A new project - maybe

 Re the new project - it's a thought that might - or might not - come to pass.  Our #1 son likes weird socks and they're the talk of where he works.  His staff always wants to see what he's wearing (some of you might remember the watermelon socks I made him for last Christmas).  Well, the subject of Mom knitting Spiderman socks for one of his co-workers came up and I promptly shot the idea down because I doubt he would want to pay what they're worth.  That doesn't stop me, however, from trying to make some for our son - just to see if I can.  There are patterns for kids versions but his size 13's are a tad large for that.  So...I might have come up with my own pattern using a cross stitch design for the Spiderman.  Will it work?  Time will tell.  In the meantime, the yarn has arrived.. 

 I don't know if you troll Pinterest as much as I do, but that's where many of the links I find to share with you come from.  It seems that more and more of what I see on there is quite obviously AI and if it's not that the links take you either nowhere or to a commercial site...or to YouTube or to Instagram.  I have nothing against those but I don't make a habit of using them so I don't tend to overly share those sorts of places.  All this to say, it's getting harder to come up with four or five links three times a week and sometimes I might not have as many to share as I usually do.  There's only so many hours in the day to keep searching.   I really wish Pinterest would go back to the way it was in the beginning when it was primarily crafters and artists sharing in an easy format.  

- THIS is a nice idea if you have access to wooden spindles.

- I enjoyed reading THIS article.

- THIS is a nice shawl pattern.

- There are some different ideas HERE for using denim scraps.

Today's quote..."Without freedom of speech, we wouldn't know who the idiots are"

Escapee

 I dunno about you but I have a problem.  The age-old issue.  That in which you are stitching merrily away with a sharp object in your hand and suddenly your hand does something weird and the said sharp object goes walkabout.  I KNOW that blasted needle is somewhere in my sewing room but the question is, where.  I even went so far as to get out my powerful needle-finder (ie. heavy duty magnet glued onto the end of a broomstick...yes, I'm high-tech that way).  Needle is nowhere to be found.  I can guarantee you though, said needle is lying in wait to embed itself into my bare foot - or - worse - my arse.  

Diabolical little bugger!

- Have a peek through the creations of THIS artist!

- And THIS one too!  I love her birch trees.

- Those of you who are weavers might find THIS project a fun challenge.

Today, how about this instead of a quote...

Another glimpse

I'm currently working on adding the embroidery aspect of the landscape and this is an in-progress photo.  It will change somewhat yet but you can get the general idea I think.

- THIS is so cute (and another thing that would make a perfect gift if coupled with a nice mug)

- THIS caught my eye - might have to test it out!

- I know THIS is a commercial pattern, but it made me laugh so I had to let you enjoy it too.

- What to do with empty thread spools?  How about making some of THESE?  They'd be fun to give to your sewing friends.

- Nann sent me THIS and I had to share!  Hard to believe they're done with thread!

Today's quote...

another addition

 I took artistic 'freedom' with the original photo and decided I wanted to add a wooden fence.  Good idea but I forgot to remember (hah) that stitching all those little wooden boards takes a LONG time (almost two days to be exact!).  I did a little bit of trapunto (and paint) to create the clouds.  And...you will notice there's another 'Him and Me' been added.  Next up on my dance card is to add some embroidery - just because I can.

- I know I sent you to a tutorial for these before, but THESE are a bit different and so pretty!  They'd make lovely gifts I think.

- Have a scroll through the creations of THIS artist!

- My goodness - I thought sometimes I put a lot of stitches into my landscapes, but seeing THESE made me realize my efforts are paltry in comparison!

- THIS is a rather unusual design - and good for using up scraps.

Today's quote is from C.S. Lewis..."Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less"

Another section

 I've finished stitching the 'boards' on the old house but have yet to add any of the other details...

- Some of THESE made me laugh.

- I know mint tends to run rampant in the garden, so if you have some, perhaps making some of THIS would be a good use for it.  Would make great gifts too!  There are more ideas HERE.

- And if you have lavender in your garden, perhaps you'd like to try one of THESE ideas (I, however, will be steering clear b'cause my allergies run rampant when I get near it).

Today's quote..."Actions prove who someone is, words just prove who they pretend to be"

Progress, perhaps unseen?

 I spent most of Friday and Saturday quilting the latest landscape and I'm still not done.  Of course spending an inordinate amount of time wrestling with some thread that my machine simply didn't like factored into my time frame.  There's still one section of the fields to do, as well as the sky.  Then it's time to add the details!

- THIS takes you to a link to download a tutorial for making really nice potholders.

- There's a fun project HERE that you might like to try.

- THIS is awww-worthy because I love dragons (hopefully it's not an AI-generated pattern...so hard to tell these days).

- It seems if you're a knitter there's always something new to learn and THIS might be helpful.

Today's quote..."Don't do something permanently stupid just because you're temporarily upset"

The base

 The base is put together for the landscape as you can see...

Now to start adding some of the details!

- There's a good article HERE regarding choosing colours for a project.

- Have a peek through the amazing creations of THIS artist!

- THIS takes you to a printable paper pieced rose pattern.

- It's the time of year when you might like to try doing THIS.

Today's quote..."Sometimes when one door closes, you need to nail a board over it"