Long Week...

It's been a long week....and it's only Tuesday. Ugh! This is what a job will do to you. Anyway....

Shiori500 at DeviantArt has made some cross stitches of my patterns!! YAY!! She makes some other fabulous pieces and makes her own patterns, too.  They aren't that bad, either.  She plans on changing some of the colors of the pieces she stitched, but they're just about done.  Here's what she did:

I received a request from someone of DeviantArt to post more cat patterns from a particular person, so I am more than happy to fulfill.  Here they are:

Will post more when I make more.  Happy Stitching!!

Still Alive

Yes, I'm still alive. I've just been....busy and yet somewhat unproductive at the same time.  Stitching wise, I've been mostly working on the super secret Star Trek book that the Sprite Stitch site admin, Johloh, is working on.  They are fabulous patterns, and I just wish I could post the finished products on here.  I'm also working on a Zelda stained glass project, but that's been slow going in terms actual stitching. I've also been busy searching for a job, which I now have, dealing with family business, and playing video games.  Gotta love those video games, lol.  I have signed up to participate in another Sprite Stitch swap, but this will be a smaller one, so it won't last as long as the last one did.  I look forward to working on this project.

Now for some patterns.  I decided to post a couple of the patterns of some of the projects I've done fairly recently.  This first one is the Portal/Zelda mash-up I made for one of the Sprite Stitch challenges.

This next one I made for my swap partner.

Apparently, that's about it.  I thought I had more, but apparently, I was mistaken.  Well, that's all I have for now.  Will post more when I have more.

Something Finished

I finished the Fairy Secret Love project!!! Woo! Finished it tonight.  It's been ironed and what-not.  It's just a shame that I can't afford to get it framed.  That seems to be the case for many of my projects.  Anyway, here's what it looks like.  I've included some detail shots.

I feel the bead work could have been better, but I didn't want to redo it all.  Now I have to wait for a new project to come my way.  I decided to volunteer to stitch up a couple patterns for a book the site admin has decided to publish that includes Star Trek patterns.  I am looking forward to it, since I would get a free book in the bargain, so yay for me!!  However, that doesn't start up for a couple more days, so I'm patiently waiting for that to start up.  It's super secret, so I would not be able to post the pattern or post a picture of it until the book came out.  I'm sure it'll be fantastic, though.

Now for some patterns.  More Flags!!!

If there are any particular flags you would like to see, tell me and I will do what I can.  Happy Stitching!!

So Close...

I'm almost done with the secret fairy love project!! All cross stitching is finished.  All that's left is the back stitching and the beading. I'm really looking forward to the beading.  Here's what it looks like now.

Now for some patterns.  More flags.

For those in the U.S., Happy Independence Day!!! Happy Stitching!!

More WIP photos

Again, another hiatus of nothing, but I was doing job stuff out of state.  I did land a job, but I couldn't afford to live in the area, so I had to decline the job offer, which stinks because there's nothing in the area I live in now.  I will keep looking, though.  Anyway, while away, I did no stitching, but then I come back and I do tons of stitching.  I'm to the point where I'm going to start using blending filaments, so that's always really exciting.  Granted there are a few spots that I will need to go over again in terms of, "Oh, I forgot a stitch here. Let's fill it in."  I'm hoping that won't take too long.  Anyway, the first picture is from two days ago, and the second picture is from the end of today.  I'm so close, and yet so far away with finishing it.

This would go ever so slightly faster if it wasn't so hot these last few days.  Anyway, right before I left (quite literally actually) I received my gift from my swap person.  Have to say, I like them, but I'm not in love with them.  For one, they broke while being sent here, which means a number of things occurred to make that happen.  Second, I like the kirby necklace, but the stitching is uneven in the sense that the crosses go in different directions for every row.  Third, I'm not someone who likes to accessorize in terms of hair, whether the accessory is something geeky or not.  I'm really trying not to be rude, it's just that these items weren't my "cup of tea".  I like the Nintendo concept, but not how it was used.

Now that my trip down guilty lane is done, I have patterns for you.  I'm going to try to follow the Olympic stride in a way.  I have made patterns of flags from different countries.  I will do what I can to get as many flags up between now and when the Olympics end, I guess.  Like I say, we'll see how it goes.

Anyway, if anyone knows of someplace I could at least make an attempt to apply to, please send me those suggestions.  And with that, I am done for the day.  Happy Stitching!!

Let's Play Catch Up

Sorry for the hiatus, but I have been busy and preoccupied with real life.  Fortunately, I have a job interview on Tuesday, unfortunately it's in a different state than where I'm living.  Luckily, one of my brothers already lives and works there, so at least I have a place to stay, even if the getting there will be tricky.  Since buses and planes are too expensive at the moment for the family, I will be driving in my very unreliable and very old (hence why it's unreliable) vehicle, hopefully tomorrow, as long as some miscellaneous things go through, otherwise the interview will have to be postponed, yet again.  Anyway, it's been a long week and this week won't be any shorter.

Let's get on to stitching!! I have made excellent progress on forbidden love and am excited to share it with you. Naturally, it isn't done yet, but it's getting there.

Now for patterns.

Hope those satisfy your pattern thirst for a while. Not sure when I'll post next since the next couple days are going to be hectic at best.  Hope you all a great week!! Happy Stitching!!

Taking Care of Business

I couldn't think of a better title.  Anyway, lots of good news.  Now that my part of the sprite stitch swap is over and my swappie has received her gift, I can post what I made for her.

All of them together:

 The fairy and tardis keychains and The Night Before Christmas buttons:

 OoT Spiritual Stones necklaces and Fairy bracelet/anklet:

 Lon Lon Milk Bottle button and Cinderella button:

 Fairy earrings:

 As my "big" item, I bought a pillowcase and stitched the Tardis onto it.  The rupee bag was an added bonus:

 A close up of the Tardis:

She absolutely LOVED them, and I was very happy to make them.  The most pain in the butt piece to make, though, was by far the Tardis, since I didn't realize how difficult it would be to take out all of the waste fabric from between the stitches. 

Now for a quick WIP picture of the Forbidden Love piece.  I was able to manage to stitch a little during my "vacation" and this is the progress of that weekend and yesterday and today:

The flowers in the top left portion of this piece is the part that's been bothering me the most because of the sporadic-ness of the colors, so there have been minor pulling out of some stitching here and there.  Then there's the occasional, "Darn, I missed a stitch here and there and now I can't remember exactly where they were."  I was able to get every color for this piece except for one, which is quite frustrating, but what can you do but look online and find it there.


Last, but not least, some patterns.  They are Spring-y, and I hope you enjoy.

Without further ado, that is it for the day.  Happy Stitching!!