April Birthstone

I guess I am just addicted to the computer. I have gone to the point recently of reading a book, but that is because my brother forced me to check it out from the library. I couldn't understand the book when I read it in high school, and I doubt that even now I could make the interpretations that the teacher wanted us to make. I am able to read most of it now, but some parts were really hard. Oh well...A floss cutter that looks like a pendant...very interesting!

I cant get addicted to the computer. I have to balance my day and enjoy different things in a day. I guess thats why my cross stitching is important because I put it in as a part of my day. My girlfriend in Canada taught me that. Fortunately for her she has more time in the day than I do. She is widowed and lives alone. I have a husband, a son still living at home, and my daughter come home to have her second baby so we have a 17 month old toddler running around. So I have to keep everything up til I can get time to myself to work on it. But I am managing! yes I have flown and no scissors allowed on plane but I found a unigue piece that looked like a pendent that is actually a floss cutter. So I managed to be able to get my stuff on the plane LOL

I do, I actually have gotten into beading now, so I also rotate my projects around, either beading, cross stitching or needlepointing.

WEll said and when you actually see how many pages a pattern can be to complete the project it seems overwhelming. But when you just sit in the comfort of your home for an evening and stitch for the joy of it, I am able to take the type of stitching i am doing in sections and I don't get overwhelmed. I will soon be on page 3 and am really excited to start it. HOpe you are enjoying your projects.

aww so sorry about your surgery and hope you are healing nicely! Thank you for the compliment. I learned to do the basic knit stitch from my girlfriend she actually sat on the phone with me from Canada and taught me. I wanted to learn because there is an online organization that sent a blanket to my husband's daughter's baby because she was very ill. We lost her at 21months old. So I was determined to learn to knit because Mary needs 4" squares for baby blankets. I dedicated my knitting to Haile that passed away. I don't always get many done but I send her what I can every 3 months and she is greatful for whatever I have. She accepts any size squares but she said most people like doing the 6 ot 12 inch squares and she is always in need of the 4" So I buy a couple of baby colors and contrast by doing as many of them as I can. I learned to cast on and knit, but never got the purl stitch til I went to the library and a group of women finally got it through my head how to do it LOL. But I have to admit, cross stitching I would rather do than knitting LOL. Have a wonderful evening.

Thank you. I learned to knit as a young teenager and that was many years ago, but I've never knitted for charity. Kudos to you for doing it. I envy you being able to cross stitch like that.

I thought I had commented here on your response and saw I only commented on your tapestry picture. I used to do needlepoint with the wool type yarn. My best friend in Canada talked me into learning cross stitch. I thought i would not learn since I was working on tapestry with the colors already on the part to work, Well I finally did my first piece a small Santa ornament. From there I have done quite a few 5x7" and even finished two 10x14" I am now working on finishing this one and have two more WIP pieces. thats why I try to not devote to much time to the computer. Though I do enjoy others discussions for company here on Mylot LOL I had 5 children and had to turn my crafting into a business for school, clothes, food etc. When I became disabled I had to quit that craft as it was ceramics and I did the molds, cleaning the greenware, glazing etc, the molds became to heavy for me to lift. So now I call my little crafting Painted Needles because I use a needle instead of a paint brush. I craft now to not notice my daily pain. Greatfully it does take my mind off my pain and I also am able to do a nice gift when finished.