tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88164573598844538172024-03-04T21:20:15.978-08:00My Amazing Journey To The Acceptance Of Lifelifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-54598163765356031252018-01-17T05:34:00.002-08:002018-01-17T05:34:37.483-08:00Coloring in Ivy and the Inky ButterflyGood morning everyone!<br />
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I am back with another coloring post. I have decided to continue working on my Fanciful Fox coloring page this weekend so I can work by daylight. The subtle differences in shading are harder to pick up in the artificial light, especially with the standard Crayola Colored Pencils because my layers are so light. Unfortunately we are at that time of year where I am lucky to catch 1/2 hour of daylight during the work week. =( No worries though! I have my bright colorful crafts to keep me sunny during this dark season.<br />
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So now on to what I have been working on. 'Ivy and the Inky Butterfly' by Johanna Basford is the second coloring book I purchased at Michael's last weekend. It was a bit more pricey than the Fanciful Fox coloring book at about $17. However it is a gorgeous story and coloring book that is well worth the price paid.<br />
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The reason why I chose to work in this book was because the pages are full of individual little details to color. This means I can color little bits in between my busy work week without getting into a major coloring area and having to stop and start again often. This means I can color on breaks at work and in between cooking, cleaning and taking care of the baby at home.<br />
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Some of the areas are so small that I decided to use gel pens in these areas instead of colored pencils. I plan on using my Crayola Artist Series Colored Pencils in this book as well for areas that are larger. Even though there are a lot of really small details, the background spaces are quite large on many of the pages. I will probably be using an acrylic wash for these. I would like to try watercolor as well but I currently do not own any watercolor paint.<br />
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Anyway on to the eye candy:<br />
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Here is the book. I apologize for the poor lighting. I took these in the morning before work by lamplight. =)<br />
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This is the only page I've started using colored pencil on. I love the Crayola Artist pencils! They blend really well.<br />
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Here is a close up of some of the strawberries.<br />
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Prior to using the colored pencils, I chose a sparkly yellow gel pen and flipped through the entire book. I colored every small star I could find.<br />
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This is one of the first pages. It is so detailed that I picked through and colored all the small stuff in gel pen first. It is ready for colored pencil now.<br />
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The story is about a young girl following a butterfly into a magical world. In the first half of the story the butterfly has knocked into some ink and is leaving a trail for the girl to follow in ink. Similar to the stars, I colored every inky butterfly spot within the book in a dark blue gel pen.<br />
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I had hoped to post this much earlier in the week, but realized my first pictures weren't so good. However, I have not had time in the daylight to take better pictures, so I decided to post them for now. I have made much more progress on the strawberry page I would love to share as well, but it will have to wait until the weekend.<br />
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Coming up...<br />
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Last weekend I ordered a hard to find coloring book off of Etsy from a wonderful Croatian artist Tomislav Tomic. I have been anxiously awaiting it's arrival, which should be tomorrow! I will do a photo flip through.<br />
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In the background I have been slowly (very slowly, lol) working on the Thomas Kinkade Disney Dreams Cinderella cross stitch. I will post some progress pics on this. These wont be posted as often as it takes awhile to see any real progress.<br />
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Lastly, I have also been doing some piecework free style embroidery that I am hoping to turn into a gypsy quilt. The fabrics are bright, colorful and patterned. I am using quite a bit of lace and vintage embroidery patterns.<br />
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Until next time...stay warm!lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-68940070082013805442018-01-08T11:50:00.002-08:002018-01-08T11:50:46.543-08:00Coloring A FoxGood morning and Happy Monday everyone! It has been a long time since I have posted. My last post was in 2014! I have missed the blogging community so much. It offers a unique opportunity to share my interests in Art, Crafting, Sewing and Embroidery (among many of my other hobbies). I have decided to jump back in and see where it takes me. I am not planning on a specific posting schedule. I do not want this to start to feel like an obligation because then I wont have fun with it anymore. I will however try to post at least once a week. We will see how it goes I guess.<br />
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Much in my life has changed since I left. The biggest change perhaps is the wonderful new addition to our family. My beautiful 7 month old Abigail!<br />
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Among other things, I now live in a better town with an awesome school system for my kids. My husband now owns his own business. Which means he is working all the time. That is ok for the moment though. That just means I have time to be artsy uninterrupted!<br />
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In the past by blog featured sewing and mostly embroidery projects. This time around I will be posting about many different art hobbies. I will try to make it obvious in the post title what the content will be containing.<br />
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On to the fun stuff! I have always loved to color and the new trend of adult coloring has made me very happy. About a year ago I purchased a couple of coloring books. The first was from Michael's and I was too intimidated by the beautiful artwork to actually start coloring in it. Then I found a couple at the dollar store that I liked. I started a page or two and then got stuck. I felt trapped because I didn't want to start more pages before finishing the first, but I had lost inspiration to finish the first. So the books got tucked away and almost forgotten about.<br />
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Anyway fast forward to a couple weeks ago and I stumbled upon some Youtube videos that reignited my inspiration for coloring and other paper arts. The artists name is Dede Willingham. She is a wonderful teacher and has demonstrated coloring techniques I would never have though of. Moreover she is a big advocate of working on a little at a time over many pages with no pressure to finish one at a time. I just love this! I don't know why I was putting unnecessary pressure on myself.<br />
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So now I have started coloring again. The piece I am going to show you I started this weekend. It is out of a coloring book I purchased from Michael's (Fanciful Foxes) for about $5.99.<br />
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So here I started by lightly coloring some of the leaves in Jade Green. I am just using standard Crayola Colored Pencils. To achieve a blended look, I used many light overlapping layers.<br />
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Here I am prepping to paint my background. I am using acrylic paint that I will water down. I am using a rather good quality brand because I have it on hand, but less expensive craft paint works just as well.<br />
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Here I have put in my acrylic paint wash background. I decided to paint the wolf blue and some of the flowers pink. I will go over them in colored pencil later.<br />
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I then colored over the black background with a black colored pencil.<br />
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I decided to add white paint speckles to my background to create a starry effect. The paint did cover other parts of my page but it will all be covered up with colored pencil anyway.<br />
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Here I have gone over my leaves with 2 light layers of Pine Green. I have also colored in the background spaces in the lower third of the page in 1 layer of Pine Green.<br />
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Here you can see the difference between 1 layer (right side) and 2 layers (left side).<br />
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Here I have started shading parts of the leaves in Navy Blue and doing a final blend in Jade Green. I still need to complete the remaining leaves. I have also gone over the backround spaces at the bottom in Navy Blue and Jade Green.<br />
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I am not sure when I will get back to this, but stay posted for more Artsy fun! Be happy and stay Positive!lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-80303424286558175232014-02-24T10:38:00.004-08:002014-02-24T10:38:53.121-08:00Boxes & Boxes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Hello everyone! We had our first taste of spring this past weekend. It reached 50 degrees on Saturday. What a treat! I have begun my Spring cleaning a bit early. Mainly because my craft table sits in the livingroom and I don't want it to look as messy as it has been. Right now most of my small things like embroidery floss, trims, ribbons, beads, buttons, etc. are stored in ziploc bags. This bothers me because the bags look messy. They do not conform to a specific shape and slide all over each other. I have slowly been going through and arranging everything into slim boxes. This is much better because I can stack them on top of my table instead of hiding everything beneath it. Also, It makes it much easier to find what I am looking for.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">The trims were a bit tricky but I finally decided to wrap them and hold it in place with a basting stitch. This method is time consuming and I don't like that I will have to re-baste it every time I cut off a piece, but I cannot think of a better solution at the moment. This box is only about half my trims so I still have alot of work ahead of me. Until next time, happy stitching!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Hey everyone. I have been a very busy bee over this holiday weekend! I have so many things to post about. However I want to take this post to tell you all about a benefit a friend of mine is throwing to raise awareness for Anorexia and bulimia. It is way more common than you think. People suffering from these diseases become very good at hiding it. For many it can start as young as 10 to 13, however there have been extreme cases of it starting from toddlers. It is literally a mental disease. There is a "voice" in the sufferer's head, putting them down and preventing them from eating. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">In support of the benefit I am donating a couple of baskets for raffle. I am labeling them "Winter Wellness".</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">I still have a lot to catch you guys up on so stay tuned for more posts. Happy Stitching!</span></div>
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These pictures aren't the greatest because I don't get access to a lot of daylight this time of year. 'm hoping for a photoshoot this weekend if I can find the time. Until then happy stitching everyone!lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-74139185915307839192014-01-14T04:01:00.003-08:002014-01-14T04:01:27.274-08:00Painting!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Good morning all! My BFF took me to a paint and sip (wine) workshop for my birthday last November. It was so much fun and ever since then I've been playing around with paint. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">This painting I did at home with some beginner stuff my BFF got me for Christmas. I also painted a train for my husband but totally forgot to take a picture of it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">This painting my 4 year old did along with me when I painted the top painting. He really got a kick out of it. So what I did for those two is a placed strips of masking tape onto wax paper. I then drew shapes on it. Butterflies for me and Batman for little man. I cut them out with an exacto knife then peeled the wax paper off like a sticker. We placed our stickers on the canvas then painted over the whole thing. After the paint dried we peeled the stickers off. I then touched up the white parts with gold paint for detail. I am quite pleased with the results.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">On a sewing note, I have decided to start following Sharon Boggins TAST, both for practice and to try out some new stitches. I stitched the first stitch last night (fly stitch). I will post pictures as soon as I have good enough light to take them. It is just too dark by the time I get home from work. I fear all my picture taking will have to happen on the weekends. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Also, over on stitching fingers I will be starting 100 details in 100 days. I have not done too much crazy quilting in awhile. This is a great way to brush up on that without starting a huge project. I will be making a strip sampler this weekend. Hopefully I will have pictures for next week. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">There is a lot of sewing in the making but nothing to show for it yet. Until next time, happy stitching!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Hey everyone! It has been awhile since I have blogged but I am eager to get back to it this year. Many good things have changed in my life to allow me to delve back into my hobbies. I have moved to the suburbs and am renting a good size house (well half house). I have enough space that I was able to take my entire sewing stash out of storage! It was like Christmas looking through everything. I will be posting a bit later on about my working space / craft storage problem, but first I thought I would kick off posting with some projects I have been working on.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">I found a stack of these awkward sized pieced blocks when I took my stuff out of storage. I don't remember what they were supposed to be for. I decided to embellish one and make it into a case for my ipod.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">The stems are all back stitch. The light pink flowers are detached chain stitch with sparkly beads in the center. I just love a little sparkle!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">I did have a problem finding the right needle to use for the ribbon work. First I tried using a regular embroidery needle with a large eye, but the eye end was too slim to accommodate the ribbon. I then switched to a tapestry needle but the point was too blunt. It is obvious now I should have used a chenille needle, but I don't have any at the moment. That is one thing that did not survive the storage trips, my needles! I went through my entire stash but I did not come up with much. I plan to use a few more of these pieced blocks to make a needle book. I will post again when I have finished off this block. Until then, happy stitching!</span></div>
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The colors really made me think of St. Patrick's Day so I decided to stitch some clovers. The small ones are done in chain stitch.</div>
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Oh yeah, aren't the letters spelling "LUCKY" cute. I think they're adorable.</div>
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lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-84790359145408761132013-02-22T13:03:00.003-08:002013-02-22T13:03:42.823-08:00Random StitchingHello everyone! It's been a crazy day today. I am going for my road test tomorrow and I am trying not to be overly nervous. My Hubby helped me practice parallel parking out front. I feel a bit better about it. However, my mission for the day has been to keep my mind off of it.<br />
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When I got home from work, I thought about working on my cross-stitch, but honestly, it gives me too much freedom to think. That would ultimately lead to stressing about the test. So after dinner I scrounged for fabric. I was in luck and found a decent strip! Yay! Now I can stitch something free hand.<br />
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I dug out some thread I saved from storage, it is only a few colors in green and beige. However, due to St. Patty's Day coming up, I think it's fitting. I instantly though of the latest TAST stitch I saw over on Sharon Boggin's blog. Here is the link:<br />
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For the small sampler I did, I used the following stitches:<br />
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1. Laced Square Herringbone (new)<br />
2. Raised Herringbone Band (new)<br />
3. Knotted Feather Stitch (new)<br />
4. Cast-On Stitch (practice)<br />
5. Bullion Knot (practice)<br />
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Some of these stitches were new for me and some were practice.<br />
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Here is a picture of the sample:<br />
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<br />lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-14249320438063106532013-02-19T16:21:00.000-08:002013-02-19T16:21:06.883-08:00Busy WinterHello all! This Winter has found me extremely busy. I have been working late at work most days. I have been desperately longing to stitch and just can't find the time. I would love to put the progress into my cross stitch, but I don't find it worth it if I don't have at least a good uninterrupted hour. The progress is disappointingly little.This past weekend I hunted around the house for a scrap piece of fabric to try some new stitches out. Unfortunately I did a really good job of consolidating my stash when I put it in storage. I find it amazing that I could not find one scrap anywhere. Oh well, if I don't stumble across something soon, I will just pick up some muslin this weekend. I hope y'all are finding time to stitch! Until next time...lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-23916745245725138512013-02-10T12:43:00.000-08:002013-02-10T12:43:58.800-08:00Hub Boxcars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When I started this blog I know I mentioned some model train stuff may find it's way here. Today I put together a couple of boxcars I had received for Christmas. They are gifts from my model train club. They are meant to represent the club being together for fifty years. The first boxcar is from 1958. I thought it would be fun to weather it to make it look older. The rust doesn't show up as good on camera. The second boxcar is from 2008. I left this car as it was.</div>
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I have been working on this cross-stitch project since last October. Progress has been tediously slow. However a big part of that has been due to the hustle and bustle of the holidays. I am hoping progress will pick up now that I have a bit more time on my hands. My vague goal is to complete it before the end of the year, however I won't take that too seriously or the stress of finishing by then will take away all the fun.</div>
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I have tried to organize everything very neatly. Each bag of threads is stored next to the card it was removed from.</div>
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Below you can see 1 / 6 bags of thread.</div>
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Each color is stored in a tiny bag as pictured below. I was able to fit 2 strings (6 strands each) in each bag. So I have several bags of the same color depending on how many of each color the kit came with. There is a tiny piece of paper in each bag with the color number on it. This method seems a bit too much in retrospect but I am happy with it. It has been really easy to keep track of my threads and to keep them from tangling. It took maybe 4 or 5 hours to sort the kit out this way before I started stitching.</div>
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To put it into perspective here is the entire piece. I have a long way to go.</div>
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It has been awhile since I've blogged, but today I really feel like jumping back in. A lot has changed since last I posted. Due to space limitations in my small apartment I had to put my entire sewing stash into storage. It was a bit sad really. Now all I have available to me are these two boxes.</div>
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The blue box was a Christmas gift from my husband. I love the colors. The contents of the plastic box were a birthday present from my husband. I realized I could not cut sewing cold turkey. I really wanted to try cross-stitching some detailed pieces and fell in love with the Disney Thomas Kinkade collection. The kits are perfect because everything is included and I don't have to worry about starting a huge thread collection. (Which I kinda already started, but I put it in storage.)</div>
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This is the kit in the plastic container. It is Cinderella from the Disney collection. I have been working on this since October and you will be surprised when you see how little is done. It is frustrating how long these pieces take to complete. However because there is nothing else available to sew, I do not get bored with it. Honestly, I feel it is teaching me a great deal of patience. I am learning to appreciate the act of creating instead of rushing to a finished piece and not being completely satisfied with the outcome. </div>
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Hey everyone! Motivation Monday! Or so I tell myself every Monday so I don't feel too bad. I have to say it does motivate me to get a bunch done. A while back I showed you a lot of thread I had dyed for crocheting. Check it out. These spools were hand-made by a friend from work. I have wound most of what I have. However I ran out of spools. </div>
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I found a tutorial for the flowers pictured below on youtube. Most of these were made with a variagated thread I bout at Joann's. There are a couple in there I most recently made from the hand dyed thread.</div>
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This flower tutorial I also found on youtube. These dont look much like flowers to me. Maybe they will look better with a center. Beads or a button maybe.</div>
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These are the cutest summer necklaces ever. It is super easy to make too! Just thread your yarn with beads of your choice, then crotchet a long chain, adding the beads where you like.</div>
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Forgive me, I cannot find the link. It was onj one of the blogs I follow, and it's been so long, I cannot find it. Thank you for the inspiration whoever you are. Feel free to e-mail me if it is you! Until next time, Happy stitching!</div>lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-24663953880949544592012-06-02T07:04:00.001-07:002012-06-02T07:04:14.209-07:00WIP Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Good morning everyone! It has been a gorgeous week here in MA, but of course now that it's the weekend, it is miserably rainy. The only good thing about that is, now maybe I will have some time to stitch. After a recent promotion at work, I haven't had much time for anything. Before the fun can begin, I will have to spend most of the day today doing some much needed spring cleaing and reorganizing. I haven't been completely negligent though. I have been trying to find any spare moment to work on some of my WIPs in the backround. </div>
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Below are some pictures of the pattern embroidery I was working on. I wanted to pick an area to really show the gradiant of color of the threads I choose. I decided these flowers were perfect. I just love how the leaves are coming out!</div>
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Moving in a bit closer, you can really start to see the stitches themselves. I actually used backstitch to fill in the stems and leaves. I am trying to decide which color to use to outline the leaves. I am toying around with the idea of using the darkest green. I also can't decide if I should outline in backstitch or a fine chain stitch. I will probably audition these ideas after I finish the flowers and the bigger leaf to the left.</div>
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Here is a close-up of the first flower. I have used satin stitch for the petals. The outline is backstitch. I love the lattice effect in the center of the petals. I discovered this effect by criss-crossing two lines of buttonhole stitch, using the petal outline as my guide. The center of the flower will be stitched in two shades of pink in french knots. However, first I have to brush up on my french knots. They keep coming out like mini-bullions. So I guess that means I will be heading over to Sharon B's Stitch Library for a quick lesson. </div>
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So I made a resolution that I wasn't going to start anything new until I finished up some WIPs. I kinda broke it. For over a year now, I've had a small bag of baby cloths and blankets, sitting in my stash waiting to be crazy quilted. The idea was to make 4- 5 blocks every year with my son's things. Well finally I broke down and pieced a couple blocks together. My husband keeps teasing me. "You call yourself a crazy quilter and yet I never see you working on blocks." He's right, I like blocks because they can have a quicker turn around than some of the projects I'm working on now. So for now I have two blocks to work on in between other stuff. I am going to try and not piece more until I have finished the first two. I will try and take some pictures today if the weather clears up, but at the moment it's a bit too gloomy. Until next time, happy stitching!</div>lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-49160289968022676932012-05-16T17:50:00.001-07:002012-05-16T17:50:21.523-07:00Flower MoldingHello everyone. I hope all you Mothers out there enjoyed your weekend. I went to family party at my Aunts house. My aunt used to be a bartender and makes the best drinks! She made Sangria for the party and it was delicious. My husband took me and the kids out for lunch at Red Robins, we had never been. It was awesome. The menu looked so good, we decided we have to go back for round 2. My husband is also buying me a flower molding tool. I first saw the tool on Shirlee Fassel's blog: <a href="http://www.shirleestuff.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Bodoni MT; font-size: medium;">www.shirleestuff.blogspot.com</span></a>.<br />
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I loved the flowers so I got in touch with the mold supplier Arlene Baker. She is just the sweetest person! <a href="mailto:arlenebkr@aol.com" target="_blank">arlenebkr@aol.com</a> This is her e-mail address if anyone is interested in contacting her. Anyway, she sent me a sample package and a couple sheets of patterns.<br />
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The red flower is the mold I will be recieving. I can't wait! The leaf is huge but look at the fabric texture. Isn't it fabulous?<br />
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The three following pictures are Arlene's beautiful creations. If you are in love as I, Arlene offers many oppurtunities. She offers classes on her flower making techniques. You could purchase the molds to try your hand at home. The mold are reproduced from antique originals that she owns. They are hand crafted. What I think is awesome, is that she offers individual packages which include all the fabric flowers pre-molded and cut with instruction on how to put them together. </div>
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I big round of applause for Arlene Baker and her wonderful flowers! Happy stitching to all until next we meet!<br />
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Rachel Lanelifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-17377877333045326702012-04-30T17:45:00.000-07:002012-04-30T17:45:22.021-07:00Pattern Enhancments Via EmbroideryHey everyone! The following technique I found over on feeling stitchy (It's been awhile so if I'm wrong please correct me), I believe in August last year, where you embroider on top of an existing fabric pattern to enhance the pattern. I bought this piece of fabric at the Lowell Quilt Festival last year with this technique in mind. In fact I believe I posted on oi when I started this piece. Well I have now dug it out to work on. The first pictures are of what I just did and the last pictures show how I started. <br />
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In the picture above I was practicing french knots in purple thread. I don't think I'm doing it right because they keep coming out like mini-bullion knots. Think I will pop on over to Sharon B's Stitch Dictionary <a href="http://inaminuteago.com/stitchindex.html">http://inaminuteago.com/stitchindex.html</a> to reaquaint myself with the stitch. </div>
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This is the first section. It's mostly back stitch and padded satin stitch. Although there is some detached chain stitch in green in the picture underneath.</div>
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The dark blue is two lines of backstitch with satin stitch in the center.</div>
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Overall I am enjoying the technique. It is like doodling with thread! <a href="http://www.feelingstitchy.com/2011/08/august-stitch-along.html">http://www.feelingstitchy.com/2011/08/august-stitch-along.html</a> Look I stopped being lazy and did my research. This is the link to the August stitch-a-long on feeling stitchy featuring the technique. Check it out to see my inspiration.lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-65394445463498922752012-04-29T19:39:00.000-07:002012-04-29T19:39:27.388-07:00Thread Dying<div align="center">
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I have been playing around with crochet a little. I only have one color thread whick is a pretty blue/green/purple variated thread. However after many flowers (a little tease about a future post) I really wanted a new color. My husband groaned at the thought of me splurging on new thread. C'mon thread can be so decieving due to it being really inexpensive. You think I can grab a few and not spend alot. Then the fever sets in when you see all the colors and end upgabbing more than a few. Haha, I'm horrible, but whats really horrible is how quickly this inexpensive item adds up at the register. The last time I went for thread, I spent close to $30. I'm proud of myself today. I saved money by buying a giant amount of white thread and dying it using left over Easter egg dye. Observe the results:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first were really vibrant. I used about a teaspoon of vinegar in each dye.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "yellow thread here is actually light green. I changed the dye colors by diluting the mixture with more water.</td></tr>
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Living in a small apartment, I had to improvise to hang my threads to dry overnight. I actually hung a temporary line in my shower. Whatever works right? I can't wait to see what they look like all dried. I'm a little nervous because last time I used Easter egg dye thr green dripped out and wasn't really there when dried. Well I guess I'll know tomorrow. Happy stitching!</div>
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Below is the complete block before I mailed it on to Debbie.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEh3cF_AXhzRcFB_9Us9CWOJLy0p5E-PPZmXkXrWLWWpqKK1lb1Uv9LWALTxY6F5oA_lY3yqo5weyxWdABFOMHnG5e27D1zQbqXUAed132UA1BeOP9PXxaNIu9AJLt2hDsiRy31aBlQUNU/s1600/DSCN1653.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671537116752915122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEh3cF_AXhzRcFB_9Us9CWOJLy0p5E-PPZmXkXrWLWWpqKK1lb1Uv9LWALTxY6F5oA_lY3yqo5weyxWdABFOMHnG5e27D1zQbqXUAed132UA1BeOP9PXxaNIu9AJLt2hDsiRy31aBlQUNU/s320/DSCN1653.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Here is a close up of one of my favorite flowers on this block. The center is raised cup stitch. I found this stitch over on Sharon B's blog. I am really anxious to try this stitch with a thicker thread. The petals are detached chain stitch in two different colors. I stitched a bead into the center of the raised cup stitch. A few of these flowers are stitched onto a vine of chain stitch.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2HlW5MY6IZkSZY25q8Dobpi23KYGSQVWPcRtJr23Mpe7ltQ_3jxKjMXaglx7YEsYLGEGnC_r5W4ic6Cd4Zu7I0es6YmxRvKRa1eTXZF3MD7gO5peJC_7f91im1LcP4Nzq21UixQ73I6X/s1600/DSCN1658.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671536900959922082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2HlW5MY6IZkSZY25q8Dobpi23KYGSQVWPcRtJr23Mpe7ltQ_3jxKjMXaglx7YEsYLGEGnC_r5W4ic6Cd4Zu7I0es6YmxRvKRa1eTXZF3MD7gO5peJC_7f91im1LcP4Nzq21UixQ73I6X/s320/DSCN1658.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Here you can see more of the vine. I also stitched down green leather leaves onto the vine. The purple flowers are actually part of the fabric pattern. The fabric is so pretty I wanted to enhance it rather than cover it up. The flowers are stitched in padded satin stitch. The wonderful thing about this stitch is that even if you are not the best at satin stitch, it still comes out looking great!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9eIKwNaJMbHCJRFjiyokcCciDq-KL9FPIgmn-NLSvipB4_2AZrCzcCuOLl998t2T3FOk45M4iu1XH3MICfxI7SkM_2NuydsjmFtubuOcrUyWWsyEXhxekqDz5IrG3gpc7A_zSN__9Ek3M/s1600/DSCN1661.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671536650322499842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9eIKwNaJMbHCJRFjiyokcCciDq-KL9FPIgmn-NLSvipB4_2AZrCzcCuOLl998t2T3FOk45M4iu1XH3MICfxI7SkM_2NuydsjmFtubuOcrUyWWsyEXhxekqDz5IrG3gpc7A_zSN__9Ek3M/s320/DSCN1661.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Here is a small caterpillar made from buttons and beads. This darker green vine is couched down.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkz9q22x2HwiW8GFxyKnzydImfeCjWXslHY7nuwRBNajEEGjuAZUcOKSVeCW5Ys1QS7etvF_szBYwF93hZYZspzu_Ca_lcOIxPFcPAcsSHBMZYeiq_Y8HvrU-SztL3r-HJGn_5pR9KNPf/s1600/DSCN1662.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671536500067925378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkz9q22x2HwiW8GFxyKnzydImfeCjWXslHY7nuwRBNajEEGjuAZUcOKSVeCW5Ys1QS7etvF_szBYwF93hZYZspzu_Ca_lcOIxPFcPAcsSHBMZYeiq_Y8HvrU-SztL3r-HJGn_5pR9KNPf/s320/DSCN1662.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RfTTHvDmBK604Gmq2w_yiY7yfjHKJqwwhOV4ULGnHuQxXbNOO-AEDjLI4uwJoW7fJPqUpGEu1Ud6CpNBIrj4zJRaaWK1dnKiig4_LE4Wt4L9k4hLUTO6LgEv1Kt6B5CLnhz_dxF_gbgR/s1600/DSCN1664.JPG"></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Here is a better veiw of the couched down vine with more leather leaves. The blue and purple flower is woven spider wheel with french knots around the outside.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1m9pU9YTROxCWIDr4D0C7o6uNaQIeM0JgaYET1aeZGPJje3ic-2PeRTUCbqrrBc4zSvU_HLEP5wDP3q74z4jh-9hqmO9vvvC0W_WP7WBLldtj8w05MYW_ePtt-qNTtUWiGsUCzJGWrdR/s1600/DSCN1664.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671535755345703794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1m9pU9YTROxCWIDr4D0C7o6uNaQIeM0JgaYET1aeZGPJje3ic-2PeRTUCbqrrBc4zSvU_HLEP5wDP3q74z4jh-9hqmO9vvvC0W_WP7WBLldtj8w05MYW_ePtt-qNTtUWiGsUCzJGWrdR/s320/DSCN1664.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">These french knot lilacs were stitched by DeeDee. I also stitched somke tiny gold butterfly beads around this area.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZ4-KFXfMg0sLHT1xHcvQCefojr0_QHPJHm_I_xl3xZrOXotHF067L3qVY39kMki9qq29NxVn8EVhKbzNwt3wt1mSgzk08GWoD5uyHXqF6aJF1IN08Zr-WLhDf48GbBlFXNTB-VZDvkh9/s1600/DSCN1665.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671535364827615890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZ4-KFXfMg0sLHT1xHcvQCefojr0_QHPJHm_I_xl3xZrOXotHF067L3qVY39kMki9qq29NxVn8EVhKbzNwt3wt1mSgzk08GWoD5uyHXqF6aJF1IN08Zr-WLhDf48GbBlFXNTB-VZDvkh9/s320/DSCN1665.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Below is a hand dyed lace motif I won in a giveaway from Nicki Lee. I stitched some gold cup beads with purple seed beads ontop of the lace motif.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAYk4tJNCFc9cgDY9Yoi-3m4SM2zNFzA8kleQBx46EBs81Ih3nX5A2Sl2i625R_KZN_KDBIn-Tb-LFPpxiTxDBixy72547lTylqfLA-MpVMATyvH0qp2bSbBfm8Si-M1TWY8jl72r68Y0/s1600/DSCN1666.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671535052994855234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAYk4tJNCFc9cgDY9Yoi-3m4SM2zNFzA8kleQBx46EBs81Ih3nX5A2Sl2i625R_KZN_KDBIn-Tb-LFPpxiTxDBixy72547lTylqfLA-MpVMATyvH0qp2bSbBfm8Si-M1TWY8jl72r68Y0/s320/DSCN1666.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Here is a generalized view of the work I added to Susie's block.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ajL8LK52SxpMCzSUMmp1VbGP4Ifz00ev3aWhjDn7U2W9xTsSa_oOrPnLywENkI5CNeSGhJmM6ZjUwQuD2cI1Y4VNg2Nd4XG16Us8POiLU3_zulTU-yiVa75T1oIxRxo4Qkkarr-okee_/s1600/DSCN1667.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671534688313518146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ajL8LK52SxpMCzSUMmp1VbGP4Ifz00ev3aWhjDn7U2W9xTsSa_oOrPnLywENkI5CNeSGhJmM6ZjUwQuD2cI1Y4VNg2Nd4XG16Us8POiLU3_zulTU-yiVa75T1oIxRxo4Qkkarr-okee_/s320/DSCN1667.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">I had a little helper. My Tucker just loves all the bright colors on these crazy quilt blocks.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWPL_ukLpWyEbnHRC9u9rMioK61GFztBp9UUGhxX5wU0M2VK84K_IsgkY9t7Pa6zKl6xEagOMzauAMkk54HbTMNbDokWaRGs-NM6e59CySIf8LDl5ZmAjSYRbWHvHwOKFbvFlaRc1WSpe/s1600/DSCN1669.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671534414592622018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWPL_ukLpWyEbnHRC9u9rMioK61GFztBp9UUGhxX5wU0M2VK84K_IsgkY9t7Pa6zKl6xEagOMzauAMkk54HbTMNbDokWaRGs-NM6e59CySIf8LDl5ZmAjSYRbWHvHwOKFbvFlaRc1WSpe/s320/DSCN1669.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Well that is all for now. I am patiently looking foward to the next block. Until then stitch and be merry!<br /></span><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-31806076301569280922011-10-23T16:34:00.000-07:002011-10-24T03:06:13.078-07:00Spider Spirit!<div><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Hey everyone. I felt like getting into the halloween spirit. When I found this tutorial online I knew it was the perfect project for halloween. This tutorial is courtesy of a blog I am following Shawkl. Here are my creepy crawly beaded spiders. Enjoy the eye candy!</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666842622822511698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkY-hhubeBcJtEwzMW-ZigP4QktxSxoD32b52vhn30w0SZH0uWxnTXwyvUtPcWQb-RSJ_RZASTcJ7bAHwVsF9tkY3gITZRiOHETADw_JlmFukHXdXpHEZ9OD8bUbBexg5K4d-VZhG29aQ/s320/DSCN1495.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu475880nFy_SlNAKy9Z-nLAsmh_YybJGOy1ssVjm3YjNtVIQoXpPj23h0K_I2Ii2KGQv6sJkfA_OP5IJMQfPi-IIksJ3UHSfmf9BBo1o7uBRKbtnQrP0_dRa4NbiXGf5ViDhBi8ukh3ad/s1600/DSCN1492.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666842403993443618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu475880nFy_SlNAKy9Z-nLAsmh_YybJGOy1ssVjm3YjNtVIQoXpPj23h0K_I2Ii2KGQv6sJkfA_OP5IJMQfPi-IIksJ3UHSfmf9BBo1o7uBRKbtnQrP0_dRa4NbiXGf5ViDhBi8ukh3ad/s320/DSCN1492.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaEozg-HS4XCDla-njT47tG0EkvJrJ_o5OXjP8XF9AzukDoSqW_6M1giFt3L3mBhMYzEv9MgpqPWqAjBFWLUnSDkloDt2NEGJW0Uq9ie4B31R0jTNcD0zf20tbHKrbw1jrHKr6-RqVJJ1/s1600/DSCN1491.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666842218763597826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaEozg-HS4XCDla-njT47tG0EkvJrJ_o5OXjP8XF9AzukDoSqW_6M1giFt3L3mBhMYzEv9MgpqPWqAjBFWLUnSDkloDt2NEGJW0Uq9ie4B31R0jTNcD0zf20tbHKrbw1jrHKr6-RqVJJ1/s320/DSCN1491.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWJ0et_wJpf3PiRF09DoaEEHY5-mWYFGrJzZsNWqTtJ7bAbXG1928sC-87jlzdxy1Q2M6oyBf4CaPILi2_IRoSu9P1fwlJ6F-VXal15M9RVhXhX5AtllXjCl-t63RBP4LJ2FecTH9HnJZ/s1600/DSCN1490.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666842055176948322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWJ0et_wJpf3PiRF09DoaEEHY5-mWYFGrJzZsNWqTtJ7bAbXG1928sC-87jlzdxy1Q2M6oyBf4CaPILi2_IRoSu9P1fwlJ6F-VXal15M9RVhXhX5AtllXjCl-t63RBP4LJ2FecTH9HnJZ/s320/DSCN1490.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnv3__CV8nAmGgUDoUM5hkzrK6eF49RUyE8fPPMWAf9weJwXe2Hk0b0AX_LRj4pQFUXwGv66ZgzbJWK6yI-WfkA87FQluoazS5t3s9dxslFeeTMfIITEqMK5KoGYqA4_JuyJRFLdiGGqwH/s1600/DSCN1489.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666840361322971618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnv3__CV8nAmGgUDoUM5hkzrK6eF49RUyE8fPPMWAf9weJwXe2Hk0b0AX_LRj4pQFUXwGv66ZgzbJWK6yI-WfkA87FQluoazS5t3s9dxslFeeTMfIITEqMK5KoGYqA4_JuyJRFLdiGGqwH/s320/DSCN1489.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Bn2xlWrbRQ7KQZgSgQgXawMeK4RlvVwWWmwYevh82TFgWSvulHqauMz82cgMxKNjfT3HRJibBe7hJyU6nxxS4P0unlXmke4HpG3kGcqI5diCCDKAxilHDeAUE0RL2ga_14ehddUojNdN/s1600/DSCN1488.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666838940445170386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Bn2xlWrbRQ7KQZgSgQgXawMeK4RlvVwWWmwYevh82TFgWSvulHqauMz82cgMxKNjfT3HRJibBe7hJyU6nxxS4P0unlXmke4HpG3kGcqI5diCCDKAxilHDeAUE0RL2ga_14ehddUojNdN/s320/DSCN1488.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAFlyNCLF3lYucu5nmp_cWazpyXPTvm4Xb3zU2YXkLOgZe3mouOZmcRDPC2dV3cjG7E4GLtBlkciwc8kf5Lhfv49xjNMAma7e1aIHnWHaNkiZeATZbMZWvoGcnKZb0kKXVwiw95Qj9qOb/s1600/DSCN1487.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666838717328569234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAFlyNCLF3lYucu5nmp_cWazpyXPTvm4Xb3zU2YXkLOgZe3mouOZmcRDPC2dV3cjG7E4GLtBlkciwc8kf5Lhfv49xjNMAma7e1aIHnWHaNkiZeATZbMZWvoGcnKZb0kKXVwiw95Qj9qOb/s320/DSCN1487.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-60820703944559728982011-10-17T03:24:00.000-07:002011-10-17T03:51:33.330-07:00Susie's Block<span style="color:#ff99ff;">Hello everyone. I have recieved the next block in my SGRR. This is Susie's block.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KVUe84crlc7LiAJA3CYi8I6EXosy914BD1whs3v8bgSKXV71aLxk0c36F0GuoZPUuTIxAI978UXLGm1a_8l-MuCHa1r7RvCcl-D3eolkozWdwIOSMR1NFIShVxVb1Da8ZZBTjFHeJ9JD/s1600/DSCN1464.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664405806441454146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KVUe84crlc7LiAJA3CYi8I6EXosy914BD1whs3v8bgSKXV71aLxk0c36F0GuoZPUuTIxAI978UXLGm1a_8l-MuCHa1r7RvCcl-D3eolkozWdwIOSMR1NFIShVxVb1Da8ZZBTjFHeJ9JD/s320/DSCN1464.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><br />I am having a wonderful time stitching on it so far. The picture below shows the section I am working on. I am stitching for both me and DeeDee, who is having some minor back problems. She started by stitching the lilac flowers. Aren't they pretty. Just look at all those french knots. I guess I missed a good shot, but the dark green thread is a hand woven textured thread. I'm not sure what it is exactly. I couched it down with gold thread.</span><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG94SJ5KCszf1hFJp5CTSgqCcEiHQ-Awrm4aMS9DRksgteD1aMDGGmcIkcxsctK2Do4Q2FsQO9Gz6rfYI85Jfv5IDo6e868txugHp-uGgSWHxhAdeVwa6lQGYTsVuXrPTRJO8iTRfJFHZ-/s1600/DSCN1468.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664405688415152178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG94SJ5KCszf1hFJp5CTSgqCcEiHQ-Awrm4aMS9DRksgteD1aMDGGmcIkcxsctK2Do4Q2FsQO9Gz6rfYI85Jfv5IDo6e868txugHp-uGgSWHxhAdeVwa6lQGYTsVuXrPTRJO8iTRfJFHZ-/s320/DSCN1468.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;"> The picture below shows the first thing I stitched on this block. It is a light green stem/vine in chain stitch. I just love chain stitch. It can be used for so many different things.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6s3ZMeG_DGRkPPlK55HGNj1p64nWWmOhHGc-lUtVXBiC31F6TDdodR9hFX87O7EuF21u2t78_4Gvg7cHudnPvMT3wDF3N77EYYpnEoGuQl6cZEZTSiSQYMdrmaCfmiIRkmmSaIDMbcZgZ/s1600/DSCN1469.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664405612613227170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6s3ZMeG_DGRkPPlK55HGNj1p64nWWmOhHGc-lUtVXBiC31F6TDdodR9hFX87O7EuF21u2t78_4Gvg7cHudnPvMT3wDF3N77EYYpnEoGuQl6cZEZTSiSQYMdrmaCfmiIRkmmSaIDMbcZgZ/s320/DSCN1469.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><br /><br />Below is a close-up of the leaves. The leaves were cut out of a soft light green leather. They are stitched on with a line og gold backstitch down the center of the leaf.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCSPoeHJjfSN4W0Dmmbz6pgKVwd3qA2hxWapPJYLmkfz_xo7CWgGV5MEpkKdTGYY9ilWwQ9jJ18NielS6zv4F-qQDIwd7aPMutvXb1DVqQQTN8Z_IYNUQV_y6Yhyphenhyphen1V7BxT80KZu5-qgoR/s1600/DSCN1473.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664405536108731186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCSPoeHJjfSN4W0Dmmbz6pgKVwd3qA2hxWapPJYLmkfz_xo7CWgGV5MEpkKdTGYY9ilWwQ9jJ18NielS6zv4F-qQDIwd7aPMutvXb1DVqQQTN8Z_IYNUQV_y6Yhyphenhyphen1V7BxT80KZu5-qgoR/s320/DSCN1473.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><br />As for Susie's block, that is all I have to show for now. I do plan on adding many flowers next. Also I am toying with the idea of a stumpwork butterfly. We shall see. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Moving on you will notice I have been toying around with jewelry work. This all started with spiders. One day a couple weeks ago I ran across a tutorial for beaded spiders on Shawkl. They werte quite beautiful and festive for the Halloween season. I decided to try one. In fact I made about 6 or 7. Pictures will come in a later post. They came out very nice. I ended up selling most of them. Two were birthday gifts. This gave me an idea to try to make a small profit off of them. I went to Michael's and was bargain hunting, because beads are expensive. I ended up buying a small kit that turned out to be a steal. Anyway within the kit there were findings to make jewelry so over the past weekend I decided to play around with it. Here are the results.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgST7PYKu4IG4eGBJCyJBMFteWk3Pl2Mu6fKsoLcS9LU0gEjiG05F9njyp2L0RUKCN1XFoaJ9J9efES-k0zDnP-6IyDnyfeYtwhphjBDQoXbae97KkwhfmWworsxX8mrSgISlvNPIDHxoiK/s1600/DSCN1477.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664405451568324226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgST7PYKu4IG4eGBJCyJBMFteWk3Pl2Mu6fKsoLcS9LU0gEjiG05F9njyp2L0RUKCN1XFoaJ9J9efES-k0zDnP-6IyDnyfeYtwhphjBDQoXbae97KkwhfmWworsxX8mrSgISlvNPIDHxoiK/s320/DSCN1477.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><br />I love these earrings. They remind me of fall.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50amRPjs4j6_ykfV9VSkpr5TI1o6oYH9r1dGjN0hYUfyAE6Dwa68w9Y4ie3LA_qdFxOFvn5dhiPByyB5n1r66dyv4724b96EJB4OJOYLd2s85E31ebG087X8KCmTEzjRHVy_r-BvSMqB6/s1600/DSCN1478.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664405389472434514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50amRPjs4j6_ykfV9VSkpr5TI1o6oYH9r1dGjN0hYUfyAE6Dwa68w9Y4ie3LA_qdFxOFvn5dhiPByyB5n1r66dyv4724b96EJB4OJOYLd2s85E31ebG087X8KCmTEzjRHVy_r-BvSMqB6/s320/DSCN1478.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><br />These earrings really sparkle and they match the necklace.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBw7e3_i3Qf_0caY0DCwMfDVbR9UQiotClZ0oKlwkwkMEHzzRkJsNKA6aZMTpX9h4kE4yaAd4P-6v_CH_LWzbVhy62kXbkRnltp361BpxWpJ397QqP8OBwCabm3CSaU0bEjrJ-Fuz5jRTU/s1600/DSCN1479.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664405328371288530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBw7e3_i3Qf_0caY0DCwMfDVbR9UQiotClZ0oKlwkwkMEHzzRkJsNKA6aZMTpX9h4kE4yaAd4P-6v_CH_LWzbVhy62kXbkRnltp361BpxWpJ397QqP8OBwCabm3CSaU0bEjrJ-Fuz5jRTU/s320/DSCN1479.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;"> Below is a close up on the bead detailing.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_YK4QfiwOo9ox16AxjlhQi2BM4lTo27V-at82kGi40qswhcwfi7TWBvWoRfLBepHY5X5elhzAabBPuZyzUfsN_79XkfrJT4EWagG1isgGx9qC8YrgrXoaUm-ZlSmUfgBo_xqeYIoBf7E/s1600/DSCN1481.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664405240539381842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_YK4QfiwOo9ox16AxjlhQi2BM4lTo27V-at82kGi40qswhcwfi7TWBvWoRfLBepHY5X5elhzAabBPuZyzUfsN_79XkfrJT4EWagG1isgGx9qC8YrgrXoaUm-ZlSmUfgBo_xqeYIoBf7E/s320/DSCN1481.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><br />So not bad for a beginner I would say. I will also be trying to sell these items. For now I am just selling to friends and family, but I have been looking into opening an Etsy account. Once I have a good stock of items I may do it. If anybody has any feedback as to their success with selling on Etsy I would love to hear it.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;">A final word on Tambour Embroidery. I have been simply fascinated, bodering on obssessed with this technique for well over a year. Finally for my birthday my hubby let me buy the hook and miscellanious tools. Finding info on this technique is rather difficult. There are very few classes on the subject also. However I have found a DVD made by Bob Haven an instructer on the subject. That is currently the first thing I am saving up for. I can't wait to share my explorations on this subject. Until then I will be anxiously awaiting my Joann's order! Stitch and be merry!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-253405990497627072011-08-14T16:20:00.000-07:002011-08-14T16:48:59.535-07:00Hello Everyone<span style="color:#ff99ff;"> Hi all! I know it's been quite awhile. Depression has hit me really hard and the motivation to do anything has just disappeared into thin air. However on the brighter side of life I just attented the annual Lowell Quilt Festival. My husband has been dragging me to train shows for years and I vowed one day to drag him to a quilt show for all the trouble. I have been looking for a local quilt show for years. To my chagrin I discovered this hometown show has been running for 3 years already without my knowledge. To my great disappointment my hubby was working so no luck dragging him through the many galleries, but I did take pictures for you lovely ladies. Check them out.</span>
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<br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;">This quilted car cover is what greeted us in front of the Lowell Memorial Auditorium Gallery. My son Mikey just wanted to sit in the car.</span></div>
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<br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;">The dancers are appliqued with hand embroidery detail.</span></div>
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<br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;">I love how the figures come in all shapes and sizes.</span></div>
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<br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;">I absolutely love this pattern and the rainbow color effect.</span></div>
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<br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Amazing!</span></div>
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<br /><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;">This quilt was located in the winner's circle and by far surpassed any quilts in this gallery.</span></div>
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<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640857399399787906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XOCwRoqnUeWFaE7CfUDZm0tk8HVh8I4IAtp0o-tU1HzQDYeWh8_-SIEpuIYecX5-wmVccq3XhYluFh07Tv3cI58ZgTZtXpOMatwpeyICCi0hyphenhyphenniX7y3HrkhZFrUycu0GMnWDCz2WF1Nm/s320/qs13.JPG" />When Tucker wasn't trying to grab my camera, he was pulling on quilts. Next show I fly solo. That is all for now. I will post soon showing off my goodies. Until then, stitch and be merry!
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<br />lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-52335816811827736762011-07-09T08:37:00.000-07:002011-07-09T09:07:24.444-07:00Busy Busy Busy!<span style="color:#ff99ff;">Hi all! I have been extra stitchy busy! Before I share the details I would like to establish an end date for my fabric giveaway. I will pick the winners next saturday. That is July 16th, so keep an eye out. Please keep in mind that these are free. If you can't afford the postage I will provide it for you. Now on to business.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627379357608380450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzIqzR5RjUoAvZit6r20awF1ipQG9qotRkvQ60BmxwJGqoawbz_N7AEt7nHRxkZGpbLcAX9z3KYZKiZrbLHsxF8sqjXU04N1FD31gCUl2VjtRjuIAxHJP9ykxI7y317QvxrFfAHlC4KNZ/s320/DSCN1245.JPG" /><br />Look what I just found this morning. I walked to the store for a bag of ice and stopped by a yard sale. A very nice lady sold me all this treasure for just a dollar. I am so excited!<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627378949877261426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKHL6T77AGdCsbr9qzS7ZRXIHL68sklMBGXgm_LohHSGRP0IFZ_xFLcS1yG0lWn37ZZ8P1ADJXZDGxQPXPAbHyt_tQJQmDtYvPV4ssYeWUoQCRZeR8h9jnlrqGQoAQtHxp2CEWjO6vO9n/s320/DSCN1241.JPG" /><br />So this is my very first large cross-stitch. I'm not going to tell you guys what it is but I will be posting updates. The first person to guess correctly what it is will recieve a free goodie bag from me. It is being stitched on 28 count white aida. I didn't use the colors the pattern called out for. Actually my husband chose the colors for me so I am very excited to see how it turns out. He's really good at stuff like that.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div></div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627379145927007858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kPCHlUWvW6lr_rkvAMfltHa-2sC_OurMfR_mvboVcoITPCEGwGwpO4XAUiKhsF_TUQxpYqSc6O97IJ1e14_dlxUKUTUNlPN7S0oC-ZYiKRCbf-Ekd0TVVgF8yJjrhfPOX9_3LazqzbSJ/s320/DSCN1244.JPG" />This will be a small change purse. All the embroidery is finished. I am just going to add a couple of lace flowers to it and then it is ready to be stitched together. This is the first of the christmas presents I am making for this year. I figured I better get an early head start. I will be making several change purses. The cross-stitch will also be a gift for my sister-in-law and her fiance.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627379519692446882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Vs72BzshAdumAgY_FTExNDAsQtk_uUWvNdcKwlklNyy8eK044jtMqgMfroxoP_J3L5SP1jdmAHOr6IsYBth-B8Gc87LiFxAx5URzUVUCAaHfcqys-68A2f4DxwzU1jTbYAF9TMMONs1b/s320/DSCN1246.JPG" />I recieved the next block in my Spring Garden Round Robin last weekend. This is Cat's block. She had the wonderful idea to make it all green so the flowers would stand out. I am very jealous. It was such a great idea!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627379710118179010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-A5fI41n0TthSr784oqvrzd_oOfdTvjA3NkxTBfkrfAiKt1fXww8szOJ0gvfxXaghfiQ5xxt_62IYOWCrP0OKxa8CqZs0N_QOR1sdZlZ5Gm3CLvEJnM2j02rD9c09sJlUyfHdyMxV_fLZ/s320/DSCN1247.JPG" />This is a closeup of the corner I am working on. I started with feather stitch and back stotch lines to lay down a foundation of greenery. Then the blue bits inside the feather stitch are my very first attempt at the oyster stitch. I like this sticth very much. Something about this pattern reminds me of peacock feathers.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627379844292502194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHckuKndVH-Zd7P2PWqABgpdDoETUOuPAzh_HVfN2l0bY5Y70wbKJvfGjgXxs7w3B_vhyYz1Z9g7ADxDUXGJniynJslGryXRKRD4qm8oBqc2yiMRpceJKOTtlCw-XRhzRng4mmJjq5H_9O/s320/DSCN1248.JPG" /><br />This pink stitch as you can see is 3d. It is a woven trellis stitch. I am making flower petals. To achieve the 3d look I inserted a pen cap underneath the foundation stitches as I wove them. I rather like the effect and can't wait to see how they turn out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div></div>lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816457359884453817.post-79305004487142307652011-06-25T11:56:00.000-07:002011-06-25T11:58:41.700-07:00Fabric Bundle #6<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkQCqOcGaXXvukzrGWawnEJLaeECLON-i6TCMq77xYEWYcCqQV6RMzlnujX2zAbA32TxlJ_B_XAMj3O86ylDcABYOSt6RDx5XKrKFviQpzreUDoncKVT3KKz-FUW_Vj-ZETor0rmuX6I1/s1600/DSCN1115.JPG"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622233506754009570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkQCqOcGaXXvukzrGWawnEJLaeECLON-i6TCMq77xYEWYcCqQV6RMzlnujX2zAbA32TxlJ_B_XAMj3O86ylDcABYOSt6RDx5XKrKFviQpzreUDoncKVT3KKz-FUW_Vj-ZETor0rmuX6I1/s320/DSCN1115.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;"> Please read the first post before commenting. This bundle is rather smaller but there are a great variety of exquisite textiles.<br /></span><br /><div></div>lifemywayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332796816622985648noreply@blogger.com2