It’s been a pretty slow month when it comes to working on the map, and I’ve just been plodding my way through one shade of brown, after tan, after slightly lighter brown. We haven’t gotten to the point where I need to start marking off the squares I’ve already completed in black ink but it’s […]
New Years Resolution: learning preferences
My embroidery resolution has continued and as time has gone on I have found that I have a pretty notable stitch preferences. I think that’s pretty common in most hobbies, there is always something that will be easier for someone to do one thing rather than another, and I’ve seen it in both my knitting […]
First Friday Fiction: When the Clouds Roll In
I was debating between three small micro-stories I’ve been working on and I finally decided on “When the Clouds Roll In” for this month. It seems appropriate with all the stormy weather we’ve been having. I’m currently debating whether I want to add more to the story or leave it as is, and if anyone […]
Sometimes a recipe is not all it’s crocked up to be
I don’t have a picture of what I made this month, mostly because by the time I got to it it had already been cut up and stored. To start, this was a recipe my mother found online for a crock pot cooked bread pudding. She was the one who wanted to try it out, […]
Mid Month Middle Earth 17
We are onto another shade of brown. As I am going on I am thinking about having to shade the portion I’ve already done with black ink, just to make it easier to pick out the parts I still need to work on. I’m not planning to do it yet, but I might if I […]
Fandom Fun: Having a Blast
Going back to fandom projects we have another from Legend of Zelda: Windwaker. A bomb flower! In game, these flowers grow all over the islands and when you pick them up you have a brief time to move them before they blow up. These are much safer options, since the only thing that will happen […]
First Friday Fiction: Time Conservation Day
Is anyone else tired? I know I am after losing an hour of sleep this last weekend. As much as I love sleeping in an hour when we fall back in the autumn, I would be happy to give up that change if it meant daylight savings would stop causing problems for my sleep schedule […]
With All My Love
For valentines day I made a frankenstein of a cake. By that I mean I used parts of multiple recipes and cobbled them all together into a cake that was far too large for four to eat on their own. Personally I am very proud of what I managed to make, but I will agree […]
Mid Month Middle Earth 16
There is a point where you start to question your decisions when it comes to long projects. It’s a little early for this project in particular but soon I’m pretty sure I’ll be getting there. As I’m filling out more of the first section I am starting to come across one of the things you […]
New Year Resolution: Going Swimmingly
At the new year I gave myself a pretty simple resolution: actually doing some needle point embroidery patterns. I’ve done cross-stitch for years and thought about doing needlepoint but always felt too overwhelmed to actually start. That changes this year. The first pattern I’ve started with is pretty simple – just a chain stitch and […]