Speaking of my shows... I've become addicted to Reign. I have always loved the history of various royal families, as well as historical fiction regarding them. While the show does not follow history hardly at all, it is a fun show to watch! What do you love to watch while you craft? Or do you prefer music? Perhaps nothing at all? Sound off in the comments below!
After focusing solely on school (and nearly driving myself crazy in the process) I'm back and trying to take time to enjoy the things I love. Trying to enjoy the simpler pleasures in life: drinking coffee slowly in the mornings, knitting while watching a favorite show, evening walks with my dog and my guy. I have begun my re-entry into the crafting world by knitting a simple baby cardigan for a friend of a friend. The pattern I'm working on is the Basic Baby Cardigan by Alana Dakos. It's a really lovely pattern to work, and easy enough to make while catching up on my shows.
Speaking of my shows... I've become addicted to Reign. I have always loved the history of various royal families, as well as historical fiction regarding them. While the show does not follow history hardly at all, it is a fun show to watch! What do you love to watch while you craft? Or do you prefer music? Perhaps nothing at all? Sound off in the comments below!
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It's summer you say? Oh. Party pooper. My Spring Sampler is now done (as I'm sure you guessed from the title). This project was a blast to do, and because of the many different stitches I never got bored with it. We have chain stitches, lazy dasies, satin stitches, stem stitch, split stitch, herringbones, French knots, and of course, back stitches. And what embroidery sampler would be complete without a few cross stitches thrown in there as well? Everyone who crafts their gifts has had this happen: you are rushing to complete the gift and it just doesn't get done. So you have to decide if you are going to purchase something or simply tell the recipient that you have a gift and will give it to them at a later date. This is what happened with the bridal shower gift. And because I was going to be out of town during the shower for training with my service dog, I was going to have to give it to her later anyway. The bread cover was from MCG Textiles (found at Joann Fabrics), measuring 18x18", and embroidered with DMC thread in color 310 (black). I chose a simple geometric design to stitch around the edge. I used the black because I am not entirely sure of the bride-to-be's kitchen colors, and I thought black and white would go with most anything. There are a few imperfections but I feel like I was able to fudge them a little. I even had my sister with the eagle eyes inspect it for mistakes - she only found 1 of the 4 and she is usually very particular!To accompany the bread cover, I included my favorite beer bread and honey butter recipes, printed on free, printable recipe cards from Love vs. Design that you can find here and printed in pale blue cardstock. To finish the gift I just need to find a cute bread basket! So I'd love some feedback. What do you think? Cute gift? Lame? Tell me your thoughts! I have a feeling I will be needing more bridal shower gifts in the future!
Hi all! This is my first blog post so please bear with me. To kick things off I thought I should introduce myself. I am the oldest of four girls in a small town in Missouri. I have always been a crafter, and my addiction has only grown stronger. I currently have three boxes of yarn shoved under my bed with random skeins tucked around my room, two storage bins of craft supplies in my closet, and odds and ends of crafting stuffs around my parents' house. I have also planned out a variety of crafts for the summer. One of my friends that I've known since kindergarten is getting married and I've been searching for a bridal shower gift. I had the good fortune of having my mom suggest a bread cover, similar to the one that I embroidered for her for Mother's Day. So, in true procrastination fashion, I gathered the supplies a week before the project would need to be completed. I just want to do a simple, geometric design in black (which, after a brief discussion with my sister it was agreed that black and white goes with most everything). Included with the gift will be a bread basket and a few of my favorite bread recipes (you will soon learn that I love to cook).
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