There is such a category on Etsy called "alchemy". I think this is a very strange word, but who am I to judge a word or even it's use as a category! I'm the kind of person who finds many words to be strange, their use in the English language humorous and my own usage of words... well, I'm getting better. Of course I looked up the word in the dictionary. It seems to be a mythical achievement, such as turning base metals into gold. However odd of a category title, this is a place on Etsy where people who want something specific made with a general price range can post it.
One day as I quickly glanced at the postings I found a request for someone to design and make silk envelopes for invitations. Considering I am a seamstress and I make wedding invitations, I obviously was more than just a little intrigued. And thus my creative little challenge began, the kind of challenge that uses both sides of my brain, and which I wish burned calories.
Satin fabric, fusible interfacing, math skills and a little time later, I had finished another completely random project. Random projects are not rare in my life but telling people about them can be which made it a nice little blog post. I wish I had remembered to take pictures along the way. Hopefully I will get better with pictures.
The prototype went in the mail and the gal was very pleased and now offers them as a part of her invitation business, making me her supplier if she gets orders. Which means I got some great networking out of the project as well. So maybe, just maybe, in it's own way, a little alchemy was achieved after all.
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