I have started this post 3 times and what’s funny is I keep stitching on my seam and having to update it! ha ha! I had the actual stitch done a while ago and kept adding and updating – I meant to post in between and I just didn’t get
One of my Christmas presents this year was this fabulous book and so I’m finally getting ready to stitch with it. My experience with crewel has been elementary at best and I’m vowing to do a bit better with this one – so I bought a frame – just a
Well I’m still wrapping up. I wanted to do a wrap up on the Bead Journal project I did in 2010, plus all of my finished projects before I put my “list” on the sidebar into cold storage and officially move onto 2011. Here are links to every one of
Woo hoo! Project completed! I have finally finished the last two year Bead Journal Project spirit dolls! First, is my November one – Missy C picked out the fabric and it was SLIPPERY! The rest of the items sort of symbolize her and her likes! This is December’s! I just
Whew! I’ve finished a couple of ornaments for some exchanges, the first one is for a local ornament exchange. Nothing exciting, made from a kit, but I learned a few tips – which is cool. Loved the bead treatment at the top of the ornament: And then this one, you
Well last night at 9:45 pm, I finished my girl: The front is faceless this time – much to the annoyance of my husband and daughter who again think it’s “creepy” (DH has always thought these are creepy tho, so he doesn’t count). The main issue is I LOVE this
Tonight is stitch night – yay! Can’t wait. Here’s what I’m working on – I realized I hadn’t even updated mystatus with the Bead Journal project! The good news is she’s pieced…she’s just waiting to tell me what she wants on her. I’ve even waited on the face – I
Well this month’s doll went pretty smoothly! I can attribute a trip to a wonderful bead store for my inspiration – in one corner they had a display of African Trade beads and I said “oooo, I have some of those” and the doll just sort of fell together. So,
Here is my AUGUST Bead Journal Project entry – FINALLY! Whew! We had a crazy month, moving, organizing, I didn’t even have my studio reset up until after the end of the month. Plus, I lacked inspiration – then one night I realized that we are doing so many of
Managed to finish my July doll. There’s a bit of a story behind this.…plus as I started stitching and embellishing it took on a “woodland nymph” theme…which is interesting since our very chaotic month ended up in woods around Leadville in the mountains. The back got some flowers – obviously