Needlework
30 Days of Creativity – Halfway!
So far, I’ve kept pace with the 30 Days of Creativity Challenge. I decided to do a bit of embroidery every day, and even blocked out a calendar for the month to keep track of my progress. Each day’s stitching is fit into a 2-inch square. I figured that would be large enough to have [...]
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Get Creative in June!
I feel like I’m overwhelmed with creative opportunities this month! 30 Days of Creativity is kicking off today. The premise is simple – create something every day for 30 days. They’re suggesting that you create something, anything, start to finish each day of June. I have some ideas brewing, and have decided to play along. [...]
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Designing Amy Farrah-Fowler
Remember a couple of weeks ago I posted about the Big Bang Theory cross stitch I finished? Here’s a refresher: Totally cute, right? But I just couldn’t let it go. It really bugged me that Amy Farrah-Fowler (played by the amazing Mayim Bialik) was not included. Granted, her character didn’t arrive until the fourth season, [...]
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Big Bang Theory Cross Stitch
Here’s another stitchy item I finished recently: It’s the cast of The Big Bang Theory, as pixel people. The patter is from Wee Little Stitches on Etsy. When Mr. M was sick around the holidays, we watched the entire series on DVD. He used to tease me that it was a silly show, and I [...]
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Crewel Embroidery: Motley Mums
More finished projects! I stitched these up during my week off a couple of weeks ago, and managed to frame them this weekend: These are the Motley Mums kits from Wool and Hoop, and the pattern is free on Craftzine.com. Mr. M bought me The New Crewel book for Christmas a couple of years ago, [...]
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Embroidery: 2012 Calendar Finished
I’ve finished my very first embroidery project: the Curious Doodles 2012 calendar. I’m so incredibly proud of it. It was very simple, considering the pattern was printed on the tea towel and it only required backstitching, lazy daisies and french knots. I was worried about the french knots, but now that I know how to make [...]
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My Latest Obsession: Needlework
Many years ago, I used to cross-stitch. It was my go-to craft. I spent many an hour making wee little “X”s on Aida cloth, and enjoyed it. I cross-stitched during a dark time, called “the years before the Internet.” Which meant that I was limited to the patterns and floss that was available at my [...]
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