CROSSTITCH DONE

 

This afternoon I decided to pick up my crosstitch and finish it. I had already started the border so it didn't take long to make that final stitch. Yey! Now I have quite a few crosstitches to frame. Let's see how long it takes me to get them done lol. 

I was in my craft room earlier today trying to finish a black and white geometric drawing I have been doing for the past week. I find drawing and painting to be very peaceful and calming. Unfortunately, once again, the neighbourhood intervened with demolition works happening again. Weekends are no different to any other day . Hence, my concentration disappeared along with the peace I was experiencing.  The good thing? I finished the crosstitch! 

BIRD VS HUMAN

 

Grrrr. I have had to replant the seedlings in my tub twice today! It was only on Friday that I last replanted them. The culprit is a bird! I caught him at it this morning, told him off, then set to replanting and watering . I tried to find something to put over the tub to no avail. While I was in my craft room this afternoon he did it again! 

This time I found some chicken wire to protect my plants. I just hope they survived being replanted 3 times and that the bird gives up so I can remove the wire later. 

I have not done much more crosstitch but I have been playing with some watercolours and pens. I wasn't going to share my art adventure yet as I am just learning how to use brushes and the watercolours . Lots of playing and practice.  I have found a few You Tube tutorials and today I played with one colour loosely following  a tutorial on painting bookmarks. I bought a new brush the other day but I am still trying to master it so the leaves are not very good. I used gold pen as well. 

I am having lots of fun drawing like I used to do 50 years ago but I have never used watercolours before . It shall be an interesting journey. 

CROSSTITCH PROGRESS

 

Brrrr it is cold! I suppose it is not as cold as many other places and we have had a fairly good winter so far but my body does not enjoy cooler weather much. It is a pity I don't have a crocheted blanket project to do as I love sitting with the growing blanket draped over my legs as I crochet. I already have too many but it probably won't deter me from making another one in the future if I discover one that really pops out at me. Ah well, I still have those blooms to stitch together yet. Meanwhile I have made further progress with my crosstitch. I could just consider it finished as it is but there is a small border yet to do. Or is there??? Hmmmm. I need to think about it.

Oh dear! Google wouldn't let me add my pics unless I agreed to cookies! Really? Anyone else have this problem? This internet lark is becomming more complicated and less secure not allowing any option but to accept. Grrrrr. 

I digress...... I thoroughly enjoyed reading Melissa Gilbert's newest book written since the pandemic . I can't believe 'half pint' is now 60 years old lol. 

             Keep warm or cool depending on where you live . 

MORE DECLUTTERING

 

My slow and steady clean up in my craft room is still going. I did have a few days off but have done more today and yesterday. Many more things are off to the Op Shop including buttons but I am offering  these packs of Giggle Buttons ceramic buttons to you first. If anyone wants one or all packs I am happy to post them to you. I shall be holding on to them until Friday. 

I also have this pack of 100 laser cut hexies that I no longer need.

I have been reading again, something I have not been doing very much lately. As an avid Corrie fan I couldn't resist buying this book when I found it . It was a really light read but enjoyable. 

Now back to more decluttering....or a cuppa. Hmmm me thinkith a cuppa. 

PROGRESS

 

After much ironing I finally framed the Pokemon crosstitch but fiddling with it to frame left more creases so I am not very happy. Fortunately, my grandson loves it! His bedroom is about to be repainted so it will be a welcome new addition to his wall. 

My current crosstitch is nearly completed but I still can't spend a lot of time on it due to my wrist problems. So, I am being very patient. ( Sorry, the crosstitch wasn't on a flat surface for the pic). 

At long last I finished my knitted basket weave scarf yeaterday.

Oh dear! That pic is not too good either. Sorry! 

I hope to finish the crosstitch this week and get back to finishing the crocheted blooms project I was doing a while ago. Whoops! Got to go. The dryer is calling me.

 

ANOTHER CLEAN UP

 

The past week or so I have cleaned out 4 drawers, 3 cubicles and my drawers of colour coded scaps for applique. A basket full of patterns and other useful things are boxed ready to take to the OpShop, a lot of stuff has been binned and other things put in recycling. I sorted through my scraps for appliques , tossing out teeny tiny bits and putting the rest in zip lock bags for each colour for my grandson's kindergarten. Here are the drawers I kept them in ...

and here they all are packaged ready to go in a huge bag..

The drawers are going to a new home...eventually.

I have been knitting my new scarf but can only do about 10 rows at a time to ease my wrist pain.

Slow progress has been made with my crosstitch but there is not much more to do.

I made a committment to myself to clean out one drawer a day in my sewing room and I have stuck to it so far. Now that I have read all your posts and done mine I am off into the sewing room to do today's. I wonder which one it will be. Happy crafting! 

BACK TO KNITTING

 With the cooler weather upon us I quite enjoy doing some crochet and finished my scarf quite quickly. It is folded over twice for the pic so it is actually 4 times longer .

I loved this yarn so much that I bought another ball in different colours and decided to dust off my knitting needles to knit a scarf this time. I didn't want just a plain pattern so I am knitting a basket weave. 

A little more progress has been made with my crosstitch.

More cleanups in my sewing room have been happening. I have cleaned out 3 drawers and even found some long lost blocks I thought had gone forever. One of those empty drawers now has all my crosstitch stuff in it. I am getting rid of more fabric , patterns, and stitcheries I have done. It is hard to know what to do with it all as Op Shops sometimes send fabric for rags and books to be pulped! When I have sorted more fabric I shall put pics on here to see if anyone would like some. 

Happy crafting.