Combining facials with cross stitch

And by facials, I'm not talking about the oatmeal & honey kind.

Now everyone has their "rules" about what they'll do or not do regarding sex. This is one of mine. I've always found it gross & degrading, and I highly doubt a woman who says that she's into a guy jizzing on her face. Because, seriously. Who wants that?

Updates! New cross stitches! Stuff!

So when we last left off, I was flipping my shit over Bob Ross requesting my services. He has since received it & was very complimentary, even posting something about it on his Facebook. He sent me some sweet pics too!

Sneak peek of Season Cinco!

Eric, Tim, Bob, random guy


Bob showing off my cross stitch! Awwwws....


Although it's been a minute since I've blogged, I've been keeping busy with the salon & Etsy. I have one more sale until I've sold 100 items from Etsy. Woo! I've been trying to recover from xmas & restock the shop but I haven't been able to catch up yet! Note to self-don't wait until you have 11 items before trying to get it back up to 30+.

I hadn't embroidered in a while & I came across this adorable owl pattern & knew...it must be done. I tried to give it kind of a "vintage" feel. It was nice playing around with colors I don't usually work with! I'm usually drawn to the bright, bold colors but I've been digging on the subdued colors lately. I guess it's not that these colors aren't bright, but...you get what I mean.


I loved stitching the eyes!

If you haven't checked out the shop in a while, shame on you. Just kidding, make it up to me by going there now! Here are a few of my new favorites from the shop.






Go on, check 'em out! Take a peek at my flickr page for all the rest of the goodness!

Custom cross stitch FOR the Tan Man on Tim & Eric Awesome Show!

Hello everyone! I've been having a serious geek-out fit for the last week. Why? Because I was contacted by Bob Ross, the Tan Man on Tim & Eric Awesome Show wanting one of my cross stitches!!! Yes! It's true! Some of you may not know this, but it's one of my all-time favorite shows. I've already done two cross stitches inspired by the show, one from Zach Galifianakis's character, The Snuggler & the other is from one of their songs, I've got chubs for you. Yeah, I love this show.

He messaged me on Facebook saying he would like for me to do a piece for the character & after I shit myself, I got to work!


I refused money & instead am getting a priceless signed picture & I got some sweet MP3 files, one being a promo for my Etsy shop & the other is my new greeting on my phone!
I'll be sending it out to him tomorrow & I hope he likes it as much as I liked making it for him.

And hey, if you're a fan of the show Season Cinco (which Bob Ross will also be on!) is premiering on Adult Swim February 28!

Happy Holidays, everyone! See you next year!

Oh, hello cross stitch. I missed you.

It had been too long...way too long since I had gone on a cross stitching binge. I'm still in the throes of it, but I thought I'd post a few that I've done in the past couple of weeks.
First up, a custom order for my friend. This was inspired by an actual sign in Alabama (BIBLE BELT REPRAZENT!)

I accidentally made it heart shaped. But ya know, I think that's kinda perfect. Wanna see the sign that it's inspired by? Sure you do!
If there's one thing I love about living in Alabama, it's the hilarious church signs. Fucking priceless. I'm thinking about making another one to add to my Etsy shop...hmm...maybe...

Now here's one that I recently added. I had already done the quote before but I thought I'd do another & change it up a bit. This was a quote from Tina Fey & goddamn, I just thought it was hilarious & so SO true. Check out the skit here. And ok, yeah, I changed "stuff" to "shit". Thought it had a better ring to it. So sue me. don't sue me.

available @ my Etsy for $17!

Going back to the church-y kinda stuff, I took inspiration from one of my husband's old T-shirts & made this little gem. The lesser known 11th commandment!

available @ my Etsy for $16!

I really really love this one. I was going for that stone tablet appeal. Well, for the font at least.

And then I was inspired by one of my all-time favorite video games, Super Mario Bros 3. Now, I think that across the board, gamers hate water levels of all kinds. But man, I really think the water levels in SMB3 are a real fucking bitch. Thank jeebus for the frog suit.

available @ my Etsy for $16!

I cannot tell you how many times my husband & I have uttered these words. Ugh. Fucking HATE water levels.

I'll be listing at least one more cross stitch this week. Keep those eyes peeled!

Knit Fast Die Warm

So it seems I've been in quite the knitting mood lately. It's still not really cold down here, but it's getting there. Alabama kind of has a way of stumbling into the winters...I can't tell you how many times I'll use my air conditioner & heater in my car in the same day. One of my buddies on Twitter was interested in a scarf but she's vegan & most of my scarves are acrylic & wool blends. Well, no longer, my friends. Acrylic yarn can be....not so soft, so I was perusing the aisles of Hobby Lobby and lo & behold...bamboo yarn! So goddamn soft. While it's a little steep in price, I think it's totally worth it. I've already made one in this really pretty cream color.

for sale @ my etsy for $35!

I'll definitely be making more bamboo scarves. I just really love the way the yarn feels!

I also made this scarf & I absolutely loved the colors. It was a mix of red & black with nice chunky yarn (my favorite kind!) This one is not bamboo though.

This one has already sold!

I'll probably be knitting up some more scarves soon, so be sure to keep an eye on my Etsy & if you see one that you like, but would like it in a different color or have any other ideas, I welcome custom orders!

Soon I'll be getting back into some needlework. I've been missing embroidery lately! I'm working on a cross stitch custom order for a friend right now so that's keeping my cross stitching desire satiated for the time being :)

New scarves!

I've made 3 new scarves for the ol' Etsy shop! Guess what? They're also on sale! Only $15...stock up for the winter!




And don't forget, my cross stitch sale ends Wednesday! There's still lots of great items left. Here's some of my faves

only $12.50 till Wednesday!!

The last remaining section of the Christian Bale rant, only $10 till Wednesday!

only $8.50 till Wednesday!!

Today....

My husband & I are celebrating 11 years of friendship, 3 1/2 years of "couple-dom" & 2 years of marriage. I couldn't ask for a better partner in life.

♥
I love you so much, Will!

p.s. I wrote about our 1st anniversary here :)

1st Anniversary Sale!!!

On August 28th, I will officially have had my Etsy shop open for a year! Yep, I made it :) To celebrate I am having a HUGE sale! All of my cross stitches are 50% off!!! Holy shit, that's right! Half off ALL of my cross stitches. You can't beat that with a stick. Also, I'm planning on doing a Twitter giveaway soon too, so if you don't follow me already, there's another reason you should! You can follow me here. It's private, but I accept most requests, unless you're a porntwitterbot haha!

Here are some of the things I'll be selling for half off!


So there you have it! It all starts this Friday, August 28th!

Tattoo flash embroideries

Seems as though I've neglected this blog! I promise it's not on purpose, but life sometimes gets in the way with my blogging I suppose :)

So what's new? My husband & I moved into our new apartment, I've been keeping busy with crafts (of course), and trying to concentrate on building my clientele at the salon..I've been a busy girl!

Shall we get on with the crafts? Let's....

For the past few days I've been busy with a pretty nice sized embroidery. I'm super proud of it although looking at it after it's finished there are a few things I would change, but that's just me being a perfectionist. I don't think it's any secret that I love embroidering tattoo flash, but man I really loved this project. So much satin stitch!

available @ my etsy for $35!

While Will(the hubs) is always complimentary of my work, he seemed especially impressed by this :)

I also did a piece with some color tinting, which I looooove! It really does add a lot to embroidery.

This one I am keeping for myself. Me likes.

And although this last one doesn't really constitute as tattoo flash, it does have tattoo lettering!
I'm not going to say I hate stupid people because, without them, what would there be to entertain me? I will say that I think someone with some intelligence is definitely extremely attractive though, don't you agree?

Yeah, it looks a little dirty. That's because the ink from the brains transfer kinda bled through. A wash & it'll not look...dirty haha.


That's all for now! I have several more projects to post about soon though, so check back. And hey, have you checked out my Etsy store yet? :)

Things I Love Thursday

Passing my written exam! Yes that's right, I have one more exam to pass (the practical) & then I will officially be a licensed cosmetologist! I wasn't too nervous about taking the exam but I was still a little frazzled. I stayed up way late the night before my exam getting my husband to quiz me. After I was giving him the answer before he could get the question out, he called it quits & said I have nothing to worry about. And you know what? He was right! I made that exam my bitch. Basically. I also got a very sweet shout out & congratulations from the Emergency Pants crew. Thanks guys!

Melissa's wedding So one of my good friends, Melissa, got married Tuesday & I got to be in the wedding. I know it sounds weird but I love being in weddings! I'm such a cheeseball about that kinda stuff. I almost cried while we were all walking out to All You Need is Love. It was a gorgeous wedding & a lot of fun. And it was at a castle! How fucking cool is that?!

Children's books I don't know what compelled me, but for some reason I was feeling nostalgic & looked through the most popular children's books when I was a kid. Some of my favorites included The Real Mother Goose, The Value of Believing in Yourself: The Story of Louis Pasteur, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Little Engine That Could, Goodnight Moon, Best Word Book Ever, Where The Wild Things Are, and a whole lot more that I can't recall. I really wish I still had them :(

♥ honorable mentions ♥

learning how to play Dominoes, peach jello shots, baby Oliver, Will coming by my work just to bring me a muffin he made from scratch, business picking up, compliments on my tattoos from strangers, not stressing, my new hair!(I cut a LOT off!)

Love Bear

I've been on an "embroidering super cute things" kick, apparently. I finished this one up tonight!



Isn't he just adorable? It's been nice to take a break from studying for my board exams (I'm taking my written exam on Tuesday!!!) to just relax & craft a little bit :)

Wanna take this little guy home? He's available at my Etsy for only $12!