Do you ever have leftover pieces from the projects you have completed?
I do.
Do you ever have projects you planned but never completed?
I do.
Do you ever wait so long to work on a project that the finished product would no longer be “in style” when you get around to do it?
I do.
That last one is a little embarrassing.
At one time, I had quite a few letterpress blocks that I used in some jewelry and collage projects. The leftovers that I did not use were just stashed in a drawer with some of my other supplies.
Every time I saw them in that drawer, they just spoke to me.
I could probably have sold them individually. I am sure that some true collectors would be appalled that I glued them together in a hanging. I had just the right place for them to hang. I had just the right size thrift-store frame.
So my leftover pieces became a completed project that appeals to me as a finished product. Those letters still speak to me as I pass by them on the wall each day. Want to know what they say?
There seems to be never enough, so take advantage of those zzzzzzzzz’s and $$$$$$$$$$’s.
Linking with Debra's Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground
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