Little slips of paper with scribbled ideas litter the surface of my desk. There's a massive binder spilling over with more sketchy notes of inspiration. It's stashed nearby...along with a journal full of doodled designs. However, I never seem to have the time to work on any of these half-baked daydreams and side-projects. I fill my hours with what I think I need to do. What if I created a need to test out those plans? Every day. For 100 days (at least).
Yup. You guessed it. It's time for The 100 Day Project.
And, I thought I was ready. I really did. This plan was decided weeks ago.
But, I (JUST NOW) reviewed my list of previous projects and realized two things.
One- This will be my TENTH year participating.
Two- My project last year looks a lot like what I have been planning to do this year...On no!
I had to go look at my Instagram to find the 2025 hashtag because I just couldn't remember. My posts there about last year's project are scarce and sporadic. The way I wrote about it feels like I was unenthusiastic and losing steam. So, with only days until the 2026 project begins, I'm rethinking the idea I've had for months. Because...it's just too much like last year's unmemorable project. And, that's not what I want for 100 days of my life.
Granted, I don't need anything groundbreaking or difficult. I want to do what all the advice out there suggests: work on something that I'm looking forward to, something that I want to show up for. I've already given myself enough challenges this year (Finding the Words, Inspiration Trove, Create with Me: Jewelry, etc. - all on YouTube). I don't need anything else to agonize over. What I need is permission to play. Just a little. Every day.
So, I think...I think I'm going to stitch.
That can be interpreted in so many ways: slow stitching, using my sewing machine, embroidering or cross stitching, repairing or decorating my clothes, making stitched stacks or clusters, sewing a journal together, stitching in a journal...whatever.
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| Just one of my many stashes of embroidery floss |
While I have so very many supplies, all I really need is a needle, thread, and something to stitch. So, it's a project that can travel easily if needed. And, I'm excited to do it.
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| Kits I'd forgotten I had |
I just have to wait for the project to start on Sunday, February 22nd. If you're toying with the idea of joining, let me give you just a little advice:
- It's okay to not take on too much.
- Keep it simple, attainable.
- Make sure you WANT to do it for 100 Days.
- And remember, you don't have to finish something every day, just work a little on the idea.
Now, get excited and go for it!
If you're interested in my previous projects, below are the hashtags I've used and a little about each of them. This year, I'll use #StitchABit100
2017 - #Make100Earrings: The idea is pretty self-explanatory, and I even did some serious prepping for it.
2018 - #Altering100: I decided to alter a variety of materials for use in either mixed-media art or jewelry. I was all over the place with this project.
2019 - #SilverloxFinds was a really fun and memorable project in which I went out, explored our property, and shared the wild and wonderful bits I found there.
2020 - #MakeArtDontFakeArt was all about using some of the art supplies I have amassed. I think I even had a list of 100 items that I was to work from. This was a bit of a dud, I think.
2021 - #100DaysofMakingJewelry is another I don't remember well. However, looking through my posts, I think I got quite a bit of jewelry-making done.
2022 - #Assemblage100 was really exciting for me because it allowed me to begin playing with the idea of assemblage art. Here's my post about it.
2023 - #Making100Faces AND #MiniAssemblage100 might have been a tad overambitious. But, the faces were easy. And, I enjoyed playing with more assemblage at a smaller scale. It felt more manageable that way.
2024 - #NotPreciousProject was glorious, but I'm still working to not make my supplies so precious.
2025 - #HopeDaydreams was fiiiiiine. I experimented. I played. But, I did it already.
Please note that since Instagram's use of hashtags has changed, you may or may not see my posts when you click on the hashtags above. Sorry about that. Who knew they'd mess up such a vital search function? Sigh.
Anyway
I'm ready to pull out all my floss, thread, needles, fabric, and the rest of it and get to it. I guess you can say that I'm itchin' to get stitchin'
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| Should I mention all the spools of thread? |
As for all those scraps of ideas, they'll get used...eventually.
I'd love to hear if you're joining the party and what your project is.
Oh, and I know I've been away from the blog for ages. Sorry about that. I do hope to be here more often. But, I don't want to make too many promises quite yet.
