More changes

I have added 2 new pages this week, Animal Crossing and the 2019 SAL.  I still have a few more pages to add, but that will be later this month.  You will find 3 new photos on the Card Making page, if you are interested.  This afternoon, I will be starting to stitch on the LJT Floral Cushion SAL.  This will be the first time I baste stitch a grid, because the pattern over laps into different areas each month.

I have pulled all the DMC floss colours needed for the Floral Cushion SAL.  I chose a mystery fabric from my stash.  It is a very light green/grey hand dyed.  I think it might be from Picture This Plus, but not positive.  I'll let you know what count it is after I stitch the grid lines.

Animal Crossing Video Games

Animal Crossing is the only video game that I play because I can not die.  I play it on my Nintendo 3DS hand held machine.  You go fishing, catch bugs, go swimming, and decorate your house.

A screen shot I found online.

Tonight my son Jordyn, his girlfriend Sarah & I played Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival. Jordyn gave me the game for Christmas.  It is a board game that you play on your TV with the Nintendo Wii U game pad (white controller on the left) and you use Amiibo characters are 3D with a memory chip in them for saving data on the Wii U.

Here is a screen shot from the Amiibo Festival board game I found online.

Snowman Wisdom update

I continued working on Snowman Wisdom.  I finished the carrot nose and did 2 more fence boards.

Also Sarah (my son Jordyn's girlfriend) finished the last spiritual stone and I helped her frame it.  She started another Zelda project, it is a birthday gift for one of her younger her sisters.

Teaching the Art of Cross Stitch

I LOVE introducing people to the art of Cross Stitch.

Sarah (my youngest son Jordyn's girlfriend) LOVES the video game Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time.  I found a free chart on line of the 3 Spiritual Stones (part of a huge design).  I asked if she wanted to try cross stitching it or if she wanted me to do it for her.  She decided to try stitching it herself.  She is stitching the 3 small parts first to practice before stitching the large project.  

Here are the 3 projects so far.  She completed the Goron's Ruby in 1 1/2 days (first time ever stitching).  She surprised me by backstitching (with no lessons).  I am very proud of her.

Second one took a week.

Third one also about a week and counting ... She would stitch more but is job searching.

Tonight she asked me to help her design a smaller Zelda project for her sister's birthday January 20th. I think she is "hooked" on cross stitch... She also knits and crochets.  I told my son, she is definitely a "keeper"!!