Author Archives: civilwarrose5

Summer Cross Project – 1-24-16

Posted on January 24, 2016 by civilwarrose5

As the new year started I hoped to have more time to sit and stitch in the morning. Winter, however, decided to finally arrive so I’ve been spending a few mornings shoveling instead of stitching. Then I took on a … Continue reading →

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Trivet! Trivet!

Posted on January 20, 2016 by civilwarrose5

One of my friends gave me a glass trivet for Christmas this year. It is really quite an interesting piece, but I didn’t know what to do with it. Use it as a trivet?? I don’t use trivets! Then I hit … Continue reading →

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Still Learning to Crochet

Posted on January 17, 2016 by civilwarrose5

The last time I showed you any pictures about my attempts at crocheting I was working on this piece. I had no idea what it was going to be, but I was just practicing my stitches. As you can see, … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 9

Posted on January 10, 2016 by civilwarrose5

Chad, the Spad, was rather sad. It had been a while since Jay had really done much playing. The problem? Jay was to the point where he needed to work on the landing gear mounts, etc… but his mean ol’ … Continue reading →

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Summer Cross Project – 1-2-16

Posted on January 4, 2016 by civilwarrose5

At the beginning of November I had finished stitching the top left corner of the cross and the background words. I had even managed to get it all outlined. It was really looking good.         With everything … Continue reading →

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Food: A Pet Peeve

Posted on January 3, 2016 by civilwarrose5

Considering the number of overweight individuals in this country it probably is not a surprise for people to learn that food plays a big part in a LOT of stuff. Are you having people over? Then somebody needs to cook. … Continue reading →

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Dresses for Missions Update 1-2-16

Posted on January 2, 2016 by civilwarrose5

It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update on the Dresses for Missions stuff that I’ve worked on. I finished this a few weeks before Thanksgiving, but I’ve just now found time to actually snap a picture for the … Continue reading →

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Handmade Christmas Gifts

Posted on December 31, 2015 by civilwarrose5

Is there anything better than spending time working on a gift for somebody and you just know that they are going to love it? Okay, perhaps actually receiving said gift is better, but it really is a toss up for … Continue reading →

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A Belated Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 26, 2015 by civilwarrose5

Things were crazy for me right before Christmas. We were trying to finish up Christmas gifts, cleaning the house, and running around to various different places for an endless number of events. I hope that everybody had a wonderful and … Continue reading →

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A Sketchbag for Christmas

Posted on December 17, 2015 by civilwarrose5

Christmas is coming up and so I asked my sister what I could get her stepdaughter. It seems that this girl loves to draw so I was told anything dealing with drawing would be very much loved. This was new … Continue reading →

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