I found this project on Pinterest and adjusted the pattern a little to align it more to my liking and add the date (similar to #2, but my own version).
Pin #1: pattern
Pin #2: finished piece
And here's my finished project:
Monday, June 09, 2014
Weekend Stitchery: Cat Alphabet
This weekend I decided to actually watch some of the half-dozen or so DVDs I've checked out from the library. Because it's impossible for me to sit still and watch a movie without having something to do with my hands, I decided to stitch something. The Steotchalong is coming up soon so I decided to pick a simple project that I could have done in under a week. The pattern I picked ended up being a lot quicker to stitch than I had anticipated, I had it done in two sittings spread over two days (maybe about 4-6 hours?). So now it's framed in my living room and I still have six days until the Steotchalong begins. I guess I'll have to find some other way to keep myself busy. Maybe I'll clean my apartment.
I found this project on Pinterest and adjusted the pattern a little to align it more to my liking and add the date (similar to #2, but my own version).
Pin #1: pattern
Pin #2: finished piece
And here's my finished project:
I found this project on Pinterest and adjusted the pattern a little to align it more to my liking and add the date (similar to #2, but my own version).
Pin #1: pattern
Pin #2: finished piece
And here's my finished project:
Thursday, May 01, 2014
April Photo-a-Day Roundup
April Prompts:
April 01 | Something Purple
My work coffee mug, right before a refill. #SomethingPurple #fmsphotoaday
April 02 | In My Hand
#InMyHand: sonic screwdriver. Unfortunately, it does not seem to catalog books. #IThoughtItDidEverything #disappointed #fmsphotoaday
April 03 | Shapes
Bright polka-dots on a gloomy, rainy day. #shapes #fmsphotoaday
April 04 | Good Together
Prohibition night part two: pizza, wine, and The Great Gatsby. #goodtogether #fmsphotoaday
April 05 | Not Mine
#NotMine: this DVD I've had checked out from the library for... a while. Thank God librarians don't have to pay overdue fines. #librarianperks #fmsphotoaday
April 06 | A Taste of Spring/Autumn
Spring has sprung! #atasteofspring #tulips #momsgarden #fmsphotoaday
April 07 | Where I'd Rather Be
#WhereIdRatherBe: in Jamaica, drinking rum punch with my fam at one of the swim-up bars. #fmsphotoaday #nofilter
April 08 | Hobby
My #hobby has exploded all over my living room! My mom picked up these boxes of cross-stitch paraphernalia at an auction over the weekend. Thanks, mom! #crossstitch #mess #fmsphotoaday
April 09 | Dark
#dark #fmsphotoaday
April 10 | My Fave Part Of The Day
I love coming home and seeing this face in the window, waiting for me. #kittylove #myfavepartoftheday #fmsphotoaday
April 11 | Three Of A Kind
Found these in the box of cross-stitch stuff my mom bought me. I'd love to know why the previous owner felt she needed three kits of a bear wearing a sweater playing with a yo-yo. #nerd #crossstitch #3ofakind #fmsphotoaday
April 12 | On My Left
#OnMyLeft: my favorite Morgan. "We're totes adorbs... Don't tell anyone I said 'totes adorbs.'" #cousins #fmsphotoaday
April 13 | More Please!
Chocolate pudding! #moreplease #notreallyImfull #dammitcatgetoffthetable #fmsphotoaday
April 14 | Dirty
I never notice how #dirty the cat tower is until I decide to take a lint roller to it. Actually, that statement applies to every surface in my home. #catladyproblems #cathaireverywhere #fmsphotoaday
April 15 | I'm Reading This
Currently reading Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. She's quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. #darkplaces #GillianFlynn #nookcolor #imreadingthis #fmsphotoaday
April 16 | My Vice
How do you take your coffee? I'm not picky. #myvice #COFFEE #fmsphotoaday
April 17 | Something I Learned
Today I learned that a small dent and a cracked tail light is an $800 repair. At least I don't have to pay for it. #SomethingILearned #fmsphotoaday
April 18 | Good
Taking advantage of the #good weather. #fmsphotoad
April 19 | Money
The only Jamaican #money I have from our trip. Worth approximately $0.20 usd. #fmsphotoaday
April 20 | Egg
My contribution to Easter dinner: deviled eggs. #yum #Easter #egg #fmsphotoaday
April 21 | Close
She doesn't want me to get up and get ready for work; she just wants me to stay #close and cuddle. #catsofinstagram #fmsphotoaday
April 22 | Four Things
Four books by one of my favorite authors. I seem to have misplaced my copy of 'Why Moms Are Weird.' #PamelaRibon #fourthings #fmsphotoaday
April 23 | Entrance
My welcome mat is not very welcoming. It has certainly seen better days. Time to go shopping! #entrance #fmsphotoaday
April 24 | A Pop Of Color
Nice to see some cheery yellow flowers on a gloomy grey morning. #apopofcolor #fmsphotoaday
April 25 | Remember
We're having a celebration today to mark 100 years as a publicly-funded library serving Wilmington. We brought the old card catalog down from the attic for a photo display. We've had several people share library memories from back in the day, which is always fun. Also, we have pie. #100 #100years #anniversary #remember #fmsphotoaday
April 26 | Enjoy The Little Things
Had a great birthday. Started the day with some garage sales, where my Grandma bought me some new Peanuts Christmas decor. Then I went out to dinner with my family and had delicious Italian food. Now I'm enjoying some cuddle time with my kitty. #happybirthdaytome #enjoythelittlethings #fmsphotoaday
April 27 | Under My Feet
[Forgot to take a pic. Oops.]
April 28 | Chaotic
When life gets #chaotic, take time to enjoy some pie. Side note: is meringue bad for cats? I'm asking for a friend. #lemonmeringue #delicious #fmsphotoaday
April 29 | Contrast
#contrast #blackandwhite #fmsphotoaday
April 30 | Something Silly
I will never love anything a much as my cat loves this blanket. #sillykitty #catsofinstagram #somethingsilly #fmsphotoaday Only missed one day! Not bad. I'm taking the month off, but I may do a round-up of a few of my favorite photos at the end of the month.
My favorites:
For sentimentality: Day 10: My fave part of the day
For photography: Day 15: I'm reading this
For silliness: Day 2: In my hand
Cat pictures: 7 out of 30.
April 01 | Something Purple
My work coffee mug, right before a refill. #SomethingPurple #fmsphotoaday
April 02 | In My Hand
#InMyHand: sonic screwdriver. Unfortunately, it does not seem to catalog books. #IThoughtItDidEverything #disappointed #fmsphotoaday
April 03 | Shapes
Bright polka-dots on a gloomy, rainy day. #shapes #fmsphotoaday
April 04 | Good Together
Prohibition night part two: pizza, wine, and The Great Gatsby. #goodtogether #fmsphotoaday
April 05 | Not Mine
#NotMine: this DVD I've had checked out from the library for... a while. Thank God librarians don't have to pay overdue fines. #librarianperks #fmsphotoaday
April 06 | A Taste of Spring/Autumn
Spring has sprung! #atasteofspring #tulips #momsgarden #fmsphotoaday
April 07 | Where I'd Rather Be
#WhereIdRatherBe: in Jamaica, drinking rum punch with my fam at one of the swim-up bars. #fmsphotoaday #nofilter
April 08 | Hobby
My #hobby has exploded all over my living room! My mom picked up these boxes of cross-stitch paraphernalia at an auction over the weekend. Thanks, mom! #crossstitch #mess #fmsphotoaday
April 09 | Dark
#dark #fmsphotoaday
April 10 | My Fave Part Of The Day
I love coming home and seeing this face in the window, waiting for me. #kittylove #myfavepartoftheday #fmsphotoaday
April 11 | Three Of A Kind
Found these in the box of cross-stitch stuff my mom bought me. I'd love to know why the previous owner felt she needed three kits of a bear wearing a sweater playing with a yo-yo. #nerd #crossstitch #3ofakind #fmsphotoaday
April 12 | On My Left
#OnMyLeft: my favorite Morgan. "We're totes adorbs... Don't tell anyone I said 'totes adorbs.'" #cousins #fmsphotoaday
April 13 | More Please!
Chocolate pudding! #moreplease #notreallyImfull #dammitcatgetoffthetable #fmsphotoaday
April 14 | Dirty
I never notice how #dirty the cat tower is until I decide to take a lint roller to it. Actually, that statement applies to every surface in my home. #catladyproblems #cathaireverywhere #fmsphotoaday
April 15 | I'm Reading This
Currently reading Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. She's quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. #darkplaces #GillianFlynn #nookcolor #imreadingthis #fmsphotoaday
April 16 | My Vice
How do you take your coffee? I'm not picky. #myvice #COFFEE #fmsphotoaday
April 17 | Something I Learned
Today I learned that a small dent and a cracked tail light is an $800 repair. At least I don't have to pay for it. #SomethingILearned #fmsphotoaday
April 18 | Good
Taking advantage of the #good weather. #fmsphotoad
April 19 | Money
The only Jamaican #money I have from our trip. Worth approximately $0.20 usd. #fmsphotoaday
April 20 | Egg
My contribution to Easter dinner: deviled eggs. #yum #Easter #egg #fmsphotoaday
April 21 | Close
She doesn't want me to get up and get ready for work; she just wants me to stay #close and cuddle. #catsofinstagram #fmsphotoaday
April 22 | Four Things
Four books by one of my favorite authors. I seem to have misplaced my copy of 'Why Moms Are Weird.' #PamelaRibon #fourthings #fmsphotoaday
April 23 | Entrance
My welcome mat is not very welcoming. It has certainly seen better days. Time to go shopping! #entrance #fmsphotoaday
April 24 | A Pop Of Color
Nice to see some cheery yellow flowers on a gloomy grey morning. #apopofcolor #fmsphotoaday
April 25 | Remember
We're having a celebration today to mark 100 years as a publicly-funded library serving Wilmington. We brought the old card catalog down from the attic for a photo display. We've had several people share library memories from back in the day, which is always fun. Also, we have pie. #100 #100years #anniversary #remember #fmsphotoaday
April 26 | Enjoy The Little Things
Had a great birthday. Started the day with some garage sales, where my Grandma bought me some new Peanuts Christmas decor. Then I went out to dinner with my family and had delicious Italian food. Now I'm enjoying some cuddle time with my kitty. #happybirthdaytome #enjoythelittlethings #fmsphotoaday
April 27 | Under My Feet
[Forgot to take a pic. Oops.]
April 28 | Chaotic
When life gets #chaotic, take time to enjoy some pie. Side note: is meringue bad for cats? I'm asking for a friend. #lemonmeringue #delicious #fmsphotoaday
April 29 | Contrast
#contrast #blackandwhite #fmsphotoaday
April 30 | Something Silly
I will never love anything a much as my cat loves this blanket. #sillykitty #catsofinstagram #somethingsilly #fmsphotoaday Only missed one day! Not bad. I'm taking the month off, but I may do a round-up of a few of my favorite photos at the end of the month.
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
March Photo-a-day Roundup
This month I started doing the FMS Photo-a-day Challenge. For those of you who don't know, each month a new list of vague prompts are posted to the FMS blog. Then you take a photo using that day's prompt as your inspiration and post the photo to your favorite social media outlet with the hashtag "fmsphotoaday." Why am I doing this? Because I like taking pictures, and this game gets me to take different kind of pictures. As in, not just 30 pictures of my cat. Don't get me wrong though, there are still cat pics. Here were the prompts for this month:
And here are my photos for March (the photos and captions are straight from my instagram feed):
March 1-9: No photos, I didn't start playing until the 10th.
March 10 | Far Away
Jumping on the #fmsphotoaday bandwagon. So what if we're already 10 days into the month? Thought of this song immediately upon seeing today's prompt. Listening to it at my desk and thinking of friends who are so #faraway
March 11 | Something Good
Guacamole from Los 3 Burritos. #somethinggood #fmsphotoaday
March 12 | Partial
Almost done with the top border! #partial #crossstitch #fmsphotoaday
March 13 | Fresh
Mmmmm #fresh coffee #fmsphotoaday
March 14 | Care
For those of you who #care (and I hope that's everyone), the Veronica Mars movie was great! Go see it now! #veronicamarsmovie #VeronicaMars #fmsphotoaday
March 15 | Evening
A good #evening. #fmsphotoaday
March 16 | Beautifully Ordinary
#BeautifullyOrdinary: taking a nap with my grandpa when I was just a baby. Four years ago today my grandpa lost his battle with lung cancer. Thinking of him today and remembering all the beautifully ordinary moments we shared. #fmsphotoaday
March 17 | Today's Weather
#TodaysWeather: Illinois versus Jamaica. One week until our vacation! #countdown #fmsphotoaday
March 18 | Five Years Ago
#FiveYearsAgo (or, more accurately, four years & ten months ago) my mom, Grandma, sister, and I went to Walt Disney World and had lunch at Cinderella's Castle. #fmsphotoaday #Disneyworld #CinderellasCastle
March 19 | Cropped
#fmsphotoaday #cropped
March 20 | Letter
My office contains a multitude of Ms! #letter #fmsphotoaday
March 21 | Full
Suitcase is almost #full! It's almost vacation time! Sorry, Arya, you and your mouse don't get to come. #fmsphotoaday #catchup
March 22 | Morning
#Morning at the library. The only time of day when the building is actually quiet. #fmsphotoaday
March 23 | I'm Loving....
I'm loving that *this* is where she chooses to lounge. My little weirdo. #catsofinstagram #fmsphotoaday #imloving
March 24 - 29 | No pictures. I was on vacation and didn't carry my phone with me. Which is unfortunate in hindsight, because some of those prompts would have worked perfectly with vacation pics. I mean, "I am here (March 26)" am I right?
March 30 | Fast
Looking at pictures from our vacation that went by way too #fast. #fmsphotoaday
March 31 | Faux
Faux wood floor, faux fur mouse. Real fur cat. #fmsphotoaday #faux
Well, there we have it. My favorite pictures are a toss-up between "Beautifully Ordinary" for sentimentality and "Five Years Ago" and "Morning" for just being cool pictures. I only missed about half the days in March, let's see if I can do any better in April!
And here are my photos for March (the photos and captions are straight from my instagram feed):
March 1-9: No photos, I didn't start playing until the 10th.
March 10 | Far Away
Jumping on the #fmsphotoaday bandwagon. So what if we're already 10 days into the month? Thought of this song immediately upon seeing today's prompt. Listening to it at my desk and thinking of friends who are so #faraway
March 11 | Something Good
Guacamole from Los 3 Burritos. #somethinggood #fmsphotoaday
March 12 | Partial
Almost done with the top border! #partial #crossstitch #fmsphotoaday
March 13 | Fresh
Mmmmm #fresh coffee #fmsphotoaday
March 14 | Care
For those of you who #care (and I hope that's everyone), the Veronica Mars movie was great! Go see it now! #veronicamarsmovie #VeronicaMars #fmsphotoaday
March 15 | Evening
A good #evening. #fmsphotoaday
March 16 | Beautifully Ordinary
#BeautifullyOrdinary: taking a nap with my grandpa when I was just a baby. Four years ago today my grandpa lost his battle with lung cancer. Thinking of him today and remembering all the beautifully ordinary moments we shared. #fmsphotoaday
March 17 | Today's Weather
#TodaysWeather: Illinois versus Jamaica. One week until our vacation! #countdown #fmsphotoaday
March 18 | Five Years Ago
#FiveYearsAgo (or, more accurately, four years & ten months ago) my mom, Grandma, sister, and I went to Walt Disney World and had lunch at Cinderella's Castle. #fmsphotoaday #Disneyworld #CinderellasCastle
March 19 | Cropped
#fmsphotoaday #cropped
March 20 | Letter
My office contains a multitude of Ms! #letter #fmsphotoaday
March 21 | Full
Suitcase is almost #full! It's almost vacation time! Sorry, Arya, you and your mouse don't get to come. #fmsphotoaday #catchup
March 22 | Morning
#Morning at the library. The only time of day when the building is actually quiet. #fmsphotoaday
March 23 | I'm Loving....
I'm loving that *this* is where she chooses to lounge. My little weirdo. #catsofinstagram #fmsphotoaday #imloving
March 24 - 29 | No pictures. I was on vacation and didn't carry my phone with me. Which is unfortunate in hindsight, because some of those prompts would have worked perfectly with vacation pics. I mean, "I am here (March 26)" am I right?
March 30 | Fast
Looking at pictures from our vacation that went by way too #fast. #fmsphotoaday
March 31 | Faux
Faux wood floor, faux fur mouse. Real fur cat. #fmsphotoaday #faux
Well, there we have it. My favorite pictures are a toss-up between "Beautifully Ordinary" for sentimentality and "Five Years Ago" and "Morning" for just being cool pictures. I only missed about half the days in March, let's see if I can do any better in April!
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