While the Mother's needle sits idle so she can finish her degree I have decided to focus on Mermaids for 2021 in anticipation of her Graduation SAL in exactly 1 year! With the release of Mirabilia's Echo Lake this plan was born, and the next day I pick up Enchanted Mermaid!
Echo Lake is solid stitching and I would like to see other projects finished before I tackle this SAL and with that Mer-tivation was achieved!
Aphrodite Mermaid will be a focus this year, my meager start not much to go on and at least 2 other mermaids are waiting in my start pile all kitted and calling like the sirens they are! This project currently satisfies 2 other categories I have devised to motivate my stitching:
1. Finish Friday- every Friday in 2021 will be devoted to stitching only WIPs from 2020 earlier, no new starts
2. Rainy Day Stitching- this is a new one to the blog and was inspired by Julie from Kansas City girl in a Colorado World who would work on one focus project every time it snowed. While snow days occur biyearly in Las Vegas this was not an option for me, but rainy days occur more often and what subject could be more perfect than focusing on the creatures that relish every last drop of water!
#stitchingrainydays
I have referred to this project as my "Unemployment Mermaid" and would joke that you needed to a job to purchase all those beads! Often toted as the most expensive of Mirabilia's to bead, I estimated a total cost $114 to kit all the beads. A lack of income meant I needed to get creative, and after a trip to my local bead shop I was able to get all the called for beads (including 14 Swarovski Crystal drops) with only 1 substitution (the tiny blue flowers) for only $40!
Is anyone else concerned that Swarovski is discontinuing their craft line? Have I missed the discourse in the cross stitch community and the implications? Should I be hoarding crystals? The Maiden
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