The DforV Etsy Shop is Officially Open!

Finally, right?  

I have been having a good time making up my odd little cross stitch patterns in Photoshop.

It's a cool way to play with really simple design.  I haven't found a software that works how I want it to but I have figured out a round about way to create a pattern with the pixels as a square.  It works, that's what matters.  Maybe I'll put up a tutorial on how I create a pattern with PS.  Hmm.  Good idea, me.  :) 

So I opened up the shop to share my patterns.  I won't use them all.  Some will be dumb, some abstract, some really mainstream. We'll see what people like.  

I'll eventually put up some crochet patterns and finished pieces. Maybe after the baby is born and things settle down a bit.   Shrug.  We'll see!

So many possibilities!  So much potential!

I've got two for sale at the moment.  

The first is what I think of when Violet sees the cat.  She is in love with the cat.  The cat is a good sport.  But she really loves and squeezes him.  She will yell KITTY! at the top of her lungs until she gets to him then gets in his face and says HI KITTY.  Poor animal doesn't even bother anymore.  

  

You can get the pattern on Etsy right over here. 

The girl likes cupcakes.

The girl meaning me.  

Cupcakes became Violet's "thing" before she was born.  This onesie from Carters I bought in nb, 3,6,9 and 12 because I really just wanted to see it ALLTHETIME.  It's it cute?!?  It says momma's sweetie.  

I'm doing more cross stitching because it's giving me the ability to create smaller more design driven projects. 

This is the second thing I made.  It's for Violet's gallery wall and it's her "full" nickname from me.  We call her Squirt, Turtle, Chicken, Chick, Doll, Doll Face and whatever else.  This just came out of my mouth one day.

This was done on 14pt Adia Cloth.  It took about 2-3 hours or so. And was a really good practice.  I got the pattern on Pinterest. The 5x7 frame from IKEA.  It's been laying around for a while and I think it was a set of 4 for $2.50.  Plexiglas, which I like for a kids room.  And card stock cut in the shape of a mat.  

Trying On Cross Stitch -or- F*CK EM!

One of the big reasons I love crochet so much is because with some yarn and a hook the possibilities are limitless.  

...until you want a small project with words in it...

I started this as filet but it was just too much.  I had been resisting cross stitch since I was a kid.  It's my mom's craft and shes exceptional at it.  So I never ventured.  

My friend Rebecca makes very cool geometric style cross stitch, I love this stuff, it's totally up my alley. 

I also love dry crass humor.  

This is something my younger brother tends to tell me.  I often need to be reminded I live this life for me, my kids, my husband and my family.  In that order.  

It's 2.5 by 3.5.  My first completed cross stitch. 

Vi's First Birthday.

The squirt's first birthday is next week and I'm making stuff.  I always make stuff.  I have bright ideas and I jump into them with not enough time and then they aren't exactly what I wanted.  Blah blah blah.  

First here is her invitation.  This took me too long.  But the first piece of the design always does.  

However.  This was easy and I'm in love with them.  

None of the ones in the stores were what I was thinking so I made these.  I happened to have a stamper that fit the design PERFECTLY.  Seriously.  No measuring or anything.  It was perfect.  

This last pic is the most true to color.  I love my phone app too much sometimes.  :)  

I love making these little details.  I realize the majority of these will just end up in the garbage.  But all I spent on them was ink.  <3