Yay, I’ve made something pretty for my house, or rather two somethings. Two pretty pillow covers for the pillows on my couch. (Actually, from the picture below you can see that I had the bases for three, but I’ve only got two of them complete right now and also only two couch pillows, so that third one might languish, unfinished for…a bit. Not forever, though. It was too very satisfying sewing with such yummy colors; I know I’ll want to…
I have recently completed the latest cross-stitch I’ve been working on, a pattern published in 2000 by one of my favorite designers, Nora Corbett of Mirabilia Designs, whose designs are always oh-so eye catching. This one is called Scent of Old Roses, and yes, the title was definitely one of the reasons I just couldn’t resist it. Though another reason was the somewhat understated website photo, which, as you will see, doesn’t quite capture the quite glittery effect of the…
For Christmas this year, my daughter requested a wire-and-bead tree, like the ones you can buy in gift shops but, you know, better! I’m no good at defining little projects, and had indeed done similar tree constructions when I was a kid that were definitely at least bigger than the the ones usually on offer. And so I collected supplies, hoping, hoping that the colors I was picking out were the right ones. (I have excellent color taste. And my…