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Long Forgotten WIP – Embroidered Map

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I think this might have been the first embroidery project I've ever done. I started it maybe 2 or 3 years ago, I'm not even sure when it was. I remember why I put it aside though. I started getting to the small states on the east coast and they were getting a lot harder to do with this stitch outline and I got frustrated. I can't decide if I should just finish it or if I should start over in a different style. I would like to have a stitched map! Have you recently rescued any long forgotten projects? ... Read More

A Cross Stitch by Mr. X Stitch Himself!

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A few months back I participated in the Bestiary swap over on Weave, the social media site run by Mr. X Stitch. It was a bit late but I finally got my piece and I couldn't be more thrilled! I was paired with Mr. X Stitch himself, Jamie Chalmers. He sent me this amazing black on black cross stitched cat. I love it, the cat is so subtle but the eyes are so intense. I also love that there was a postcard with fabric from Bridgeen! And I can't wait to put that pin on my stitching bag! ... Read More

French Knot Color Wheel

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I have always loved the look of projects consisting entirely of French knots but they always seemed like they would take way more patience than I have. About 6 weeks ago I had the idea to make a French knot color wheel using a 3" hoop. I figured that it wouldn't be as much of an undertaking working with a tiny hoop. Let me tell you, it still took a long, long time. I worked on it pretty diligently for a few weeks and then set it aside. The 30 for 30 crafting challenge inspired me to pick it back up and finish it. I started focusing all my efforts on it and finally ... Read More

Decisions, Decisions…

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Months and months ago I bought this tiny embroidery hoop from Dandelyne on Etsy. I was really excited but like so many other times I buy cool things, I get nervous to use them. I feel like I'm not going to come up with a good enough project to do them justice. I finally decided I just needed to stitch something up for this hoop so I can make it into a necklace. I stitched up a couple possible designs and I can't decide. I've ruled out the spider, (though Evie requested I make it into a necklace for her) so it's between the bird and the flower. I'm leaning towards ... Read More

WIP Wednesday – 30 for 30 Progress

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I am absolutely loving this 30 for 30 crafting challenge! I have so many projects I lost interest in working on that I do really want to finish, but I have a hard time choosing them over the more exciting current projects I'm working on. But 30 minutes is such a short amount of time, I can easily set aside a half hour to work on one of these poor neglected projects. I laid out a list of the projects I planned to resurrect and I've been making good progress! The French knot color wheel is my new focus. I really want to get it done so I have been working on it the ... Read More

&Stitches Swap – What I Got!

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I am not a huge fan of Chicago. I love that I live close enough to go to events there, but I hate traveling there. And so when I was emailing Carina about the swap and places, I made sure to give her other options. For our honeymoon Josh and I flew to San Francisco and then drove down to LA. We loved San Francisco and have visited one other time since then. So while I left it open if Carina wanted to go in a completely different direction, I did suggest SF as an option for the swap piece. Carina went above and beyond and created this amazing piece of the Golden ... Read More

&Stitches Swap – What I Sent!

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When I signed up for the &Stitches swap, I had no idea what I would do. The theme was "places" and I wasn't sure about doing a cross stitch of a specific location, I like to keep things more simple and stylized. I was thrilled to be paired up with Carina and she told me some places she likes, but none of them were really standing out to me. She had mentioned before that she was extremely interested in space and liked the alphabet I am working on. I decided that space counts for the theme and made a solar system pattern. I already have one pattern but I wanted to do ... Read More