{"id":278,"date":"2012-12-26T00:02:50","date_gmt":"2012-12-26T07:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/creative-nudge-magic-of-the-holidays"},"modified":"2021-04-03T23:15:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T05:15:56","slug":"creative-nudge-magic-of-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/creative-nudge-magic-of-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Nudge – Magic of the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\"Snow\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Here in Boulder, we actually had a true Christmas Morning "White Christmas"!<\/p>\n

It snowed overnight, and the sun came up on a pristine and sparkling landscape.
\nWhen Mason and his friend<\/a>
\n came to our house bearing packages in the morning light, their
\nfootsteps were first to break the sheet of white that enveloped our
\nneighborhood.<\/p>\n

There is something about waking up on a holiday to a fresh blanket of snow and a blue sky, that is so magical and peaceful.<\/p>\n

During the holiday season, I always try to find a time to contemplate my
\n goals for the coming year.
\nAs we clean our kitchens after the big holiday meals, and perhaps have a
\n moment to sit with a cup of tea and a calendar, those of us who love to
\n sew are starting to think about our goals for 2013.<\/p>\n

Is this the year you will go on a creative retreat? Is this the year you
\n will enter a quilt in a show or a contest? Is this the year you will
\nsew a very special bed quilt for someone getting married, or a wall
\nhanging to celebrate an anniversary? <\/p>\n

Perhaps this is the year that you start to design your own quilts.<\/p>\n

Maybe this year you'll take your creativity in a new direction – making wearable art perhaps?<\/p>\n

Could this be the year that you send in photos of your quilts to a magazine, with the hopes of seeing your work published?<\/p>\n

Perhaps you will start to teach in a local quilt shop, or start a sewing group at a nearby school?<\/p>\n

Many of you are thinking about contributing to our Sandy Hook Memorial Quilt Project,<\/a> and you can read our recent developments on my blog<\/a>, and network with others on our Piecing for Peace<\/a> page on Facebook.<\/p>\n

So many of you are making and sending quilts for our huge Hurricane Sandy quilt relief <\/a>effort – to get warm quilts to 5000 people who lost their homes and possessions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I am still thinking about my trip to Guatemala<\/a>, and the quilts we gave to the elders and the children who had nothing.<\/p>\n

We are so blessed to be able to think about our sewing projects for the
\ncoming year.
\nThe joy of working with color, design and fabric is a simple pleasure
\nthat brings us inner peace, healing, and an opportunity to share our
\npassion with others.<\/p>\n

I feel so lucky to have found this art and craft – don't you?<\/span><\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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