Nothing dramatic going on – just graduate school is taking up a lot of time I would otherwise use here. I am getting a little bit of crafting in though!
Progress on the Half Moon Tee! I’m almost to the hem and trying to decide if I want to do a little colorwork band or not. Then just short sleeves and done!
Reasonable progress on the Here Lyes the Body Halloween counted cross stich stitch along! Every day the designer releases a new motif that was in use in early American gravestones. She also does a little writeup of the stone she adapted the motif from. I’m enjoying it! Also, remembering that embroider/counted cross can be fun, though I don’t see it taking over my crafting time.
All the stitched elements are done for my Witchy Book Nook! I am really enjoying making this. There are also little furniture and decor elements to put together in the kit, which is a lot of fun. My DH is even helping with this one a little. He is doing some of the furniture assembly, which is nice because that’s not my forte.
I am catching up on everyone’s posts from the last month or so, and hoping to be back here regularly soon!
Sweater is coming along nicely. I have not done counted cross stitch in a long time. Is the aida cloth dyed? What are you studying in grad school?
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Thank you! The aida cloth is dyed by the designer – I haven’t done counted cross stitch in a long time either. Fortunately it comes back pretty quickly 🙂 I am studying instructional design. I’m enjoying it!
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You are making progress!
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I am!
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I love tiny things, especially gorgeous colourful things like that! The book nook looks so good
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Me too! Thank you – it is a lot of fun to put together 🙂
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I love the moons on your sweater!
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They do look cool!
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These look great! I just got back from a trip to New Orleans, and one of our stops was a cemetery, so the cross stitch is related to things I’ve learned about recently.
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Oh that sounds really cool! Cemetery art is interesting for sure 🙂
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It really is! Though we learned that front pieces of the mausoleums in New Orleans are chiseled open every so often to add a new body. So the art is often elsewhere on the tomb instead of with the names where I would expect.
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That is interesting! I’m surprised there isn’t a door!
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They’re sealed up fully the way they are so that they serve as a kind of natural crematorium. Historically, the Catholic church didn’t allow cremation, but the fully sealed stone tombs had the same effect when sealed up for a year and a day.
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Interesting!
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Wow! I am loving all of your projects. So good!
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Aw – thank you!
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Thank you for sharing the update on your sweater. It’s coming along nicely!
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Thank you!
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Impressive pieces and congratulations on working on graduate school and still finding time to create!
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Thank you! It is a struggle some days for sure, but worth it 🙂
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