Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Advent Swap

I swapped a whole advent of snacks with someone in Germany. She sent me -all this stuff!-. It was fun opening something every day.


 

Yarn for Andreas

Andreas is going to Kyiv in the summer to work. I want to make him something to bring with him, so he's approved an afghan with this yarn. Now to start. He will need something warm for the winter.

 

Another Watch

This one has a great big dial. I like it with the rose gold.

 

Half the Third

Third side getting there! I feel so bad about not getting this done by the end of last year. I've been unable to stitch much lately because of other things going on. Hopefully by next month that will all be over.

 

New Book from JTA

New temari book. I haven't bought a new one in years, but this had great reviews.

 

Tabled

The tabletop is almost done, as is the mirror. Getting close on the cross stitch, but there's going to be a lot of backstitch and beading afterward.

 

About to Fly

Butterfly has a body now and is looking like it's about to fly off. Getting started on a bluebell too.

 

The Road Less Traveled Part 1

The first part of the Road Less Traveled was about the fall of the Berlin Wall. I find it weird that they put the most recent event first; it would have made more sense to go from older to newer events. Like I said in a previous post, this didn't really explore the idea of an alternate turn of events. It was more like - if this didn't happen, things would have been bad. That's about it.







 

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Christmas Countdown Box

This was from Stitchy Box and was mailed after the start of advent, so I received it around the 20th. Kind of disappointing. More disappointing, I also ordered the Christmas Bash box - and received it busted open with nearly everything missing. She has agreed to send me a bash box in the spring. We will see.

 

Up and Down and Up

Dragged this out to add to the rotation. It shouldn't be a looong project. I hope.

 

Ring of Flowers Finished

Looks pretty good, too. 

 

Bit of Mouth

Little red panda has a bit of mouth now and a bit more back, too. He's getting a personality.

 

Quilted Ball

When we went to the Christmas Market in Brno, we found a quilt guild selling things! And one of the things I bought was this pretty ball. Turns out Brno is the center of quilting and patchwork in Europe. Who knew?

 

One Last Mystery Box

One last mystery box. I got some things I really like, and some not so thrilled with. But that's how it goes. 


 

Back to the Tail

Getting more done on the tail; it's a lot of fiddly bits.

 

Berlin Museum Outside

This was a history museum, but it was mainly closed. Their big exhibit was The Road Not Taken - and was a bit about turning points in German history. We thought that would be interesting, but were disappointed because they just examined the turning points and did not get much into alternative histories. Very disappointing. Great concept, poor execution.


 

Friday, January 17, 2025

Prague Box

It's a good thing I bought this for the tin box. There were like four candies in it. But at least I have the cute box.

 

Another Purse Purchase

This was tote bags as a mystery. I really like the light blue color, and it's the one that's zipped. Yay!



 

Dragon Ridge

Laying out the dragon's back ridge and a bit of wing?

 

Massive Skirt

Still working on this massive skirt. Got a bit more done in the middle of it. Lots of the same colors over and over.

 

Museum, Mausoleum, and Church on the Same Road

Walking down Unter den Linden looking at the sights. The day was beautiful but a bit windy and chilly.

















 

Friday, January 10, 2025

Prague Pencils

My one real souvenir from Prague - a pencil case from the technology museum. I love it.