Hello, hello, hello! I hope y'all have had a great week! I must first brag about the absolutely amazing weather we currently have. After weeks and weeks and weeks of horrid 110+ F (43+ C)temperatures and no rain, we got hit with the remnants of Hurricane Isaac one weekend and then a passing cold front the next (which brought somewhat terrible storms), we are a magnificent 70F (20C) and I LOVE IT. Everything is so green after the rain and I can have the A/C off and windows open all day and night...! Ah, bliss!
Okay, I'll stop rubbing it in as I know some of you are still suffering with the heat. Meteorological autumn began September 1st and I wholeheartedly welcome it!
I'd like to share a giveaway hosted by Melody on The Stitching Life! She's doing this for HaED appreciation week and the prize is a chart from HaED and you have until midnight on September 11th. I have never stitched a HaED chart before (they look so daunting, lol) but I chose a Storykeep Blossoms-Law because I could always use more bookmarks, haha. Plus I love the colors!
I don't know where my brain has been lately with taking WIP shots but FFVII is soclosetofinished! If I just ignored the house one day this week, I could get it done and squeal like a little girl and post terribly small cell phone pictures that no one can distinguish any happenings from! I'm quite excited, haha.
I did manage to get another small piece framed though! It's not a world-class framing by any stretch but by golly, it's washed (and didn't bleed!!!), ironed, and in a frame! I finished it last year before Halloween (see post here) and was so sure I'd get it done up... I should know better than to make promises with myself! Anyway, here it is framed:
Please ignore the black floss visible through the fabric. It was a whole year ago and I was young and naive. :) The frame itself is just a simple black one picked up in the dollar store. Sometimes the simplest things work best!
And because it was Oreo's turn to be silly:
I picked up a very lovely and soft afghan at a local thrift store and had spread it out on my living room floor to examine it closely... and Oreo found it to be the most fascinating new kitty tent. She loves being under all blankets so I guess I shouldn't be surprised!
Until the next time, enjoy your new week and may your fingers be productive!
Okay, I'll stop rubbing it in as I know some of you are still suffering with the heat. Meteorological autumn began September 1st and I wholeheartedly welcome it!
I'd like to share a giveaway hosted by Melody on The Stitching Life! She's doing this for HaED appreciation week and the prize is a chart from HaED and you have until midnight on September 11th. I have never stitched a HaED chart before (they look so daunting, lol) but I chose a Storykeep Blossoms-Law because I could always use more bookmarks, haha. Plus I love the colors!
I don't know where my brain has been lately with taking WIP shots but FFVII is soclosetofinished! If I just ignored the house one day this week, I could get it done and squeal like a little girl and post terribly small cell phone pictures that no one can distinguish any happenings from! I'm quite excited, haha.
I did manage to get another small piece framed though! It's not a world-class framing by any stretch but by golly, it's washed (and didn't bleed!!!), ironed, and in a frame! I finished it last year before Halloween (see post here) and was so sure I'd get it done up... I should know better than to make promises with myself! Anyway, here it is framed:
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| Soul Pumpkin! |
Please ignore the black floss visible through the fabric. It was a whole year ago and I was young and naive. :) The frame itself is just a simple black one picked up in the dollar store. Sometimes the simplest things work best!
And because it was Oreo's turn to be silly:
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| Mine? |
I picked up a very lovely and soft afghan at a local thrift store and had spread it out on my living room floor to examine it closely... and Oreo found it to be the most fascinating new kitty tent. She loves being under all blankets so I guess I shouldn't be surprised!
Until the next time, enjoy your new week and may your fingers be productive!
That is a wonderful pumpkin - I love his face.
ReplyDeleteThanks! :D It's the one part I felt actually came out right!
DeleteYay! Finished pumpkin! It's awesome!
ReplyDeleteAlso, <3 for Oreo.
Yay, go me!
DeleteAnd yes, she'll love you. Headbutts to the face.
Adorable pumpkin with kitty!!! Congrats at getting it framed. It looks wonderful! And your cat is so CUUUTE! ^_^
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot~ :D Two framed things in a row, I dunno the world might be ending, lol! :D And yes, she knows she is (spoiled brat XD).
DeleteSoul Pumpkin looks great! I think the black frame suits it very well :-) And your kitty is absolutely adorable!
ReplyDeleteThankies! My frame shopping experiences seem to be thrift stores > dollar store > big box. :D Hopefully I'll attempt custom framing at some point.
DeleteAnd yes, she's tiny, full of energy, and very goofy!
Brilliant pumpkin stitch.Gorgeous cat.
ReplyDeletexox
Thank you very muchly! :D ♥
DeleteSoul pimpkin looks awesome in frame! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks~ At least I have SOMETHING else DONE, weeeee! XD
DeleteAhhhh... I LOVE 70s degree weather!!! :D
ReplyDeleteGreat framing job on pumpkin and Oreo is beautiful!!!!!! What a face. :D
The BEST right?! Much better than melting alive outside, yuck!!
DeleteAnd don't be deceived by that face!! She's a crazy little cat! :D
Congratulations on Soul Pumpkin! I totally thought it was a commercial design until I read your post and realized that you charted it yourself! Awesome job!!!
ReplyDeleteThat kitty is seriously cute (love the way the tail mimics the hat) and that has got to be the most smugly grouchily evil looking jack o'lantern I've *ever* seen, lol! Great frame choice and wondeful framing job too - looks perfectly aligned, which is difficult :)
Also, Oreo is *adorable*, even with her no-longer-so-secret blanket-thief ninja skills! ;)
Oooh, thank you! That's a boost to my pattern-making confidence! I'd love to get to the point where I could sell a few on Etsy but we'll cross that bridge when it's not far off over the mountains, lol!
DeleteBlair is quite cute (and mostly harmless, lol) in cat form which is why I chose that side of her~ The "soul face" hasn't been pumpkin-ized before so I claim that artistic liberty, haha. As for framing, I think that was PURE LUCK. I basically just stuffed it in the frame and stuck the back on! I don't expect to be so lucky in the future, hah!
And she is quite adorable even if I'm biased as her Kitty-Mom. But don't be deceived; she is quite the little fireball of insanity, LOL.