Saturday, March 31, 2007

New projects, new energy

When I don't feel very good I don't find time to do anything. It looks like it is all related. I try to keep busy and to efficiently use my time so that I can do the things that are important to me and also others that even though they don't look all that important, they make me feel good, and therefore they too are important.

Cuando no me siento bien no encuentro el momento de hacer nada. Parece que una cosa depende de la otra. Intentento estar ocupada y trato de usar mi tiempo lo mas eficientemente posible para poder hacer las cosas que son importantes para mi y otras que aunque no lo parezcan mucho, me hacen sentir bien, y por lo tanto tambien son importantes.

These past weeks a lot of things have been happening in my life and Luca's life. We are a busy couple. Go somewhere everyday. We see people everyday. We go play with other kids or have dinner with adults. Non stop. In the midst of this crazy busy life, I feel so good that I get things done around the house and also I get to do some crafting. I talk to my friends often. I talk to Gisele quite a bit. I miss her, and talking on the phone helps. Me and my friends from Minerva's Circle decided to send her a gift. We bought her some fabrics at Trenton's little quilting shop and then I decided to make a bag. I got inspired by a shirt that I have and I love, that used to be owned by two of my sisters. This is what it looked like:

Durante las ultimas semanas muchas cosas han pasado en la vida de Luca y mia. Somos una pareja ocupada. Vamos a algun sitio cada dia. Vemos a gente todos los dias. Vamos a jugar con otros ninhos o a cenar con adultos. No paramos. En medio de todo esta vida coupadisima, me siento bien y por eso consigo acabar cosas en mi casa y ademas me da tiempo a hacer manualidades. Hablo a menudo con amigos. Hablo mucho con Gisele. La echo de menos, y hablar por telefono con ella ayuda. Yo y mis amigas de Minerva's Circle decidimos mandarle un regalo. Le compramos algunas telas de la tiendita en Trenton y luego decidi hacerle una bolsa. Me inspiro una camiseta que tengo que me encanta, que solia ser de dos de mis hermanas. Asi quedo la bolsa:


Back quilting details:
Detalles del acolchado por detras:


And I finally finished covering one of my chairs, all green. Things are finally starting to match around here.

Y por fin acabe de forrar una de mis sillas, toda verde. Las cosas estan empezando a combinar por aqui.

6 comments:

Gisele Schoene said...

The gifts were such a nice surprise! It was very sweet of you, I loved everything. Miss you.

amisha said...

carmen, that chair cover is amazing!! it looks so so good. and you know i love the bag you made for gisele :) i have been wanting to cover 2 chairs that the cats like to claw at, but all the forms have been intimidating me a bit. i think i need a lesson! xo

Lolita Blahnik said...

Es una mecedora verdad? mi madre tenia una parecida...
Me gusta el bolso.

Claudia said...

lindisimo el verde que escogiste para la mecedora y la bolsita de Gisele ni hablar...muy original. La renovacion es muy sanadora, alabo tu entusiasmo.

Pilar said...

El forro de tus muebles quedo espectacular, demas esta hablar de la bolsa de Gisele, ese dibujo de tu polera hay que copiarlo!!!

Unknown said...

Very pretty bag, I found you through Flickr.