Thalia A4 Logo

This has got to be the biggest piece I have completed and the only piece which brought in some money to my pocket. :p

I have regenerated the pattern for this logo a million of times until it have me something I am happy with. The letters were easy to figure but the little flower on top the 3 letters(ali) were a little bit tough and knowing me, I would like to have the closest result to the actual flower.

I took the actual logo to the handicraft shop and tried to math the colour that made the little flower. It turned out to have 5 different colour. To pick he colours of threads was fu. But the drawing bit, almost killed me because I can't draw. Hahaha I had drafted te little flower in my graph book many times until I decided to simply draw it on the red aida with the washable ink. And no, I didn't have to erase anything on the cloth. One try, tadaa! Then I stitched! Should have just drawn on the cloth from the very beginning. "=.=

Completed this in 1 an a 1/2 week. Not too bad. Looked simple but it still took some time.

Red Aida was used as the background as there are a lot of red and no way I'm gonna stitch that amount of red. I have used white felt to be the border which I think is great because it give a good finishing to the piece(it is also how the actual logo looks like) and it obviously saved time! Sooooo more time to stitch more pieces. ;)

Anyhow, here it is! It is now placed somewhere in Thalia office. May it make it to the next fair.

Cute Birdie Burpday Card

Bumped into this cute birdie pattern in one of the cross stitch mags I've started getting addicted to.

Honestly, I wasn't sure what I want to do with this cute pattern until I was done stitching it. Made it into a card with matching felt and card. :)

Gotta say it turned out super cute and since the size is manageable and the pattern is not complicated, it was completed just in time for a dear friend's birthday.

p/s: My first time attaching beads to my cross-stitch happened here; the birdies' eyes. ;)

PacMan Bookmark

First bookmark. First design work done. Simple design but I have to say it is time consuming as the aida is fully stitched; white aida was used coz I didn't want to spend time looking for the right shade of dark blue aida and I only needed a little bit of cloth for this. :)

A Poppy for Mommy

My very first piece. Pattern from one of the mags. Many around me doubted my patience to complete this but tadaa! Completed after 40hours! Not bad at all I guess. The estimated time for this piece is 40hours. ;) Did a few mistakes in counting the stitch but I adjusted a few boxes to fix it.

Lesson learned :
1. Backstitch is easy when not done on stitches. When done on stitches, extra care is required to ensure existing stitches are not affected.
2. Do not be stingy on the aida cloth! Make sure the edges are secured nicely on the hoop.
3. Count the stitch. Count the stitch. Count the stitch.

p/s: Poppy flower is one of my fav. To stitch! :)

Finished with a piece of pink blue-dotted paper.

First & Foremost

This blog belongs to someone who hates art classes in school and whose late grandmother can draw better than her. Nevertheless, she appreciates all the pretty things around her. :)

Here's my story.

I can't draw. I can't paint. The last time I worked on my mother's sewing machine, I broke the needle. I have no patience to complete a drawing. I will draw on one side of a drawing paper, rub and redraw a gazillion times, get fedup and draw on the other side. Do the same thing. And guess what happens to the drawing? It doesn't happen. The paper end up on the wastepaper basket. I've got rubber dust everywhere on my desk and if that is not enough, I curse the task and cry. Hahaha The closest success I ever achieved with drawing is by using oil pastel...maybe because it allows me to have better control on how I can shade a tree. The drawing bit had to kill me first before I get to fill the pictures with the oil pastel. 15 years old was the last time I ever get myself near any art tasks! *Ask my bestfriend and she will tell you how much I suck at arts....I guess we both suck...*

Stitching Memories....

Despite the "nigthmare" I spilled above, I love cross-stitch. My first encounter was when I was 8;  18years ogo (I'm ancient). I remember having checkered green and white piece of cloth from school to practice cross-stitch. I was soooooooo occupied with it for weeks! It died after the project is completed as no one around could encourage the passion and no doubt no aida to spill the passion to.

When I was 10years old, I was re-introduced to stitching. This time on plastic canvas. I remember vividly about that bit but one thing I do remember is that I did not finish the project. I was supposed to stitch up the pieces of plastic canvas I've finished stitching on to make a pencil case. It did not happen. Can't remember what happened to it too. *ROFL*

Now at 26years old, cross-stitch resurfaced during my unpaid leave period. I suddenly just walked into a Borders bookstore and got myself a copy of Cross Stitch Crazy and Cross Stitch Collection. The next day, I went to a handicraft shop nearby my in-laws' place and got a piece of 14-count aida cloth, some needles, some skein of DMC threads and a hoop. After the little shopping spree, I hurried home just to get started.

More entries to come on my journey into my crafty cubbyhole. ;)

Cheers!

Love,

Ruz