New Addition to the Family!

So I guess skating and the majority of my crafting is going to have to be put off for a while.

I got about 2 hours of sleep last night, and another 3 hours this after noon. Why? Well I'll show you!



She is only 17 days old today and needs feedings every 2 hours right now. She is the runt of her litter and we are not sure if she is going to make it.

You can follow her story here: http://mousethestory.blogspot.com/
And of course, there are TONS of pictures of her cute little butt on there!

Until I get on a normal schedule and sleeping habit, I do not know how much crafting I will get done.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

New Project

I have put my cross stitching aside for today and probably until the weekend. Tomorrow I will be out shopping for material for my newest project :)

I bought my first pair of quad skates today, and after much researching I have decided to make some leather toe guards to protect my new investments. Especially since I can't skate worth a darn right now!!

I have sketched out a pattern, which I will post with the completed project. I need to find a place that sells some heavy duty leather (hopefully in some cool colors) and I need to find needles for my sewing machine that will do well in leather. After I find all this information out, I will post it all together with the finished project for anyone else who is interested.

Now, bow down to my sweet sure-grip skates with my sugar wheels!! Oh, and I know they are not laced all the way at the bottom. I am trying different lacing techniques to make more room in my toe box for my wide ass toes!

BTW, I will be finishing the dragon this weekend. Its a large project and I am determined to finish it!!

Shut Up & Skate

Tonight I created a small piece to fit into a picture frame for my desk. I Googled "cross stitch lettering" and found many, many different fonts for my lettering, and I used the pattern for a skate that I made last week. This skate exactly matches my key chain, which is super sweet!


I did work on the dragon for a little while, but, true to my form, it is not complete. I will post more pictures of that some other time. I got distracted by making the pattern for this and for another project that I do not want to reveal yet.


I'll cut the type now, and show you why you come here :)

Shut Up & SKATE

4/14/10

A lot of my projects get the rings from my embroidery loops, to get rid of these I clean the pieces with warm water and then flatten them between white washcloths and roll them up to soak up the water. Then I lay them flat to dry face down. Soon I am hoping to purchase the square looms that roll up so I don't have to deal with the rings anymore.

Happy Crafting!!

4/13/05

So here is the picture of my dragon. I was hoping to finish it, but alas, it's not in the stars for me tonight! I am guessing one more night and I'll be done with the dragon, and another for the border.

Dragon 4/12/10

I have many plans for upcoming designs. Most of them I am piecing together from multiple patterns, and some are free hand. I am really looking forward to stitching a "Shut Up And Skate" for my picture frame that sits on my desk. I need the reminder to continue with my goal of being up to par to try roller derby next spring :)

I also have some plans on some blogs I would like to do. In the future you can look forward to a post about how I organize, unwind, and keep my thread and supplies. And another post about how I create cross stitching patterns from my own ideas.

Happy stitching!

Roller Derby

So my future goal is to eventually try out for the San Diego Roller Derby! I am going to see a game this weekend and am super excited!



Anyway, here is the project that I finished tonight, it is a roller skate that fits into a heart key chain that I have (I tried to take a picture of the key chain but my camera wouldn't do what it was supposed to, so I just scanned the cloth). I did not use a pattern.



I did not work on my large project today, but I do have plans on finishing it tomorrow.



Enjoy!

Skate Key Chain 4/8/10

Dragon Day 3

Here is an update on the dragon piece that I'm working on.

Day 3:

I went shopping today at two different Jo-Ann Fabrics. I must say that in San Diego the one on Fletcher Parkway is VERY NICE!! They have so much stuff and are 300% better than the one on Broadway. Anyway, I picked up enough floss for the next two big projects that I have planned. I am excited to finish this piece and move on to the next ones.

My first bookmark

I completed this book mark today (I started it last night). This is really important to me, as I am about to get married and this is one of the first things with my new initials on it.

Pattern for the lettering off: www.cross-stitchers-club.com/
Pattern for the flowers: http://www.dunmani.freeserve.co.uk/

Bookmark 4/7/10