Favorite Things Monday - Inspiration
August 7, 2006
I am consistently inspired by Lisa Congdon, the artist behind A Bird in the Hand. She’s smart. She’s sassy. She’s unique. She’s creative. She’s gay. For all these reasons, she rocks my world. For once, I saw something on her blog and thought, “hey, I could make that!” and I did.
I made these two wrist cuffs on Saturday night, not entirely unrelated to my Sunday trip to the Lowell Quilt Festival.
This one’s for me. I love the colors and wearing a cuff makes me feel like Wonder Woman. I’ll be making several more cuffs, and although a pair of gold cuffs would be so-very-Wonder-Woman, perhaps a red and white star print would suffice. 
This one’s for Nina, as a swap for the beautiful pin she gave me as part of her SwaparamaMama.
Only after making my cuffs did I realize that Lisa Congdon made her cuffs with one main piece of fabric. When I told Wifey, she laughed and laughed. Of course I had to make it harder on myself. Judging by the laughter, I’m thinking this is a habit of mine. Next time … I’ll keep it simple.
*hand model, adorable freckles and camera provided by my lovely blogging support staff.
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Rhonda | August 7, 2006 at 7:42 pm
I like yours, the green with red buttons. Cool!
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The Purloined Letter | August 7, 2006 at 10:35 pm
Now they are just too wonderful. What a perfect way to use little scraps of fabric too good to toss but too small to use!
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Danielle | August 7, 2006 at 11:33 pm
Yep, find a simple project and make it more complex. I’ve been down that road too!
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Francesca | August 8, 2006 at 12:17 am
I love the wristcuffs, especially the green one.
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The Whole Self | August 8, 2006 at 1:35 pm
holy creampuffs! i can’t wait to get my stinkin’ wrist on that baby! i love it soooo much- you know i’m going to rock that thing every day until it’s dirty and stinky.
then you’ll just have to make me another one.
tee hee.
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Cheryl | August 8, 2006 at 3:42 pm
Love that green one, what gorgeous colors!
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Beth S. | August 8, 2006 at 4:27 pm
The giant vintage red button is my favorite part (sorry! it’s the one bit you didn’t make, I know!