#19 - Quilting and Porno*

Boy, it's been a long haul without dumpster diving into the vault.

Quilting and Porno. That's the favorite box label of them all. Soon as I can upload the photo (yes, the box really is marked that way), I'll let you know.

Much time has passed since the last posting. I think of the quilting because (with eternal gratitude to my friend Kristen), I actually did create and send off a quilt to my newly turned One Year Old nephew. It was really touching to me to know that some of those materials were from Mom's visit to Japan, and are also included in the 3 other quilts I've made for little ones (I regret that my grand-nephew who's turning 3 in a few days doesn't have any of my creations - that's part of the problem of sending anything to India via anything but a live human being, but that's another story).

Quilting seemed to generate a little creative springboard over the last 2 months. I had a stroke of genius in figuring out what to get my 2 young nieces, and finally decided on creating (or half-creating) treasure boxes. Two little items from the vault made it onto those boxes - 2 errant rhinestones which now adorn the little clasps that open the boxes. I think that's a nice little generational gift.

The creative bent has also included the 2nd annual wreath making gathering of my "homies in the hood," as well as the usual year end baking and making of gifts of food and hand decorated candles for co-workers. Today I wrapped up the box of goodies for the nieces and newphews back in the snow (including little treasure boxes I half-created).

I really do need to get back into the vault and start uploading more of the things hiding between stalagtites and stalagmites (which is up and which is down?).

All I know is, whether it's quilting or porno, it's important to keep on creating, especially if it can use some of the materials hidden along with the treasures in the vault.

More to come soon I hope.