Create with your hands
Create with your hands
To create something with your own hands is a truly empowering thing to do. By creating things with your own hands, you can create a handmade life and home. You can start off with a piece of yarn, and at the end of it, you have created a jumper that will keep you cosy and warm throughout the winter. The beauty of knitting is that there are so many possibilities to create things. Because you create each and every stitch yourself you develop a relationship and appreciate your creation so much.
Perhaps you prefer to sew and you start off with a big piece of fabric and cut and piece together your creation. Sewing is great because even when you don’t have a lot of time you can still create something with your own two hands.
But maybe you prefer to crochet, quilt, spin yarn, weave cloth or baskets, whittle wood, carpentry, pottery, or any of the unending list of crafts. Any of these crafts will help you to create your own handmade life.
You can create true magic by working with your hands.
Mending clothes is as old as time, and it is about more than simply extending the life of a clothing item. There is a history and tradition that you are a part of. When you pick up a needle and thread and mend your clothes. You will also notice that you slow down and are more mindful without ever trying.
Doing the dishes will never be mundane again when you have made your own handmade knitted dishcloth. This knitting pattern is super simple and quick to knit up, and it will give you a lovely dishcloth.
Make your own linen tote bag. It is such a quick and easy sewing project that you’ll have it finished in no time at all. And once you’ve sewed up this easy tote bag, you will be able to head over to the farmer’s market and carry the lovely produce in your own handmade linen tote bag.
The old-fashioned crafts were once commonplace, and most people had mastered at least one of these vintage skills. But nowadays, precious few still practice these skills of old that were once so widely spread. The crafting of handmade items is seen as something time consuming and unnecessary. But I think that the practising of these crafts are vitally important to human beings.
I’ve been cleaning my home with vinegar for over 10 years, and I love it. It works so much better than so many regular cleaning products, and it is toxin-free. And you can even create your own unique scents by infusing your vinegar for a deliciously fragrant cleaning routine.
Drawstring bags are always useful to have. They are perfect for storing all kinds of things, from dice or some sewing supplies to your kids’ toys or your knitting project. You can make them bigger or smaller depending on your needs. And when you make your own drawstring bag, you can use any type of fabric you like.
Sewing your own linen scrunchie is easy and super quick, it only takes about 5 minutes. And it is the perfect project to use up some of your fabric scraps since it only uses up a tiny bit of fabric.
Wooden spoons and chopping boards are wonderful to work with and can give your kitchen that true farm feel. But if you don’t take care of them, they can lose their shine and even crack. So to prevent that, we want to take good care of our wooden utensils. And a good way to take really good care of them is by using spoon butter.
If you’ve ever cooked with cast iron pans, you might have noticed how incredibly hot they can get. And since they hold so much heat, I’ve found that most pot holders just aren’t good enough. That is why I made my own extra heavy-duty pot holders, specially designed for use with cast iron pans.
A lovely herbal hand cream that will leave your hand feeling soft and smooth. It is light and airy with a delicious herbal scent and is ever so easy to make. Because our hands deserve a whole lot of love for all that hard work they do all day.