tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69945517913310597122024-03-05T14:15:57.016-05:00Fairy In StitchesI'd Rather be Stitching!Fairy in Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405182301102196000noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994551791331059712.post-7746219156560569172020-07-01T22:58:00.005-04:002020-07-01T23:08:06.585-04:00My First Jolly July!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtt5o3wefXpAbgY6wEQQwesbSs-9kOmw8nZoPm6G0HqV-9ZgSGRh5qhWQEpqryON56_lD3v3KJ8IZAJbpO9WXIxF5-rE7JkLlkZOHQcWh5j96A74rTP7FGJkIo2afYOmlithxdzd8qDb8/s4032/IMG_5118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div>I'm so excited for my first Jolly July! I am planning on stitching all 9 of the free gift pack patterns from the Enjoy Cross-stitch magazine Xmas 2014 Issue 12. I'm also going to count this towards the ornamentsal2020 (MadebyMichelleMcGraw)</div><div> </div><div>Day 1: Cute little deer</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtt5o3wefXpAbgY6wEQQwesbSs-9kOmw8nZoPm6G0HqV-9ZgSGRh5qhWQEpqryON56_lD3v3KJ8IZAJbpO9WXIxF5-rE7JkLlkZOHQcWh5j96A74rTP7FGJkIo2afYOmlithxdzd8qDb8/s4032/IMG_5118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtt5o3wefXpAbgY6wEQQwesbSs-9kOmw8nZoPm6G0HqV-9ZgSGRh5qhWQEpqryON56_lD3v3KJ8IZAJbpO9WXIxF5-rE7JkLlkZOHQcWh5j96A74rTP7FGJkIo2afYOmlithxdzd8qDb8/s320/IMG_5118.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div>Fairy in Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405182301102196000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994551791331059712.post-23131144315786426152020-06-20T10:58:00.002-04:002020-06-20T11:04:16.261-04:00Bitten by the Stitchy Bug! (I'm Back!)<p style="text-align: left;"><span> </span>Hello everyone! It's been a few years since I posted. Life happened and I haven't had time to stitch. But, the last few months of being at home has given me plenty of extra time on my hands. I have rediscovered my love of cross stitch!! I have been stitching like a mad women the last month or so. I discovered floss tube and the big wide stitch-y world has been opened up to me. I thought it would be the prefect time to come back and share my projects. This community is amazing and it's so great to be a small, small, part of it. </p><div> </div><div><span> So, here is the first project I picked up and starting working on. I started this sometime early 2019. All that is left is the back stich, some French knots and a few lazy daisy's (which I've never done...so I'm a bit nervous about those). 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I found some very pretty ones on Etsy that I have my eye on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until next time, Happy Stitching!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~Lara~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></span></div>Fairy in Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405182301102196000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994551791331059712.post-27760955811064626942012-04-24T01:38:00.001-04:002012-04-24T01:41:22.977-04:00Finished Sparkling Snowfolk!<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I finished E.E.'s snowman earlier this month and here it finally is!!</i></span><br />
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<br />Fairy in Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405182301102196000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994551791331059712.post-33192480949300145402012-02-21T23:10:00.000-05:002012-02-21T23:13:07.964-05:00Finshed Projects & RR: Snowmen<span style="color: #674ea7;">Hello, everyone! I'm back.....sorry for my absence. I've had computer problems for the last few weeks. But, in that time I finshed two projects.</span><br />
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</div>Fairy in Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405182301102196000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994551791331059712.post-51105955397339161372012-01-11T18:29:00.000-05:002012-01-12T16:54:34.677-05:00My Completed Projects & Current WIP<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>I thought I would show you all some of my work. Enjoy! ;-)</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia;"> "Hummingbird" by Candamar Designs. 14 count Aida. 5" X 7".</span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ I am currently 23 years old. I have a wonderful boyfriend who makes me so happy. I attended a small community college for psychology and physical therapy assistant.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ I have been surronded by cross stitching my whole life. My Granny, Anut, and Mother all cross stitch. I "started" cross stitching at a young age. I did a few stamped learn-a-craft kits when I was little. I started and completed my very first counted cross stitch in May of 2010. And I haven't looked back since!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ The things I love about cross stitching are: </span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) It's great therapy! It allows you to have time for yourself to escape the crazyness of life. </span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) It makes great personal gifts to give or if you keep them for yourself, you will always have a beautiful piece of art.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) I just love watching a project come to life! At first it's just a block of color and then slowly shapes emerge, etc. I think it's amazing that I can create something out of nothing. At first it's just a blank piece of farbic then when you're done, there's this work of art!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ The name of this blog comes from my love of fairies (they are so beautiful!) and of course cross stiching. I know it's stupid but I couldn't really think of anything cool. lol</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~ I plan on posting pictures of my projects and just getting to know all of you awesome people!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So, feedback time! What would you like to see on this blog? Any thoughts, comments, suggestions? Also, if you have a blog, I would love it if you shared the link! I love to ooo and ahhh over pics! :-)</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thanks for reading!</span></em>Fairy in Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405182301102196000noreply@blogger.com2