This Mad as Hell cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop: This pattern is inspired by the quote from the movie Network: “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.” Surrounding the quote is a heap of possible actions like vote, volunteer, donate, call, organize, demonstrate, boycott, and …
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This Dream cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! This Dream cross stitch project was inspired by the arm tattoo of a good friend. He is an executive for a big entertainment company and he loves his work so much that he got this tattoo. I created this project as a birthday …
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This Lift While You Climb cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop!I first heard this expression after the passing of Gwen Ifill, who, to quote Biography.com “was a pioneering journalist and one of the most successful female African-American reporters of all time.” Her friends and fellow journalists noted “how she embodied the motto …
My Be the Change cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! Via the website Quote Investigator, it turns out that this phrase is one of the six principles of educator Arleen Lorrance’s “The Love Project”: “Be the change you want to see happen instead of trying to change everyone else.” Many attribute …
Welcome to today’s ACrafty Interview with Tina Puckett, basket weaver of Tina’s Baskets. When did you start crafting? TP: I grew up in South America. We lived as locals, and every week we would go to the open market for the groceries. At the local market there were always local crafts being sold from hats to …
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Welcome to today’s ACrafty Interview with Katie Kutthroat. She’s heavily tattooed, always honest, and an occasionally NSFW cross stitcher and embroiderer. If you watch the Emmy winning HBO series Girls, you may recognize some of her pieces that were used on set. When did you start crafting? KK: I grew up around crafting. My mother’s aunts, my …
Welcome to today’s ACrafty Interview with WhateverJames – father, Star Wars geek, and cross stitcher! When did you start crafting? WJ: I don’t remember. I’ve always crafted and made something. When I was really young (6-10) I had a big toy box of He-Man action figures and several compartment boxes of beads and jewels and everything I needed to …