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So....much....white

I have got over 23000 stitches left to do on the mummy stitch. All around the edges, and all white. That is going to be a very boring update each time, let alone boring to stitch, so I've started a smaller one as well so I don't get bored out of my mind.  This is the new one. Very slow going, as this will only be done if I have time from my daily white stitching.  This is the stitch so far. Admittedly I could have just finished it without the white, but I've started it so I'll finish. I will be starting the labyrinth stitch as soon as I'm done.  I've made a birthday card this week, using clear plastic as the card base, a photo of the recipient (which I've hidden on here) and lawn fawn kangaroo stamps. I also used lawn fawn stitched rectangles, and a tim holtz celebrate die.  Until next time Ems
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Birds of a feather

I saw a funny card the other day, and wanted to do my own version. I used tim holtz crazy birds stamps and mischievous cats dies, and some basic feather stamps on the inside.  I've also been working on the stitch.  There's only three colours left to do. The white is 25000 stitches though, so still a while off completion.  Finally, here's a sneak peak of my Christmas cards for this year  Until next time Ems
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Sandy cheeks

I've tried to do some more polymer clay this week, using some bezels to make a beachy scene. I haven't got the sand quite right, but it's not bad for a first attempt. I've also found out the best thing for cutters is plastic wrap. I made them into keyrings, using shell beads. I've also been working on the stitch. 80% down now I love how the latest colour I'm using is transforming evelyns hair. Until next time Ems
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Through the dragons eye

I've made a necklace this week, using the totally beads christmas tutorials. It reminds me of a dragon eye, which reminded me of a kids tv show we watched at school called through the dragons eye, which freaked me out as a kid.  I've also been working on the stitch. Here's the latest update.  Until next time Ems
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This little piggy...

I've made a card for my nephew this week, inspired by a little video my brother sent of them at the aardman animation exhibition at lands end. I stamped wallace and gromit and a lot of pigs, then die cut grass from a paper in my stash. I used a happy birthday paper for the sky.  I've been working on the stitch. Here's the update.  Until next time Ems
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Artefacts

Before I get onto my makes for this week, here's the update on the stitch.  Three quarters of the way there!  I wanted to do something similar to victoriana displays, without the pinning live animals onto boards. I've got a fair sized stash of resin pieces, mainly cos I overestimate how much resin I need when I'm pouring it, so make extra moulds. I dug through, and started to arrange displays on the back board of deep photo frames.  I then used tim holtz papers for the background, painted the items with black gesso and then used prima waxes to colour them.  I also added a tim holtz candle on the bottom one, and some phrasing on both.  Until next time Ems
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Stash shopping

Before i get onto my make this week, here is the update to the stitch. Again i will say, as I've said before, it's hard doing cards for guys. I decided to dig through my stash for ideas. I found some steampunk dies and decided to do a background using silver embossing powder and distress ink. I finished it off with a shadow box die.  I'm working on a mixed media project as well. Hopefully that'll be completed this coming week.  Off topic, if you are ever at newquay garden centre, pop into the restaurant!  Until next time Ems
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