what fun, actually how funny as I received the mag, flipped through the letters page looking for a different letter and pictures submitted and which I have not bogged about yet and totally missed this.
Only spotted it when I was reading the letter top left and thought oh there is a dragons....oh it is mine.
Always nice to be in the WOX.
In case you missed it, and well you might have a little money from the internet thing I became aware of and s referral link to the Microsoft/ Bing rewards thingy from me https://rewards.bing.com/welcome?rh=pnkaXyr5VKc&ref=rafsrchae.
Once you have signed up each time you complete a search, or a set activity you get points. When you get sufficient points you can convert them to various gift cards , for example Amazon, Starbucks, Burger King, Etsy and more and spend them. Or you can donate them to a charity, there are a lot of options there as well. How many points you need to redeem varies for each type.
Now if you feel like doing that, you could consider using
Now I will be clear you don't have to use that, I think you will find it just fine if you google it. But if you choose the link there is a set up bonus of 1,320 points for you, and for me I get something for the referral. I get 1 point each time you make a search. So if you do then many thanks and if you don't well it didn't hurt to ask.
Shy Bairns get nee sweets as they say locally.
Oh and they also do a Microsoft Cashback thing. Of which I understand less, and went to explore as one of the activities in the rewards thing to get more points. Once there, well I guess I had signed up for that at some stage, managed to use it and there was a little over £15 in cash back waiting. For that you do need a paypal account for the cash back to be credited to.
Anyway that was a nice surprise and went towards a PITTA CD, I had been debating treating myself to, and now well it feels mostly free. It includes one of my favourite tracks.
Although I guess it could have been used for some craft supplies...perhaps next time!
Oh I just realised, I finally made some money off the internet! Not from a blog, or a video but just by using it! now that is funny.
lots of straight lines, no need to try and make curves here. That did not stop there being planning, ground and cliffs and roofs stitched horizontally. The castle walls vertically.
In some ways this was less stressful that the wyvern. There are some design deviations here and there but overall it fits.
I like the way the variegated thread has worked here.
Two down, two to go. Castle again for the next square as it was fun
This feels by title if nothing else to be a perfect Forestella song.
I am still working on this project but I am not posting it on an "as I go" basis.
I am posting various stages when I feel like it. Either when I have used up another skein of the thread or when an element has been completed.
In this instance it is the latter and there is a dragon , well of sorts, as it only has two legs I think the proper description is a Wyvern but whilst I am splitting threads to sew it I am not splitting them in the name.
It was interesting changing the direction of the stitching to trey and give curvature and movement to it.
I did have a deviation from the design here as I made an unpickable error. However, I am happy with it.
Here is a picture of the whole piece at this point in the project.
time for the fun part I have been looking forward to.
Time to think about how the direction or placement of the stitches in the variegated thread can be used to enhance the flow and movement of the design.
On feeling the curve here.
Not something I focused on for the edge designs.
Now are you wondering what it could be? Ah you know, what else!
