Art Abandoned

She’s Finished! Now January can come to an end!

Maybe that’s my problem, I think less about controlling time and more about it controlling me, but here I am finished with my BJP Spirit doll with a DAY to spare! ha ha. Actually the good news is I’ve already started on February. Just to recap:

I created her as a composite of several spirit [...]

Touchy touchy – more embroidery!

More progress on my Bead Journal Spirit Doll:

I’m absolutely LOVING the textures I get with the crewel and the traditional embroidery. It’s so fuzzy and tactile (which I love). Lots of embroidery, but the next stage is to add more beading (although I see one bitty spot I need to cover with embroidery – [...]

Bead Journal project progress

I think because it’s my first doll, this one seems to be moving slowly, but whatever progress I make by the end of the week is where it finishes – it’s ALL about finishing!

So, here’s my little spirit doll #1 – January.

I’m playing with crewel thread – but doing traditional embroidery (feather, [...]

Stitchin and surfin!

Well it’s been a couple of crazy days here – but I’ve spent today sitting and stitching with my computer next to me…surfing the blog world.

First, check out this event: Really! How can that NOT be a winner? Now I don’t exactly cross stitch, but my friend Dianna does and I bet she’d [...]

Stitching and back to “normal” life!

This is the stitching I worked on throughout the trip to New Mexico. I have NO idea why I’m finding this fun, but I am. I love the crewel (it’s really forgiving) and I’m liking this plant a lot! The worst part is the whole area that’s finished had had the pattern worn off, so [...]

Why you should never say never

It’s funny, I was typing the title of this post when I realized it actually applies to both pictures (totally unrelated subjects). The photo below I found on the camera when I went to take the bottom photo. It’s my son in his “show” at the end of a couple of months of improvisational acting [...]