Don't have a heart attack but I actually made something this past week (in between taking countless quizzes on Facebook). I wanted to do a cross stitch quickie so I used two charts from a Japanese website with loads of freebies. (As soon as I figure out how to get back there, I will link to it.) I did a koala first (pictures later) and then I did this bear. What do you think that thing on his head is? A flower? It was supposed to be done in an off-white but I didn't like that so I substituted a darker color, which made it look like a birth mark to me so I just ripped it all out and re-stitched it in the same yellow color as the rest of his head. Also, there was a bright pink under his eyes (that's missing in the picture below) and I didn't like that either so I just used more of the same yellow.
I used 14 ct Aida which I really stay away from these days. I hate how you can see all the holes in it. Here is "Pookie Bear, Blue Shirt" all finished. And, yes, both pictures came from the same camera and I have no idea why the colors are so off in the second one.
I toss all of my floss ends in my orts jar but I save longer lengths on cardboard. Since running to Michael's is not an option for me right now, I try to get as much use out of my threads as I can, but sometimes I wonder if keeping an eight inch piece of three strands of floss is worth it. Well, most of what I used to stitch up the bear and the koala came from this collection of leftovers.
I have a little room left on my Aida so I'm going to add one more animal from that website.
Its' cute! TFS! hugs, michelle
ReplyDeleteCute! And I'm glad to see that you spend atleast a few minutes away from facebook!!!
ReplyDeleteHe's a real cutie, look forward to seeing his friends
ReplyDelete*sew cute patty :)*
ReplyDeleteAww, what an adorable little bear!
ReplyDeleteSweet little bear. Way to use those scrap pieces! Good call on removing that "birthmark" - or as my daughter says, "bookmark". I never realized I could be self-conscious about a red dot on my temple looking like a bookmark.
ReplyDeleteAaw, he's adorable! And such a great use of your leftover thread. I also save various threads from my projects, it seems like a waste to just throw them away, especially when you can make such cute stuff with them.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that was supposed to be a flower, but it's cuter with it off.
ReplyDeleteYou are so organized with your scraps. I rewind them on the little cards, which makes for a messy floss box.
I know what you mean about Aida, but I still have a ton of it that I purchased way back, so I keep using it for ornaments and stuff. I'm trying not to become a linen snob.
You can totally link this up tomorrow on my Finished for Friday, since you finished it up this week.
What a great way to use of those longer snippets -- and I keep mine on cards too, it makes it so easy to when I do a small thing that has just a stitch or two of a color.
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