Last night was stitch night and I got a bit more organized with my projects and everything is moving forward. The spirit doll on the left is July’s and the one on the right is an “extra” (see April’s) that I’m making for a friend. This month’s spirit doll is
Wow! I finished something else! Woot! Unlike my other pieces, this is going to be made into a pillow and put on Etsy – yay! so, watch for that! Now, if you don’t happen to be my Facebook friend or have known me personally, you won’t know that we’ve actually
This has been a busy busy weekend – we have put together a plan for the summer to keep the kids occupied AND juggle work. Yeah, wish us luck, no idea if it’s going towork, but the plan makes me feel good! I got the house cleaned, the front yard
I’ve had a few links I’ve wanted to post for a while, so bear with me – this may not read like a normal thread (a little scatter brained). First, for beginniners or even advanced who want a handy guild, be sure to download this fantastic little guide from Sew
So, this is actually a DAY of stitching, Dianna and I went back down for our second Brazilian embroidery class – and then a piece that was a DEAD UFO and has been brought back to life (bwa ha ha). This is the piece I was working on in class,
Well, I’ve been stitching a lot today (and the last week) but I dont’ have my pictures all pulled together yet. So, to entertain you while you wait, I can show you the goodies I found around the net. First, Mary Corbett’s “Needle and Thread” has a fabulous Video Library
We were thrilled to visit Ranchos de las Golondrinas day before yesterday. I visited there as a school trip years ago (how many – I’m not telling, ha ha) and they now have a tie in with the American Girl doll Josephina, so my daughter (who is reading the books)
As I was finishing my March spirit doll, I was telling my husband how freeing I’m finding this process. Most of my work I have created has been large, complicated and a learning experience (art school all the way through my needlework experiences). But this entire “I have to finish
Yesterday my friend Dianna and I (hey, Dianna when are you going to start a blog?) drove to Castle Rock through a bit of leftover snow to take a Brazilian embroidery class from Pam Cole with Heavenly Threads. So, I have lots of pretty eye candy! (be sure to make
so, seriously, this is a 30 year old UFO. I started this as a teenager and actually purchased it when “lime green” and “avocado green” were trendy color names.