Stuck in a Rut!

Lately I've been having crafter's block. Similar to writer's block, this is a serious condition characterized by a lack of motivation, inspiration, and activity. I don't think my insurance covers this type of thing, so I'm just going to have to push through it. As a first step in battling my block, I made another travel case for cross stitching projects.

 

 

This one is going to go up on Etsy. I don't really think anyone will be interested in it, because it "looks handmade" but I think it's a solid design. It has a pocket, as the first one did, and I also included a small pincushion, which I think is ideal for when you're getting a new piece of floss for your needle. I also used ric rac for the edges, because as you may or may not remember, I hate bias tape.

 

It's the same size as the previous one I made; for 6 inch hoops and under.

And what's that peeking out from under the fabric? Why, it's the cross stitch I'm working on, of course.

 

 

Have I mentioned how this one seems to be taking longer than usual? It doesn't seem like I've gotten much more done in the last week. Maybe I can blame the aforementioned crafter's block, eh?

 



 

Cross Stitch Update 2.2

It's been a while but here I am. Busy busy busy!
Here's what I've been working on:

Do you know what it is yet? I won't say a word!

Yesterday was April 12, and guess what... we got snow! This is pretty silly, mother nature.

I don't think this is what they mean by "April Showers"

 

Out With The Old...

...In the with new! In this case, pincushions!

 

 I made this lovely cactus a few years ago, but it's starting to get a little beat up. FACT: I am very clumsy. I've dropped the poor thing so many times, the bottom of the plastic pot it's in is cracked, and the rocks I used to weigh it down have been falling out.

 

 

Having replanted my Valentine's Day rose plant a few weeks ago, I decided the pot it can in would be perfect for a new pincushion. It's very cute and has sentimental value, so it needed a special use.

 

I had a hard time deciding which fabric to use. I wanted that to be special too, and not just something that happened to coordinate with the color scheme or anything (I don't really know how to match colors anyway). I chose my favorite fabric, one that I usually fall back on when I can't make up my mind. Strawberries are always cute. Someday I want to have about 50 different matryoshka fabrics as well.

 

 Hopefully I won't drop this one. Something I like about it is that if the cushion gets beat up it'll be easy to replace it. I don't know what I'm going to do with my faithful cactus, but I'm certainly not throwing it out.