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Get Things Done: Force Yourself to Unplug

Embroidered Water Buffalo

This morning, I finally finished a project that I’ve had on queue for months. With a few TV shows and the internet (read Pinterest) distracting me, the past few weeks had been quite unproductive.  So when our internet connection started acting out (resulting in 2 consecutive nights without internet access and a night without cable TV!), I got the nudge I needed to get something done.

Craft BasketA few months ago, I bought the shirt–pictured above–from the Salvation Army with a few projects in mind. It sat on my crafting basket for a long while before I finally found the time and drive to bust out the seam ripper and start working on a project.

Taking on EmbroideryThis is a sketch of a water buffalo I drew a couple of years ago, for a stencil. I liked it so much that I had decided to reuse it as the pattern for this project.

Taking on Embroidery

Taking on Embroidery

Taking on Embroidery

Taking on Embroidery

embroidered water buffalo

 

Have you unplugged from your electronic devices lately? What projects have you been working on? And how do you get things done despite all the distractions?

 

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About Denise Francisco

Denise is an anxious storyteller and creative. She is an aspiring multimedia content creator, who currently dedicates most of her time building a portfolio and helping non-profits. She is interested in all things handmade, design, and the art of storytelling. She also feels weird about writing in 3rd person so she will keep this bio short.

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  1. Tabetha says

    March 19, 2013 at 3:22 am

    Such a cute idea! We had an unplug for spring break, & it was very productive– though we did have tv. You don’t want to know our family when we are cut off from all technology!

  2. caroline1t says

    March 20, 2013 at 2:41 am

    I definitely need to unplug for a bit. It helps right now that I don’t have a lot of internet access during the day, definitely making my vacation more enjoyable!
    xo
    girlintheyellowdress.com

  3. Madison says

    March 22, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    That is so cute! That design would make a really kick ass tshirt!

    I need to unplug my tv as that’s all I’ve been doing for weeks! I’m going to be getting a lot more productive this next week on all sorts of things. Blogs, house work, working out… All the things I’ve been pushing to the side since getting absorbed into the tv.

    • dmsfrancisco says

      March 25, 2013 at 12:49 am

      Yeah! I was planning on screen printing it on everything lol. But I left the screen in Texas and only remembered to bring the design on paper. 🙁

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