“The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns.” Luke 12:42-43 (NIV)
Hey Everyone!
Happy New Year! I know i’m late. January is almost over. I ran into the New Year with a project deadline for my clothing label Virtuous By Design and that meant I had to put a hold on the blog. But! I am back and can I say that…. “I missed you all!” ♥
I am also pleased to announce that there are going to be some changes coming this year. One of the biggest ones being how I live out my modest life. When I first started this blog I really thought about modesty from a fashion and spiritual perspective. That won’t change but what I am planning on incorporating is exploring the concept of modesty and faith through being resourceful. Being modest in my creative consumption.
Specifically creating makes using existing fabric and patterns from my stash (as much as possible) , thrifting fabric instead of purchasing new fabric, upcycling and exploring new technique and crafts as a way to create versus running to the fabric store everytime I want to make a new project. Living out a modest life by being resourceful and watching how much my family and I consume.
To be honest most of my stash fabric are a product of impulse buying anyway. I really don’t like alot of what’s there or I haven’t taken the time to really imagine the possibilities.
I already started in a couple of ways.
1) I went through all of my yarn and needle craft supplies. I seperated them by weight and found all kinds of stuff. From unfinished projects, little balls of scrap yarn, and packages of embroidery floss. Not to mention the tangled yarn messes from not properly storing my stash.
2) I crocheted a hat and super scarf set using left over yarn from another project. This is also my first project related blog post of the year. ( I hope to post this week or next. I haven’t been able to take any pictures).
3) Dusted off my knitting needles and started knitting a sweater using a combination of yarns from my stash that included unraveling a sweater vest that I never finished (because I really didn’t like it anyway).
4) Not crafting related but something that I have been doing since I moved into my new house and will continue into 2019 is that I have gone back to scratch cooking. I don’t even bother to buy junk snacks for the kids. I make them things like healthy low-sugar muffins, encourage them to snack on fruits, veggies crackers/peanut butter etc, and make sure to cook 3-4 meals a week and filling in the other days with leftovers. It saves a ton on the grocery bill but also gives me an opportunity to make sure we eat everything that we buy. It also gives me an opportunity to teach my kids how to cook and about real food.
So there you have it. The vision for the blog in 2019. I can’t wait to start sharing my makes with you! What about you ..? What are some of your 2019 creative goals? I’d love to hear about them.
Until next time…..
xoxo,
♥Iris
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