Common Question
By BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45540)
St. Catharines, Ontario
April 23, 2012 4:41pm CST
A common question most of we cross-stitchers get at one time or another is, "How long did it take you to do that?" Most of us can't give a definitive answer as, quite often, we stop and start on projects, doing other things in between, and don't really keep track of time spent on a certain project.
Many of us will work on more than one project at a time. For instance, I have a larger project on my scroll stand, a little one in my bag that I can work on to keep from getting too bored waiting for my friend to finish looking at all the clothes in a store, and then there's the one I was working on at the policing station. Some projects can take years to finish.
So, last night I did a small approx. 2" square design, working fairly steadily for about 6 hours. The result should be posted below. (I'm notorious for forgetting to upload pics after referencing them,)
Looks simple enough, doesn't it? But six hours!?!
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4 responses
@Nadinest1 (2016)
• Canada
24 Apr 12
I know exactly what you mean by the infamous question.
I crochet doilies, so people ask me the same thing. Some days I work at it a lot, other days I do not even pick it up. So, it just depends.
All I know is that we do not get enough money for our crafts for the amount of time we put into them. 
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@BarBaraPrz (45540)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Apr 12
I did check out Etsy at one point, but decided it wasn't for me. Can't remember why, though.
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@Nadinest1 (2016)
• Canada
24 Apr 12
Have you checkout out Etsy? I think it costs about 20 cents/month for an item to show.
I look there all the time for pretty glassware etc....but the shipping to Canada is ridiculous!!!! So I don't buy from there anymore, but I still love to look at all the pretty things.
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@Nadinest1 (2016)
• Canada
25 Apr 12
Post your items on your Facebook.
Start a Facebook page or group with all your items for sale. Setting can allow the public to see your page.group, not just your friends.
Good luck.
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@jigpatel16 (48)
• United States
23 Apr 12
whats up mate.. I am not really into this but i can say that it looks like a lengthy job! Ur work is pretty but for really thats takes 6 hours, needs a handfull of time.. right? In my case since i paint it fairly takes about the same time but i must say to do something on small scale 1 hr or max2 hrs are needed and again good job!!
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@BarBaraPrz (45540)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Apr 12
Thanks. I used to paint, too, but haven't been inspired to do anything. I did do two paintings in the last 11 years, but they were to order -- I didn't need to be inspired, the people who commissioned me knew what they wanted.
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@jigpatel16 (48)
• United States
24 Apr 12
i just upload one pic of my light painting have look u might like it :)
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@BarBaraPrz (45540)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Apr 12
I thought I'd do some stitching yesterday on the front porch and get some sun at the same time. Almost as soon as I was all set up, neighbors decided to mow lawns... So I packed everything up again and moved inside, did a couple stitches and a friend dropped by... Ten stitches an hour. I gave up for the day.
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