Baby EJ quilt

Friday, March 9th, 2018

Our old roomie Chris is having a baby girl and I hosted the shower with the help of another gal. We aimed for a Disney Aladdin theme based on a Pinterest photo we discovered. Of course, ours didn’t look as dramatic but considering we barely spent any money at...

WIP-TAST-ic Wednesday 10

Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

It is best I have been super busy working with Boy, else I might get too use to my early + temporary retirement. Sigh. All I have to show you is this week’s TAST which is the couching stitch. I have it all planned. The trick is that I intend to only use the...

TAST: cretan stitch

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

You’ve read about my idea for this here, right? Ok! See all completed TAST posts here. This is the cretan stitch – brand new for me! First up is the front and back. I realized with this one that my backs have improved so much, almost beyond measure since I...

100 Day Project: Days 26-30

Monday, March 5th, 2018

I did not make it back on the bandwagon. I tried to carve time out each day but it just didn’t happen. Religiously, I had the paper and pencil out, and the idea chosen each and every day. But either no time showed itself or when it did, I was too drained to give...

Colored Pencil Techniques 3

Thursday, March 1st, 2018

Class 3 taught us a little more practice in blending. Tonight we chose a light color and paired it with a darker color. The goal was simply to work on smooth blending from dark shade to light. Here is a steady yellow layered by a fading orange. And here is a steady...

WIP-TAST-ic Wednesday 9

Wednesday, February 28th, 2018

I completed the blanket I have been working on, so I will post that separately once I get some nice photos. I took several already, but this cave-house of mine irks me to no end with lighting! I must wait for either a sunnier day or Boy’s help. (On our recent...