My mom was recently in town, and she gave Siri a sewing lesson. It reminded me of when I started sewing at the ripe old age of five years old by my mom’s side (I’m sure not unlike the way Siri was sitting by her in this picture I managed to capture).
The amazing part is I remember taking her old scraps at the age of eight and being completely unsupervised on the sewing machine (kudos to her for letting me go at it). I remember making Barbie dresses with big skirts (my introduction to learning how to gather). I remember cutting the fabric in all sorts of crazy ways and sewing them in even crazier ways. It was brilliant. The pure happiness of a little girl entranced in her sewing project.
Looking back, I appreciate more than ever my mom’s efforts to let me be creative…and let me try things independent of her. I must have made a mess…in fact, I can even remember some of the messes. I would dump out boxes of scraps of fabric and thread looking for the exact right piece—a mother’s nightmare to clean up.
This little trip down memory lane is just a nice reminder to myself that I need to create opportunities for my little ones to be creative (And maybe be okay with the messes. Ouch! That’s hard!). I hope that whatever crafting and creativity you have in your life is also a part of your children’s lives too—Because I think creativity is pretty important. Hope you do something fun this weekend with your loved ones and nurture that creativity!
Your mom looks exactly the same way as I remember her. Kuddos to her for letting you be creative with her stuff when you were a kid. I totally know what you mean about kids and being creative. I just hate cleaning up their messes. Crayons and paper, easy enough, but not much more than that unless I’m feeling really generous. 🙂
Hi Carina,
Love the picture of your Mom and Siri. The expression on Siri’s face says it all — she is loving it ! How fun that you have that special something to share and pass down to your daughters. Love the new picture of the three of you — so fun and colorful.
I was not able to get the Facebook download. I tried and tried. Sorry !
Thank you for doing what you do. You inspire me !
Sue Sonnhalter
Hi Carina, I love your blog! How wonderful that your Mom is able to invest her enthusiasm and reinforce the creativity in your daughter! It’s great how it gets passed down from generation to generation. My mother did the same with me as your mom did with you. The sewing machine was my favourite pasttime…oh the Barbie clothes(!)…I felt so grown up when I was using it. But I had to clean up all my own messes!!!! Or at least it seemed like it. :}