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Hello from another disappearee! :wave: Last summer I had posted a hello thread about how I was hoping to be a regular again and then almost immediately stopped checking back in again. The last year and a half or so have been very chaotic, and I've not felt like myself across all areas of life. It's ...

Well seems like my announcement of my return was a bit pre-mature. Due to more personal stuff, I struggled with my crafty mojo for the rest of 2016 and well into 2017. But I've gotten most of the personal stuff under control, and I hope I find my way back to being a regular part of the community her...

Thank you so much for the warm welcome back! I knew I missed you all for good reason!

I am so glad to be back! I can't wait to see what everyone's been working on. I'll post an update on what I've been stitching on soon.

Anyone remember me? I wouldn't blame you if you didn't! :D (Some of you might remember me better as verajane, as that was my username for most of the time I was really active.) It's been quite a long while since I've visited with you all, and honestly it feels like too long. I won't go into boring d...

I am an incredibly lucky girl. Carole heard that I would be getting my stashmas gift a wee bit late (which I was totally fine with. Stashmas is Stashmas!), and she was super generous and sent me a second stashmas gift so that I would have something to open on December 1st. Carole, I still can't beli...

I haven't been active a lot lately because I've been studying for my third actuary exam. I took this exam in March and failed, so this was my second time taking it. I studied very hard, especially the last three weeks or so when I didn't do anything but study. Anyway, it paid off and I passed!! Wooh...

I too wanted to make something handmade for my giftee, but between work and a huge exam I have coming up in a week and a half (eek! ), I just didn't have time. Hopefully the other parts of the gift make up for it.

I agree with a lot of what others have said. I don't work on one stitching project at a time, and the ones that I work on are often quite different from each other. Some are small and simple, some have different stitches, more shading, etc. I have been stitching for about a year and half now. Althou...

I know I'm late, but I did get my package in the mail today. Should still be there be the opening date. Yay!!

Just wanted to pop in and say that I haven't mailed yet, but I have everything ready to go. Will hopefully get in mail by end of this week or first thing next week.

So excited!

It's done!!! I have been stitching non-stop on this thing for the last couple of weeks. I love the way it turned out, but boy was I sick of stitching on it there towards the end. I can't believe I got it done with plenty of time for framing (I'm not giving it to my SIL until a little over a month fr...

I say that if you would be happier with something specific, rather than taking the risk that your gifter interprets your list differently, be specific. I would rather buy someone something they are happy with than not. That being said, I love surprise and my favorite part of this is seeing what some...

Do you stitch with your fabric pulled taut in a hoop or frame? If so, you shouldn't need to pull the threads very tight, just enough so that the thread is laying flat (and not flopping around loosely). I like to have my fabric very tight while I stitch, so that even when I pull the thread through, u...

I do quite a few crafts, and while I will also wish for more time to spend on them, I feel like I get a good bit done on all without them getting in each others ways. A big thing that helps me to is to figure out what times are best for each craft. An hour or two to myself at home with no interrupti...

I've actually been giving this quite a bit of thought lately. I enjoy my current job because it scratches the analytical/mathematical part of my brain (and that is definitely something I need in my life). But I also am finding that stitching, sewing, knitting, spinning, etc are more to me than just ...

Likes: Green is my favorite color (especially spring green), but I really like all colors Pearle cottons for hardanger (any size really, building up stash :) ) Overdyed threads (color doesn't matter, just want to build up my stash some) Silks!!!! (I know these are expensive, so they are certainly no...

Yay Stashmas!

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Gypsy57 wrote:Don't you think that the girl- the geranium fairy,looks like she has a beard?? Maybe I'm the only one who thought that!?

Now that you mention it, she does appear to have a bit of a five o'clock shadow.

Wow, this looks amazing. I would have never guessed that this stitched up so well just looking at the chart. Can't wait to see more!

Looking good!