College Student

A little practice making a pattern from an image. I’ve uploaded it to my Google Drive… so here is the pattern! 

Now get my Hogwarts House Crest patterns as PDFs all from the same place! Thread length usage also included. 

The Hogwarts Crest Cross Stitch Chart

PDF available here

I finally finished Small Child’s birthday present!

I’m quite proud of this piece… after more than 60 hours of stitching (and that doesn’t include design and prep time), I just posted this off to Alabama! I feel relieved that this huge job is over, but I really loved the process if creating this.

Finally finished with this year’s The Great British Bake Off Sampler! i’ve uploaded a copy of the pattern with thread colors and symbols here. I can’t wait until next year!

I’ve also attached the picture of what the ma’amoul are supposed to look like. (sorry for the really terrible picture my phone’s camera is not working and i had to use my computer’s webcam. what i’m trying to show here is that the top layer for the cookie on the right i used one thread the color 712 to give it a powdered sugar look. i don’t think it really worked, but i think that white or snow white dmc thread might because it should give more contrast. 

This layout was actually what i planned to do last year but never got around to it. It gets easier to do this the second time because i have already chosen a bunch of the colors and decided how large i’m going to make it.  i was also planning on adding flames around the week ten technical challenge but then never got around to it. 

Step by step yawning Pikachu!

I don’t know if anyone else has done this yet, it’s just a few questions I thought would be cute, ask away!

How long have you been stitching?

What’s your favorite finished piece?

When and where do you typically stitch?

What kind or music do you like to listen to while stitching?

How many pieces are you working on now?

How many boxes, bags, and other containers do you have holding unused floss and cloth?

Do you have any other crafty/artsy hobbies? 

Any unrelated hobbies? (sports, music, etc)

Have you ever made pieces as a gift for someone else? Who?

How/where do you get your patterns?

Do you follow any other stitchers on tumblr or elsewhere you’d recommend?

Honestly, it sounds so much better than “art block”. To me, “creative hibernation” sounds less like a negative thing and more like an organic part of the creative process. 

“Art block” sounds very definite. They sound like something you MUST actively fight against to break them down in order to continue. “Hibernation” on the other hand sounds more like a thing that happens every now and then but that will go away on its own when it’s time. It’s a stage of gathering energy for the next creative pursuit. Art block on the other hand is an artificial, mental block that actually just seems to solidify the more you treat it like an obstacle to get around.