The Introverted Crafter

I've had a week off, but it feels like I've not had time to get into a creative mindset. Chores got in the way which has frustrated me, blocking my creativity which has further frustrated me, and on and on it goes in a vicious cycle.  OK, rant over. I did make a couple of things. First, here's the update on the stitch. Working on one colour at a time is actually easier.  I've made a couple of necklaces, one a blue and silver theme with hematite donut beads, and one an orange and blue theme with bicones.  I feel the blue and orange one is my favourite, cos its kind of branching out on what I would normally do in terms of pattern.  Until next time Ems

Not much done this week. Life gets in the way sometimes. I did do a birthday card, using hot aitlr balloon stamps and lawn fawn cloud border dies to make a hilly landscape.  I have also been working on the stitch. Still a lot of black to go!  To give you an idea, here's the pattern keeper app with the black stitches left to do highlighted.  You can also see on the left hand side how many stitches I have done/have to go, and what percentage I am currently at. Honestly, I love this app! Until next time Ems

I've got that title wrong there haven't I. Oh well. Few things made this week, and I'm getting back to normal. At least as normal as I'll ever be. First thing, the stitch.  The pattern keeper app is awesome. Makes it so much easier to mark off stitches. I'm going to attack this one colour by colour now. Starting off with black, which is a whopping 19,000 plus stitches.  I've also made a bracelet, using donut beads, eye pins and an elephant charm.  Card wise I've finishes my Christmas cards, using a creative expressions edger dies, mirror card, snowflakes and tonic nuvo drops.  Finally, a Mary Poppins card using a cityscape die, kindred stamps, and a lawn fawn cloud stencil.  Wish you could get more kindred stamps in the UK but they no longer deliver here since brexit. Until next time Ems

I've never played scrabble in my life, but for some reason I've got some scrabble tiles. OK, I know why I've got them, they're good for crafting! This is a shadow box frame, with a scrabble family.  I've also fallen back on my jewellery making, doing a pair of earrings  Stitch updates. Technically there are two, cos I've completed one I haven't been posting progress on. Here's the update on the jack stitch. Progress has been a little better cos I've been using the app pattern keeper, which is ace.  Here's the completed one.  Until next time Ems

Still on the jewellery kick at the moment. I've tried doing a bit of card making but my back protested, and the last thing I need is to go off sick again. Before I post my makes, here's the update on the stitch.  Back still must be bad when I haven't finished a single page yet!  I've made a pair of vintage style earrings, for once not using silver.  I've also made a necklace, using a swarovski heart pendant, a clay flower, silver chain and some pearls and crystals.  Again, I think this plays into the vintage vibe.  Until next time Ems

Short post today. I'm back at work, so I've not had much time to do crafting and to be honest, I'm in too much pain after a full shift to do anything anyway. I have managed to make a bracelet, using a multiconnector, chain, beads and a mask charm I've also worked on the stitch a little Until next time Ems

Feeling more like myself now at least. Still not quite there, but at least I can walk a bit now.  I've made a few things, sticking to jewellery as it doesn't take much time.  I've also managed to do a bit of stitching. Here's the update  Until next time Ems