Let The Stitching Begin

My Sublime Stitching book finally arrived!!

It's dreamy!

I have loads of ideas and projects I want to get started on. Lucky for me I'm getting my wisdom teeth out next week so I'll have plenty of down time to sit and stitch! It will be interesting to see what my stitching will look like under the influence of pain medication. Who knows, perhaps I'll start a trend in abstract stitching.

I Love Unicorns! And Embroidery!

I completed my first embroidery project!

I was hooked from the very first stitch and had such a blast with this pattern. It was unbelievably easy and my mind is already buzzing with loads of project ideas. I'm just itching to get started on the next one.

As you can see, I love unicorns which is why I chose this as my first project. Still, I am passing this first project on as a gift. Everyone should have some unicorn love.

Where Have I Been?

It's been a mother-fudging hot couple of weeks (yes, I said mother-fudging!) and as a result, I haven't been feeling my best. As I've said before, heat wreaks havoc on my internal workings and between the vertigo spells, the extreme fatigue and the spasticity, I haven't been up for much. It's about all I can do to make it through the work day, but thankfully I have a wonderful husband to come home to. Nick's just great about making dinner and helping me get comfortable after a rough day. He sure makes a difference!

Today, however, we enjoyed much cooler temperatures and I was glad to be able to stay home and take it easy. I caught up on a few light household chores and did some photo editing I had been meaning to do. I also went here and ordered my embroidery starter kit! I've really enjoyed cross stitching, but embroidery seems to have a lot more potential. You can embroider on just about anything. And check out these designs! I've got so many ideas, I can't wait to get started!

I've also been working on printing and framing some of my photography. I've been learning and improving all the time and I wanted to enjoy some of the pieces I am more proud of by displaying them in our home.


This is the first set of photos on display here at the Brooks Gallery. The top image was taken at Wheeler Historic Farm earlier this year and then altered in two additional hues. Larger versions of these images can be seen here, here and here.

More photos coming soon! For now, back to rest.