Recently, this Book Depository bookmark came into my possession, and I originally wasn't going to colour it in, but then I changed my mind. The flowy lines reminded me of the sea, and then I had the idea of a selection of blues to look like the sea directly underneath the sky. The dark blue… Continue reading Shades of Blue
Category: Miscellaneous
Stuff that doesn’t quite fit anywhere else.
New Books
So I might have bought more books recently, oops! I bought Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda a few days after watching the movie on DVD, and both the book and the movie are so good! I originally went to the bookstore just to get Ship of the Dead, I had no idea that 9 from the… Continue reading New Books
Bushwalking
Well, I say bushwalking, but it was on a very obvious track and it wasn't particularly far. Either way, Sarah and I walked a little track in a forest near the beach, which was a really nice experience. There were lots of very old trees with vines that made very interesting formations. This particular vine… Continue reading Bushwalking
Birthday Gifts
My birthday was a couple of weeks ago, and I was lucky enough to receive some very kind gifts, such as these three books. Hotel Valhalla is a companion book to the Magnus Chase series; I'd had the sewing book from the library before and made this from it; and I would absolutely recommend Tough Mothers as… Continue reading Birthday Gifts
For Crime-Solving
As it's one of my friends' birthday soon, I made her a little Sherlock notebook, as she loves the BBC show. The cover was originally bright orange, but I covered it with paperboard and black paint to look like Sherlock and John's front door. I thought the elastic to keep it shut worked well with… Continue reading For Crime-Solving
Finished Plushie
I thought I could fit one last in-progress shot in before I show you the finished rabbit (because I completely forgot to take photos in between here and the finished product, oops!)... ...and here's the finished rabbit! Look at all those colourful, teeny stitches. Between this and the amount of reading I do, I'm surprised… Continue reading Finished Plushie
Hanging Hoops
I finished my first embroidery design! I'm really happy with it. My favourite part of the hoop is the leaves, they look so realistic. I put a line of backstitch on the purple fabric to give a little definition and suggest that the fabric's twisted. I think it worked, the backstitch is a slightly different… Continue reading Hanging Hoops
Embroidery Progress
I've made quite a bit of progress on the hoop since it's last been up here. I love how the leaves turned out, they look gorgeous! I taught myself a new stitch to do this sheer purple shawl, though the stitch isn't very sheer. It's called 'raised stem stitch', and the idea was to make… Continue reading Embroidery Progress
Mother’s Day
Happy Mother's Day! I hope all the mothers reading this have (or had!) a great day today. Anyways, see ya! FillieFanatic
From Dream to Reality
I'm making progress on my embroidery hoop, though it feels like forever between designing it and actually embroidering it. The quote is from The Greatest Showman soundtrack, which I have stuck on a loop in my head. It looks like a lot of blue at the moment, but those three lines are actually the only blue… Continue reading From Dream to Reality
My Life in Miniature 