Not a Stanley Gal!

 Hello there!

It's been a while since I posted.  I haven't really been doing a lot of crafts lately, so I haven't had a lot to post about.  I've been focused on my garden and other things.  

I went to Texas last week to visit friends and I stayed with my friend Julianne.  She gifted me a Stanley cup.  I have fought buying one of those for years, and never would have bought one.  However, I really do love it.  I wanted to do something for her for letting me stay with her, and so I went online to see if I could find some cool decals or something for her Stanley cups (she has several).  I went down a rabbit hole of Stanley accessories.  Man, you really can pimp out that thing! 

I made her a couple of Stanley handle charms but didn't really get a pic of them and now they are packed up and ready to be shipped out... but I did make myself a few charms for my straw toppers... 

I love  how they came out.  I think they are so, so cute!  

Chase Delight

 My ADHD and anxiety make it hard for me to be around an emotionally-charged crowd of people, such as at a rally or protest.  My protests include donating when I can to causes I care about, holding space for people who need to vent about politics because they don't feel safe at home or at work speaking out, and voting.  

Oh, and chasing delight.  I have tried to fill my life with whimsy and happiness and I have dissociated as much as possible while also trying to responsibly keep myself informed.  I also encourage others to do the same, so that they can't grind us down any more than they already have.  

People are scared and angry.  People are tired.  And we are ALL divided, they've done a bang-up job of that.  Divided people are easier to conquer and control.  So being happy right now and finding the joy where you can, grabbing it and holding onto it, is an act of rebellion I feel comfortable with. 

I created this pattern and finished it up Saturday night.  

Funnily enough, I finished the cross stitch below one year ago today!  Cross-stitchers rebel!  Unite and take over!

Recent Projects

 I have been pretty busy in general lately and haven't spent a lot of time on crafts, but that's about to change.  I have some cross stitch patterns lined up to do, so I will be working on those as well as the diamond painting Allen got me in February.  Here it is almost April and I haven't even finished the bottom row!  I feel sort of bad because I don't want him to think I don't like it or want to do it, because I do!  I just haven't been doing a lot of crafts. 

I made some fun little perler bead guys a couple of weeks ago.  

I finished this diamond painting box.  In the pic, you can see two missing gems that slid off when I sealed it, but I have since corrected that.  I just don't have a pic. 

And finally, a cross stitch!  This one was a quick finish and the pattern is by Stitch Sprout. 

I also sort of finished this one by Gilded Moth Patterns on Etsy.  I say sort of finished because I didn't do the border.  I wasn't really in the headspace to have started this one anyway for some reason.  It's a great pattern and it was easy to follow but somehow, I messed it up somewhere and I couldn't figure out where, so the border would have been off.  THEN when I used a lint roller to get the fuzz off of the black aida (I HATE BLACK AIDA), it left marks so I'm sort of mad about it.  However, I still think it came out REALLY cute and if I ever frame it, I can probably cover up or cut the marks off of the fabric.  Again, I love the pattern so much and it was easy to follow but I had to be extra and use black aida... 

That's all for now :)

Finally, I did something!

 I finally did something!  I mean... I have been cross stitching here and there and I am working on a massive diamond painting, but the cross stitching has been going slow (FUCK black aida) and I'm not really enjoying the pattern, although it's cute... it's just that I think I may be done with trying to use black aida.  My stitches never look that great and it's hard.  I somehow messed the pattern up somewhere and I can't find it at all and now the border is gonna be fucked so I just decided not to do the border.  I'll probably post it tomorrow because I'll finish it during lunch.  

Anyway, I did this cute little greedy cat perler bead piece a few days ago.  I'm working on another and then I have some in queue but lately, I've just not been feeling super crafty.  I guess my attention is pulled in other directions.  This guy is so cute, though!  I think he needs a magnet and will go on the fridge. 

Flashback!

 I have no finishes at the moment to show, so in the spirit of trying to keep up my blog, I am posting this that I finished a year ago today.  The pattern is by CryBabyCrossStitch.  I got this aida at Needlewerkes in Copperas Cove, Texas, probably in 2018 or 2019.  I am really proud of this one.  I think the colors are great together!

Maybe I can manage to do some perler beads or something tonight.  I've just been so busy with other things that crafting has taken a back seat for now... 

Pentagram finish

It's been a while since I've posted.  I've been busy with other things, so I've not had a lot of crafting time.  

What have I been so busy with?  We have been working on the garden and just basically getting ready for spring in the front and back yards.  I have been going through boxes in the basement slowly but surely and pulling out my witchy/Pagan decor and finding places for it.  We have been going on evening walks and spending some evenings on our porch with some drinks.  We've also been going out every Thursday for music bingo.  So, I've not done a ton of crafting. I still have a cross stitch I've done about 60% of that I will be finishing.... at some point!  And I am currently working on the HUGE diamond painting Allen got me for Valentine's Day.  I've only managed a small corner, but again, we have been busy.  

Here is a picture of my magical back yard progress.  Excuse the fence- that will be replaced. 

Here is the diamond painting I most recently completed.  I got it from Amazon. It came out really well.  I can't wait to hang it but I'm really kind of financially tight since I have a BS doctor's bill I'm paying on monthly so I'll have to wait until I'm caught up to get the hanger for it. 

2-20-26

 Hello!  I have been sort of busy so crafting has been put to the side.  However, I have made time the past few nights to work on a new diamond painting, and there is also a really cute cross stitch I'm working on that I will be able to post about soon.

For now, here is the progress on my current diamond painting.  I really love this one and it's going to hang in my office.  I got the kit on Amazon.