Over the Rainbow

I love that song! I call it "my song". I sing it often and love to hear it often. So much that my friends at work are sick of it. Once I had all different versions of this song and was playing it OVER AND OVER again, which of course drove all crazy. 

So, even though she is probably sick of this song (by me singing it often) my friend from work and team leader Rowan decided to buy me this awesome single now when she was in UK. Thank you Rowan! :)

Rowan makes some really cute and unique Amigurumi dolls which she sells in her Etsy shop called outoftheframe. She is very talented. She makes a story about each doll she makes so you are not buying just a doll, but a doll with a character. Its awesome!

Now, let me tell you a little bit of what this song really means to me.

 

"Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby..."

To me, this song is a song of hope. It reminds me on the hope I have in Jesus and the Kingdom of Heaven. "There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby." And there truly is a land that I heard of. It is the best land that anyone would wish to live in. It's a land where all your dreams come true. It is a land full of joy and peace. No worries, no problems of the world, no war, nothing that harms us. It is a land where my king Jesus lives and where we can fully experience all the good gifts he has for us. It is a promise land that God intended me to live in. Not just me, but all my brothers and sisters who believe and trust Jesus as their Savior and the Lord of their lives. All who intentionally turn from their ways towards God and believe the good news - that Jesus Christ, son of God, came and died on the cross and resurrected and with that sacrifice He redeemed us from the sin that we were born into. He came to give us life - life in abundance. After we receive it, we do no longer belong to this world, but to His Kingdom... and until it comes, we are being ready for it.

Jesus said in Mark 1:15: 

"The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!"

He also said in Luke 17:20-21: 

"Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you."

 "Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true..."

And yes, dreams that we dare to dream really do come true. It is a promise which God promised in Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart." and in Mark 6:33 after saying how we shouldn't worry about what we will eat or wear "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

I could go on and on about what God's word says about His kingdom and wonderful things He has for us, but for the sake of not making this a HUGE post, I am letting you to find that out for yourself by reading and searching the treasure book - the Bible.

Hair Bow

Today was my cousin's 17th birthday and I thought to make her something. I figured out that cool hair bow would be a nice gift. So I made it. 

To make this bow I've used dark blue denim and pink sewing thread. I wrapped around the middle sewing thread (ideally would be if I had ribbon or something else in that color). 

As I was wrapping it in the middle of the bow I also wrapped it around hair clip. I've also made little 'stars' with the same thread.

After doing that I secured it to hair clip using glue gun and tried it on to see how it looks :) Its a bit blurry picture, I know, but I think it looks cool :)

I just hope that my cousin likes it as much as I did and that she will have opportunity to use it as I would :)

The Fear of Failure

Perfectionist? Yeah, that's me. All the time and in everything? No, not really.

This is the pin cushion that I made today. Honestly, didn't put much thought into it and this is how it turned out - unperfect. It almost makes me feel bad (silly isn't it) that I made something like this, as if I disapointed myself.. well, I actually did. And yeah, I am going to destroy it since I cannot undo it. 

So now this experience produced fear inside of me - fear of failure - which, by the way, kills all creativity.

I have bought a lot of very nice fabric for making bags and I planned to make a tote bag today. But now, cause of this this failed project, I am afraid to even start... my mind is blank, providing no ideas whatsoever. 

So as the result, I am calling it off for today... until next time - after I get back my creativity.