started (see pic of fabric and beads -that's as far as I've got). And the heart square for the breast cancer quilt - not started. And my beaded doll - behind schedule.

What I did get done is a bracelet to match the blue and silver necklace. I'm currently working on one in blues and green, and have the materials to start one in purple and pink. I work on those while I'm watching TV some nights. Now if I could just remember to take pictures during the day...