tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14332715402220034712024-02-07T07:30:36.919+03:00Embroidered EmbellishmentsAnne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-57900810094856242192016-02-08T09:16:00.001+03:002016-02-13T08:42:58.324+03:00Soo sdey chnam chnai!<br>
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I've missed seeing others' needlework, so I'm getting back into blogging- an excellent excuse to browse the internet! I hope the new year brings you luck and fortune; I'm a monkey, so the year ahead is supposed to be difficult for me. Cheers!! :)
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It's a simple but fun idea: on Sunday, simply post some pictures that
are sitting, neglected, in your folders. You can choose a theme or not;
it's entirely up to you. Link back to River, and, voila, you've done it!<br />
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This week's theme is currency! I started collecting coins after we moved to Saudi Arabia and started travelling to various countries. I still collect coins, but I'm also in to paper money now.<br />
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So it was my lucky day when I walked up to a little kiosk in Amman that sold money and only money. I believe we were there for at least two hours, and DH, bless him, never complained!<br />
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So here's a sprinkling of what I got:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Sudan 2013</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French Indochina 1936</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Axis of Evil: North Korea 1978, Iraq 1994, & Iran 1992</td></tr>
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<br />Anne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-46659194779406073052014-03-21T09:17:00.001+03:002014-03-21T09:18:26.380+03:00Finishes for a FridayI have some finishes to show off!<br />
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<a href="http://plumstreetsamplers.typepad.com/plum_street_samplers/2010/02/be-true.html">Be True</a> is a pattern I stitched for <a href="http://stitchbitch.blogspot.com/2013/04/challenge.html">Anna's competition</a> on Stitch Bitch. I never managed to finish-finish it, though, so I didn't enter it in the competition.<br />
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I finished the March pattern for <a href="http://www.mabelfigworthy.co.uk/salgallery.php">Song of the Weather</a>. Why, yes, I am really far behind! I have started April, and I have to say that I am enjoying hardanger immensely- except Kloster blocks, which I'm a bit bored with (but they look great!).<br />
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You know how you put something in a special place so that you won't lose it and then you promptly lose it because you can't remember where you put it? <a href="http://emb-emb.blogspot.com/2013/09/on-stitching-front.html">DH & I did that with the screws for our cat carrier</a>, which led to my discovery of some floss and my <a href="http://scottishgiftco.bpweb.net/arts-crafts-needlecase-p-1289.html?zenid=e9f8bd6eccc275eb4a7f7f2c2fcc6a8c">Arts & Crafts Needlecase from Textile Heritage</a>.<br />
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I can't decide if I should make it into a needlecase, of which I have many, or a giant pin cushion, of which I have only one. Not rush to decide, though- I'm sure it will remain in my stitching suitcase with all of my other unfinished finishes for quite a while!<br />
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For Christmas, I stitched "Home" from the JCS Christmas Ornament 2013 issue.<br />
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I did change a few things. The dress is supposed to be red, but I changed it to black to be an abaya. I also changed the word "Home" at the top to "Riyadh" in Arabic. The word is a little close to her head, but I'm more or less pleased with how it turned out. Someday it will become an ornament.<br />
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And finally, a UFO/WIP that I started probably in 2008. Seriously. I'm proud to announce that while I was in Ethiopia, I managed to finish my cat biscornu! French knots and everything.<br />
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It's a miracle!!<br />
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And it's in the unfinished finishes pile, right where it will stay!<br />
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Anne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-80978042814356760992014-03-09T09:59:00.000+03:002014-03-21T10:08:19.454+03:00Sunday Selections #162<b>Sunday Selections</b> is a project that was started by Kim of <a href="http://frogpondsrock.blogspot.com/">Frogs Rock Pond</a> and is being continued by River of <a href="http://river-driftingthroughlife.blogspot.com/">Drifting through life</a>.
It's a simple but fun idea: on Sunday, simply post some pictures that
are sitting, neglected, in your folders. You can choose a theme or not;
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This week's theme: exchanges! I've participated in quite a few and received some beautiful gifts, which I must show off to you.<br />
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<b>Friendly Stitchers Winter 2013 Exchange from Denise</b><br />
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She also sent me some lovely Madeira silk floss and a cute keychain. Thank you so much, Denise! My favorite part is the little footprints. So cute!<br />
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<b>What I stitched for Denise</b><br />
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This was my first time doing Assisi stitching, and I'm quite pleased with the result. I dated it with the Hijra calendar since we are both currently in Saudi Arabia.<br />
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<b>Chatty Stitching Exchangers Winter 2013 Exchange from Shelley</b><br />
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I just adore the finishing on this ornament! Plus Shelley knows that I like squirrels. I think I may have let out a little squeak when I opened it. :D <br />
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<b>What I stitched for Viv</b><br />
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I think this one needed a lighter fabric, but I still like it.<br />
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<b>Friendly Stitchers Secret Santa 2013 from mouse</b><br />
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You have no idea how thrilled I was to receive this! I <i>love</i> these patterns! The fact that they were a surprise made it that much better!<br />
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I sent charts to Kate, but there's no picture since I ordered them online.<br />
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<b>Friendly Stitchers Valentine's Day 2013 Exchange from Judith</b><br />
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The little white specks in the pattern are actually tiny hearts. This is such a lovely ornament! And it's the first time I've received a Valentine's Day card in German. :)<br />
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<b>What I stitched for Judith</b><br />
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Part of the exchange was to include tea, soap, or chocolate in the package. This is the tea that DH got me for our anniversary- it's delicious!<br />
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<b>Chatty Stitching Exchangers Spring 2013 Exchange from Marion</b><br />
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She stitched it with soluble canvas, and it looks great, so there's another thing I'll have to try!<br />
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<b> What I stitched for Shelley</b><br />
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...will be revealed once she receives it!<br />
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Five exchanges in three months? That's a record for me!<br />
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I've been so spoiled over the last few months- thank you, ladies, for brightening many days for me!<br />
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<br />Anne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-19048064071624033932014-02-23T13:30:00.000+03:002014-02-23T13:30:02.549+03:00Sunday Selections #160<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Sunday Selections</b> is a project that was started by Kim of <a href="http://frogpondsrock.blogspot.com/">Frogs Rock Pond</a> and is being continued by River of <a href="http://river-driftingthroughlife.blogspot.com/">Drifting through life</a>. It's a simple but fun idea: on Sunday, simply post some pictures that are sitting, neglected, in your folders. You can choose a theme or not; it's entirely up to you. Link back to River, and, voila, you've done it!<br />
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Since this is my first SS, I've decided to go with the theme of family, specifically the creatures that I currently share my home & life with (yes, there will be pet pictures!).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DH & me, Easter 2013</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peece, the Cambodian wondercat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emdi, the chatterbox Saudi kitten</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me & the boy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peece keeping DH company while he's sick</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girl helping me stitch :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ems watching Peece from her "bed"</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3bl2Ndg7SVbexPpnCG9prOtQAYirflsv37RnjM6xoATaxAKn_5FcIDfCQHzQsqry8sMlQo34IMeTxiKXNHqFw74z4EddWCj9Vj5tSxsxRYRZlU9nV331voM2R0JOinfdMgSCEb95Xl4/s1600/Hearts-+AST.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3bl2Ndg7SVbexPpnCG9prOtQAYirflsv37RnjM6xoATaxAKn_5FcIDfCQHzQsqry8sMlQo34IMeTxiKXNHqFw74z4EddWCj9Vj5tSxsxRYRZlU9nV331voM2R0JOinfdMgSCEb95Xl4/s1600/Hearts-+AST.jpg" /></a>Anne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-85573824745538822472013-12-17T07:34:00.000+03:002013-12-17T07:34:21.612+03:00My Stitching World<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> </b>Upon realizing that I hadn't posted in a few months, I decided to come to terms with my erratic blogging. I often have the intention of blogging, but after spending all day at work on the computer, I don't feel like spending most of the evening on the computer; on the weekends, I don't feel like doing something that resembles work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So I'm going to be okay with only posting a handful of times per year. I hope you'll still stick around to read my <i>fascinating</i> adventures!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I definitely need to do a stitching update and also a post on our October trip to Jordan. To get back into the swing of things, I've stolen this stitching questionnaire from <a href="http://stitchbitch.blogspot.com/2013/12/stitching-questions.html">Stitch Bitch</a>. I enjoy reading about others' stitching preferences, and I hope you enjoy reading about mine!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">1) Which
fabric do you most prefer?</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Evenweave & aida. I stitch on linen, but I don't enjoy it.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">2) What
is your favorite fabric count?</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 28 on evenweave; 16 & 18 on aida; 22 & 25 for handanger</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">3) What
colour fabric do you most enjoy stitching on?</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I usually stitch on neutrals, but I enjoy everything except black (even with a white towel on my lap)!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">4) What
is your favorite fibre? </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Most definitely silk!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">5) How
many of the 450 DMC Colours do you own? </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">All of them, I believe, with exception of the newly released colors (Are they worth the money?).</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">6) Of
your last five projects—how many used DMC/Anchor as the main floss?</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Three</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">7) Of
the last five projects, if you didn’t use DMC/Anchor—what did you use? </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Crescent Colours, Carrie's Creation silk, Weeks Dye Works</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">, Gentle Art Sampler Thread</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">, Thread Gatherer Silk N Colors</span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">8) What
needles do you prefer? </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Petite, size 26 or 28. I generally use John James needles.</span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">9) What
is the ugliest design you’ve encountered?</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I can't think of an ugli<i>est</i>, but it would have to be something like this:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">10) What
is the most beautiful design you’ve encountered? </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">There, of course, are many, but I would love to stitch</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://www.ipernity.com/doc/annesanstete/14144514/in/album/291627">Moss Garden Mandela</a> by Chatelaine.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">11) Who
is your favourite designer?</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://scottishgiftco.bpweb.net/textile-heritage-c-54.html?zenid=9745a6ecec78b8380b4eba67136a1529">Textile Heritage</a> will always hold a special place in my heart because their kits are what got me into cross stitch, and their <a href="http://www.ipernity.com/doc/annesanstete/13699147/in/album/290757">Bluebird felt pin cushion</a> was the first project I ever did.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">12) Least
favourite designer? </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I don't have one, but I'm definitely not in to primitive designs.</span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><br />
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<b>13) Will
you/would you support a designer whose personal beliefs offended/angered you?</b> Depends- if it were something like religious beliefs, I don't think it would influence me; however, if it were something racist or sexist, for example, I could see that influencing my decision to give money to that person. Fortunately, I've never had this issue. :)<br />
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<b>14) Do
you have a lamp especially made for needleworkers?</b> A travel Ott Lite<br />
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<b>15) What
brand of stitching lamp do you have/prefer?</b> I prefer the Ott Lite that the cat broke, which sat on a side table. It was too heavy to travel with, though.<br />
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<b>16) What
kind of environment best suits you when you are stitching?</b> Quiet & comfy with natural light<br />
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<b>17) Have
you stitched any design more than once?</b> Yes, <a href="http://www.ipernity.com/doc/annesanstete/14784403/in/album/297425">Chillin' Out</a> & <a href="http://www.ipernity.com/doc/annesanstete/14313190/in/album/297425">French Country Baby Carriage</a><br />
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<b>18) Favourite
design you have stitched and finished? </b><a href="http://www.ipernity.com/doc/annesanstete/13869427/in/album/290759">"L"</a> in the Letters from Nora series<b><br /></b><br />
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<b>19) Least
favourite design you’ve stitched and finished? </b><a href="http://www.ipernity.com/doc/annesanstete/13698803/in/album/290751">Hang On Kitty</a><b>- </b>the backstitching!<br />
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<b>20) Last,
but not least, what’s your longest running WIP?</b> <a href="http://www.ipernity.com/doc/annesanstete/album/289629">Cat biscornu</a>. I've finally made it to the backside, but I just can't force myself to finish it<br />
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There you have it, folks- a little insight into my stitching world!<br />
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Anne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-65460726755938266542013-09-23T22:30:00.000+03:002013-09-23T12:41:55.536+03:00On the Home Front<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The best part- it's a four day weekend!</div>
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We've been in our apartment for three months, so I guess it's about time to show off some pics of the city! Apologies in advance for any blurriness; one must be discreet when photographing here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our neighborhood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awesome shwarma place down the street</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My landmark for getting home: Kingdom Tower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kingdom Tower at night during Ramadan</td></tr>
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You may have actually heard of this mall. The third floor, one above where the picture was taken, is reserved for women only. That's why there are barriers so you can't see the third floor. It's actually quite boring up there: Chanel, a lingerie shop, a coffee shop. Meh. But there's a guy who's job is to unhook the velvet rope for the ladies who want to go up or down the stairs to this floor. That made me laugh.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this store's name!</td></tr>
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The boy in random household appliances:<br />
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I haven't been stitching as much since we've started teaching as I come home & fall asleep for a few hours, wake up, lesson plan, & go back to sleep! I don't know why I'm so tired at the end of the day; I'm only teaching two classes.<br />
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But I have been stitching a bit. I even have a finish!<br />
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Mid-September was DH & my 1st anniversary. It fell on a workday, so we went out for Indian food during the weekend. The place was nice, but the selection was a bit limited. We enjoyed it nonetheless.<br />
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By tradition, the first anniversary present is supposed to be related to paper, so I stitched up Love Coffee for DH.<br />
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He gave me caramel red tea (yum!), a bookstore gift certificate, and a gift certificate for Hot Stone Massage. Color me happy!<br />
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After I finished Love Coffee, I started Official Crazy Cat Lady. DH gave me this last year for our one month wedding anniversary.<br />
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I'm stitching it on 32 count Celtic Opalescent lugana from Silkweaver's (I think). It looks really nice, but I'd forgotten how annoyed I get with opalescent fabric- until I see the end result, and then I love it! So I've had to force myself a bit to stitch on this one, even though I love the pattern.<br />
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The mouse (on left, incomplete) is supposed to be stitched with WDW Linen, but it was too close to the fabric color (I floss tossed, but apparently I'm not very good at it!). The skein of Linen that I have is a shade of pink, but the OCCL instructions say it can be swapped out for DMC White.<br />
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I'm using specialty floss for this pattern since it's special to me, and I didn't want to use DMC White. I mean, if I had to, I would have, but luck intervened!<br />
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When we were taking the cats to the vet, we couldn't find the screws for the cat carrier, so we were searching through all of our suitcases. Never found the screws, but I did find this!<br />
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I'd been wondering what had happened to my WDW floss I used in Meow Block. Apparently it's been in a suitcase for years! Somewhere in that mess of floss was a little skein of luck: WDW Snowflake. It's perfect for the mouse!<br />
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Since I was feeling less than motivated to work on OCCL, I started the Peacock Needle Case seen above. It's from Textile Heritage, and I really like their kits because they're an easy stitch and they have great themes.<br />
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Thus far, I've only finished the back and the border and a small shoot of leaves on the front. While I'm enjoying stitching it, I'm not sure I'm going to like the finished product. It was a freebie when I ordered some other stuff. I do like peacocks, so maybe I'll just turn it into a giant pin cushion!<br />
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The kitten chewed up my Love Stitching ornament. Need I say more??<br />
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I could redo it, but perforated paper isn't sold here. Into the future projects pile it goes!<br />
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For months, I've been hemming & hawing over whether or not to buy the JCS Ornament Preview, Halloween, & Ornament issues. It seemed a bit pointless to buy them and have them shipped to my mom's house. I can't have them shipped here because of the holidays involved.<br />
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But then today, I stumbled across Annie's, where I can buy and download Just Cross Stitch! (I really wish CrossStitcher had this option!) So I got all three issues, plus the March/April 2013 issue because there was a daffodil pattern that I wanted very badly!<br />
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Browsing the Ornament issue, I came across this adorable cupcake ornament by The Victoria Sampler.<br />
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I even have red silicone baking cups! I just don't have any of the buttons! I will contemplate ordering them, as I have verified that my P.O. box address is correct. My mom sent me a card on July 24th, and it arrived this week. Better late than never, right?!<br />
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I found her on campus at the beginning of the month. She was following a student and crying her head off; her mother was nowhere to be seen. Normally, I would do the whole watch and wait thing, but it was 115F/46C and I would've felt guilty leaving her behind. So I scooped her up and took her home in the taxi.<br />
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We took her to the vet, and she's healthy and due up for shots in two weeks. The vet thought she was about a month old and told me to feed her kitten formula. Oh, the fun! She's a greedy little thing and chewed the nipple off of the bottle. So I named her Milkdrinker (or MD or Emdi) because her face was always covered in milk.<br />
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The boy was none too thrilled to see her in the apartment. At first he hissed at her & ran away, but they're getting along better now. He even cleans her sometimes. She's always attacking and chasing him, so they scuffle a lot, especially at 3am and 6am. <br />
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She has taught him that if you cry long enough, someone will get up and feed you. Which is why I've slept in 0 of the 4 days that we've had off this weekend. She's adorable when she's tired or sleeping and a right pain in the butt when she's awake!<br />
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Lest you think I favor her over the boy, here are some pics of him being a cutie pie:<br />
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I really appreciate how calm Peece is compared to Emdi. She loves to bite and generally be annoying, while Peece just wants food, some petting, and to be let outside.<br />
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<a href="http://wocs-giveaways.blogspot.ro/2013/08/vee-and-company-giveaway.html">World of Charity Stitching</a> is giving away two Vee & Co. charts of your choice. The giveaway ends on the 15th. <br />
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Nancy at <a href="http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.ro/2013/08/my-birthday-give-away-100-winners-enter.html">Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe</a> is having a birthday giveaway with 100 winners! Be sure to stop by, drop your name in the hat, and mention that you were sent there through me. <br />
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This is a must enter! Click over to <a href="http://thesnowflowerdiaries.blogspot.ro/2013/07/my-first-giveaway.html">The Snowflower Diaries</a> and see what's on offer. You have until August 4th.<br />
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I was called in to work in mid-July...to do nothing. Really. I had to show up to work for six hours a day (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan">Ramadan</a> hours), and as there was nothing to do, I am fully caught up on <a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/">The Daily Show</a> & <a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/">The Colbert Report,</a> as well as getting bunches of stitching done. Today officially starts our break for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_Al-Fitr">Eid Al-Fitr</a>, and we don't have to be back until August 18th. But we will have to be there for the normal nine hours when we return, which is just cruel considering that this past week we only had to go in for three & a half hours! <i><b>How ever will I survive?!?!?!</b></i><br />
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I <i>finally</i> restarted the squirrel biscornu. Back in the last decade, possibly in 2009, I started this cute, little squirrel pattern. I was stitching it at Shelley's one day when she leaned over & asked how I was going to fit the head in. I had stitched the square border first, then an inner square, and then I started on the squirrel feet first; it seems I miscounted & there really wasn't room for the head! So I turfed it out because I didn't feel like frogging all of it, got some more fabric, and let it sit for years. Every time I thought about restarting it, I just rolled my eyes at myself & my giant mistake!</div>
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I started with the back this time, and I'm doing the squirrels <i>before</i> the border. Lesson learned!<br />
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I started and finished the <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mill-Hill-Love-Stitching-beaded-kit/MH16-3104">Love Stitching</a> from <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/Mill_Hill_Beaded_Kits.html">Mill Hill</a>'s I Love Charmed Ornaments collection. It took me about three days, off and on, and I just adore it!<br />
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This was the first time I used perforated paper, and it was actually quite easy. It's definitely paper, but it almost feels like very thin wood. I managed to not tear it and to cut it properly! Easy does it!<br />
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The only thing I don't like is that there is not enough space to sign it! Not a big deal, really, but I still have it on my nightstand, thinking about how to work my initials into it.<br />
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I started another kit in the collection, <a href="http://123stitch.com/item/Mill-Hill-Love-Coffee-beaded-kit/MH16-3102">Love Coffee</a>, for my husband. I haven't gotten too far as I'm stitching brown on brown, so it's a bit difficult to see at night. I'm not sure how I'm going to finish it without him seeing it since we're both on break from work.<br />
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Since I couldn't work on <a href="http://123stitch.com/item/Mill-Hill-Love-Coffee-beaded-kit/MH16-3102">Love Coffee</a> at night, I picked up my cat biscornu, which I started way back in...I can't remember, but it's been ages! It's definitely as old as the squirrel biscornu. I must've stopped working on it because it's all backstitching at this point.<br />
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Last night I backstitched two cats in <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/DMC-Light-Effects-Antiques-Ebony/E310">DMC E310</a>. I have to say I'm not a huge fan of the <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/DMC_Light_Effects_Floss.html">Light Effects</a> line; having just used <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Kreinik-Turquoise-029-4-Braid/B4029">Kreinik #4 (color 29)</a> on <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mill-Hill-Love-Stitching-beaded-kit/MH16-3104">Love Stitching</a>, I've decided that I prefer it. I used both without <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Thread-Conditioner-Thread-Heaven/123-7420">Thread Heaven</a>, and the <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/Kreinik_Thread_Very_Fine_4_Braid.html">Kreinik</a> was easier to work and felt smoother.<br />
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I was going to do the rest of the backstitching until I realized that the <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/DMC-Six-Strand-Floss-3363/DMC3363">DMC 3363</a> got up & walked out of my bag! Well! Back to the store I go to buy some. Once that's finished, it's just stitching the back side, which is less detailed than the front and then some minor swearing when I realize that I have no idea where to buy stuffing to make a biscornu.<br />
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I've been doing some minor stash enhancement. Biscornu stuffing not included!<br />
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I found this at <a href="http://www.jarirbookstore.com/">Jarir Bookstore</a> for the low, low price of SR18. Awesome! There are some cute smalls in it that I may do in the future.<br />
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And this one I got at the cross stitch shop because I've been looking for something Arabic or Arab themed. There's not a lot out there, although the shop did have a needlepoint canvas of Mecca. <br />
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But the thing that excited me the most was this:<br />
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I needed it to replace a color, and I wasn't sure which one would look better, so naturally, I got them both. I was thrilled that there was an alternative to the <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/DMC_Light_Effects_Floss.html">Light Effects</a> line (although I did get a skein of <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/DMC-Light-Effects-Precious-Metals-Silver-5283/E168">E168</a>, just in case).<br />
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I'd really like to get my hands on some <a href="http://www.dmccreative.co.uk/Products/Needlework-Threads/Embroidery-Threads/Diamant.aspx">DMC Diamant</a>, but it seems highly unlikely that the shop here will get it in stock unless I wait a decade or two!<br />
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That's all of my stitching progress for now. On a completely unrelated note, I got this gem from the American embassy in my inbox yesterday:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>"The Department of State has instructed certain U.S. Embassies and Consulates to remain closed or to suspend operations on Sunday, August 4. The Department has been apprised of information that, out of an abundance of caution and care for our employees and others who may be visiting our installations, indicates we should institute these precautionary steps. It is possible we may have additional days of closings as well, depending on our analysis. The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and Consulates General in Dhahran and Jeddah will be closed on Sunday, August 4."</i></span><br />
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So there's some kind of threat, serious enough to close the embassy and both consulates on a work day. What should I be on the look out for?<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>"Beyond this announcement we do not discuss specific threat information, security considerations or measures, or other steps we may be taking."</i></span><br />
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Oh, good. Send me an email to make me paranoid, but don't bother telling me what to be paranoid about. Thank you, America!!!<br />
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Update! I got another email from the embassy. This one states that <i><span style="color: blue;">"[c]urrent information suggests that al-Qa’ida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks both in the region and beyond, and that they may focus efforts to conduct attacks in the period between now and the end of August."</span></i></div>
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While lazing about work, I finished the March block for Song of the Weather; now I am only five months behind!<br />
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Hardanger looks complex, but once you start doing it, you get the hang of the stitches, and it generally goes pretty smoothly. If I were to do this one again, I would make the wrapped bars skinnier so that they would be more apparent. <br />
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I love this SAL! Even if my dove's eyes are a bit off (don't look!) and I accidentally cut a thread (glue!), I really enjoy stitching these little blocks. The stitches look complicated, but they're quite easy to learn- and they look amazing!<br />
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We have lots of free time these days- not that I'm complaining! But since we don't know anyone and it's Ramadan so all the shops are closed, it can get a bit repetitive: wake up, make coffee, turn on fan (it's 111F/44C today- no a/c in the living room!), check email, drink coffee, play on Internet, embroider, eat lunch, play on Internet some more, embroider some more, eat dinner, embroider or Internet, read, go to sleep. *Yawn* Exciting, no?!<br />
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On the positive side, I have gotten a lot of stitching done. I finished <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Bent-Creek-Love-You-Dad-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/07-2304">Love You Dad</a> by Bent Creek. I can't decide if I should risk sticking it in the mail or not. I liked stitching this one for the most part; the tie drove me up a wall- four different colors! And the pattern is a bit odd on it. Once I got through that mess, the words stitched up quite quickly.<br />
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Before I left the States, my mom asked me to make her a bookmark from <a href="http://crossstitcher.themakingspot.com/">CrossStitcher magazine</a> (I think). Or possibly to stitch her a bookmark that she could give to my aunt as a birthday present. Either way, it's going to someone I love.<br />
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I brought some <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Charles-Craft-Bookmark-White-with-Lace-Trim/BO-0780-6750">Charles Craft bookmarks</a> with me, so I counted and mathed and decided that I needed to count in 16 stitches to make it centered. Which I did, with the sun anyway. With the bird? I forgot, until I got to Bird #2 & realized the sun was in the way & the pattern wasn't centered at all. This is the entire pattern: <br />
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Obviously, some creative covering-my-butt stitching was needed! I moved the sun to its original place and added a bird and a worm.<br />
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I was so thrilled when I finished this bookmark. I kept making mistakes- leaving out a stitch, not backstitching one space, and it became really frustrating. So off it goes to its happy home and not a moment too soon!</div>
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Last night I was working on a project that I brought with me. Okay, so most of my projects are ones I brought with me, but the point is that before I moved here, I made sure that all of them were kitted up. There is a DMC/craft store nearby, so I have access to an awesome supply of fabrics and floss. Just no specialty floss.</div>
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That's right- one perfectly good skein of <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Weeks-Dye-Works-Old-Glory-4133/W4133">WDW Old Glory</a> that I need for the aforementioned project. Ack! I'm working around the lack of floss at the moment, but at some point I will have to remedy this situation. When I think of the shipping costs, I just can't justify sending one little skein my way. On <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/">123Stitch</a>, the skein is $2.20 and the shipping is $8.99- that's four and a half times the cost of the skein of floss! Ugh! I can't do it! But I need it! But I just can't spend that much on shipping! But I need it!</div>
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Anne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-9969157450964810992013-06-27T11:40:00.001+03:002013-06-27T11:47:28.692+03:00I'm Back! (On the Phone)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm still here! Everything is slowly working out. The apartment is all set up, except for internet. I just got phone internet last night, and I'm eating through it like a famished kitten!<br />
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I finished Love You Dad by Bent Creek last night. Finally! I started it when we lived in Cambodia, probably in the latter part of 2011. It took me about 3 full days to complete, and I'm glad it's finished. My dad's in the hospital again, so I want to send it off to cheer him up; otherwise I would wait until Christmas or his birthday. I'll post pics once we get home internet.<br />
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We're getting new weekends tomorrow: Saudi Arabia is officially changing the weekend to Friday & Saturday, which is the weekend for the rest of the Middle East. The educational sector will change at the start of the new academic year.<br />
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I dislike this typing on the phone thing, so I'm going to dig out a WIP and work on that. My new favorite stitching companion?<br />
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♡ Audiobooks! ♡<br />
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Queen Isabella, here I come!<br />
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Anne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-1803480799285778492013-05-20T16:00:00.000+03:002013-05-20T16:00:00.229+03:00Alive & Well in RiyadhThe journey was long and dull, as it always is. Our arrival & departure terminals in Frankfurt were so far apart that it felt like they were in different cities- we walked & walked & walked & got ripped off at the money exchange & walked some more...that may have been the most exhausting part of it all! We landed at Pier A and had to catch the shuttle to Pier C. There's a lot of empty space between the two; at the end, though, there was a bar <b>at</b> the gate. That's a new one for me.<br />
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Saudi immigration was a breeze. (In the '90s, it was common for immigration & customs to take three hours. Yes, THREE! Ridonkeylous!) Not 15 seconds after we got in line, a man walked up to us, asked if we were a family, and took us to the front of the line. We were through before the luggage arrived! <br />
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So we waited for our luggage; it all arrived intact. The only thing missing was the cat. Hmmm...so I wandered over to Lost Luggage, inquired about the beast, and was told he would be last. Okay. As long as he arrives. True to their word, we heard loud meowing, and then a man walked up the luggage conveyor belt with his carrier. That made me laugh, but both DH & I were relieved & happy to see him. He was...less happy? You could tell he was happy to see us, but he was still scared. <br />
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Then there was customs. It used to be the bane of entering Saudi Arabia. The customs official would open and search every bag you had brought with you, hence the three hour wait to get out of the airport.<br />
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They've installed xray machines, so you just send your luggage through, and that's that! (Unless, I suppose, they see something suspicious, but we got through just fine.)<br />
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And then back to the cat. You need an animal import permit to bring a pet to KSA; it can only be issued by a vet in country (many hours of fretting were spent on getting this piece of paper!). Fortunately, our employer sent someone to pick up at the airport, and they had the permit. So I went out, found the guy, got the paper, back in to customs, and handed it over; the guy glanced at it and said "Okay!". And we left.<br />
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It was so <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>easy</i></b></span>. How times have changed! <br />
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For the first month, we are staying in a hotel/apartment building, paid for by the employer. We have to find an apartment, so we've been looking online and contacting people. We went and saw a nice place yesterday, but it's unfurnished- so no washer, refrigerator, or oven. I find the no fridge or oven thing to be very strange, but that's how it is here, so we'll deal with it. We're going out this evening to see two more places.<br />
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We did have an eventful taxi ride home, as the driver didn't know where to take us. My Arabic is limited to about 20 words, DH's is nonexistent, and the taxi driver had limited English. The man who had the apartment for rent told the driver where we wanted to go, but apparently there was a misunderstanding. All I could remember was Exit 10. Yes, but which way on Exit 10? Um, King Abdullah Blvd? No, that's not it. Finally (read: 45 minutes later), I called someone from our company, and she told me the road we needed. We survived and even made it to a restaurant before prayer call. Fairly successful, I'd say, for our first taxi adventure!<br />
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The cat is going completely bonkers. He went from having an entire neighborhood to roam in to being stuck in two rooms. He <i>really, really</i> wants outside. Also, my dad misses him. No one to watch him shave in the morning or wake him up at 4 a.m.!<br />
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We're looking for an apartment with an outdoor area or a balcony, which is not as easy to come by as in other countries. Because things are so strictly private here, the outdoor areas are surrounded by high walls. But it also means the cat can't escape and no one will have a conniption fit if I go on the balcony in a tank top & jeans.<br />
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I'd love to show some pictures, but I'm not really sure about the laws regarding photography. Once I figure it out, pictures there will be. For the time being, here are some cat pictures:<br />
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I'm sure there are things about living here that people would be interested in, but I'm still fighting jet lag and can't remember what I should be writing about (I do notice what's changed here, so expect a blog about the bookstore someday). Anyhow, if there's something you're interested in, leave a comment, and I'll do my best to answer it in a semi-coherent fashion! <br />
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Also, it's my mom's birthday- Happy birthday, Mom! I miss you (and the herd!) already. <br />
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<br />Anne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-21905116151845381442013-05-10T16:00:00.000+03:002013-05-20T11:52:27.601+03:00Whew! & Aaah!Shall I start with the good news? We've got our visas, we've got the cat's health certificate- which means we're <b><i>finally</i></b> moving! <br />
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<i>Whew!</i> After nine months of waiting, we're nearly there!<br />
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<i>Aaah!</i> We're moving again! Granted, to a country I've lived in before but a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh">city</a> that I've only visited once.<br />
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I've already packed up all the needlework that's going with me. I'm taking some kits, some kitted patterns, some white evenweave, and some of my very favorite specialty flosses, like the <a href="http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Thread/RG_Mandarin.html">Rainbow Gallery bamboo floss (M922 Twilight)</a> that I have to do <i>something</i> with! I'll have quite a few skeins of DMC from the kitted patterns, so I'm not taking any extra. I'm really trying to slim down the load this time (including clothes, books, etc.), so much so that I'm only taking about ten specialty flosses (not a typo!). But fear not! I'm pretty sure I have enough supplies for a few years...and then some!<br />
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I've finished both Chillin' Out & <a href="https://www.stitchingbitsandbobs.com/cgi-bin/Store/showimage.cgi?JBWDesigns0FrenchCountryWeddingBells700">French Country Wedding Bells</a> into flatfolds. I have to say that they both turned out much better than the first flatfold I did all those years ago.<br />
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I used some random cardboard I had for Chillin' Out, which was too thick, so the pieces didn't fit together as well as they should have. Still, I think it turned out rather well.<br />
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That being said, I'm happier with Wedding Bells.<br />
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I used mat board for this one, and the thickness is just right. My cutting-in-a-straight-line skills need some work, so the top right slopes down a bit. All in all, pretty awesome! Thanks, <a href="http://meari.blogspot.com/">Meari</a>, for the tutorial, and a special thanks to my mom for traipsing around town with me to find the perfect backing fabric and ribbon! <br />
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Last week, DH & I went to <a href="http://www.sixflags.com/magicMountain/index.aspx">Six Flags</a>, where we discovered that age has caught up with us. We had a good time; our last ride was the carousel, which pretty much says everything you need to know about the trip! We were exhausted!<br />
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It was the perfect time to go, though, because it was a Tuesday and school was still in session. The longest we waited in line was maybe three minutes (compared to three hours in the summer).<br />
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The next day we took this trip to Garden Grove to go to <a href="http://www.needlepointsltd.com/home1.html">Needlepoints, Ltd</a>. You like how I worked that in to the trip? I really needed some <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/The-Gentle-Art-Sampler-Threads-Harvest-Basket/G7000">GAST Harvest Basket</a> for <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Bent-Creek-Love-You-Dad-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/07-2304">Love You Dad</a>, and why not drive 65 miles out of the way instead of ordering it online?? I bought two skeins, just to make it worthwhile.<br />
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I also needed some 4mm silk ribbon that matches <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/DMC-Six-Strand-Floss-742/DMC0742">DMC 742</a> for <a href="http://www.mabelfigworthy.co.uk/salgallery.php">Song of the Weather</a>. I had emailed a few LNSs and inquired about it, but no one had anything in stock that really matched. Lo and behold, what did I find at Needlepoints?<br />
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Gloriana Silk Ribbon in Valencia. It's perfect!<br />
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The ribbon is mildly variegated with a shade of yellow, but it works well with the other colors, so I am pleased as punch!<br />
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Other exciting highlights of the trip included discovering <a href="http://www.needlepointsltd.com/catalog/item/7580828/8010980.htm">Threadworx silk floss</a> and getting a card of Rainbow Gallery <a href="http://www.needlepointsltd.com/Alpaca.html">Alpaca floss</a>.<br />
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Rainbow Gallery also makes <a href="http://www.needlepointsltd.com/Angora.html">Angora floss</a>, but it's for 7 count cross stitch. Darn!<br />
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A sample of some of the beautiful floss that I bought (encouraged to buy, no less, by DH!):<br />
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I did pick up a few more kits, but in my defense, the coffee one is for DH, the January one is for his mom (possibly stitched by him), and the rest I have no excuse for except that they were on my wishlist! I've actually kept an eye out for the August needleroll each time I've gone to a LNS, but this is the first time I've seen it.<br />
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Remember all those <a href="http://emb-emb.blogspot.com/2013/03/heaps-of-hearts.html">Sweetheart Tree hearts</a> that I did earlier this year? It turns out there's a ton of those patterns...available at Needlepoints, Ltd! I picked up the sunflower, acorn, and shamrock ones. I think they were about $6 each with the charms, which is a steal since the last charm I bought cost $11!<br />
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On a side note: occasionally someone on my stitching groups will pop up asking where to find <a href="http://www.needlepointsltd.com/catalog/item/8718274/9718207.htm">DMC Flower Thread</a>. Needlepoints, Ltd. had quite a few colors in stock when we were there. There were even some <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/Needlepaints_Thread.html">Needlepaints</a>, which can be difficult to find.<br />
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So I may have broken my stash diet, and I may have spent a bit too much money, but I had an awesome time, and DH was even helping me pick out floss. Quality couple time. He had a cold and wasn't feeling too hot but told me to take all the time I wanted and he'd even go sit in the car & read while he waited. 1) BAD husband for telling me to basically buy what I wanted & 2) AWESOME husband for taking an interest in my hobby & not complaining about the <b>two</b> hours I spent in the LNS even though he wasn't feeling well.<br />
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I love him.<br />
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Finally finished Chillin' Out (again)!<br />
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I've almost finished it into a flatfold; I just need to glue on some ribbon.<br />
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I've also made <a href="http://emb-emb.blogspot.com/2013/04/tying-knot.html">Wedding Bells</a> into a flatfold, but I can't find the proper sized silver ribbon. My mom did help me pick out some beautiful fabric, though. It's light blue with silver circles made of dots. Pictures to come once I find the elusive ribbon.<br />
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Standing in Michael's one day, staring at the Perle cotton, I got the bug to try more hardanger. <a href="http://stitchersvillage.ning.com/profile/KimOstrosky">Kim</a> on <a href="http://stitchersvillage.com/">Stitcher's Village</a> posted <a href="http://stitchersvillage.ning.com/photo/song-of-the-weather-sal-april?xg_source=activity">this beautiful picture</a> of her <a href="http://www.mabelfigworthy.co.uk/salgallery.php">Song of the Weather</a>: April square, and the perfect opportunity fell into my lap!<br />
I've just finished January, and since February requires cutting, it will probably take a bit longer! I was going to use blues and grays, but DH intervened & convinced me to do red & orange-yellow. I'm really pleased with the result, especially since orange-yellow was always one of my least favorite crayon colors!<br />
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Can I just say....Colonial knots- YUCK<br />
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I haven't done much on Around the World, just a few Queen stitches, a Ray stitch, and the Kloster block heart. I want to do the cut version of the heart, but I will wait until I am more comfortable with cutting, which appears in Song of the Weather: February.<br />
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Finally, a gratuitous cat picture! I couldn't resist.<br />
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I finally got my act together and finished <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/JBW-Designs-French-Country-Wedding-Bells-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/11-1208">French Country Wedding Bells</a>, which leaves me, predictably, at the point of deciding how to finish it. I'd like to take it overseas, so framing is out. I may get brave and try a <a href="http://meari.blogspot.com/2008/08/flatfold-class.html">flatfold</a>. I've done this type of finishing once before, but I wasn't thrilled with the finished product (due to my inexperience, not to Meari's instructions!).<br />
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<a href="http://www.ipernity.com/doc/annesanstete/13699117/in/album/290756">Remember Chillin' Out</a>? <a href="http://www.empyreanembroidery.blogspot.com/2012/11/beading-stitching-screwing-up.html">Remember how I washed it & all the floss bled</a>? <a href="http://www.empyreanembroidery.blogspot.com/2012/08/chillin-out-birthday-giveaway.html">Remember how I gave away the pattern</a> prior to washing the finished piece?<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">T</span>here's a happy ending to this story!<br />
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I emailed Pam with my story of woe, and she kindly sent the pattern back to me. So I'<span style="font-size: small;">m</span> stitching it up again, except I've swapped out the maroon for emerald green. I really like th<span style="font-size: small;">e</span> green (<a href="http://www.carriesthreads.com/">Carrie's Creation</a> Silk in Emerald, in case you want some). I also used a much brighter blue fabric.<br />
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When I say "French knots", you scream, right? It seems like all (okay, most) stitchers are afraid of these tiny little beasts. The cat's eyes in Chillin' Out are French knots, and I had never done a French knot before. Ack!<br />
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Back when I was <a href="http://emb-emb.blogspot.com/2013/03/berwick-bane-of-atwi80s-part-i.html">fretting about the Berwick stitch</a>, I came across a blog called <a href="http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/">Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials</a>. It has <a href="http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/blanket-stitch/berwick-stitch/">a great tutorial on the Berwick stitch</a>, so naturally I looked up the <a href="http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/knots/french-knot/">French Knot tutorial</a>.<br />
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I read the instructions (a few times), picked up Chillin' Out, and had those babies done in under five minutes! I honestly have no idea why anyone is terrified of this knot. It was <i>so</i> easy.<br />
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Not that I want to do, say, a hundred of them in one pattern!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> So after my French knot victory, it seems the stitching gods decided to knock me down a peg or two. I had st<span style="font-size: small;">itched<span style="font-size: small;"> nearly everything except the two lines at the bottom.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The top line is supposed to line <span style="font-size: small;">up with the bo<span style="font-size: small;">ttom of the ice <span style="font-size: small;">on the right. But it doesn<span style="font-size: small;">'t; the bottom line does. Ack! So I had to <span style="font-size: small;">frog the <span style="font-size: small;">ice<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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I frogged the lines as well because the floss was leaving weird vertical lines at each of the squares.<br />
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I made sure to wash and <i>completely</i> dry my hands before working on this, so I don't know if it bled or if it's tiny pieces of thread. Either way, I wanted it gone. Even though I've frogged it, I can still see them. Grr. But I am not redoing the entire thing!<br />
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So my plan to have Chillin' Out finished by today has gone out the window, teaching me that backstitching in a poorly lit room is generally not a good idea!<span style="font-size: small;"> Ah, well, I still have the French knots to make me feel warm & fuzzy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Best Stitches & Wishes,</span><br />
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P.S. We've just received word that our visas have been approved and our passports are in the mail back to us. All we need now is the cat's health certificate (authenticated by three different departments!) So maybe I won't have a chance to make that flatfold, but I <b>will</b> finish Chillin' Out before we move!Anne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-32482134508401732652013-03-29T16:00:00.000+03:002013-03-29T16:00:04.631+03:00Around the World in 80 Stitches, Part II finally finished Part I of this SAL! Without further ado, I present to you the beginnings of my autumn themed piece:<br />
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I decided on bead colors, too- I'm on a roll! I'm going with Purple Passion (Mill Hill 03053) & Victorian Gold (Mill Hill 02011). I did a bead toss & these colors really add to the piece without overwhelming it.</div>
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<u>The Stitches</u></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lindisfarne Stitch (Oranges)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lazy Daisy Flower (Brown) & Ray Stitch (Green)</td></tr>
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Best Stitches & Wishes,<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/377/F237529CB830BFD76E5A2449FFDD0905.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>Anne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-25750393707057202662013-03-25T16:00:00.000+03:002013-03-25T16:00:12.160+03:00Happy Stitchers' Day!This month <a href="http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Friendly_Stitchers/">Friendly Stitchers</a> hosted an exchange to celebrate Stitchers' Day...which isn't a real holiday but what the hey! The celebration is on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Day">Lady Day,</a> which is a traditional English <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_days">quarter day</a>.<br />
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I found a <a href="http://kissycross.twoday.net/stories/3151573/">stitching related pattern</a>, which I thought was perfect for this exchange. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Jillann</td></tr>
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See the awkwardly uneven bottom edge? That's the Ladder Stitch that refused to cooperate; figures it was on an exchange piece!<br />
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I received this beautiful needlebook from Jillann; I love it to death! Acorns!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Jillann</td></tr>
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Happy Stitchers' Day!<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/377/F237529CB830BFD76E5A2449FFDD0905.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>Anne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-46254501759925224712013-03-22T16:00:00.000+03:002013-03-21T21:39:36.013+03:00Beads, Beautiful BeadsAfter much advice gathering and hair pulling, I managed to pull off the Berwick stitch. I doubt it's perfect, but it's done, and that's all that matters to me!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floss colors: Autumn themed</td></tr>
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So now I am at the point where I have to choose my beads. Eek. I thought blue & gold would be nice, but now I think maybe it's a bit much. I can never make up my mind about these things! This will be my third bead color switch. So I need your help, please, in two parts. <br />
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Firstly, the color choice. Here are the two options I have chosen at the moment. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue (03062) & Gold (02011)</td></tr>
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I just threw some purple & gold beads on this side. The purple is more of a true, crayon purple color. I chose frosted beads for this one to see 1) if it toned down the color a bit and 2) if that was a good thing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frosted Purple (62042) & Frosted Gold (62031)</td></tr>
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Stick with blue & gold? Change to purple & gold? Switch to something completely different?<br />
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I do like the gold beads, so I will probably keep some version of them in the piece.<br />
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Secondly, I'm not sure about the bead size. These are all normal sized seed beads; the blue & gold seem to fit in nicely, but the frosted beads feel too big (at the very top, near the dark red, there is one purple bead and one gold bead actually stitched on). But I suspect that petite beads will be too small. I do have some...somewhere...that I will have to pull out and compare.<br />
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Do you think the regular sized beads overwhelm the stitching?<br />
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So that's the craic for today. Thank you very much for your help! One day I'll take the Color Theory Course at <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stitchmap/">StitchMAP</a>, and then I'll be able to choose colors all by myself- with confidence!<br />
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Best Stitches & Wishes,<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/377/F237529CB830BFD76E5A2449FFDD0905.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>Anne Sans Tetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148175015585414465noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433271540222003471.post-81099452501126227552013-03-15T16:00:00.000+03:002013-03-15T16:00:03.790+03:00Odoriferous OrchidsLast weekend, DH, my dad, & I went to an orchid show. There was such a variety of shapes, sizes and colors! It was truly amazing what people were able to breed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cybidium Huell Howser</td></tr>
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This orchid was created for Huell Howser when he visited the orchid show in 2010; he died last year, so there was a small memorial for him near the entrance.<br />
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Here are some of the more interesting flowers (though, really, I have over 100 pictures- I loved all the flowers!). Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted orchids</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown orchids: DH's favorite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interestingly colored orchids</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orchids in a starburst</td></tr>
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I have gotten a bit of stitching done on my Around the World SAL. Still stuck on the Berwick stitch, though. A giant thank you to everyone who has given me advice on Berwick stitch success!<br />
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I started a new project: <a href="https://www.stitchingbitsandbobs.com/cgi-bin/Store/showimage.cgi?JBWDesigns0FrenchCountryWeddingBells700">French Country Wedding Bells</a> by <a href="http://www.jbwdesigns.com/">JBW Designs</a>.<br />
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I had thought about getting this pattern to celebrate my wedding but put it off due to cost; I stopped in to <a href="http://www.needlestack.com/">Needle in a Haystack</a> when my mom & I went to San Francisco to see <a href="http://girl.famsf.org/">The Girl with the Pearl Earring exhibit</a>. (My mom bought it for me, so technically, I did not break my stash diet!)<br />
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The San Francisco trip was a lot of fun! I took far too many pictures, as usual, so here are some highlights. No GWTPE, though, as pictures of the special exhibit paintings aren't allowed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guy walking down the street juggling at 7:30 a.m.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunar New Year celebration</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crabapple blossom at the Botanical Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SF from the Observation Tower at the De Young Museum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Modern Art: I'll never understand it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People: I'll never understand them, either!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buddha at the Japanese Tea Garden</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqrxXXJvc0mWU5kc10OwkCmENMx2kwLmEsYE2QtS_wpjr2xwyycJy6xCU7gsySD8-FNlPMsfmhg8a4Eu9RiWP_DSTIlWKiDVgN-DBmo1dPyWSNKbfYsFdfANSbpXS_aIKrCFAvukJFCI/s1600/IMG_3004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqrxXXJvc0mWU5kc10OwkCmENMx2kwLmEsYE2QtS_wpjr2xwyycJy6xCU7gsySD8-FNlPMsfmhg8a4Eu9RiWP_DSTIlWKiDVgN-DBmo1dPyWSNKbfYsFdfANSbpXS_aIKrCFAvukJFCI/s320/IMG_3004.JPG" width="320" /></a>This sign was in the kitchen in our hotel room. Is the city of San Francisco encouraging me to waste water??<br />
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The Sweetheart Tree hearts have been completed! I finished stitching Bloomin' Tulips on Sunday and completed all of the beading on Monday. I cursed the invisible thread a few times, but it was a mainly painless process.<br />
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<u>Sweet Clover Heart</u><br />
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I actually finished this heart, beading & all, in Cambodia last year.<br />
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In all of the other hearts, I changed the DMC Ecru & Perle Ecru to DMC 3823 & Perle 3823; naturally, I had to return to this piece, frog the Perle Ecru and replace it with Perle 3823 so that it would match the other hearts.<br />
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Comparing the two colors, I preferred the Ecru, but it wasn't as visible, and, as I said, it didn't fit in with the group. I'm still pleased with how it turned out.<br />
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<u>Lavender Blossoms Heart</u><br />
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There be beads, I swear! They're just pale and not too visible.<br />
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I think this one might be my favorite. I love the colors, the specialty stitches, the whole arrangement of the piece.<br />
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<u>Blueberry Heart</u><br />
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DH & my dad like this one the best. My dad likes the blackwork, and DH likes the colors.<br />
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<u>Caché Heart</u><br />
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This pattern came in a kit. A not-put-together-so-well kit. The colors of the floss weren't labeled; there was an extra shade of green and an extra shade of purple; and of the three pieces of ecru, one was a completely different shade.<br />
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The finished product is gorgeous (I love how Scotch stitches look), but I found this to be the most frustrating of the hearts due to the kitting issues.<br />
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I've never seen or done this lattice stitch before; I think it's beautiful, and it's really easy.<br />
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Last but not least- tulips! I like how this one incorporates at least one stitch each from the other hearts. I didn't do that on purpose, but I'll certainly take credit for it!<br />
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Now, what to do, what to do with it? I was thinking about giving it to my mom for Mother's Day. I can't afford to have it framed, and I don't know how to make a wall hanging. I am not good with the sewing machine, and there's no way I'm handstitching something that long! Oh, well, I've got two months to decide, right??<br />
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I've looked at tutorials <a href="http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/blanket-stitch/berwick-stitch/">here</a> and <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=9NDRHvBq594C&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=berwick+stitch&source=bl&ots=ia9WI_VlUP&sig=KqW2eXtwi80tGy7oAcmnZe0RmrY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nY43UdH2BerWyQHQ3IHoBQ&ved=0CFYQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=berwick%20stitch&f=false">here</a> and looked at <a href="http://aslightobsessionwithbooks.wordpress.com/tag/berwick-stitch/">Carole's close up picture</a>, but I can't figure it out. My knots look small and pathetic, while Carole's knots look fluffy and dignified.<br />
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Does anyone have any advice or helpful hints for this stitch? I do want to learn it properly, but I'm getting a bit frustrated as it's the only thing holding me back from moving on to Part II.<br />
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Best Stitches & Wishes,<br />
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