Made a bit of a niche card this week. Niche cos a lot of people won't know the reference, but its for my older brother, so he will. There's a series of videos on YouTube called pitch meetings, and one of the things said is "actually it was super easy, barely an inconvenience" which has become one of my brothers favourite sayings, so I decided to make a card about it. I used tim holtz paper dolls, and his tailored dies to try and make the people more like they are on pitch meeting. Also, the background paper is willy wonka, cos another thing we've been laughing about is that awesome/awful willy wonka experience that hit the headlines recently. I've also worked on the stitch. Here's this weeks progress. It's becoming easier to figure out where I am in it. I'm tempted to try some half stitching next week and start the sky. Until next time Ems
I've been feeling down a bit lately, giving up on things when I don't see results straightway. I think its part of the human condition, the need for instant gratification, especially in the age of social media. Weirdly I was cross stitching yesterday, when I realised I need to take the attitude in life that I take towards cross stitching. Cross stitch as a rule takes a long time to do and sometimes it doesn't feel like you're getting anywhere, but you persevere because every single stitch IS progress. Every little stitch takes you one step closer to your goal. So, that's the attitude I need to take in life, each little thing I do may not seem like it makes a difference at the time, but its one stitch closer to my goal. Speaking of stitching, here is my latest progress. I've also made a couple of pairs of earrings this week, practicing my beading. Until next time Ems