The Raven

'Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!' I shrieked upstarting
'Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken! - quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!''The Raven' By Lavender Wings

Maybe this one was to indulge my Gothic side. I'm not sure. But I'm a self admitted fan of Edgar Allen Poe's writings so maybe that's why. It was my first attempt at sewing anything this small. I
I'm not use 35 count. I think it turned out okay.

Baby Booties.

My best friend is pregnant right now with twins. So I get to sew two of everything! Fun! =P
I had created the turtle pattern after my return from Hawai'i. I had the booties before but I didn't know what to put on them and I hated the ones that came with them. So I tried it and they seem to come out okay. I think the lettering is a bit...off but hey, I do the best I can. ^_~

May Offend

"The plain fact is religion must die for mankind to live. The hour is getting very late to be able to indulge in having key decisions made by religious people - by rationalists - by those who would steer the ship of state, not by a compass, but by the equivalent of reading the entrails of a chicken."-Bill Maher

I have noticed that in this crisis in Hati, which I have done my best not to think of because of how tragic it is, people are assholes.

Not getting it? There are people who call themselves "Good Christians" and they make stupid comments like "Well, it's sad but instead of the President giving money to Hati and Louisiana and they are still a disaster, we need to take care of the US first. When we're fixed then we can help."

Are you fucking kidding me? Seriously? over 100,000 people are assumed dead and you are smashing people for helping and donating money because you feel we're not in a good place right now? Guess what, the rest of the world DOES NOT center around this fucking elitist society.

And you know what? that is possibly one of the most Un-Christian things to say. Jesus taught to help those who are less fortunate. If you have food, heat, clothing, water and a roof over your head, YOU ARE BETTER OFF.

I am so sick of people right now. I'm leaving the human race soon.

First Finish of 2010

I finished this on the second but I wasn't able to upload until now.

I'm Late! I'm Late! from Holidays In Cross-Stitch 1990 by The Vanessa-Ann Collection

Finishes.

New WIP

I decided to take the plunge and try a Heaven and Earth Design. I botched Frog Prince big time so I bought another one I've had my eye on and started it. It's coming along nicely. It takes a while to sew. They use full stitches and you can use a tent stitch (which I cannot do) or a full X. Since my supplies are limited around here, I had to buy 28 count instead of the 25 count they recommend. (I can't buy 25 count linen around here.)

So here's two days worth of work (About oh 8 hours or so) on Queens Croquet Ground by Scott Gustafson. I placed the picture next to it so you can see what it's suppose to look like when it's done. (Which given how many projects I have going should be done in about oh 20 years or so. lol) It looks allot nicer in person but isn't that how it always is with photos?

Work in Progress for the Week

So I finished the Delightful Dragon Fob and now have a new project. Yes, Another Teresa Wentzler.

I only started it yesterday but I think I made pretty good progress on it. It's hard because the fabric is hand dyed so the dark colors varies and it's not easy to find the holes since it's a cashel linen. I'm doing okay right now but I'm going slower then on a lighter color.

I also worked somewhat on my wedding gift for my cousin. It's a simple stitching deal but I just am not into it. Oh well, I've got till about March to get it done and framed.