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\"ScannedImage\"<\/a>This time of year has always been a time of reflection and re-connection, almost a little melancholy for me, and this year is no different.<\/p>\n

I had an epiphany recently about my designing. In the past I would have probably laughed if you would have considered me a \u201cdesigner\u201d. I would never consider myself as \u201cfashion forward\u201d or anything like that. My personal style is pretty simple and definitely reflective of northern California, meaning my wardrobe primarily consists of jeans, T-shirts and flip flops. However undertaking another home improvement project really helped me to focus and realize that I do have a style, I may not have a word to define it, but it is there.<\/p>\n

\"Paintbrush<\/a>For the last decade, my husband and I have taken on various projects of home improvement on our 1920\u2019s farm house. Last week, I tore everything out of the kitchen (yes, a little ambitious just before having people over for the holidays, no one ever accused me of being sane). While getting my \u201ckitchen vision\u201d on track I realized that I approach my crochet designs in much the same way\u2026I need a starting point. I need something to expand from, my ideas do not come from a void, and they need to grow around an inspiration. In the case of my kitchen it is my new sink. I was unable to refinish the sink that I already had, and after some hunting found a great deal on a copper one, and everything else has expanded from that\u2026the counters, the colors, the style, everything from the sink. In past projects the most difficult undertaking I had was re-installing a bathroom, it was a blank slate and I remember how I felt completely overwhelmed with the project, until I finally found a small piece of tile that became my \u201cjumping off point\u201d.<\/p>\n

In comparison to my crochet designs, the same thing is true. I need a point of inspiration. Some of those are as simple as a challenge. Such as \u201cWhat can I create with just this single skein?\u201d or randomly reaching into a bag of yarn and then having to create something with what I pull out. Some inspirations come from architectural designs (believe it or not, I find a lot of ideas from The Old House), or even hotel carpets. The common point that they all have is a point to begin.<\/p>\n

I guess I have been designing for much longer then I might have realized, it is just my style seems so everyday to me that I just take it for granted. It is simple, and clean, I attempt for balanced visually not necessarily symmetrically. It is, I hope, a little classic, and not trendy and date-able. It is warm and not afraid of color. I may not have a name for it, but one thing at a time, I only just realized I had one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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