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Elephants On Parade
Finished! I’ll show you how I stiffen, block, and frame the piece. You’ll need white glue, water, an old bowl, stirring device, pins, blocking surface (more on that later), and a small towel. Mix up some glue in the water. I used about a tablespoon? There should be much more water than glue. It’s not…
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Secret Stupendous Hat
A cubmaster wears many hats, you know, so I’m taking that literally this year! September: popcorn hat October: top hat (fun story about it later) November: super secret awesome-sauce giant hat (I’m still making it, this is the hat base) I’ll take more pics as I finish each piece for the giant November hat and…
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WIP Wednesday
Another doily! So many doilies. This one is crocheted with the cool Poe colors I posted before. There will be a lot of ends to sew in, but that’s OK. (Not as bad as a Dr Who scarf!) I learned how to do the eyelet foundation/stitch, which is a lot easier than it looks. Elizabeth…
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Finished Crest
Also, How to Add Lettering From a Different Pattern/Combine Two Patterns. ☺ Here are all the progress pics I took. I think the whole project took about 3 weeks. That’s awesome!! [row class=”text-center”][col_onehalf][/col_onehalf] [col_onehalf][/col_onehalf][/row] [row class=”text-center”][col_onehalf][/col_onehalf] [col_onehalf][/col_onehalf][/row] [row class=”text-center”][col_onehalf][/col_onehalf] [col_onehalf][/col_onehalf][/row] I googled “adventure quotes” and found this one from The Three Musketeers. I…
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How I Start a Cross Stitch Project
It’s pretty early, I can’t think of a better, more clever title. Literal always works well, right? I have been looking, (lazily I admit), for this Dimensions kit for years. Like as long as I remember. Before college? Anyway, my brother likes the painter this is based on and I finally found this one on…