Yesterday I didn't have a lot of stitching time but stayed up til the wee hours stitching. I wanted to work my way towards the birds as quickly as possible so I deviated a bit from my preferred method of stitching the whole border first. I started at the top middle and stitched a few strands of floss, then stitched the center star and started the next star to use up the rest of the purple floss. ...
Thursday Errands But No Stitching
Today has been so busy. Yesterday was so busy. Vince and I were talking today and I told him I think what makes me so tired is when I have 5 minutes to sit, then do something else and 5 minutes to sit and that goes on all day. I need big chunks of time . . like an hour to sit and maybe do some stitching or reading but sitting, knowing I have to be back up and going again in a few minutes but no ...
Elan Lapstand
The last thing I needed was a new stitching stand. At the rate I'm going, I'm going to have to ask Vince if I can start putting stuff in his shop! :) A couple of days ago, I was watching this flosstube by Handwork Maniac. She uses the Elan Lapstand and it looks like it's exactly what I've been thinking I needed but didn't know it existed. Below I will compare and contrast and try to explain ...
Floss Minders
I was so sure I had already done this post but can't find it so . . if this is a repeat, just laugh and say "she's getting old!" :) A couple of weeks ago, I was watching Momma Loves You GB's tutorial on making floss minders. Despite my best efforts to stay organized, I can't tell you how many times I find a floss ring with all the floss and I don't know if it goes with a project or if it's ...
Closing Out May and June Plans
I haven't cross stitched at all today. I did get two projects ready to be worked on - one will be worked on in June and one may or may not be worked on in June. One is is Noble Birdseed Banquet. This will be my June project for Cross Stitch Camp sponsored by Colorado Cross Stitcher. There's info about Cross Stitch Camp here and a link to Sheri's youtube video which goes into detail. June's ...
Okra
I love okra. I love it cooked any way you can cook it. I probably wouldn't love it dipped in chocolate . . not that I've ever heard of that happening, but I even like it raw. I'll walk past the okra, grab a couple of pods and munch on them while working outside. For as far as I can remember, I've planted Clemson Spineless -- way before I met Vince. Yesterday after pulling out the garlic, I planted ...