Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Keep Calm Craft On {crafting on}

The act of creating, in one form or another, preserves my sanity amongst the chaos of life. This explains why I always have more than one project going at a time as well as why my housework tends to fall behind. I enjoy seeing what others are working on and keeping calm with, too. What are you creating? What is keeping you going? Snap a picture or two and share it with the rest of us by leaving your link below.
134 Cuteness!! Bunny has boots KCCO Capelet for K's bunny KCCO - ladies and gentlemen, we have a nose! Ladies and gentlemen, after avoiding it for far too long - the bunnies now have noses!

It appears that I have been doing too much hand work these days. Impossible, right?! That's what I would say but my wrists will tell you a different story. I have barely been able to do a thing craft wise.

I first started having pain in my wrists right after K was born. It hurt to nurse her or hold her, or to do just about anything with my hands. I went to the doctor in fear of carpal tunnel syndrome - I could remember my Mom having that. The doctor checked my wrists and said it was probably the start of CTS but he gave me some magical wrist bands to wear that held my wrists in the proper position. After a month or so of wearing them the pain went away. Every now and again the pain comes back but if I wear the wrist bands to bed it's usually better by morning. Usually being the key word here. The bands seem to have lost their magic. I think it's time to make another doctors appointment. I hope I can still finish the girls' Easter gifts in time. I'm in the homestretch with them but we'll see.

Oh, and happy day before spring! The root children will be showing up here on Wednesday. Just in case I forgot (which is a normal thing around here), I wanted to share past Easter/spring tutorials and ideas with you, all in one place:

Wet felted eggs to store gifts in
Sprouted grass in an egg shell, Easter table decoration, Easter basket with a chick puppet & more 
Beeswax egg candles
Beeswax and tissue paper flowers

What are you working on? Happy creating!

If you would like to link up and share your current works in progress (or finished works) please leave your link below. It can now be either to your specific blog post or Flickr photo. There are no rules, only that your link is current and something about a craft project (of any kind) you are working on. Don't forget that there is now a KCCO Flickr group for you to share your crafting photos at anytime.

Please remember to link back here so that others who may want to join KCCO can find us.

It's as simple as that. Remember your post can be from any day of the week, it doesn't have to be today. We all love feedback so if you have a moment please leave a comment on some of the KCCO posts you may visit. I know from my own experience just how much your comments really motivate me! Now please share and inspire us all!

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Shara · 627 weeks ago

Oh no, I also have pain in my hand since my second baby was born. Mine is along the Ulna nerve and affects my pinky and ring finger on my left hand.

I love the bunnies! I spied them on Ravelry this morning and thought they were delightful!
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Gae · 627 weeks ago

Dear Nicole,
I just popped in before going to bed and saw this post. Long story made short for you.
I too have suffered with what I thought was Carpal Tunnel for many years, I wrote a post on my blog about it and have not updated it. I really need too :)
It gradually got worse after each pregnancy but during pregnancy was amazingly good. Explain later why.
However finally after seeing the doctor THREE times and being suggested to have surgery which I did not want to do and as I got pregnant after each appointment did not follow up.
AFter Trahaearn was born it got really bad again, in fact one of the worst times and having read up on the non success stories of surgery for CT I went to a Chiropractor. Now you need to know my history to know what a last ditch effort this was for me.
Short story version again, yes it presented like CT but was actaully referred pain from my neck, as I could clearly see in the Xrays I had. I had about less than 6 months of visits and am pretty much, yes actually I would say pain free and able to use my hands for hand crafts, picking up heavy babies (which was something I could not do, if you read my post)
I would just like to suggest you follow another pathway and while I do go tot the doctor for lots of things I think this is an occasion for thinking outside the box.

Hope this may have helped you in some way.

I adore the bunny. I must have missed when you made this one.

Many blessings
Gae
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Janis · 627 weeks ago

Oh how cute are those little rabbits. Thank you for hosting the KCCO link up.
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Julia · 627 weeks ago

Those little boots have to be the sweetest thing, they're perfect. Hope the pain goes away soon!
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Kelly · 627 weeks ago

I think that your body is teling you that you need to rest those arms. I know you love creating for your little ones, but our bodies were not designed to do the same repititive motion all the time. Maybe you could take them all for a dig out in the garden or something similar, and rest your arms form the tiny movements they do a lot. (My mom has a similar issue with her thumbs that got much worse while making a baby blanket for her first granddaughter.) After the baby was born her thumbs hurt too badly to hold her up in the air (like to catch jumping into the water). My mom's thumbs still hurt, but she's had to acknowledge that she cannot do that much repetitive motion with them. You haven't done this to yours yet, and my mom has some joint injury to her thumbs. She's a teacher though so uses lots of the same movement type when writing on the board and making worksheets.

Your children love you to death, and I think you may have to take a step back and take a break! (The hardest thing in the world for a mama to do). My mom had some braces especially made for her hands and she also went to hand therapy each week and it helped. She hates wearing the bands during the daytime, but even just wearing them while driving would help her. They had this hot wax treatment they do to wrap the hands up and you have to just sit still with it on. My mom would do this in the evenings while watching a tv show. Her therapist told her she could just reuse the same wax each time, and it does feel lovely on the hands.

The treatment involves dipping your hands several times in melted wax, it's very hot, but not hot enough to burn. Then you put on a plastic pair of gloves and put on these oven mits. Then you sit there until your hands cool off. It relaxes the inflamed muscles. They have special kits you can buy, but you may be able to do the same thing with beeswax and a crockpot. We had a kit, and it was so worth it!
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Gae · 627 weeks ago

We used to use hot wax treatment when I worked in physiotherapy Kelly. It was lovely. I did think it was for joints though and not for the muscles but I many be wrong
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homesteadhoney 18p · 627 weeks ago

I hope your wrist pain resolves itself soon! It's so hard to pause when we so adore crafting!

I finally completed the Little Oak cardigan for my 5 year old daughter. It's a stunning sweater, and such a wonderful pattern. I'm so thrilled to have finished it in time for some spring wear!
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zania · 627 weeks ago

i hope you're feeling better really soon! it's horrible when pain interrupts our life.
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Sarah · 627 weeks ago

Have to chime in on the wrist issue here....while I gaze enviously at your rabbits. My order is still winging its way to Australia.

I had a lot of pain in my wrists at the end of last year after I blanket stitched a tonne of leaves for my daughter's St Lucia day crown. One suggestion the dr had was it might be De Quervain syndrome which apparently quite common for mother's carrying their babies around. What it did turn out to be though - and was fixed with one visit to the physio - golfer's elbow. And, I do not play golf! The pain in my wrist was simply referred pain down the arm. Golfer's elbow tends to be on the inside elbow (tennis elbow being the outside elbow). Just a thought.
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katharine · 627 weeks ago

The noses really do make the bunnies. So cute, little boots and all.
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Cloudberry · 627 weeks ago

I just adore that bunny! So cute!
Hope your arms will get better.
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Maria · 627 weeks ago

That bunny is gorgeous! Homemade soft pretzels is the way that we "created" last week! ;) Thanks for the link-up!
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Michelle · 627 weeks ago

I hope you are able to find a way to ease the pain you feel in your wrists. CTS is a burden for anyone, and even more so for a person who creates so many beautiful things by hand. The bunny and her boots are really spectacular.
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ducksinthepond 11p · 627 weeks ago

Best wishes to get the adorable bunnies done in time, and I hope your wrist issues get solved ASAP!
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Justine · 627 weeks ago

I do not usually comment but follow your blog avidly. Just wanted to say, I hope you're feeling better soon! The bunnies look wonderful. You are going to have two happy girls for Easter. :)
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Tami · 627 weeks ago

Those noses look great! I have 3 little girls, and as soon as i saw the bunny kit on your blog i tried to get some for my girls.......but they were already sold out! :-( I love hand stitching. Instead i decided to make the wool bunnies from the purlbee. I'm not nearly as far along as you are. I adore these bunnies. My girls love all of the accessories and would be over the moon for the dress, boots, etc. I also need to sew on some noses, and am avoiding it. I can't imagine doing it after they are stuffed, but that is the recommendation. I will tackle it soon!
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Melissa N · 627 weeks ago

I am *really* late adding my link, but it's been a crazy, busy week. Anyway your rabbits looking great. Mine are coming along. Hopefully I won't be frantically stitching at them next Saturday night ;o)

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