I seem to finish a new piece nightly! It's just so relaxing and I appreciate that it forces me to sit down and focus on something other then how stressful my life is!
{Moving and classes starting this week is making me a bit crazy}
Day-dreaming of Fall! A season that doesn't exist in Florida :(
Love machine! Electric blue! How is this not perfect?
I need more ideas for things to embroider! I'm thinking of a cute piece featuring the lovely French language ... and maybe a math/science based one. Ideas??
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
I can has embroidery jokes?
What had happened was ...
I found this ridiculously funny coloring book from 1961
http://www.adtothebone.com/?p=174
Which had me rolling on the floor at work the other day! Particulary this page!
So I based my latest embroidery project on it. It was my first time transfering an image by hand (just the guy) and I think it turned out well. The lettering is a bit wonky but I feel it lends to the whole "coloring book" vibe (and it's the best I can do so shut it!).
Thoughts?
I found this ridiculously funny coloring book from 1961
http://www.adtothebone.com/?p=174
Which had me rolling on the floor at work the other day! Particulary this page!
So I based my latest embroidery project on it. It was my first time transfering an image by hand (just the guy) and I think it turned out well. The lettering is a bit wonky but I feel it lends to the whole "coloring book" vibe (and it's the best I can do so shut it!).
Thoughts?
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Embroidery Addiction
I love it.
I can't stop doing it!
Insight: I'm a little OCD.
[okay, a lot]
If I start something 99.9% of the time I have to finish it immediately [video games, craft projects, cleaning an entire house..]
This is a major reason behind why I love embroidery so much. It's simple, I can do it while watching It's Always Sunny, and I can finish most small pieces in 2-3 hours.
I've been hunting online for a good source for patterns. I have one book of iron-on transfers that I really enjoy and have just started using carbon paper to trace my own (although I need significant practice).
UrbanThreads.com and SublimeStitching.com have thus far been my only great finds.
Anyone out there with suggestions for more sites please let me know!
I can't stop doing it!
Insight: I'm a little OCD.
[okay, a lot]
If I start something 99.9% of the time I have to finish it immediately [video games, craft projects, cleaning an entire house..]
This is a major reason behind why I love embroidery so much. It's simple, I can do it while watching It's Always Sunny, and I can finish most small pieces in 2-3 hours.
I've been hunting online for a good source for patterns. I have one book of iron-on transfers that I really enjoy and have just started using carbon paper to trace my own (although I need significant practice).
UrbanThreads.com and SublimeStitching.com have thus far been my only great finds.
Anyone out there with suggestions for more sites please let me know!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
I complain to much ...
I need to work on that.
I tend to worry about things that have not happened yet.
Things that may not even happen.
I let it all fester and compound until I'm a nervous wreck and I feel quite helpless.
That's not a fun way to feel!
I joke that I have "rich white girl" syndrome. I'm gainfully employed, educated, healthy, and have a wonderful family and network of friends to rely on if need be.
I can support myself, have an adequate amount of free time, and more hobbies to keep me entertained than I can even count.
Really - what do I have to complain about? I have it better than the majority of the world's population.
So for the next week I'm going to try my hardest to keep my trap shut if I don't have something positive to say.
Couldn't hurt, right?
I tend to worry about things that have not happened yet.
Things that may not even happen.
I let it all fester and compound until I'm a nervous wreck and I feel quite helpless.
That's not a fun way to feel!
I joke that I have "rich white girl" syndrome. I'm gainfully employed, educated, healthy, and have a wonderful family and network of friends to rely on if need be.
I can support myself, have an adequate amount of free time, and more hobbies to keep me entertained than I can even count.
Really - what do I have to complain about? I have it better than the majority of the world's population.
So for the next week I'm going to try my hardest to keep my trap shut if I don't have something positive to say.
Couldn't hurt, right?
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