http://www.acraftlife.com A Craft Blog with Tips, Tricks, and Project Photos Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:49:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is definitely the biggest cross stitch project I've ever done, and it has definitely taken some time to get moving on it. From starting it to finally seeing some progress, my Harley Davidson cross stitch is actually looking like a motorcycle. http://www.acraftlife.com/uncategorized/almost-25-of-the-way-done I recently went through a lot of my old projects that I made a while ago and found some awesome cards that I had completely forgotten I made. Mostly, I found some handmade cards that I made when I worked with Stampin' Up! and I was really excited about them. ... http://www.acraftlife.com/handmade-cards/finding-the-treasures Well, at least I finished this project and can cross it off my list. I was able to sew on a very small border. All in all I'm pretty happy with it. I just have to iron it and get it looking extra purdy. http://www.acraftlife.com/cross-stitch/one-down-bunches-to-go I've been having a couple of rough weeks. I'm not going to get into why it's been rough, but I will say that crafts tend to be my saving grace. They allow me to create something beautiful while I'm in the midst of turmoil, pain, or just the chaos of ... http://www.acraftlife.com/cross-stitch/crafting-makes-me-happy Got some more done on my Harley Davidson Cross Stitch project. It's starting to actually look like a motorcycle!     http://www.acraftlife.com/cross-stitch/getting-closer-everyday This weekend, my family and I went to Schoepfle Arboretum to see some of the beautiful plants they have there. I admit, it's been hard to leave the house, especially when I'm almost done with a project. But I'm glad we did because I was able to see some gorgeous ... http://www.acraftlife.com/photography/outdoor-art I was completely determined to get some major progress done on my Harley Davidson Cross Stitch project that I am giving as a gift later this year. Thankfully, I was able to do just that. I love how an image or a design takes shape on the canvas and I'm ... http://www.acraftlife.com/crafts-as-gifts/progress-made Good morning everyone. Hope you are all doing well and to all you moms out there... a very happy belated Mother's Day! My Mother's Day was spectacular. I love my children and my mom was here to spend some time with us. It was awesome. But every Sunday brings a Monday and ... http://www.acraftlife.com/general-crafts/mondays-challenge What a great weekend. Yesterday was National Scrapbooking Day and today is my birthday. Could I ask for more? Seriously, could I? In honor of NSD, I spent a lot of time gathering inspiration, reading my favorite crafting magazines, Creating Keepsakes and Memory Makers, not to mention sketching layouts and organizing ... http://www.acraftlife.com/uncategorized/national-scrapbooking-day As I stated in a previous post, I caught my daughter reading one of my quilting magazines, so I promptly ran out and bought her a kid sewing craft kit. She got to pick and she wanted the Disney Princesses sewing cards. You know the kind I'm talking about: the ... http://www.acraftlife.com/kid-crafts/i-couldnt-be-prouder