The Introverted Crafter

I have been on a low creatively this week, so I thought I would share the mini stitches I have been making. Royal horticultural society has a 12 month pack of mini stitches, each marking the flower of the month. Obviously, I am halfway through.  They are backwards, so top one is June, bottom is January. It has been a while since I have done back stitch. Also, you forget how hard a small stitch can be! Back to the bigger stitch, here is the update  With any luck, I will be finished before the end of October.  until next time  Ems

Hottest week of the year (so far at least) and what do I do? Finish making this year's Christmas cards! I have gone for a vintage feel this year. I started by embossing cardstock with woodgrain and spraying it with Lindy sprays.  I then stamped Tim Holtz christmas scene stamps in sepia. I used tonic drops to make nails in the corners of the woodgrain. Finally, I made ribbons and holly leaves with the colorize dies.  I have been working on the stitch. Here is the update. Still a good few months before this is done.  Until next time Ems

My younger brother got me some crafty stuff for my birthday earlier this year, so I pulled somethjng out of there to work on.  I had a bunch of resin pieces in my stash, so I found a phoenix and 11 bulbs for the numbers, and glued them on the edges. I used gold wax all over, then patina on the resin pieces. I added a few clear stones and some numbers. Finally, I used glow paste through a stencil in the centre. I have also been working on the stitch. Here is the update. Until next time Ems

Quick one this week. First, here is the stitch update.  I have all the spare skein i need now, so I can just get on with it. I wish I could stitch more a day than I do, but my back would not thank me for that! I tried to make a pair of star earrings. its my first try, and the end thread is still visible as I need to glue it.  until next time  Ems

I struggled to think of something to make this week, but eventually managed to make a couple of necklace and earring sets. I like the branches. The little flowers work really well here.  Still on the flower motif. I was trying to link bees, flowers and honey.  I have also been working on the stitch.  Still a long way to go. Luckily I had spare of most colours, but I have had to order 3. Until next time Ems

Before I get onto this weeks make, here is the cross stitch update.  I have made a card this week, using the lawn fawn slide news surprise die. This is for my younger brother, do if you are reading this, stop reading and go away! Is he gone? Good. A little while ago he showed me this video of a street performer, who at the end of the skit, says, exactly, orange! If you know, you know, if not, look it up on YouTube. Anyway, i wanted to do a card inspired by that.  So, a nice cute little rabbit in a hat, completely with magic wand, I deliberately kept things plain.  When you slide it up, oranges galore!  Until next time Ems