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Welcome to my blog. The main focus of this blog is to share my explorations into handmade goods, mostly of the needlework kind. My interests are varied and include reading fantasy and urban paranormal romance, cross stitching and keeping hamsters. I must inform you that all of the pics and text on this blog are copyright protected unless otherwise stated and are not to be used in any other written or pictorial form without written permission from me. I give credit to the creator of the chart or the publication that published them in the caption. If you feel I have infringed on a copyright, please contact me ASAP. Whew..OK, now on to the fun...Thank you and Welcome.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

SFS 2015 Update for April

Hello all, I am sure that those of you living in the northern hemisphere must be very glad that winter is sort-of over. Now for the rains, flash floods and tornadoes that make spring such a lovely time in this region of the world. For me in Miami, it means the start of rainy season. Our traffic reports include flooding updates and roads to avoid..yay!

As far as Stitching from Stash goes - I haven't been stitching very much be here are a few pics and my update:

April - spent $5 on a huck towel that was on sale at Michaels craft store.
March - spent 0
Feb - spent $19.99
Jan - spent 0

Carrying forward I had the $55 and adding the $20 from April takes me to $75 dollars accrued for future spending...not planning on it though.

Following two pic are of an experiment tinting aida with crayon. Interesting textured effect...super for kids projects and cutesy stuff. I basically colored the unwashed fabric with crayon and pressed it with parchment paper.



This next pic is progress on my tea towel. Nothing impressive but haven't been stitching much at all.


And last, is latest quick finish from Pine Mountain - a Smidgen called spring. Completed using stuff from stash. Wish I could straighten the pic but no matter what I do to it, its always side ways!



To those of you planting and getting ready for spring, hope its a mild one for you! 

Hugs,

Christina

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12 comments:

  1. MeariApril 23, 2015 at 6:30 AM

    Cute finish! Interesting concept with the coloring of fabric.

    I think winter came back for a visit since we had snow flurries yesterday and temps are getting down to freezing at night. By the weekend, we'll be getting spring rains. Oh, and let's not forget the tornado season!

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    1. Christina GApril 23, 2015 at 3:20 PM

      We skipped spring and landed into summer here in Miami. Record breaking highs of high-80's. yay!

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  2. Kaelyn AngelfootApril 23, 2015 at 3:10 PM

    Cute idea with the crayons! Any idea how durable it is?

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  3. Christina GApril 23, 2015 at 3:19 PM

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  4. Faith...April 24, 2015 at 6:32 PM

    Love the towel Christina! Great job on your SFS budget.

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  5. DebApril 29, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    Well done on your SFS!
    Pretty fabric for the kids stitching!
    Your flowers are very pretty

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  6. UnknownApril 30, 2015 at 7:37 AM

    Great SFS - it feels good to spend so little, doesn't it?
    Love your towel - great work.
    Were you able to get the wax out of the cloth you colored?
    Blessings, Donna

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    1. Christina GApril 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM

      Not yet. I am going to try using a paper towel or just another clothe. I only time on the weekends to play with these things and those are just as busy as my weekdays!

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  7. RuthMay 2, 2015 at 9:38 PM

    Christina -- Congrats on your month of accomplishments! That crayon trick is pretty cool. And Spring is so cute..... makes me want to go shopping.

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