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Repurposing

I was tempted to stop doing my new years resolutions this week. My mental health has not been great, as with so many others, and I began to wonder what the point was. But keeping goals in mind gives us some kind of normality, and that is important when the world is anything but normal.
So onto the makes. I've been working on the cross stitch on and off, so progress is slow.

I also repurposed a craft item, but not one you would expect. My cross stitch hoop broke a while ago. The hoop is usable but the base isn't. So I used some paper clay and resin pieces on it, before painting it with chalk paint and antiquung cream. Finally I added some various tonic studio dots and some flowers. 



Finally, here are the photos I've taken this week. A couple are to show how quiet the beach is, and the rest are flowers. 







 Until next time 
Ems 

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