Idle Hands

You know that thing they say about turning into your Mother?  I think it might be happening to me.  For as long as I can remember, my Mom has been carrying around a little bag with a needlepoint project in it.

   And I mean, she carries it everywhere! When I was in high school, we had Astros season tkts and she would sit at the games and needlepoint!   I walked around her place in Florida the other day and took these pics of some of her creations.

 This one is my favorite.  It's a little antique stool that's all about her...tennis, piano, OU, her kids and grandkids initials, a needle and thread, crosses to symbolize her faith...isn't it great?

You really have to see it up close to appreciate the work.  Each block is done with a different stitch.  Truly impressive!

   She can't sit and watch a TV show, or sit on an airplane, or on the beach, etc. with idle hands.  So she creates these amazing needlepoint canvases and turns them into beautiful pillows, framed art, seat-cushions, Christmas ornaments, bags, you name it!

I have been chasing after young children now for about 13yrs, so I haven't had much "idle hands" time.  But now that my youngest is 7, I do find that I get very antsy when I'm not being productive.

  Friends will say, "...isn't it great that you are out of the baby pool now and you can just sit and read a book or look at a magazine when you're at the pool?". 

 What?!?  How long can you actually do that?  I'd go stir crazy!

  So, I took up a hand-sewing hobby myself...

 .... beading!   It's not needlepoint, but isn't it gorgeous?  I did it on the beach, by the pool, on the airplane...it's a little addictive!  I feel like my Mother!

Sis Boom fabric is PERFECT for embellishing!  No idle hands for the rest of the Summer!  Thanks for the inspiration Mom!