Check-In Post May 18th 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.


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

More good progress! The fairy's hands, head, and hat are done. She just needs her wings and a couple of bluebirds now, plus all the backstitch.

[illariy]

Oooh, great progress! I bet stitching the wings is going to be great fun. :D

[badly_knitted]

These fairies don't have interesting wings, just small and yellow, so they shouldn't take long. Hoping to finish the cross stitch and make a good start on the backstitch tomorrow.

[illariy]

Oh, I wasn't expecting that but yeah, then stitching the wings should be fairly quick. Best wishes for your plans tomorrow!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks. Some fairy designs have pretty wings, but that's the large designs rather than the small ones I prefer.

[darkcedars]

Definitely need those bluebird attendants.

[badly_knitted]

Happy little bluebirds are a must for any self-respecting fairy. *nods*

[wiseheart]

Great progress!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you!

[darkcedars]

I made a single dish scrubby today.

Have been doing a ton of yardwork and am very tired, but can see the end of the tunnel. Trimmed back the box hedge yesterday (it was making it hard to see out of the driveway to leave!). Moved a bunch of bricks I found while digging, filled in holes, transplanted some grass clumps today.

The muppet hanging basket only took 2 of the 3 skeins of the furry yarn. I feel like a baby YipYip is in order. Making a deal with myself that I can start that if I finish the mending (still 2 things in the mending basket!).

[badly_knitted]

Not surprising you're tired, that sounds like a lot of hard work.

Baby YipYip, yay! That's going to be so cute!

[darkcedars]

Moving the garden shed has far more cleanup attached to it than I could have expected. Old patio and a brick walkway found sink under the soil level.

[badly_knitted]

That must have been a bit of a nightmare! Moving sheds is a pain, as is replacing them. When I was emptying one of mine to be replaced, I practically got mown down by a rat. It rebounded off my leg so hard I almost fell over.

[wiseheart]

Hah! I know those kinds of deals. They are really helpful for getting unpleasant tasks done. :)

[darkcedars]

I haven't touched the mending in a while. I should definitely get it out of my way. Sigh.

Twenty Tiny Teddies

[wiseheart]

They are done and boxed and, if I say so myself, quite adorable. Take a look:



Since I had some of the red paper left, I covered two more matchboxes. Maybe I'll make two Hello Kitty keyrings one day... ;))

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[badly_knitted]

They are so adorable! Well done. Now they get to rest in their cosy boxes until the big day.

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[wiseheart]

They are lucky little buggers. I wish I could rest till the big day. *g*

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[badly_knitted]

They'll be working hard after that though, so they need to conserve their strength now.

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[darkcedars]

Oh they are so cute!

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[wiseheart]

Thank you! :)

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[spiralicious]

They are even cuter than I imagined!!

[malurette]

Annd I've mended/customized a pair of pants. It would have been so much quicker and in a way cheaper to just buy new ones but I hatehatehate shopping for clothes and I need a way to make dopamine, so...

[badly_knitted]

Mending is always best where possible.

[darkcedars]

I hope it turned out well.