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Weekly thingy and oops lots of catching up.

Oh hey guess who forgot she hadn’t posted for the last two weekends? Anyhow! La Llorona is done and so is the belly trap! Places to buy stuff! Did I … Continue reading

January 10, 2025 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and inching towards a finished piece.

La Llorona is mounted in her box and the excess fabric is pooled inside the walls, and I’ve started adding final decoration to those inner walls so I am very … Continue reading

December 23, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and a POLL.

Ok y’all, I know usually when I ask for advice I end up fully ignoring suggestions and going off in some other direction entirely that got sparked by the act … Continue reading

December 15, 2024 · Leave a comment

It begins to be finished!

Ok, the panel is ready to stretch, which is its own adventure with this piece. But yay pretty! (Oops almost ready – I need to sew my signature in there … Continue reading

December 14, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and yay, I don’t have to water embroidered plants.

I am a HOPELESS plant killer, y’all. Truly, no one give me a plant ever, you’re just outsourcing its murder to me. The lovely ladies at work gave me a … Continue reading

December 8, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and shiny shiny sparkle sparkle velvet sooooofffft.

Remember how last week I said I was a stack of crows in a trenchcoat? There’s probably also a magpie or two in my coat pockets must make all the … Continue reading

December 1, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and I’m secretly a stack of crows in a trenchcoat.

Water is done unless I change my mind later! Next comes a whole lot of dark plant life, but once I move this up in the frame I’ll be doing … Continue reading

November 25, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and rotating projects!

This isn’t done, but I’m putting it down for a while while I do a different piece that has an actual finish deadline. And now for something not all that … Continue reading

November 17, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and a different project!

I have lots of progress to show on the embroidery BUT I also got my ass in gear and got a lot done on the dress I’m altering into a … Continue reading

November 4, 2024 · Leave a comment

Weekly thingy and KITTAYYYY

There are a bunch of progress pics of the kitty that I’ve been posting on mastodon and I’ll throw them up on the neurotic owl Facebook page as well, but … Continue reading

October 27, 2024 · Leave a comment