Best New Thing:
- Sandy Bakos (on Flosstube!!) and her husband Bob are participating their local Parkinson's Moving Day! Sandy and Bob made a great video on her Flosstube and we can donate to their walk by clicking HERE.
My mug:
- It's my Dunkin Donuts Maine Mug from Pam & Steph: (click on the picture to buy from my Amazon Associates)
FFOs:
- Garden Cross Stitch ATC for the Facebook ATC and Card Swap group. It's from Better Homes & Gardens Cross Stitch & Needlework August 1996 issue:
I took an excerpt from the Berry Sampler:
And here is my finish:
Finishes:
- It's the Sally Spencer samper from Birds of a Feather, started May 1: (click the picture to buy)
Here's where it was last week:
And I finished it:
I was SO CLOSE last week, it only took another two or three hours after the video to finish it all up. I'm in love. And I found the PERFECT frame at the thrift store:
I stitched it with none of the called for colors on a random piece of 25 count greenish linen. The full conversion is on my Stitch With Me #22 Show Notes post.
- BeInkspired by Stitchrovia from the Summer 2017 issue of Cross Stitcher Magazine:
Here is my version:
It's stitched on a 25-ish count linen that I found by the bolt at a thrift store and dyed with a bit of Navy Rit. I used most of the called for colors, except I changed the skin color on one hand and the sailor girl. They are stitched in 436 (Latisha's base color) and 835 for the shadows.
I also changed the center word from "Yourself" to "Science"
WIPs (Works in Progress)
- I actually haven't started anything since last night when I finished BeInkspired!!
Purchases:
- eBay purchase of an old, dirty, smelly sampler (don't worry, it was cheap):
Thrift Store Finds:
- A little kit from Needlecraft Hawaii called Ohia Lehua:
If you're interested in the leged of the Ohia Lehua and you'd like a better version than my fumbly one, check this out:
And here is a poi pounder:
- A gorgeous Dimensions chart called Flower of the East:
Don't look for that on the destash page; I'll be stitching it. =D
- a random bag of trim:
- And a REALLY great something for finishing:
Happy Mail/Gifts
- Pass the Stash/gifts from Amy H at Amylovestoads:
That little pillow is from Amy's own stitching of the A Walk in the Woods piece. She didn't like it so she made tiny pillows!!
Some for me and some to give away.
- I finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman: (click on the picture to buy)
5 stars. I loved this book. It's about a guy named Shadow whose life is ruined on the day before he's scheduled to be released from jail. It's about the man who offers Shadow a job; just call him Wednesday. It's about a series of murders in a small town. It's about coming to America. It's fantastic.
Outside Links:
- Stitchrovia on Etsy
- Acorns & Threads
- Gulf Coast Stitches
- @themulticraftyhermit on Instagram for bags
- The IPS Needleminders on Etsy for Alzheimer's Needleminders
Flosstubers Mentioned
- Sandy Bakos
- Pam & Steph, Just Keep Stitchin
- Drew, Weasley Studios
- Kimberly Butler, Kimberly Butler Stitch Adventure
- Gerald, Ginger Gerald Stitcher
- Diana, itiskismet stitches
- Abi, Abibellastitch
- Amy, Amylovestoads
- Helga, Qallie Stitcher
- Lisa Clarke
- Debbie & Keph, Snug Harbor Crafts
- Anne P
- Theresa, KittenStitcher
- Julie, Kansas City Girl in a Colorado World
- Ginger, Gigi in Stitches
- Julie, Gulf Coast Stitcher
