Opportunities rather than Misfortune

Recently, I came across what I thought was quite a wise thought - 'Misfortune? What misfortune. Opportunity!'

Since then, whenever something unpleasant happens to or around me I remember these words. There is so much truth there. So much wisdom. There is no point to dwell in negativism. On the contrary, if one reprograms his of her way of thinking one can be surprised with the outcome... (saving a lot of time and energy along the way :-)

There is a tree past which I walk quite a lot. One branch is dead yet nobody seems to address the problem. But is this a problem? Just look at the dead leaves bathing in the sunlight. I cannot help but admire the shape and structure of the leaves, the texture and the contrast enhanced by the sun. The juxtaposition of the brown/sad next to the green/alive of one unit.

And there is more. Within the frame of my lens there are cheerful tones of blue, white, orange, red, brown and more. The sharp detailed subject sitting in the soft background. Suddenly a sad subject is not so sad anymore...

 Depends on how you look at it, how you read it.

And so the moral of my post is - even when something does not go according to our plans, there is probably something else hiding nearby too. So look for the opportunities rather than dwell in negativism blaming it on misfortune. K-)

Odd One In

Isn't it great when you can wear something you actually made yourself? I must say ever since I learnt the new technique with beads and wire from Teri Howes and completed my 'Sized down' project as a result I have been practicing further. Playing with colours of very thin yarns and combining these with matching beads proves to be a rewarding exercise.

Starting carefully with subtle colours (above), I felt encouraged by the practicality. I realised that these three colours, yellow, orange and turquoise, fit my wardrobe nicely.

Encouraged by this I decided to go bolder. I still used light shades of green and turquoise but complimented them with red. Red is a colour one cannot miss no matter how much they try. Here it looks even stronger given by the subtlety of the green and turquoise, wouldn't you say?

As I was busy crocheting and thinking about the choice of colours, I wondered if red, black and lilac would be suitable for this project.

Black being the strongest one was left for complimenting the red and lilac duo.

And this is what was created. To me this necklace has a totally different effect to its siblings. If the red colour works so well in the previous example, the black here does not seem to fully fit...


...that is until worn with something dark or red. Suddenly, the necklace lightens up. It almost feels that in this case, one should wear something to compliment the necklace. The clothes become the accessory.  Isn't this funny? The world of fashion is so intriguing...

This project is called 'Odd One In' and it is exactly what it says. I have used three colours all together; two tonally similar colours with matching colour beads are completed with an odd contrasting colour without any beads attached. And all three create a unit. They are all In. The title is created.

As I said at the beginning of the post, it is enjoyable to wear your own creations. And when people express their opinion, positive or negative, that is when you know that it is all worth it.

On this note, I will leave you. Just don't forget to check my 'Updates' page. Have a great week and see you next time. K-)