Hello again; I hope you all haven't Valentine'd yourselves into a chocolate coma. Or maybe you have and that's a
good thing.
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It's (already) time for the next Gifted Gorgeousness! I promise to behave myself this round and not shoehorn everything in ahaha (though the birdhouse totally fit).
First up, I received a wonderful package in the mailbox from
Crafty Rahenna. I've always wanted some DMC floss cards for when I make my own patterns. I had just talked to my husband about them, wondering if it would be possible to make some of my own with bits of floss.
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I've already used them as I charted up the next side for the Monster Hunter cube (a GG regular) and they make things
so much easier than digging through the floss boxes! I especially love the one with the actual bits of floss. Thank you so much, Rahenna~ \:D/
Since I finished the little bird house at the end of January I needed to hunt up something else to work on as the cube side has yet to be printed. To the craft
hoard storage!
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You can totally tell what this is, right? What if I told you it was another bird (why is this turning into a birding year?) because it totally looks like a bird. This little one is from a giveaway I won waaaaay back at the end of 2012 from Mii Stitch (where did her blog go?!). I loved this pattern the moment I received it though it has certainly taken me a while to get around to it, especially since I totally fell off the map in 2013.
I am going to change it a little bit, maybe. I'm using the supplied floss which has remarkable coverage capabilities but is darn near impossible to railroad. I do wish American crafty magazines would supply such fun bonuses though! The fabric is plain white Aida but the setting sun decided to "dye" it for the picture.
Next, I worked on a few more centers for the long-neglected Speaker Cozies.
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It's been a while since they were last worked on (September of 2016, ergh). They are a good choice for craft meetups so I think I'll keep bringing them, at least until I have another full doily (or two) complete.
Lastly, this is not for GG but I wanted to stick it somewhere as I don't do many posts a month. Here is a little more progress on the Flower of the Month's September Aster. I think I spent just as much time unstitching the lightest purple as I did stitching it. I am a Distractable Do-er.
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At least the glaring orange is pretending to moderate with the other purples coming in, thank goodness. I'm still not 100% convinced it's the right color but I'm still giving it the benefit of doubt!
Okay, I think I've babbled all I can (not really but I'll stop). My Ravellenics is Really Slow this year. I've been having some weird days for the past couple of weeks. I think my flu shot is protecting me... mostly. Let's all hope it continues to do so!
