Check-In Post April 8th 2024

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


This Week's Question: Where do you do most of your crafting?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Stitching didn't go quite so well today, I made a mistake and had to unpick, but despite that interruption I managed to complete the next leaf, so that's the bottom section of the design finished. The top section has less stitching, purple spiky things, orange flowers, bluish leaves... Might get this one finished by the end of the week.


In other news, I got the last lot of Anchor threads I ordered. I'm still missing a few for a couple of the designs I want to stitch, but I have all I need for the rest, including (I think) the other two designs from the same set as the daffodils I stitched for my sister's card. There's a vase of Anemones (my grandma's favourite, according to my mum) and a vase of tulips, so I'd like to stitch those as well.

[wiseheart]

Wow, you've picked up enough project to last before the next Halloween madness starts. *g*
Good to know that you've managed to get most threads you'll need.

[badly_knitted]

I might not end up getting anything new made for Halloween this year, depends on how long the desire to do cross stitch lasts, but I have lots of lovely designs to stitch!

[spiralicious]

You're doing quite well, despite the set back :D

Nice!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you! I'm very happy with progress.

[spiralicious]

:D

[wiseheart]

We had cleaning day, which is deadly for inspiration. I got nothing crafty done today, and tomorrow promises to be similar. A good thing that this new baby is scheduled for August; even if she arrives sooner. I'll still have enough time to finish the book. *fingers crossed*

[badly_knitted]

You'll get it finished in time, I'm sure. For now, just rest and relax, you've earned it.

[spiralicious]

Fingers are crossed for you!

[tielan]

Sewed handkerchief seams. Sort of. Not very well. But good enough to keep them from easily fraying off the bat.

[spiralicious]

But good enough to keep them from easily fraying off the bat.

Sometimes, that's all that matters. Well done!

[badly_knitted]

That's great! As long as they're usable =)

[spiralicious]

When Lynne's son checked in yesterday, he joked that since they weren't there today/Monday, I would have to make everyone's card myself, and that his better look good. Then he added I could leave a card making kit for them to work on, still joking.

Jokes on him, I did make a card making kit for them. It has all the papers precut for 2 cards, the embossing folder, the ink pad, stamp set, and washi tape I used in my design, as well as a completed sample card, all in a Ziploc bag. It has no instructions though. Yes, I did keep the card I made for myself.

I poked at some other things, but was too tired to make any progress. The only other thing I did today was refill the smaller pond in a panic as it had mysteriously lost enough water that the plants were above the water and the pump couldn't run. I hope the fish aren't too traumatized.

[badly_knitted]

Heeee! Hopefully it will give Lynne and her son a laugh as well as something to do.

Argh! Poor fish! Poor plants! Hope the water level stays up, otherwise there might be a leak somewhere o_O

Rest and relax as much as you can.

[spiralicious]

I hope so :)

It was low again this morning, though only a couple inches. I am concerned about a leak, especially as this is the new replacement mini pond in a new location, as the old pond these fish were in was damaged in the fire, and it was done in a great hurry. While I was refilling it again though, I was watching the frog fountain/filter that cycles the water and it's too far away from the pond. At full capacity, it's only putting part of the water back in the pond, and the less water in the pond, the less water pressure, and less water makes it into the pond, so it's watering the plants outside the pond at that point. When I was done refilling the pond, I scooted the frog closer until all the water it puts out was going back in the pond. We'll see if that helps.

Relocating to the couch to sleep and leaving the TV on low for the dog seems to have bought me a few hours more sleep last night. (She's been refusing to come to bed, but if she realizes she's alone, she screams. And something about the bed was giving me a headache every time I laid down in it.) I'm just so frazzled at this point I'm not sure what would help, but I'm trying.

[badly_knitted]

Ah, hopefully that will fix the issue and the fish will be fine.

Fingers crossed that sleeping on the sofa helps both you and the unsettled dog.

[wiseheart]

I'm sure the fish were grateful for your caring. :)

[spiralicious]

They have been through so much lately. These are the little ones that had to be moved to the other side of the yard and a new pond be built for the day of the fire because their old one became uninhabitable from the fire.