Friday, July 25, 2025

Just another finishing day at the zoo

It's been a hot one today!  Just moving around the house would make me feel a little off, so I gathered some stuff, and sat down to do some crafts.  

First off is this pumpkin.  I used dollar store twine, a metal pumpkin cookie cutter and a single artificial flower.  I started this project with Little Miss Sassy Pants, but before we could finish, we had to leave.  So I finished wrapping it (we were almost done yesterday) and attached the flower.  Easy peasy!  I can't wait to show it to her the next time she visits.  



You may remember this little piece, gifted to me by Ms. Mouse in England.  We sat and had a virtual lesson on making a Pin Drum, which is what you see here.  I had finished it the night she taught me, but I didn't like the wool I had used for the top, so....today I pulled off the top, re-covered the top, and added the little tea bag charm to the side.  I'm still trying to decide if I need trim, but I'm tempted to leave it as it is, I like the simple look to it.  What do you think? 







She sent me three other pieces to finish as well, and I'm contemplating how I should do that, though the Christmas ornament was the easiest.  Here is what I did with that.  From this picture you can't see how puffy it is, it's almost half a sphere.  I wanted to give it a more round look to it.  I have to say I really like how it turned out!  



Yesterday I put the final stitches into Gather Butterflies by Hands on Designs.  So far I've stitched 3 of the series, so I started the last one last night, Gather Pumpkins the autumn set.  I fully finished the three in the Gather Butterflies series, swapped out the spring set for the summer set, and they are now gracing my living room!  I love this series, but I think my favorite will be the fall set.  I'm still looking for rick rack that will work for the winter set that I have already stitched.  I'm looking forward to getting them all finished!  




I still have two pieces to finish that Ms. Mouse sent me.  I haven't figured out how I want to go about that just yet, though I have an idea for one of them...I just can't find the supplies that I know I have in this house!  I heard someone say, finding something you put in a safe place, you'll need divine intervention and a sherpa to find...hahaha.  That is my house in a nutshell.  I've looked in most of the safe places I have, but still haven't found them...but I'm on the hunt!  Tomorrow we are off to help the kids with something (they haven't told us what we'll be doing yet...haha) so I doubt I'll  get anything much done tomorrow.  But stay tuned!  I'll be working on the Gather Pumpkins series soon!  I hope everyone is safe wherever you may be!  Happy Stitching! 

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