No More Normal

The day after my last post, my mother, sister, and I were in a horrific car accident. We walked away, physically fine, but mentally, even a month later, we are still trying to cope. I know we will never be back to where we once where, but we are trying to gain a sense of normalcy.

I had not crafted since it happened because I am afraid what I saw will come out in my work. I'm trying to get over that, so I started simple. I started a couple days ago by picking up a blanket I'm crocheting. It's simple and I can't turn it into something it is not. Three days ago, I picked up felt and thread to start "embroidering". Today, I finished it.

I was not envisioning anything in particular. I was going for a doll for my sister that she can hug and get her mind off the nightmares. So I present to you, the Nightmare Eater. He's nocturnal and keeps his eyes wide open for nightmares to eat before they reach your dreams. I have never been good at making dolls, so this turned out a bit funny looking, but it's part of the charm.





How do you think it turned out? I literally sewed and went along. I embroidered the face to look like it was colored in with a pencil or crayon, like a child's drawing, so I did not try to make the sides match. Maybe on my weekend I'll get the courage to paint.