Heaven and Earth designs
I used to do cross stitch all the time as a kid. Then I got bored with it and moved on to other things. But Taryn introduced me to a website that has some of the most beautiful cross stitches I have ever seen. Heaven and Earth Designs. And holy fuck, they look hard. These aren't cross stitch patterns. These are paintings that have since been turned into a cross stitch pattern. I've lurked on their site for a while (since this past fall) and have contemplated getting one, but I wanted to wait until THE one spoke to me (due to money and creative motivation).
Well. I've found some that I have fallen in love with. I spoke to Taryn, who showed me one she hasn't done yet and I was right. Holy fuck hard. I decided to start out again with something small (I've done a few big ones when I was younger, but they were things like teddy bears and simplistic doo dads) and I decided to make a bookmark. That should be simple enough, right? (I know these words will come back and bite me in the ass later.) Tonight I ordered one that I adore.
And then, because everything was 30% off, I got an additional $5.00 off for signing up and I'm a creative masochist, I ordered the 18x22 design that I love so much. I'll probably not get it done in this decade, but I have it. It's beautiful, completely fitting to me and when it comes to creative endeavors, I have the tendency to be a tad impulsive.
I know, I know. This is one more thing to add to my pile of art that I want to do and never get to. Piano, Flute, Saxophone, Bells, Xylophone, scrapbooking, jewelry, painting, sketching, photography, writing and now this. All I've thrown myself into 100% in the past, all I've moved on from save writing, with the intention of one day doing it again. After all these years, I hope I can remember how the hell to do this. Maybe I should've started with one of those 3x2 ducks you see at every craft store in the nation. Oh well! No guts no glory!
Well. I've found some that I have fallen in love with. I spoke to Taryn, who showed me one she hasn't done yet and I was right. Holy fuck hard. I decided to start out again with something small (I've done a few big ones when I was younger, but they were things like teddy bears and simplistic doo dads) and I decided to make a bookmark. That should be simple enough, right? (I know these words will come back and bite me in the ass later.) Tonight I ordered one that I adore.
And then, because everything was 30% off, I got an additional $5.00 off for signing up and I'm a creative masochist, I ordered the 18x22 design that I love so much. I'll probably not get it done in this decade, but I have it. It's beautiful, completely fitting to me and when it comes to creative endeavors, I have the tendency to be a tad impulsive.
I know, I know. This is one more thing to add to my pile of art that I want to do and never get to. Piano, Flute, Saxophone, Bells, Xylophone, scrapbooking, jewelry, painting, sketching, photography, writing and now this. All I've thrown myself into 100% in the past, all I've moved on from save writing, with the intention of one day doing it again. After all these years, I hope I can remember how the hell to do this. Maybe I should've started with one of those 3x2 ducks you see at every craft store in the nation. Oh well! No guts no glory!