Mt. Rainier and Lenticular Clouds - Dec. 2008 copyright: JMM

June 22, 2018

I found a couple diamond painting kits on sale and picked them up.  Unfortunately, the orca picture looks nothing like the photo on the website.  What I didn't realize at the time I bought it was that the measurements were in cm, not inches.  15x20 translated into inches in my mind.  Only later did I see the cm next to 15x20.  So the smaller a diamond painting is, the less detail it can contain.  



I also picked up a floral kit which was a bit bigger and I knew the dimensions really wouldn't matter much since it was just psychedelic flowers, and I like the way this came out.  

Picked up a plain birdhouse at Marsha's yard sale and paid homage to our trip to the midwest.

This is a Pennsylvania Dutch hex sign design.

A few weeks ago my mother in law showed me a super decorated key that she saw in a magazine so I went right home and made one.  

Indulged myself in a couple of Russian bead embroidery kits and this was a free gift project.  Worked it up really fast in about 90 minutes one afternoon.  Came with the paper frame and a magnet.  It's on the fridge.

Made a bday card for Marsha.


Another Russian bead embroidery kit.  This is much different from any of the American kits I've done.  This was a very pleasant project that took 2 days' work. The fabric is like a heavy duty silk and I love the space and stars background.  

Here it is finished.

I've got a couple more bead embroidery kits to get to, now that I can stitch again.  It's going to be a busy summer, which will end with another trip to Ohio in late August, but I'm still hoping to squeeze in crafts and day trips.  We'll be taking care of Shadow 2 days a week too.  Crazy busy! 

7 comments:

  1. you are busy busy. I like the card you made - very nice. That would be a keeper for the person who receives it.

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    1. Marsha really loves it when I give her handmade cards so I always do. She appreciates the effort! Thank you!

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  2. You have been so busy with all your neat projects. I love the little bird house it is so dang cute. hugs, lj

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    1. Thanks Lady Jane! I just finished painting another one today. I was going for 'San Francisco Victorian' but I don't know how successful I was.

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  3. How is it that I miss your posts? What the heck??? I'm going to be doing some embroidery soon. I hope I can at least make the needle into the fabric let alone create something as beautiful as you always do.

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    1. Thanks Mimi! All I did was follow the colours on the fabric and stitch the corresponding beads to it. I just started a new one...it's gonna be so pretty I can't wait.

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    2. My embroidery has been put on hold for the moment. I'm printing my own patterns on the fabric and my printer is out of ink at the moment. Not to mention I've got a million and one other things I need to be doing rather than starting yet another project. But soon...

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