Well, we've had snow on the ground for a week and I'm already stir crazy. It's been a busy week so it was Tuesday before the boys finally got to try out those sleds they got for Christmas. Watching them "sled" is somewhat comical. I think they spend more time trying to pull each other off their sled or jumping off onto one another than they really do sledding. It reminds me of watching little lion cubs play. Of course, for the lion there is some real learning that is taking place. Maybe there is some primal instinct in man to wrestle! It seems to be the favorite activity of my two.
I've gotten a good bit done on my palm tree piece. Next update, I will take a picture. This is a dense stitch, but a lot of the background is half cross. I hate doing those with 4 strands of floss because I don't feel it lays as nicely. We'll see as I get more done.
I got my pictures from ImageSnap yesterday. I went to Michael's today and found some simple wood frames for $1 each. I will spray paint these and then adhere the ceramic tiles to them.
Lo and behold, I'll have art for the mud room without spending a fortune! I went ahead and bought 4 frames since my plan is to have a picture of the family for each season. I've gotten
summer and winter done, but will probably have to wait to get Spring and Fall since I haven't found any older photos that I care for. I'll put up a picture of these too once I have the frame painted and the ceramic attached.
Stay warm and stitch happy!
3 comments:
Looking forward to seeing pictures of your Palm tree project and the picture tiles. I've never had a project that took 4 strands of floss, it does sound like it would be tricky to get it to lay nicely. Have you tried using the laying tool that we've used for the satin stitch? Maybe that would help a little.
Sue
What a nice idea for the pictures...one in each season! 4 strands of floss does sound like alot...I hate to work with three strands.
I love the idea about the family pictures for each season! I am stitching samplers by Lizzie Kate for each season that are 5x5. I may have to frame a picture with each one. I think they'd be cute.
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