tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75120265069955365682024-02-22T03:34:43.829-05:00Cambridge Gifts by Kelly Crafts of many colors all vivid to my mind. A very joyous place.
* Art Dolls, cross stitching, polymer clay, beads, crochet - lots of colorful fun.Kelly Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07262136296083558098noreply@blogger.comBlogger329125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512026506995536568.post-25028413049093691582021-02-03T10:06:00.001-05:002021-02-03T10:06:50.896-05:00Time has once again traveled - Almost a year later...<p> 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.</p><p>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".</p><p>I am going to begin with Yesterday - February 2nd - appropriate since it's known as "Groundhog day". </p><p>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. </p><p>Here is a photo of my version of her necklace - (the same as her's but using different beads - still a pale pink though.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeyZN4LJfXDBNNLWvg-FKN7GXgeEwCWF4awa6D3n_DPAAjZ3b2ncgyOy-ZpLlWdrSjMy7g4RBiwlkzDpswB9sptkPrb79dL1WstIvOcprz26YOWcS8uKtR7nv-PDbcuI2-qRNGx6CQE8/s2048/2021-02-03+08.29.46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2048" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeyZN4LJfXDBNNLWvg-FKN7GXgeEwCWF4awa6D3n_DPAAjZ3b2ncgyOy-ZpLlWdrSjMy7g4RBiwlkzDpswB9sptkPrb79dL1WstIvOcprz26YOWcS8uKtR7nv-PDbcuI2-qRNGx6CQE8/w200-h122/2021-02-03+08.29.46.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEige7RjRjRRB95ac9XZybZI41PTRnFmLIrGaUXndMSRVFB-wHAkuTjS2MlWJURzsFo5GhhG9zFDc8Fq4W8hHWNZv-ZDzRRM8IigKf_NtYSxtv_Bo4CcFPhoBCZX1J6ctw9oG3qVq9WWDLo/s1418/2021-02-03+08.24.46-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="1418" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEige7RjRjRRB95ac9XZybZI41PTRnFmLIrGaUXndMSRVFB-wHAkuTjS2MlWJURzsFo5GhhG9zFDc8Fq4W8hHWNZv-ZDzRRM8IigKf_NtYSxtv_Bo4CcFPhoBCZX1J6ctw9oG3qVq9WWDLo/w200-h172/2021-02-03+08.24.46-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I still can't take great photos - but I'm ok with that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5FA7FVJB20XIHUtOXc4b20vUa5XVnB2mvrCWtCdRMUcDPlOA0WvC_XQKFIMvdX1oONvOgAdO0cu0zes6mQQhyoQ2q1LTBygFKlUm0dPOau8xm6WIk5KYZBAPWhRF0qqrW3OJeV0TD-g/s1677/2021-02-03+09.47.50-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="1550" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5FA7FVJB20XIHUtOXc4b20vUa5XVnB2mvrCWtCdRMUcDPlOA0WvC_XQKFIMvdX1oONvOgAdO0cu0zes6mQQhyoQ2q1LTBygFKlUm0dPOau8xm6WIk5KYZBAPWhRF0qqrW3OJeV0TD-g/w185-h200/2021-02-03+09.47.50-1.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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. 💓</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gina - Opal and Orchid video link: https://youtu.be/6fpIe8RHdkA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bargain Bead Box: https://www.bargainbeadbox.com/</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Kelly Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07262136296083558098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512026506995536568.post-28499342629253847822020-04-03T00:40:00.001-05:002020-04-03T00:40:15.860-05:00FlossTube 148 Two weeks and a bitHello! It's been a couple of weeks since I've posted a video. I hope today finds you well and taking the opportunity to enjoy the little things. Happy stitching!<br /><br />
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My own personal take on the vaguely worded COPPA regulation and it's impact on me. Very sad<br /><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8OzKoTUorlU" width="480"></iframe>Kelly Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07262136296083558098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512026506995536568.post-66075136222043692182019-11-22T19:35:00.003-05:002019-11-22T19:35:05.620-05:00Creating a small blessings journal for ThanksgivingHi! Another small journal. One that is perfect for memory keeping and blessing counting. Thanks for watching! Happy crafting!<br /><br />
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