Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Time has once again traveled - Almost a year later...

 Hi - if you are here - I am thankful and amazed.  LOL.  I do nothing to promote myself and I've left most of social media behind.  The only main media I've kept (still active on) are YouTube - and now, once again, my blog.  Welcome.

I am looking forward to sharing some of the things that I am making and projects that I am working on.  This is a work in progress - one of my "projects".

I am going to begin with Yesterday - February 2nd - appropriate since it's known as "Groundhog day".  

There is a YouTube creator whose channel name is Opal and Orchid.  She made a beautiful bead woven necklace using the Bargain Bead Box of January 2021 - Roses are Pink.  It was a beautiful selection of gemstones, beads, and rose gold findings.  Noting here that I am not really a "pink" kind of person - but the box is beautiful.  I will try to link both Opal and Orchid and the Bargain Bead Box at the end of this post.  

Here is a photo of my version of her necklace - (the same as her's but using different beads - still a pale pink though.)



I still can't take great photos - but I'm ok with that.  

There has also been some cross-stitching going on and I plan to share a FlossTube video soon.  About 50 WIPs (works in progress) have carried into 2021 with me - so no shortage of fun things to do.  In January I worked on Nora Corbett's "Coffee House", an ornament from page 37 of the 2020 issue of the Just Cross Stitch Ornament Collection, called, "Pointsettia" by Punochka.  

Not fully finished yet - but I like it.  I left Facebook.  I disagree with any type of censorship and since I survived before them - I can survive without them.  Sorry to lose my groups of friends with similar happy hobbies.  Oh well.  Freedom isn't free.

I also worked on Life after Death by Long Dog Samplers.  I think I focused most of January on this piece and got a page finish.  LOL. Other projects worked on during January were - Witching Hour a HAED offering by Lisa Parker.  I finished Meow - a Leisure arts kit and restarted a Bead and Button kit called Homerun.  On the last Sunday of January I pulled out His eye is on the Sparrow by Heartstring Samplery.  This will be my Sunday stitch for the month of February.  It's only in its starting phase - so not much to show.  

During January, I put my sewing machine down in my sunroom so that I could access it when I was with family.  Samantha was happy as I made her two beautiful cloth book covers - which she immediately possessed; so - no photos.  LOL.  I'm also working on a garter stitch scarf - just to keep my hands busy and see if maybe I can knit a little - it's not something I've ever been successful doing.  I may work on Nora's "Mermaid of Atlantis" today.  Part of my "plans" (God laughs...) for February is to have a Mira Monday - unsuccessful for Monday this week.  Today I should be working on Forest of Sumatra as I designated Wednesday for Quaker Samplers.  Ah well.  

That is probably quite enough from me for today.  I will try and make a regular posting when there is something to say.  Here's hoping that today is a great day and filled with Courage and Kindness.  Be well.  💓

Gina - Opal and Orchid video link:  https://youtu.be/6fpIe8RHdkA
Bargain Bead Box:  https://www.bargainbeadbox.com/




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