Cross stitch

Ok, there is need to spice this blog up. Or maybe just start typing more entries so there is more 'blah' to read. I think I tend to start each entry with the word 'Ok'. Onward people!

I've started stitching a new cross stitch pattern. You know, if you have a facebook page there is an application that is currently circulating called '25 random things'. I actually hate alot of the applications that circulate, but I like this one. Some people reveal some pretty interesting things about themselves and it has actually inspired me. One of my secrets I revealed is that I love to cross stitch. Yeah, not groundbreaking, but still a revelation for me. I tend to think that cross stitching is a granny-sport. But darn it, I still love it. Ok, onwards....

The pattern I'm stitching is designed by this fabulous designer who designs under the designer name of 'Chatelaine'. She's got some fabulous works that I love and one that I've actuallly already completed. Took me a year and a half, but I did it and I paid to frame it professionally. It hangs in my living room and I am proud. So I'm doing another. It has a caribbean theme (I stitch this theme because one day I'd actually like to go to the Caribbean) and it has not only cross stitches in it, it has specialty stitches, which makes the whole experience alot more exciting for me. But having said that, because I have a short attention span and tediousness makes me squirmy, I am going to list some pros and cons with the part I'm currently stitching. By the way, the pattern I'm stitching is a 'mystery'....one part of the pattern is released each month so you won't know what the final product is until the last part is released. Which will be in December. But I peeked...so I know what it will look like. Which is why I decided to stitch it. Onwards people!!!

Take a close look at that picture (I will eventually add) at the top people! Pros: that little green border of 'flower leaves/stems'. How cute are those! They are tiny and they were quick to stitch. Plus they were fun to stitch. I love them. And I love the colour. See that pink glitter in the corners? I love that. I'm a scrapbooker and glitter falls on almost all my pages. So I really enjoy the glitter that the designer incorporates into her designs. When this sucker is done it will be so shiny you'll need sunglasses to admire it. Ok, maybe not, but there will be a substantial amount of lovingly placed bling. Cons: scattered stitches. Each of those octagons has two colours stitched into them. I really find it time consuming and trying when the stitches are scattered and there is no where on the back of the fabric to hide my stitching floss tails. Not only that, but there are specialty stitches inside each of the octagons and surrounding the octagons (not stitched yet) so I can't even throw caution to the wind and cross through those open spaces with my floss to the next stitch because it will interfere with the specialty stitches. I was squirming while I stitched those. Boy am I glad they are done. But....alas! I'm not done with those suckers.....I might just hold off on the next set of scattered stitches. I think it's too much for my sanity at this moment.

So I just spent the last hour and a half stitching and writing this post while my ignored baby is sleeping in her swing. Productive things I could have done with that hour and a half: 1.) gone to the bathroom (geez I think my cup of tea is running right through me. 2.) had a shower...yes I stink (probably too much information) 3.) cleaned my kitchen...um, yeah right. 4.) had a second breakfast. So most people who read these options are going to think......um, ok, weirdo. But breastfeeding mommies with newborns, 3 month olds or the like are going to understand what I mean! Besides, earlier today I had to change the little girl 3 times due to 2 diaper explosions both occuring within about 30 minutes of each other. People, breastfed poop runs like the Fraser river through class 4 rapids during the spring melt....fast, unpredictable, and into areas it shouldn't be in. On that note...tah for now.