30 for 30 crafting challenge

so for the month of may i worked on the 30 for 30 crafting challenge. i got to finish a couple of projects and got a bunch of work done of other projects. i'm proud of myself to finishing the challenge this year. here's the best pictures of the work that i did.

i read the book 'atlas shrugged' and loved it so much! i had been wanting to make a cross stitch somehow related to it and so i made this cross stitch. it's on a pre-stretched canvas. took me only a day to create the pattern and cross stitch it.

i've been working on this peacock cross stitch for a very long time. those feathers were a pain in my ass! and being color blind did not make it any easier. the only thing i have to do to complete this is a bunch of back stitching. once this is finished it will be going to my sister-in-law. she asked me to make this pattern for her. this is the only project i didn't fully finished during the 30 for 30 challenge. 

i made this pattern for my cousin and her husband for their wedding. the original pattern was for a baby announcement but i changed it for their wedding. 

this pattern came from a book called 'twisted stitches' it's a great book. this is the first pattern i made from the book. i put it on a canvas tote bag that was pre-holed for cross stitching. i gave it to my aunt who lives in mexico. 

30 for 30 crafting challenge 2016 update

so i've made an executive decision regarding my 30 for 30 crafting challenge. i've decided that for my challenge i'm going to work on a sugar skull design from the book twisted stitches by phil davidson. this is because i can't post my progress pictures regarding the design for my cousin's wedding. so yeah, i'm working on a sugar skull design from the book twisted stitches. i love the designs in the book and this is the first design i've made from the book. i'm putting the design on a tote bag. i'm really excited about how the design will look on the tote bag. if you'd like to buy the book that has the sugar skull design, please visit Urban Cross Stitch (there are also really cool other designs at urban cross stitch; you should totally take a look at this website!). here are my progress pictures of the work i've done so far on the sugar skull design.

30 for 30 Challenge 2016

A couple things before i go into my regular post:
-turns out my last post was my 200th post! Hurray!
-today is Beltane so Happy Beltane everyone!

ok for my post -
May is the 30 for 30 crafting challenge. i had tried to do this last year, but came up short. this year i'm going to do it and complete the whole month! this year i have a good incentive to complete the challenge, for i have a cousin getting married on June 4th that i'm completing a project for. and so i must have it done for the wedding. so i'm going to use the challenge to complete the project. for those who need a reminder of what the 30 for 30 crafting challenge is: the challenge is to craft (specifically cross stitch for me) for 30 days in a row for at least 30 minutes a day. it doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but when you are tired and just don't want to do anything, it can be hard to want to cross stitch. so this challenge will really help me finish my project for my cousins wedding. the only issue is that my cousin follows me on twitter and so the progress pictures i post will probably be super vague. sorry everyone. can't have my cousin seeing her gift before the wedding. i will for sure post the finished project when i am done and after the wedding. i promise!

Thanks to The Crafting Geek for inspiring me to do the challenge. check out her twitter and instagram to see her progress of the challenge. also you should check her out just to see the totally awesome stuff that she has made!

may cross stitching

so i sadly was unable to to keep with the 30 for 30 crafting challenge. i got really close, but events came up and i couldn't keep up. i missed the last couple of days in the month of may. here are pictures of the last stuff i worked on.

 this is the fairy cross stitch. yesterday i did even more and finished the first half of the fairy cross stitch. i now have the second half and then i'll be done. 

this is the cross stitch i did for my friends wedding. they are big car people so i thought this would be perfect. i like the frame with it too. hopefully they like it too. :)

30 for 30 crafting challenge update

so this month i've been doing the 30 for 30 crafting challenge. i've been working on my fairy cross stitch. but also last week i did a new cross stitch every day for 5 days. well i did it for 6 weeks. on friday i was too tired to finish the last project that day. but i finished it on saturday. but i've still kept up and done cross stitch every day so far this month. some days it's challenging for i'm tired and just want to relax by not doing anything. but then there are days that i run through the cross stitch. here are some pictures of what i've done. this first picture is the fairy project i'm working on. still have a bit to go. but it's coming along.

 the next picture is the cinderella i did. a co-worker of mine asked me to make this for her soon to be daughter in law.

 this next picture is jack skeleton. i'm giving this one to my friend. she LOVES nightmare before christmas. and i just know that she will love this cross stitch.

 this next one is sylvester the cat. he is my favorite looney toon character. i've always loved him. so when i found this pattern, i just had to make it.

 this next one is ariel from disney.

 and this last one is mario from nintendo. this was the first one i made in the same day.

30 for 30 crafting

so i've been inspired by Jess at thecraftinggeek.com, i'm going to do the 30 for 30 crafting challenge. in may i'm going to cross stitch for 30 days in a row for at least 30 minutes a day. and we shall see how far i'll get. i don't know what i'll work on but i'll figure it out. hehe. but i'm excited for the challenge. either i'll finish a bunch of smaller projects, or i'll get really far in a bigger project. we shall see. hehe.