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| This is Measure Twice/Cut Once from Dames of the Needle |
I finished the commemorative piece for the event. If we wish to participate, we can turn over our stitched piece to Carolina Stitcher for her to stitch up a project bag for us. I am now rethinking if I want to participate in the exchange. I originally decided no because I didn't think I had enough time and I didn't want the pressure of the deadline. Now I don't know.
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| I modified slightly as I was using a gold floss left over from a kit and there was not a lot. |
This is the finished piece as it appeared in Inspirations Magazine.
As for my progress on the 52 Week Blackwork SAL......it doesn't look like I did much. That is until you see below that I frogged everything and started over. I saw on InstaGram how Stasi of Bee_Stitcher was laying hers out so I had to rethink and restitch mine. I am glad I wasn't any further along. This is such a great carry alone project. I may pick this up tomorrow night to work on. Well that is since I can't watch Outlander! I saw the first episode this season and when I tuned in last week to watch the second, I no longer have Starz. No notice, no nothing. It is all in a 'bundle' and now they want more money to subscribe to Starz outside of the bundle. I wish I could convince my husband to drop the cable and stream what we want instead. He is afraid he will loose all his sports channels. This cable tv racket is a crime.....hundreds of channels and nothing to watch! OK, got that off my chest.
For finishing this week, I Fully Finished three ornaments that have been sitting in the basket all stitched up.
Fun fun fun adding the beads.
I finished these two perforated paper designs as ornaments. They were to be made into Pinkeeps but I eliminated the batting and will hang a ribbon on them instead.
And then I got fancy. I spent time in my craft room kitting up stitched projects with the finishing supplies I need for each. I pulled and matched fabrics for backings when needed, cut batting and comic board as needed so theoretically I only have to grab one and everything will be there to finish it. I am well aware that the best laid plans often go awry.
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| I can't decide on the bats or the ghosts for the backing on this one. |
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| Not looking forward to finishing this one with all the angles. |
I've had a couple of meetings with my financial advisor and getting 401K's rolled over and brokerage accounts opened. I felt like a was getting a mortgage with all the paperwork that I had to sign. But it all good.
I've managed to get myself on the stationary bike 3 out of 7 days this week. I know, that is nothing to expect a medal to be pinned on my chest but it is three more days than the week before. I find I don't get tired on the bike as much as I get bored. I do have a rack on the handle bars where I put my iPad and read. I will just have to keep at it......maybe my earbuds and an audio book.....hmmm. Flosstube! There you go. I've got a plan.
I have been enjoying staying current on some of my favorite blogs instead of the quick drive by I was doing when I worked. It is funny, when you go down the rabbit hole and check someone's blog and then check out some of the blogs they follow and so on, I found there are many blogs that are no longer active. I guess many crossed over the Instagram or Flosstube. It does get hard and time consuming to try to keep up with all the different media platforms. I did find something interesting on Stitching Dreams Blog. Carol used blog2print to have each year of her blog printed and bound into a book. I know I can always review my past posts but I'm old school and like a book in my hand. What a super cool way to create a diary of sorts. I might have to look into it and try it.
Coming up, I am off to Fort Myers, Florida to visit friends who used to be snowbirds but have become full time Florida residents. Carol has a lot of plans for us for the week. I'll have to share our any shenanigans when I return.
Thanks for stopping by and keep on stitching.