Penny Doll in a Coffin Mixed Media Art Starter Kit Gift: The Destiny of Things, Story 547

Penny Doll in a Coffin Mixed Media Art Starter Kit Gift:  The Destiny of Things, Story 547

One of my mixed media art ideas that didn't get off the ground!  BEFORE:

 All 3 dolls in the photo have sold out, but I've listed 3 more with 2 in coffins, available here.

Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

Here is the note I received:

Perfection ... so adorable and no surprises. Initially i'd planned to gift her - but heck no she's mine now! Keep-keep😜

So funny!   Keep-keep!  I know what it's like to buy a gift for someone and then keep it for myself!  However, as a recovering hoarder, I would buy several to many..... some to gift and some to keep for myself!  I haven't done that in a long time, so maybe my hoarding days are over?

Anyways, looks how she incorporated the penny doll in a coffin with her other items!  So cool!

AFTER:

 What a kitschy cute little Halloween or Day of the Dead vignette!

Photo via an Etsy buyer from JunkDrawerAndMore

There are so many cute little details in this mixed media art assemblage!  I'd want to know the story about each piece!

Here's a close up of the penny doll she got!

This one has sold out, but there are new ones available here.

Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

Saying Goodbye:  My penny doll collection is finding new lives and homes, so I'm very happy about that.  I'm a little apprehensive about my collection of coffins and the same penny dolls I've collected are leaving because it took a long time to collect them all!

My mixed media art ideas was to take all the same penny dolls and and display them in these coffins, but I never got around to it.  Now it's time to say goodbye to that idea, so new ones can take it's place!

Here are the new ones listed, except for Penny doll #2, it sold out last night.

Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

What I Learned:

1.  I have a hoard of mixed media art projects rolling around in my head!  with all the supplies to go with them!  I seem to like the idea of collecting hoards of project ideas and their supplies, rather than actually going through the process of starting and finished each project!

Now that I know that's one of my biggest hoarder issues!  I can STOP it!  As in stop buying hoards of supplies and stop keeping hoards of art projects in my head!  And either start making them come to true to life or start letting each idea go!

Well, I'm going to have to let many of the ideas go because I just have too many of them, plus I just keep going back to mending and patching because mending and patching take me to such a timeless joyful place.

2.  When I actually think about my "supply" hoard and while being "honest" with myself, I know I have more than enough art projects to last me a life time!  Probably several life times!  It's time to start letting many of them go, so I can work and create on those that take me to a timeless place of joy!

What do you do that takes you to a timeless place of joy?  I used to play a lot of racquetball in high school through college and that took me to a timeless place because I remember playing for 6 to 8 hours a day on the weekends and after school!  Luckily that Fitness Center was open for 24 hours!

Included are spider web cotton and a black spider, so you can make it look old with cobwebs!  These evil twins are available here.  Photo via The Destiny of Things

Thank you Etsy buyer for taking the time to send me an update photo on how you used yours in your mixed media art vignette for Halloween!  It's so cool!  Thank for your sharing and especially for the inspiration!  

Etsy buyers have been so kind about sending me update photos of how they give my hoard new lives and homes!  I have more to post and lots to catch up on!  Thank you Etsy buyers!

Here is the second batch of these Penny coffin dolls, available here

photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

I've been working daily to add new listing to reach my goal of 185 listed items per shop. I've reached my goal of 185 with 2 shops, almost 3.  Keep a look out at all 5 shops, I will be listing the rest of the week! 

My goal for our new shop, Mending Ways is 24 listed items and I've listed 22, so far and have two new patches to list in the next couple of days. 

Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed weekly: HoarderRehab with 185 items, The Destiny of Things- 180 items, VintageToGoEasy - 186 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 184 items.   And now, Mending Ways with 22.

 Maybe you'll find something and give it new life and a new home!  Thanks for looking!  

 

 Small jointed penny dolls in coffins, except for the one on the far right, her bow is too big and she doesn't fit in a coffin, available here.  Photo via The Destiny of Things

 

Thank you for visiting my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things!  Happy Halloween!   

PHOTO UPDATE Mini Boro Textile Art Mending Patches on Pocket Pants Clothes Repair: Mending Ways Story 9

PHOTO UPDATE Mini Boro Textile Art Mending Patches on Pocket Pants Clothes Repair:  Mending Ways Story 9

Someone "out there" heard me and sent photo updates!  BEFORE:

Photo via Etsy buyer who has used my mini boro textile art patches as decorative utilitarian patches!  And then sent me pictures of how well they are holding up after laundry cleaning!  My favorite part of doing the laundry is seeing how my mending comes out after a machine wash!  And here they are from an Etsy buyer!  Thank you M!  Photo via Etsy buyer.

Here is the note I received with the email:

I love that you enjoy the metamorphosis of your patches. I will always look for the changes on them from now on...

AFTER:

Wow!  I love how this looks after it's been washed!  I already can feel my fingers, needles and threads are itching to stitch on this one!  I even have the color threads picked out in my mind!  

Photo via Etsy buyer.  Thank you!

So cool!  Thank you for sending the photos M, so I can  how other patches might change after a wash or two!  And I'm so happy and thankful that someone else will now be enjoying how the patches morph after each wash!  Which is one of my favorite parts of the process of mending!

So this is basically the excitement I feel when my mended clothing comes out of the wash!  I just want to start stitching on them over and over!

Photo via thoughtful Etsy buyer!  Thank you!

All I can say is that I'm so excited to see them and I am itching to add more stitching and tiny patches over patches already over some of the worn patchwork spots I see and they aren't even my pants to do that too!  Well, I can wish and dream on....
Photo via kind Etsy buyer.  Thank you!

Here is a photo of the original patches before they were sewn on:

More mini boro patches at Hoarder Rehab, here and even more boro patches at our new shop, Mending Ways, here.  Photo via Hoarder Rehab

Saying Goodbye:  Seeing these "AFTER" photos of my patches after being washed, really gets me going!  I am so excited about their metamorphosis that I really want to go patch up my clothing, even if it's just "fake" patching or better said as "decorative art patching!"

What I Learned:

1.  I think I'm more excited over her patches than my own!  My own mended clothing are repaired with falling flowers or what I call scribble doodle patches, but now I'm so motivated to use the boro decorative art patches on my own clothing!  I hope I can find more time after I list 24 patches at our new shop, Mending Ways!

2.  My little "hoarder" recovering mind has difficulties when I have too many options open for me and I end up overthinking, so I think that's why I mend my clothes when they actually "need" to be mended, as in finally get a hole in them or get a rip in them!  Yes, it's a cause of celebration for me!  Even stains are a cause for stitch celebrations!

I mean, some of my clothing have so many worn spots in the fabric, it keeps me busy, but I'm always mending them with thread until they actually need a patch.  It's a very slow process for me.

3.  So my new goal will be to try "fake" mending in spots that don't really need it, but could use some decorative textile art!  without thinking about it all day long!  That should be interesting.

4.  I'm still not sleeping well, but I did sleep well last night, so I 'm going to keep on doing what I've been doing to see if I can sleep better every night!  Life is such a big huge changing experiment!

What's your latest experiment?  I have many experiments going.... especially with all my food allergies, so eating for me is basically an on going experiment.  Sleep remedies is a challenging experiment and I'm so excited to start my "less thinking" decorative fake patching experiment!

If you like the patches this Etsy buyer used, you might like the ones above or if one or some of the patches you like are sold out, just let me know and I'll make you a custom order. 

More mini boro patches at Hoarder Rehab, here and even more boro patches at our new shop, Mending Ways, here.  Photo via Hoarder Rehab

I can't thank you enough Etsy buyer M for hearing my call to "out there" from reading my blog post and making my dream come true by sending me close ups of my-our-your patches after they've been through the wash!  I wish you knew how happy and thankful I am for your kindness and time.  And I can't believe how much I want to stitch some more on your patches after seeing them!  It's really motivating me to do some for myself!

You are such an inspiring force for me!  Thank you for your emails and friendship!  Especially your emails of purging and sending me photos of how organized you get!  I am willing to work to be that organized with all my collections just from seeing yours!  Thank you!

Here is another batch of patches, like the one's Etsy buyer M used, available here.  I've plenty of room for you to add your own stitching while mending with patches.  Photo via our new Etsy shop, Mending Ways

I'm back from my Etsy vacation to new listing to reach my goal of 185 listed items per shop. I've reached my goal of 185 with the Etsy shop, VintageToGoEasy.  Keep a look out at all 5 shops, I will be listing the rest of the week! 

My goal for our new shop, Mending Ways is 24 listed items and I've listed 21, so far and have two new patches to list in the next couple of days. 

Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed weekly: HoarderRehab with 183 items, The Destiny of Things- 177 items, VintageToGoEasy - 185 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 179 items.   And now, Mending Ways with 21

 Maybe you'll find something and give it new life and a new home!  Thanks for looking!  

I was experimenting with "spilt rice" sashiko, when I was crying over some "spilt milk."  Stitching spilt rice was very therapeutic and was super slow stitching for me and now I've moved on to lazy daisy sashiko, which are in my latest listed patches, available here.  The first patch turned into a cloud during a rain storm!  Photo via our new Etsy shop, Mending Ways

Related Stories:  I have a lot more mending stories from Etsy buyers to post, so stay tuned!

1. Mini Boro Textile Art Mending Patches on Pocket Pants Clothes Repair: Mending Ways Story 8

2.  Mending my socks and a silk top:  More Mending as a Hoarding Alternative Creative Outlet, Story 6

3.  At the top of the blog there are various topics and one is called, Mending Ways Creative Outlets Alternatives to Hoarding and it has a list of posts of most everything I've tried instead of hoarding!

Here is another example of my "lazy daisy" sashiko patches, available here.

Photo via our new Etsy shop, Mending Ways

I can get very carried away with stitching because it takes me to such a timeless, peaceful joyful place!  As you can see in patch #1 in the close up, how carried away I got!

If you are like me and want to see an even more zoomed in close up shot of this patch, there is one if you go to the link and look at photo #4.  "Lazy daisy" sashiko patches, available here.

Photo via our new Etsy shop, Mending Ways 

"A stitch a day keeps the hoard away!"  Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things! 

Thank you for visiting my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things!  Happy Friday! 

Mini Boro Textile Art Mending Patches on Pocket Pants Clothes Repair: Mending Ways Story 8

Mini Boro Textile Art Mending Patches on Pocket Pants Clothes Repair:  Mending Ways Story 8

An Etsy buyer sent me photos of how she used the decorative art patches!!!!!  BEFORE:

She bought all six patches and has used three of them on her favorite pants and sent me photos of them!  More mini boro patches at Hoarder Rehab, here and even more boro patches at our new shop, Mending Ways, here.  Photo via Hoarder Rehab

I am thrilled to see my boro patches used for mending!  Here is the note I received:

Attached are 2 photos of a pair of my pants that I have repaired the pocket areas.
They look good with your boro patches on them.   Maybe I’ll be adding some other patches, who knows.

AFTER:

Don't they look just grand!  More mini boro patches at Hoarder Rehab, here and even more boro patches at our new shop, Mending Ways, here.  Photo via Hoarder Rehab

She said that the pockets kept tearing on the corners and over the years she'd been mending them and now has used my boro patches on them!  Where is the jealous button?  because I just love those pants!  I want a pair!  They look so comfy and cute!

Here is a photo close up:

 You can see she used patches 1, 3 and 6 and has 3 more patches to use!  Actually she has more than those because she's my best supporter for my alternative to hoarding, which is making patches to slow mend.  More mini boro patches at Hoarder Rehab, here and even more boro patches at our new shop, Mending Ways, here.  Photo via Hoarder Rehab

These patches are quite mini and are perfect to patch up small tears, pin holes and even just to use as decorative patches on backpacks, or make into brooches, add to amulet or make into a necklace.  I'm making a three pocket necklace amulet this week to show as an example on how to use these patches or any scraps you may have that you just love!

Here is a photo with rulers, so you can get an idea of how mini they are in size.  I'd love to know how her patches make it through the wash!  Because they are all raw edged and I hand sew all the scraps down.  If you are using these as utilitarian patches, I would suggest you slow mend and stitch all the scraps securely, so they will make it through the laundry intact.

Saying Goodbye:  I haven't had a chance to use any of my boro patches like these on my own clothes, but I have used other patches that I've made and are listed at Hoarder Rehab, here and Mending Ways, here.  Some of them I've I've posted on this blog and will list them at the end, if you are interested in seeing them.

What I Learned:

1.  I am so thankful my alternative to hoarding, which is making these mini patches, not only is helping me from hoarding, but some of them are being enjoyed by other people!  Mostly as decorative patches as far as I know, but maybe soon, someone "out there" will let me know how they slow stitched them as utilitarian patches.  I"d love to know how they make it through the laundry!  That's my favorite part when I mend, watching how the patches change with each wash.

As soon as I get 24 items listed at our new shop, Mending Ways, I'm going to try and make some for my own clothing that I have that need some patches!

2.  I'm feeling a little off today because I think I had an allergic reaction to something I ate.  Last night an itchy rash showed up on my stomach in a straight line practically and today I just feel out of it with all energy sapped out of me.

3.  The Mister has started new work hours, so he gets home now in the early afternoon, which is nice to have extra day time to go to museums and such and not have to drive through a lot of traffic.

4.  Best of all, I have a new zoom zoom!  My Aunt gave me her old car, which is gloriously new to me because she got a brand spanking new Tesla.  We named my car, Patecati, after the Aztec healing God because she has food allergies too.  And I think I am on the mend in more ways than one now!

What's new with you?  I'd love to hear about it!

Notice Patch #7, I know it doesn't look like much, but it took a lot of time because I was practicing "couch" stitching with tread.  This Etsy buyer is a big supporter of my patches in more ways than one, so I worked on Patch #7 some more and personalized it with her Initial and now it looks like this!  More mini boro patches at Hoarder Rehab, here and even more boro patches at our new shop, Mending Ways, here.  Photo via Hoarder Rehab

Thank you M for being my biggest supporter for my alternative to hoarding!  Your inspiring stories, art work, and sharing through emails, keep me motivated to continue my Hoarder Rehab journey and most of all to continue patching! And your emails keep me on track with organizing my art project hoard because you are always letting go of stuff and organizing your supplies for your next projects.  I hope one day my 2nd room of art supplies will be organized with space ready to create!

You are such an inspiration to me and thank you for sending photos of your art and how you use my patches and brooches!  You are so kind and thoughtful.  Thanks again.

I love seeing your projects because they inspire mine and am looking forward to your new knitting project!  It will certainly look cute with your patched up pocket pants!

So this is Patch #7 with added scraps and stitching.  It was so fun to make.  I wonder how she will use this one!  Oh and she keeps all my patches in a special wallet, she converted into an art piece display organizer.  I'll be posting about that soon too!

I've kind of taken an Etsy vacation by not listing for the past several weeks or so, but I started back today to reach my goal of 185 listed items per shop. I've almost reached my goal of 185 with the Etsy shop, VintageToGoEasy.  Keep a look out at all 5 shops, I will be listing the rest of the week!

My goal for our new shop, Mending Ways is 24 listed items and I've listed 19, so far. 

Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed weekly: HoarderRehab with 181 items, The Destiny of Things- 177 items, VintageToGoEasy - 184 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 175 items.   And now, Mending Ways with 19.

 

Maybe you'll find something and give it new life and a new home!  Thanks for looking!  

Here is an example of the primitive textile art I've been creating.  Brooches from Society silk, baby quilts and some hearts from tattered and fraying cutter quilts.  Available either at Mending Ways, here or Hoarder Rehab, here.  Thanks for looking! 

Related Stories:  I have a lot more mending stories from Etsy buyers to post, so stay tuned!

1.  Mending my socks and a silk top:  More Mending as a Hoarding Alternative Creative Outlet, Story 6 

2.  At the top of the blog there are various tops and one is called, Mending Ways Creative Outlets Alternatives to Hoarding and it has a list of posts of most everything I've tried instead of hoarding!

"A stitch a day keeps the hoard away!"  Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things!

 

Thank you for visiting my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things!  Happy Wednesday!