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Maya Angelou
(April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) Maya is one of my heroes for her activism and heartfelt poetry and writings. Read more here and read all her works that you can! I’ll leave this here because it’s especially poignant in 2020 for me: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou You may write me down in…
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Eleanor Roosevelt
First, here is the grid I made of the placement of the ladies: I am using 14 count aida fabric from Garabaldi’s Needlework in the Pineapple Upside-down Cake colorway. Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) wasn’t just the First Lady to the 32nd president FDR. She was a civil rights activist, mother of…
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Hey! I’m back. After my last post, in July, my sciatica got worse and worse and I finally took it seriously in early October and got some medical advice. Long story short- it’s severe, I have meds, I’m in PT, and I’m dealing with it. I don’t like it but I don’t let anything tell…
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Finish A Thing v2020
Challenge! My good friend Beth started a fun challenge back in 2015 called, wait for it, Finish A Thing 2015. It was a fun group on ravelry. I ended up surprisingly surpassing my goal! Now, “finishing” can mean finishing any WIP but it can also mean leaving some behind or quitting a project. If it’s…
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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…