Lesley's 2008 Crafting adventure.

[DebK1013]

ok, I am proud to say I actually worked on a cross stitch kit on Tuesday. I am just working on the outlining and will be done soon. I always think of working on these as my "therapy".

[ShoppingCartDiva]

Bumpity Bump.

I am desperate to get back into sewing. My fabric is piling up. That and beading/hair ribbons. I have more beads and ribbon than I can use in a lifetime!

[pennywatcher]

Making any progress Lesley?

I, um, didn't make my July deadline so Christmas it is.... I hope.

[sbp]

LOL - yeah, so good intentions and all that, you know how it goes.

No surprise that December is here and I'm still not done with all that I wanted to have made, but I have enough done so far that I'm not stressing over them. Yet. lol

[ladyeeyore7]

Just a thought, I have a lot of crochet projects I am working on and I decided that to keep my interest I would do 2 things. The first was to make my project a reward. If I got all my chores done I could sit down and work on it while watching tv before bedtime. A condition of this was alternating between projects and coupon clipping. Now I am anxious to get things done so I can work on the project to see how it will look finished. I guess you could say it's the same mindset as waiting to open packages at Christmas, I get excited when I have the time. The 2nd was to make it a condition of an occasion. If I don't get this finished my dd won't have anything for her birthday, etc. I tried to have 1 homemade project for each family member's birthday, Christmas, etc. I came up with the idea at the beginning of the year, then lost my job in March so then it became a necessity for gifts. I have been able to come up with a little money to buy 1 gift but if I want to have more I have to make them. I try to pick usable projects like hats, scarves, afghans and I may attempt bigger projects like sweaters and such. I now have a waiting list of items requested by various people for the gifts they would like, lol. Plus, I am trying to go green with my projects by saving the scraps and making scrap afghans, etc. Plus, I have set my mind that if we need/want another blanket or whatever I have to make it. I had purchased a sewing machine before I lost my job so I will be attempting to sew clothes for granddaughter and make the bed quilt I wanted but couldn't find anywhere. I am so proud of my completed projects and so is my family.

[ILv2Shop]

How's the crafting going, Lesley? Have any more pic's of thing's you've made?