My son, & my mom, about to head out to the beach together.
So YE GODS I’ve been having fun embroidering. Last night I finished up this space-age sampler as designed by Wendi Gratz. I really dig her whole approach, as found on her site Shiny Happy World.
The whole business made me decide to make up my own patterns, including a sewn samper. LET’S SEE how it goes. Because you know, not only can I draw, but I’m into stuff. For instance last night? I started and finished the above piece, concluding my last stitches while viewing Attack of the Crab Monsters with my kids, Tylur, and Emily, and whilst sharing a pint of Late Night Snack with said Emily.
YES I REALIZE I HAVE NOTHING, EVER, TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.
Anyway I could draw up some awesomeness ala Crab Monsters right this moment. Instead I drew and traced and finished a pattern of subjects close to my heart, non-Crab-Monster-related – and provided my sampler doesn’t shit the bed, you’ll be seeing it soon!
(Hint: will involve GLOW-IN-THE-DARK thread!)
In other news: we got our table finished. The entire table was a gift, both in materials and construction, from friends. I am more than thrilled. It is my Favorite Table Ever. Many people were almost maimed while we put it together.
First meal made on the table – meatballs! (recipe, previously shared):
Followed by – using the crusts discarded from Phoenix’s bread-cubing – fresh bread pudding for breakfast:
Phoenix:
Harris (Every. Damn. Day!):
Finally: a piece of mine was published in the latest issue of Natural Life Magazine. As you’ve no doubt heard me say before, I heartily endorse anything written or published by Ms. Priesnitz, and I encourage y’all to head over and subscribe to this excellent publication.
In closing please, do not be so casual about “just a few land crabs” – unless you want to pay the ultimate price.
Beautiful! I’ll see if I can get a copy of the mag too. Excited to read the piece!
@BexG
Oh! That reminds me, I should have mentioned. The mag is great but the piece of mine is one that has previously been published, albeit with a few edits – “Non-Punitive Parenting, A Primer”. You can read the first version here, of course. There’s lots of other great stuff in there though and it’s a great mag!
Gorgeous table – what an amazing gift. Was it made of reclaimed wood? Because it looks like it. I love sturdy furniture like this because it can take on so much of what life throws at furniture, which most modern, mostly particle-board furniture just can’t handle. And in the end, it still looks good – sometimes better with the patina of age.
Love the shot of Nels and your mom – makes me wish my mom lived closer to us, instead of on the opposite side of the country. Today Tallon said, “I miss Oma,” which is funny, since he’s only spent a few days with her when she visited for his 1st and 2nd birthdays. The rest of the time he’s seen her on Skype.
The embroidery looks great. I’m in the midst of lots of hand work, finishing a quilt for my niece. I’m one of those masochistic quilters who prefers to quilt by hand. 🙂 The ladies at Bayside Quilting think I’m kind weird for that, since it takes so much longer to do. I find hand stitching relaxing, though. Do you?
i want to wrap myself in your spacey embroidery. *rrrrawr!*