Calling It Quits

I was bemoaning the awfulness of this pattern -- more partial stitches than whole ones, every single color a blended one.  Andreas asked why I was still working on it then.  I answered that it was for him and that I thought it wasn't turning out very well, either.  He agreed with the latter and said he'd been meaning to say that for a while but felt bad about it.  So it's going in the bin. All done with this Dracolair Design.  Won't be buying any more like this, either.

Lightweight Earrings

These huge wooden mandala earrings are featherweight on the ear.  They look good too!  We got them at the opening of the Soroca fortress from a Ukrainian vendor.

A Little Color

I got to do some non-brown stitching this time.  There's a nice orange flash on the peacock now.

May's Done

I finished May a couple of days before the end of May.  It felt good to be able to take a few days off from this project.  I do like how it's coming together.

New Tool

I collect hairsticks that I use as laying tools.  This latest hand carved piece was bought in Odessa when we were there for the weekend a couple of weeks ago.  It's got a lovely satiny finish.

Ipsy-fied

For the past few months I've been getting ipsy bags.  They're very inexpensive and give me a way to try new things.  This is what I received in my May bag.  Everything comes completely unharmed in a cute pink metallic mailing envelope, even all the way to Moldova!

Heart Squared

It's been a while since I finished it.  I had wanted to make it into a cushion, but Andreas wanted to frame it, so that's what happened.  The frame was hand painted at MolDeco, and they did their usual fantastic job.