tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post8392029964482021393..comments2024-01-02T21:26:43.391-05:00Comments on the rikrak studio: just a little bit sadthe rikrak studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07106137919472965174noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-70852133215639532472009-10-14T19:40:48.591-04:002009-10-14T19:40:48.591-04:00Strangely enough, I do understand. Even stranger.....Strangely enough, I do understand. Even stranger... It is just this very article that brings me to this site, and your site makes me just a little bit happy.<br />I googled "A little bit sad" on a whim, and this was the first entry... I wondered if you had a story for me... but no, not quite... It's a place full of beautiful old-fashioned textiles and knitting? Reminds me of home, so far away... Thank you, Rikrak. :)SerpentStarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523103232924976962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-29029341194981368372009-02-09T10:51:00.000-05:002009-02-09T10:51:00.000-05:00I totally understand! I have bits of favorite fab...I totally understand! I have bits of favorite fabric stashed away. <BR/><BR/>Cool note: I am so very glad to have your mod fabric business card holder!!! I love it so very much. The fabric is stunning!Chakra Pennywhistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176925766790077574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-65575338061098055082009-02-04T13:19:00.000-05:002009-02-04T13:19:00.000-05:00I understand you... I sometimes have some kind of ...I understand you... <BR/>I sometimes have some kind of nice paper and I use it for doing my artwork. Then, no more paper...it´s a little bit sad :(Elizabeth Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641283125225806684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-35765712960536432282009-02-04T12:17:00.000-05:002009-02-04T12:17:00.000-05:00looks like a lot of us have this problem! those ar...looks like a lot of us have this problem! those are really gorgeous fabrics- especially the deer print, I'd be super sad to be losing those!Lila Ruby Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10878172134978443390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-78156940685898075432009-02-04T11:41:00.000-05:002009-02-04T11:41:00.000-05:00I definitely feel that way! Since many of my items...I definitely feel that way! Since many of my items are OOAK, I am always sad to see them go! I get really misty when I use a vintage button on some of my items. Many are from my mother's vintage button collection!YarnCoturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422840801237866230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-51978836499587913672009-02-04T09:16:00.000-05:002009-02-04T09:16:00.000-05:00you know what?that last wallet?the one with the go...you know what?<BR/>that last wallet?<BR/>the one with the gorgeous navy and red print?<BR/>its MINE!<BR/>and i LOVE it!<BR/><BR/>so maybe knowing that your last pieces of fabric end up in good homes and are loved and cared for would make the separation easier?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>i have some supplies i cant part with at all<BR/>i hord all sorts of shinny colourfull bits and then never want to let go<BR/>I'm like a magpie<BR/>when i do force myself to use _some_ of them, its always with a little regret<BR/>i did so last week... vintage Rhinestones i took out of a big bag of broken vintage jewelry... i've had them for YEARS until i finally decided to use them<BR/>*sigh*<BR/>they are still on my workbench, ready to be shipped out....tomate d'épingles.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08644627270285345711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-54541248582519064782009-02-04T09:00:00.000-05:002009-02-04T09:00:00.000-05:00YES. I'm a quilter and when my favorite forest gr...YES. I'm a quilter and when my favorite forest green fabric was finally gone after years of being added into so many projects .... it was a sad thing. But I've kept most of those projects so I can see 'em.<BR/><BR/>Another "really sad" category is finding vintage needlework in the thrift shops and chopping out pieces to use ... who made this? how long did it take? why did it land in the junk heap? <BR/><BR/>Thank goodness for digital cameras ... I now take pics of all the treasures I bring home before I cut them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-6980311140908478192009-02-04T02:06:00.000-05:002009-02-04T02:06:00.000-05:00Ohh, I sure can relate to that! Especially with my...Ohh, I sure can relate to that! Especially with my ceramic work. I will never be able to sell some of those pieces. Although clay is just clay and the last bit can be replaced very easily, the work made with it has a soul...Mitsy / ArtMindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280632343565376907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-77269793389874385112009-02-03T22:43:00.000-05:002009-02-03T22:43:00.000-05:00awwww!!! i know what you mean!!! i feel the same s...awwww!!! i know what you mean!!! i feel the same sadness when one of my favorite items in my store gets sold esp when i am not gonna do anymore remakes...but of course i'm happier when i've sold them. <BR/>such a cute post!!! <BR/><BR/>cheryl@ http://cherbie.etsy.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-64920200295783854632009-02-03T21:51:00.000-05:002009-02-03T21:51:00.000-05:00I feel your pain.I think you should create a magni...I feel your pain.<BR/><BR/>I think you should create a magnificent collage from all your last little pieces, pinning them to a large cork board. Then you can always look at them and hopefully, not be so sad.Cathe Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162728297030909921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-28588477251970415732009-02-03T20:57:00.000-05:002009-02-03T20:57:00.000-05:00Hi Kristal,You should keep a swatch book of your v...Hi Kristal,<BR/><BR/>You should keep a swatch book of your vintage fabric that way you could look back and reminisce and you'll always have the real thing!<BR/><BR/>Funny story though, I was thinking oh, oh, this might be sad. Fortunately, it's not tragic! (ha, ha)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-52665487102437248642009-02-03T20:30:00.000-05:002009-02-03T20:30:00.000-05:00I know EXACTLY what you mean... in my greavesdesig...I know EXACTLY what you mean... in my greavesdesign shop, where I also use vintage fabrics and buttons I have a hard time when the last bit of fabric or last button of a certain type is used up. I always wonder if the piece is worthy of using that remaining treasure...<BR/><BR/>love your blog and your shop btw!FoundVintageStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313145042790956231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-69849507378010243502009-02-03T20:23:00.000-05:002009-02-03T20:23:00.000-05:00I know just how you feel, I get a little sad to wh...I know just how you feel, I get a little sad to when i'm at the end of a fabric that i really like.bananaicecreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473615948874150130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-62015689436233662392009-02-03T18:31:00.000-05:002009-02-03T18:31:00.000-05:00I feel the same way about some of the papers I use...I feel the same way about some of the papers I use in my collages! I thought that I might be the only one to feel this sort of sadness, but alas, I am not. That makes me feel a little bit better :)Michele Maulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366692397354728890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-89395896010758019622009-02-03T17:29:00.000-05:002009-02-03T17:29:00.000-05:00I can empathize with you there! (thus all my yarn...I can empathize with you there! (thus all my yarn scraps) Where I have a really hard time is when I go into a 2nd hand store and find these lonely, handmade items, that some granny has made with lots of love and care... i ended up buying 7 pairs of knitted mittens last night- they are SO precious!<BR/>Maybe I will dedicate a blog post to them!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00765321512060481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-65630678081624125962009-02-03T17:14:00.000-05:002009-02-03T17:14:00.000-05:00I'm with you too. You may console yourself with th...I'm with you too. You may console yourself with the fact that you have breathed new life and admiration into these fabrics by creating such pretty pieces from them. Still, it's sort of like sending your kid to kindergarten or something along those lines.M. B. Kargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129445114375237188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-88159848103945089052009-02-03T16:14:00.000-05:002009-02-03T16:14:00.000-05:00I feel the same sadness when I sell the last of a ...I feel the same sadness when I sell the last of a series too. Then not only are the materials gone, but the finished item is gone from my home too...PrairiePeasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501884283182432694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-86161090324802533852009-02-03T15:36:00.000-05:002009-02-03T15:36:00.000-05:00Oh I completely understand!! It's a tiny little h...Oh I completely understand!! It's a tiny little heartbreak every time a loved fabric is gone... what about making a scrappy lap quilt so that the fabrics can all be in one place and and you can gaze and touch your pretty fabrics forever!Alissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376686883887068025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075572792392160126.post-22074229465830552792009-02-03T15:26:00.000-05:002009-02-03T15:26:00.000-05:00Oh yes... I have that sadness too! You put it so e...Oh yes... I have that sadness too! You put it so eloquently... in my life that sadness manifests itself not so much as an inventory but as a very potential patchwork project that will never be. So sad. - Karen @ thejunebride.etsy.comthe observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14268028262884484631noreply@blogger.com