Hello, Dearies.
I've had a delightful, quiet, happy, healthy Sunday. It started a bit late, but that's because I was up watching my Irish beat the Seminoles until the wee hours, and then the sun came into the window and across my pillow, and we all know how much I love to put my face in the sun while snoozing away in the big girl sleigh bed.
I finished the Autumn Birdhouse diamond painting on Friday night and am just so tickled at how much fun I'm having with these. The only one I've "framed" is the huge Village Under The Moon, but all I did was stick it in an inexpensive magnet frame from the Amazons and hang it on the front of my cabinet, because it wouldn't fit in my book.
(I have a book/portfolio that houses all of these finished pieces, and it lives under my chair.)
I started another Fall-themed DP...this one is called Autumn Mandala:
(It has a protective plastic covering on it, Dearies...that's why it looks so dull in the photo.)
I'll play with this for a few hours tonight as soon as my nails dry:
I'm back to using stickers/wraps...these are from an enormous gift of wraps that I received from a lovely stitchy friend. I know I've explained them before, but there are basically stickers that you apply to clean, dry, alcohol-wiped nails, and then after you've trimmed the excess, you add a nice clear top coat. I can usually get between 2-3 weeks out if them, and as long as I don't pick and remember to use my Solar Oil every night, my nail beds stay nice and healthy and the nails themselves grow long and strong.
For those of you convinced that I have abandoned the Good Ship Stitching, never fear. I spent the afternoon gathering and kitting four Christmas projects...one canvaswork WiP, two cross stitch WiPs, and a cross stitch do-over, but methinks I might wait a few more days and play with Autumn at Hawk Run Hollow just a bit longer. I'll reveal the Christmas projects later, but for now...
This will be a busy week and a rough week. Tuesday will be 37 years since my mom died, and then Thursday will be 8 years since I lost my Stewey. In between will be a few doctors' appointments and tests, and then Saturday will be the last Notre Dame home game.
Nothing else new to report, I'm afraid.
How was your Sunday? Full of everything you wanted it to be, I hope! Come tell me all about it!
I love the Autumn Mandala. It looks huge, what are the measurements? Be kind to yourself this week and I pray all good things from the tests. Debby in CO
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see more of your works in progress, your completed works and even your works awaiting future progress! I live in South Africa, where needle arts hardly happen, and seeing what's available in the US of A is inspirational and fun. My daughter has asked for a needlepoint picture of farm land, foothills and distant mountains with a blue sky plus clouds, and I'd making it up as I go along, with a colour photo for reference. Lots of fun mixed with panic attacks, but so far it's working out. I think! I'm due for hip surgery (muscle transplant, not bone or joint) next month so I'd like to get as much done as possible - I'll be bedridden for a couple of months, it seems. But by this time next year I should be walking briskly again - can't wait! Holding thumbs for excellent progress for you, too. Happy stitching and diamonding!
ReplyDeleteThe Autumn Birdhouse looks stunning, Coni. The Autumn Mandala is looking good. I can't wait to see what is in your Christmas basket of projects. Hope the appointments go smoothly and know you are in my thoughts this week, Coni.
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing me your diamond paintings. I’m captivated by them. I bought my first on this weekend and can’t wait to start it.
ReplyDeleteI love your optimism on your pull of patterns! It’s wonderful to see all of your projects. I recently discovered that I don’t like having too many in progress at once. It was overwhelming to me. Also since the hurricane in our mountains and seeing total devastation daily,I just can’t seem to settle down to stitch. Instead I am playing jigsaw, word, and coloring games on the iPad. I hope the stitching mojo returns soon. Susan in NC
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