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ing my progress and this is another one i want to continue publish 3 patterns i wrote four published none in addition to my set goals i also managed to read 163 books played 116 different board games 37 new to me for a total of 304 plays finished 16 knitting projects and 3 crochet projects goals for 2024 continue with the daily art practice and in the theme of the year do it with minimal supplies finish my cozy memories quilt mail 2 cards letters per month spend more time doing things i love with people i love and more pub trivia eat out more try to get back to once a week prioritize my needs over arbitrary expectations my word for 2024 is simplify i have a horrible habit of overly complicating almost everything i do in pursuit of getting things perfect i need to reel this in also in general i think it is time for a life purge i accumulated a lot of stuff over the past few years some by choice some by circumstance and i would like to send some of these things to a new home at 9 53 am no comments 12 22 2023 holiday celebrations with this fungi if you have been following along for any length of time you probably know that one of my holiday traditions is to create a cross stitch ornament pattern which i teach as a class at rebelle every december the day after the class or in this case the week after the class i release the pattern here along with the updates for my previous ornament patterns for the past few years the theme of the ornament design has been a reflection of something from my year this year s design is a toadstool which represents my deep dive into learning about drawing and painting mushrooms this year i also added a new technique to the design this year blending threads to do the shading on the base of the toadstool you will want to hold one strand of 3046 rye beige with one strand of 801 dark beige brown blending thread colors creates a more subtle change between sections giving your finished piece a little more depth printable patterns can be found here supplies 6 square of 14ct aida 5 colors of floss white 320 321 3046 801 3046 blend held together with 801 3 embroidery hoop 24 tapestry needle scissors the project takes about 2 3 hours depending on your skill level my favorite finishing technique for this type of ornament is to create a fabric back you can check out my tutorial on that method here and as usual i updated all of the older patterns with the current date so if you missed any of them or just want to update and old favorite here is the complete collection in a printable and downloadable form i hope you enjoy making these at 2 14 pm no comments labels christmas xstitch 1 02 2023 explore 2022 was a pretty great year for me i got a bit of a rocky start with some health issues that set me back a little but with some persistence and a few life changes i managed to end the year in way better health one of my goals for 2022 was not to quantify everything i do but on reviewing the year the numbers are all i see so i will go back to the previous method read 40 books i read 32 fiction books and a ton of nonfiction that i didn t record so i will say this was a success knit 12 projects i knitted way more than 12 but i still need to add them to ravelry hopefully i will get that done before february add 100 squares to my memories blanket yes and i think i will be finishing the blanket in 2023 which is really exciting play 50 new board games i spent most of the year focusing on playing the games already in our collection but i still managed to play 50 new games and complete a 10x10 challenge continue doing things that fuel my creativity find ways to explore mediums and techniques outside of my comfort zone and don t be afraid of failure i killed this goal i worked on creative activities almost every day in 2022 i carved over 150 stamps created hundreds of monotype prints took a ton of classes read a bunch of art books and became braver about showing my progress work on a new secret art project i miss doing these and i think the world can use a little extra magic right now i didn t do this in 2022 but i am going to put it back on the docket for 2023 i have three different ideas simmering so i should be able to accomplish at least one of them this year start journaling again not sure what this looks like probably not blog entries but maybe a physical journal doesn t need to be rigorous just a place to document aspects of my life another fail i think i got so wrapped up in what this looks like that i never took the first step that said i have already started a journal for 2023 so this will be a go for this year now for my 2023 goals show my work at the very least i would like to participate in every group show that my guild does but ideally i would push myself outside of my comfort zone and at least try to get into a couple of other group shows create 12 books zines i have been doing a bunch of art swaps by mail and have fallen back into zine making i made a few last year and would like to amp that up a bit this year anything from mini zine to half letter is acceptable and i am not going to limit myself as to themes or styles design and print a custom washi tape i handmade some paper tapes in 2022 and i loved using them on mail and in my planner my thought is that i would have a hand full of rolls printed and gift them to friends finish my cozy memories quilt mail 2 cards per month maintain a daily sketchbook practice publish 3 patterns my word of the year is explore i plan to explore new activities and locations throughout the year i want to spend the year discovering things previously unknown to me both tangible and intangible at 10 23 am no comments labels resolutions 1 01 2022 flow for me 2021 was much easier than 2020 so at least the year had that going i was a little overambitious setting my goals for the last year something i will address below as for my word of the year recovery i pretty much nailed it i kept my health at the forefront throughout the year and while things didn t always go as planned i did go into remission after having the surgery i was trying to avoid i have been active in dealing with my anxiety and depression and i have a team of amazing doctors who listen to me and work with me to find solutions that work for me instead of treating me like a checklist all of this resulted in a stronger me at the end of the year which in and of itself feels like a complete success now for the evaluation of my yearly goals for 2021 2021 by the numbers read 40 books i think i did this i reread a bunch of books and didn t do a great job of keeping up with everything knit 12 projects yes while i haven t added most of them to my ravelry projects page i think the final count was 27 add 100 squares to my memories blanket nope again i lost count but i think i ended up adding around 50 design 8 new cross stitches three i designed three this was one of the ways i wasn t feeling super creative this year and honestly i am glad i didn t push myself to do things that don t make me happy just to achieve a number i am very proud of all three of the designs i made and that will just have to do write 12 blog posts hahahaha okay let s face if my dream of bringing this blog back to regular entries might be just that a dream i will keep it up and use it as a place to host my occasional free pattern and my yearly goals but that might be all it will be going forward that is okay i loved my years of regular blogging and documenting my life but also i was more open to sharing then i tend to be more private these days and again that is okay play 50 new board games i achieved this goal somewhere around the middle of the year i love playing games and i love trying new games so this was mostly effortless thanks to vaccines i was able to play games in person with close friends several times this year which was also amazing walk 600 miles another goal that i stopped tracking early in the year but since i was at the halfway point around april i think it is safe to say i crushed it walking is such an important part of my life it helps lower my stress it gives me quiet time to process my day it jump starts my creativity it keeps my dog happy and it is just nice to spend some time in nature i think i set this goal because i wasn t able to walk as much when i was really sick and i could feel it making things worse for me as my health improved it wasn t something i had to make an effort to do just something i did attend 12 digital classes lectures what another thing i lost track of maybe quantifying everything isn t the best way for me to track my progress i am so numerically focused but also i hate doing the actual tracking if i don t have a good system for it anyway i am not sure i did 12 but i think i probably did 8 10 so not bad for a year with a lot of interuptions things to do in 2021 learn 4 harness weaving nope i got overwhelmed decided to circle back and haven t done that yet it should also be noted that the loom is in the room with my mom s ashes and i am having trouble actually spending time in there hopefully her memorial and burial in april with solve this sew a fitted garment the jiffy popover dress i thought i wanted to sew in 2021 turns out i didn t sew an intermediate garment burnside bibs see above find and implement daily practices that reduce stress yes i really worked on this in 2021 i started the year with structured creative tasks like latch hook paint by numbers and macrame yes 2021 was a big year for 1970 s crafts and ended the year with more freeform creative activities like art challenges i participated in inktober for the first year ever and saw a big improvement in my drawing skills then i participated in a block carving challenge for november that used some of my drawings and reignited my love for printmaking i didn t do a challenge for december but i continued trying new printmaking techniques between work shifts make my year as bright and colorful as possible yes i made the effort to incorporate more color into my daily surroundings i believe this did positive things for my mood and overall outlook on life take a vacation another yes not only did i take a vacation proper but i also started planning mini break trips once a quarter i spent a lot of time in the woods this year and believe that time really aided in my recovery things to quit in 2021 doom scrolling social media this is a bad habit i still have trouble breaking i have however taken to scrolling art and creative feeds instead of news and other drama so it feels a little healthier negative self talk this is a thing that is so ingrained in my being that i am not sure i will ever actually break it that said i have been trying to do more positive self talk and focus on the things i am doing well and things i am thankful for procrastinating simple tasks looking at my weekly planner spreads for 2021 and the number of 5 minute tasks i rolled over week to week i think it is safe to say i did not do this not sure what the answer is here the shame of having to add them to every new to do list isn t enough to motivate me oh well shew that was a lot despite not meeting a bunch of hefty goals i am very happy with my progress in 2021 and would like to continue on the same path for 2022 my word for 2022 is flow i want to bend to the world while continuing to move forward my progress won t be a straight line but that is okay instead of wasting energy steering myself in the direction i think i am supposed to go i want to focus my energy on thriving on my path and always moving forward even if that forward has a lot of twists and turns i am happy where i am right now i love myself and the people i have surrounded myself with i want more of this life goals for 2022 i am keeping them short simple and slightly abstract continue doing things that fuel my creativity find ways to explore mediums and techniques outside of my comfort zone and don t be afraid of failure try to stop quantifying everything read listen to new music play games learn new things wander and create freely work on a new secret art project i miss doing these and i think the world can use a little extra magic right now start journaling again not sure what this looks like probably not blog entries but maybe a physical journal doesn t need to be rigorous just a place to document aspects of my life at 1 49 pm no comments labels resolutions 12 19 2021 the first gnoël it s that time of year again time for my annual holiday ornament design this year s theme is gnomes because they are absolutely everywhere and we are doing a big gnome promotion at the shop so instead of trying to escape the gnome madness i decided to lean in and enjoy the festive little creatures this year you get a two for one pattern since i can t stop with the gnome puns i created dozens of little gnome color packs at the shop for making the imagined landscapes mystery gnomes and came up with gnome puns for each and every pack as in previous years i updated all of the older ornament designs with the current year so if you want to use one of those they are included in the pdf i hope a little stitching break provides you with some much needed quiet in a hectic season enjoy click here for a printable pattern supplies 6 square of 14ct aida 5 colors of floss 3 10 666 353 453 or ecru 701 or 798 3 embroidery hoop 24 tapestry needle scissors the project takes about 2 3 hours depending on your skill level my favorite finishing technique for this type of ornament is to create a fabric back you can check out my tutorial on that method here click here for the complete pattern collection at 9 17 am no comments labels christmas patterns xstitch older posts home subscribe to posts atom pages fiber groups in the lexington area search this blog blog archive blog archive december 2025 1 december 2024 1 january 2024 1 december 2023 1 january 2023 1 january 2022 1 december 2021 1 january 2021 1 november 2020 1 december 2019 1 january 2019 1 december 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