tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81873924449436215672024-03-13T11:42:59.009-07:00Thoughts & MusingsJust a place for quotes or poems I like, thoughts on days or times, comments on what I'm doing and a place to share my love of cross stitch and what I create.Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.comBlogger508125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-46457213598159340132017-09-30T14:10:00.002-07:002017-09-30T14:10:52.006-07:00A Little Progress<br />
Not a lot of crafting time as I've been running around getting my neglected business stuff caught up. But my various needles haven't been totally idle.<br />
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Dragon 8 of The 12 Dragonlets of 2012 (Dragon Dreams) is done (this is a better shot of the fabric colour than #9)<br />
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A little progress with my knitting as well. I'm starting outfits for doll #3. The dress</div>
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which is knit but not sewn yet - I'm waiting for the other parts of the outfit. I'm really liking how the picot edge of this dress turned out, but what a pain to knit! And the panties.</div>
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Then there is a pair of white and green booties and a green hooded cape.</div>
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And Snowy insists on being his usual helpful self! Apparently sleeping ON me is better than sleeping BESIDE me.</div>
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<br />Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-4933303873348553932017-09-17T14:47:00.000-07:002017-09-17T14:47:32.394-07:00Catchig Up<br />
It's been a while, but health issues seem to be resolved, energy levels are up and I think I'm back to normal. So, hopefully, this will be the start of much more regular posting.<br />
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So, I've finished outfit #3 for doll #2<br />
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I have been working on my 12 Dragonlets, although I am a little behind for my Christmas Ornie SAL.</div>
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I was planning to leave the one over one stitching until the end, but once I got the head finished, I couldn't stand the empty hole where the eye should be. So I filled it in and I'm much more comfortable. Silly mind!</div>
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It's been so long since I've posted - I've missed you all. The health issues are being resolved, but it may be a while before the energy levels are back to normal. Meh!<br />
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I have been doing some stitching and knitting, more of the latter than the former, but I thought I would get you caught up.<br />
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I was knitting some outfits for a little doll (5") and I think I had finished the first one.<br />
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Here is #2<br />
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I gave this set to my Seniors' Centre as a raffle for our Spring Tea and it was very popular, but now all the seniors who have young granddaughters want me to knit outfits for them!<br />
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So here is set 2, with a smiling doll instead of a pouty one. Outfit #1<br />
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There is still a bunting bag and a blanket to go for this set.<br />
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I've been pretty much keeping up with my Christmas Ornie SAL 2017, so it looks like this,<br />
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12 Dragonlets of 2012 by Dragon Dreams Inc. I will stitch #6 on this row - you can see my start - and then do #7-10 on the next row, then #11 & 12 on the next row, centred and hopefully it will have a Christmas tree shape.<br />
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It's Sweethearts' Day! A day of hearts, flowers, chocolates and lots of love.<br />
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And thanks to our blog hop master Jo at Serendipitous Stitching, we each have a Stitching Sweetheart and a lovely piece of cross stitch to show off. If you hop over to Jo's <a href="http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">blog</a> you should see a list of all the participants so you can wander around, find your stitching and admire everyone else's work.<br />
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This is the piece I have to share and I think it's adorable. Please, if this is yours, let me know in the comments. Was there a particular reason you picked this pattern?Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-22983457706669740152017-02-01T17:30:00.000-08:002017-02-01T17:30:32.248-08:00WIP Wednesday 1 February 2017<br />
Eek! It's February! How did that happen?<br />
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Not a lot of craft time this week, but a couple of things to show. Last week the doll outfit was here,<br />
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this week it's complete. I tried to photograph her in front of a ruler to show small she is - only about 5.5 inches - but it's very hard to see.<br />
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At the beginning of January the Great Blue Heron (Crossed Wings) was here,<br />
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Fabric colour is much better in the top photo.<br />
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And I got some stitches in this month's Christmas ornament for the SAL.<br />
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My apologies, it's a terrible picture.Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-67695670916094002722017-01-31T16:34:00.000-08:002017-01-31T16:34:06.355-08:00Things Are Happening!<br />
As usual, things are happening in blogland. So, just in case you've missed them, here are some events.<br />
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Kaye at Kitten Stitching is organising an Easter Exchange, very simple and straightforward. Check out the details and join in the fun <a href="http://kittenstitching.blogspot.ca/2017/01/easter-exchange-2017.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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And there are a number of giveaways on the go.<br />
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<a href="http://kittenstitching.blogspot.ca/2017/01/its-time.html" target="_blank">Kaye</a> is doing one of these as well. You have until February 5 to check it out and put your name down.<br />
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Nancy at Victorian Motto Sampler is having a <a href="http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.ca/2017/01/another-primitive-floss-club-give-away.html" target="_blank">Primitive Floss</a> giveaway that closes February 15.<br />
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Sarah at Sarah In Stitches is having a blogoversary giveaway to celebrate 5 years. Check it out <a href="http://stitching-sarah.blogspot.ca/2017/01/5th-blogoversary-giveaway.html" target="_blank">here</a> - you have until the end of February to enter.<br />
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Have fun everyone, and if you enter, Good Luck!<br />
<br />Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-21580177467110867382017-01-25T13:03:00.000-08:002017-01-25T13:03:25.861-08:00WIP Wednesday 25 January 2017<br />
Sorry about missing last week, but I hadn't done any needlework at all, not one X, one purl or one knit plus I was feeling miserable.. However, it's a better day today.<br />
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Last post, I had just finished knitting the doll's booties<br />
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And here she is in her finery.<br />
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She still needs her hat which I hope to do this week.<br />
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Retirement is beaded! Gone from here<br />
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Neither picture shows the colour properly - its DMC equivalent is 501. I'm hoping to talk my craft partner Cynthia into helping me make a wall hanging out of it and get it to the recipient ASAP.<br />
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I belong to a <a href="http://christmasorniesal2015.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Christmas Ornament SAL</a> hosted by the lovely Kaye at <a href="http://kittenstitching.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Kitten Stitching</a> (who, by the way, is having a giveaway at the moment) and I finished my January design.<br />
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This is from Dragon Dreams' "12 Dragonlets of 2012", 2 over 2 on 28 count fabric from Silkweavers. The colour is good in this picture, but the gold sparkle in the fabric is not showing up well. If you're interested in checking out the whole set, they are on Facebook page Dragon Dreams Inc.<br />
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<br />Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-78854731473276591112017-01-11T23:25:00.000-08:002017-01-11T23:25:32.345-08:00WIP Wednesday 11 January 2017<br />
I'm running late - it's a little after 11 p.m. so I better get on with it.<br />
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Not a lot done on the crafting front, but Retirement Means has gone from here<br />
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It's done, except I've decided to do beads instead of French knots so have to wait for them to arrive. I had thought I was done a bit earlier, but as I was looking it over I realised I had missed the second E in Retirement, so had to frog and redo. I was not happy with me at that point.<br />
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The doll outfit went from here<br />
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Then a hat with a bow and outfit #1 will be done.<br />
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Thank you everyone for your kind words about my friend's husband. He had open heart surgery on Monday where a planned double bypass became a quadruple on the operating table. Surgery went fine, but he reacted badly as he started to wake up and they had to heavily sedate him to control heart and blood pressure. Today he is improving steadily and hopes to be out of cardiac ICU either tomorrow or Friday.Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-62799612691126346522017-01-04T14:57:00.000-08:002017-01-04T14:57:20.238-08:00WIP Wednesday 4 January 2017<br />
I am still not used to writing 2017 so I must pay close attention. And welcome to the first WIP Wednesday post of the New Year. So lets get going.<br />
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Retirement Means got a little attention going from here<br />
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Looking forward to her head and face being more defined.<br />
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The Great Blue Heron got just enough attention that I could say I started, going from a blank piece of fabric to this.<br />
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It's the very top of his head.<br />
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Nothing like starting with Krenik!<br />
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And I did get in some knitting time, from here<br />
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I need to sew up the skirt, add 2 tiny buttons and sew in the ends. It does fit the doll (first thing I checked after I cast off) so hopefully next week you will see her wearing it with either the matching hat or panties or, deep breath, maybe both.<br />
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My oldest UFO didn't get touched.<br />
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I had hoped to do more, but my craft partner/best friend's husband had a heart attack around supper time New Year's Eve and another one around 3 a.m. New Year's Day. He and Cynthia (thank goodness there was room for her) were med-evacced to Vancouver, St. Paul's Hospital, where he is being fast tracked for open heart surgery as he has several blocked arteries. Needless to say I am worried about them both and feeling so frustrated and helpless as they are 500 miles away by air, double that by road. Any crafting for the next little while will be something that doesn't take concentration.Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-4866106560794857642016-12-31T17:21:00.000-08:002016-12-31T17:21:34.962-08:00Happy New Year!<br />
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Wishing you all a happy, healthy, peaceful, very crafty 2017, with strength for the not so good times that may show up.<br />
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I've actually made a stitching plan for 2017. I'm shocked at myself, I never do that, but I am inspired by all of you who do. So, the overall aim is to reduce my WIPs, most of which are big projects so even a couple of finishes would make me happy. I've joined 2 SALs on Facebook and I want to keep on with the Christmas Ornament SAL (and actually stitch something) run by Kaye at <a href="http://kittenstitching.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Kitten Stitching</a> and work on my oldest UFO (how often have I said that?).<br />
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So this is what my months should look like.<br />
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Days 1-7: Ornament SAL. I have a plan this year - and patterns - Dragon Dreams version of 12 Days of Christmas called 12 Dragonlets of 2012 - and fabric! But I'm short floss so January will probably have 1-7 and 22-28 reversed. Hmmm, this is NOT an auspicious start!<br />
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Days 8-14: One of my Facebook SAL new starts Crossed Wings Great Blue Heron. I have everything to start him.<br />
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Days 15-21: My oldest UFO. This was the last progress picture I took 26 July 2015. Eek, I didn't realise it hadn't even been touched in 2016.<br />
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Day 22-28: The second of my Facebook SAL new starts HAED Stormy.<br />
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I have everything to start this and because there is no background I'm stitching it on a piece of <a href="https://www.colourcascadefabrics.com.au/" target="_blank">Colour Cascade Fabrics</a> called Midnight Blue.<br />
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Day 29+: I'll concentrate on my .non-cross stitch projects. If my ornament doesn't take all of Week 1, I'll have some "whatever I want" crafting.<br />
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Now to see if I can stick to this.Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-76373013000985769372016-12-29T23:28:00.000-08:002016-12-29T23:28:03.511-08:00WIP Wednesday 28 December 2016<br />
24 hours late! Here we are, the last Wednesday of 2016 and I'm late!<br />
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I did get in a little craft time this week, which makes me feel so much better. I finally got the repeat pattern in the doll costume sorted out, so my knitting now looks like this.<br />
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It doesn't look like it, but I have started the shaping to make the dress top.<br />
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Not a lot of back stitch, but at least the shovel and hose look like what they are.<br />
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I'm hoping to get some stitching time this weekend, so we shall see how things go.Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-36976071286236059232016-12-24T22:19:00.000-08:002016-12-24T22:19:39.036-08:00Merry Christmas!<br />
I want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Joyful Celebration of whatever tradition you follow.<br />
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May you experience love, laughter, the joy of family & friends, peace and hope.Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-16558427634971272072016-12-21T14:14:00.000-08:002016-12-21T14:14:14.225-08:00WIP Wednesday 21 December 2016<br />
And I have nothing. Nothing! I didn't put one stitch in Retirement Means and I have pulled out the start of the doll outfit TWICE now as I keep screwing up the pattern repeat. Hopefully the third time will be the charm.<br />
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We've been having some cold (for us) weather and there was this lovely winter waterfall just outside my apartment block.<br />
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Such a sad little post. LOL I will try to be back on track next week.Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-15523664531438049692016-12-14T12:17:00.000-08:002016-12-14T12:17:42.143-08:00WIP Wednesday 14 December 2016<br />
Well, we're still dealing with minus temperatures and it's supposed to snow again this weekend, then rain for four days. That won't be so bad as long as it doesn't freeze again after. Oh well, excellent excuse to snuggle indoors, stitch and pet cats. Speaking of stitching, what's happened?<br />
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Well, I had a small finish<br />
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Cross stitch is complete, back stitching about to start.<br />
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And I started my new non-cross stitch project.<br />
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There is only one doll in the kit, but enough yarn to make all 3 outfits and blanket. I haven't knit with such small needles and wool in years, but if it turns out well I will probably give it to the Seniors' Centre to raffle at the Spring Tea.<br />
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Is everyone (anyone?) close to being ready for Christmas?Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-10985298301893596262016-12-07T12:00:00.000-08:002016-12-07T12:00:00.171-08:00WIP Wednesday 7 December 2016<br />
Well it happened this weekend - Mother Nature decided to remind us west coasters that it was winter and blessed us with this.<br />
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And it wasn't any better looking up the hill.<br />
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And from then until at least next Friday we are going to be in minus temperatures, so brrrr. However, it does make for good stitching weather. The rug went from here<br />
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Now I just need to bind the excess canvas underneath and it can be off to its new home.<br />
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And Retirement didn't get totally ignored, going from here<br />
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As you can see, the hoop got moved again. There's a little wagon and another bee to be added in, then finish the border so the back stitching can begin.<br />
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I've been unusually lucky the last couple of months with giveaways. Back in October, Riona who blogs as <a href="http://oubliette-riona.blogspot.ca/2016/10/trick-or-treat.html" target="_blank">Oubliette</a> was hosting a giveaway of 10 Halloween charts and I won. Well the charts have arrived and look what I got!<br />
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Five charts here - and I want to do them all. But there was so much more.<br />
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And this one made me smile. I want to stitch him, but definitely not buy from him!<br />
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Thank you SO much Riona! I'm just thrilled and quite happy about falling over to the dark side.Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-69846892286428834132016-11-30T15:35:00.002-08:002016-11-30T15:35:47.456-08:00WIP Wednesday 30 November 2016 - And Some Bits<br />
It is the last day of November, already! Do you all get the impression that time just goes too fast for me? This post is fairly picture heavy.<br />
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The last snowman is done! I have 3 and about 2/3 rows of the blue background and 5 rows of the red and white border to be finished.</div>
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And you must be careful what you say to friends. My craft partner Cynthia posted on her FB page a notice for a one evening pottery painting workshop. I casually mentioned it looked like an interesting way to spend an evening and the next thing I knew, I was signed up. We had a choice of painting a yarn bowl or a mug and I chose a yarn bowl. Now, please understand, I can't draw on a flat piece of paper, never mind something 3 dimensional, so I just played with colour. It really was a fun evening and this is what I ended up with after the instructor took all the pieces to be glazed and fired.</div>
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And it's another Wednesday and time to review what's been done.<br />
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Again, the rug got most of my attention, going from here<br />
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with a softness check when I took the picture. I think it passed as Yoda took a lengthy nap before I was able to put it away.<br />
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Well, I'm pushing on with the rug, It's gone from here<br />
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And while Retirement has gotten less attention, I haven't completely ignored her - had to move the hoop. She's gone from here<br />
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And here we go with another Wednesday report. My rug got most of the attention this week and went from here<br />
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It's nice to see her boot attached to her leg - and know she does have a second leg!Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-52315156056446000632016-11-02T11:38:00.001-07:002016-11-02T11:38:58.707-07:00WIP Wednesday 2 November 2016<br />
Welcome to November! Somebody flipped a switch yesterday and we went from unseasonably warm temperatures and sun to cold wind, black skies and cold rain. Fall in Prince Rupert is back to normal, darn it.<br />
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Had a pretty good craft week. Retirement Means went from here<br />
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How about you, has it been a good week?Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-90092888108383977962016-10-30T14:01:00.000-07:002016-10-30T14:01:42.525-07:00Early Christmas!<br />
When I moved to Prince Rupert 3 decades ago (did I just type that?) there was a store called Grand Trunk Hobbies that I frequented A LOT. The couple who owned it, Laura and Dave were lovely people and kept a really wonderful cross stitch section of the store (Laura's hobby). Fast forward 10 years and they are closing shop. Fast forward again to yesterday. I get a call from Laura saying she can't stitch any more because of her eyes and would I be interested in the bits and pieces of cross stitch stuff she has left. I say yes and shortly after they arrive. WELL! This is what the 2 of them call "bits and pieces".<br />
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3 binders of cross stitch patterns and a large roll of vinyl weave.<br />
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A large tote with towels and cooler cup.<br />
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DMC and Bangor thread books.<br />
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Hoops, stretcher bars, tubes of fabric and at least 8 full floss boxes, bobbinated and labelled.<br />
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I'm still sitting here in shock and with no idea why they would think of me after all this time. Can you yell SPOILED?<br />
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The last Wednesday in October! How did THAT happen? It's been a good week for crafting, so here's what's happened.<br />
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Retirement Means has gone from here<br />
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The fabric colour is still not right - the description on the bag says "28 count Jazlyn, deep teal green, DMC equivalent 501" so you can check what it should look like. It's from Silkweavers.<br />
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Finally took a picture with it right side up. I'm pleased with my progress, but I'm going to have to hustle with the rug.<br />
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Have my supervisors/inspectors left me alone? Not a hope. This time it was the softness test<br />
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<br />Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-2192477277489353542016-10-19T12:09:00.000-07:002016-10-19T12:09:44.666-07:00WIP Wednesday 19 October 2016<br />
Well, I haven't had much crafting time since the end of IHSW, but here's what I've managed. My cross stitch is still sitting here<br />
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All progress is a good thing.Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187392444943621567.post-17739722417110688682016-10-16T21:35:00.000-07:002016-10-16T21:35:08.659-07:00It Was IHSW<br />
Well, Hermit & Stitch #10, 2016 is in the books. How did your weekend go?<br />
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I'm quite happy with my progress. I worked on the rug I'm hooking and my latest cross stitch piece which actually was the plan! How did that happen?<br />
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The rug, which eventually should look like this<br />
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The cross stitch which will end up like this<br />
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(a small pillow though, not a card) started the weekend here<br />
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Neither picture shows the fabric properly - it's a darkish green colour. I'm a happy stitcher tonight.Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07237277979894744930noreply@blogger.com14