tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post8299161427015601977..comments2024-02-27T04:14:48.904-05:00Comments on Stitch Bitch: Stay At HomeAnna van Schurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545037218589039870noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-70900987292313926332009-01-29T15:38:00.000-05:002009-01-29T15:38:00.000-05:00She is Emeral Mermaid by Mirabilia, Lenna. I have ...She is Emeral Mermaid by Mirabilia, Lenna. I have see the Crabby All Year; it's cute.<BR/><BR/>It turns out that you are a speedier unstitcher than I am, though. That took my two hours to unstitch.Anna van Schurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545037218589039870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-34497055345400383412009-01-27T01:21:00.000-05:002009-01-27T01:21:00.000-05:00Hi ~ enjoyed your blog very much. You think just l...Hi ~ enjoyed your blog very much. You think just like I do. I made an angel once, you know the big ones. I got off by one stitch and she was the one with the beads in the middle. By the time I realized it I was 1 1/2 inches off. I had to take out 3 days work in about 1 hour. I always take out what ever I have too. She was beautiful when I got finished with her. You did the right thing.<BR/>Have lennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736735391884903667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-42578727362384354752009-01-25T05:01:00.000-05:002009-01-25T05:01:00.000-05:00I get nothing done when I'm at home either. It mu...I get nothing done when I'm at home either. It must be something about enclosed air? <BR/><BR/>Did you work out hte perfect gift? Frankly I like the skul bag of anti-40 goodies. :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927472981531670361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-51777389832986053732009-01-24T09:07:00.000-05:002009-01-24T09:07:00.000-05:00It is hard to stay at home and keep yourself disci...It is hard to stay at home and keep yourself disciplined enough to get things done. Over the last couple of years, I've greatly reduced my expectations of what I shuold be accomplishing, which helps :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-57657999965289532222009-01-23T00:00:00.000-05:002009-01-23T00:00:00.000-05:00I stay at home, too (Thank you, honey!). And no, ...I stay at home, too (Thank you, honey!). And no, I don't get much done either. I had a bookmark once: Behind every good book is a lot of housework going to hell. Take out "book" and insert "cross stitch project" and that's pretty much where my head is at these days. lol<BR/><BR/>That mermaid is coming right along. I've got her on my wishlist. Tsk. I can see I'm going to have to upgrade her Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-83652050973763718312009-01-22T17:57:00.000-05:002009-01-22T17:57:00.000-05:00It's so nice of you to be stitching the Mermaid fo...It's so nice of you to be stitching the Mermaid for your mother. I've never stitched a Mirabilia - not my cup of tea, either - but from my blog reading I know that they are pretty intense projects. You're making really good progress.<BR/><BR/>The pirate skull bag sounds cool, but <I>anything</I> handmade makes a nice gift.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04394547512267611452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-45084433004762428532009-01-22T10:24:00.000-05:002009-01-22T10:24:00.000-05:00I stay at home and get nothing done. I feel that p...I stay at home and get nothing done. I feel that people that work outside the home manage their time much better out of necessity. My best advice, set up a routine for needs doing, it's so easy to get sucked into what ever marathon is on and use that as excuse to stitch and not to do those necessary things like laundry, mopping, and the dishes. But I'm so lazy.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I have a great idea Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764998966877086819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-77375356108873464962009-01-22T09:22:00.000-05:002009-01-22T09:22:00.000-05:00Screw dignity. Go for skulls.As one who works from...Screw dignity. Go for skulls.<BR/><BR/>As one who works from home a fair portion of the week, the trick is making a list of what you will accomplish and sticking to it no matter what. It's too, too easy to get sucked into mindless surfing. Know that the internet will still be there after you get your work done, just like it was when you worked in an office. <BR/><BR/>If you follow that advice, Adrienne Martinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397168988027122161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-53857096002235148942009-01-21T17:45:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:45:00.000-05:00Gee, your sister's only gonna be 40? I could almo...Gee, your sister's only gonna be 40? I could almost be her unwed teenage mother! I agree with Kathryn ... to hell with dignity. Be ridiculous. As far as items, maybe some wax for the moustache that will be appearing eventually.<BR/><BR/>Miss Mermaid is looking lovely.dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702339127060616036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-54248580122106226462009-01-21T16:29:00.000-05:002009-01-21T16:29:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear about your job!I say go for fun...ha...Sorry to hear about your job!<BR/><BR/>I say go for fun...having been 40 for almost a year, fun is a requirement! If she doesn't stitch, that isn't something she can buy. My favorite gifts are those that the person made good/bad or ugly!Jacquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423256914990926846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-84140111179030243202009-01-21T14:34:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:34:00.000-05:00Wow - the mermaid looks fantastic - you got a lot ...Wow - the mermaid looks fantastic - you got a lot done! As for not getting much done while at home, I never seem to get everything done I want to on the weekends...not sure where the time goes though. I love the idea of the skull messenger back (while you're at it, make me one LOL!).Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055538119434258693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-72182741843858107072009-01-21T14:33:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:33:00.000-05:00The stay at home thing - its tough. If I don't ha...The stay at home thing - its tough. If I don't have a plan, I'm on the computer all day and nothing gets done. So I have a plan of what needs to get done daily (like a load of wash) and weekly (like the bathrooms) and each day I review my to-do list and figure out which errands, etc I'll do that day. I still have bad, do-nothing days, but they are getting less frequent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-89147698402698156952009-01-21T12:04:00.000-05:002009-01-21T12:04:00.000-05:00WOW she now has hair AND a face and an arm. She i...WOW she now has hair AND a face and an arm. She is definitely coming together. Love Patti xxxPatricia Lessellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747595273484731811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-53068416662257027072009-01-21T03:45:00.000-05:002009-01-21T03:45:00.000-05:00My best friend and I are both going to be 40 very ...My best friend and I are both going to be 40 very soon...<BR/><BR/>I've just knitted my friend a lace shawl, as she's now a little old lady :o) (and she works from home and her house tends to be cold so it is quite practical)Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915479560572642825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-5705740001011426622009-01-21T00:40:00.000-05:002009-01-21T00:40:00.000-05:00Dignified? She's going to be 40! Dignified is OK...Dignified? She's going to be 40! Dignified is OK at 20, but at 40 you better be able to laugh so the sillier the better. You can't out impress her, so just be sure the gifts are silly and fun.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968531508224415029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-19670184861790628022009-01-20T23:52:00.000-05:002009-01-20T23:52:00.000-05:00I stay at home, and I can tell you - I really don'...I stay at home, and I can tell you - I really don't get anything done! I'll admit it, I'm not ashamed. On a good day, I get a load of laundry clean and folded, dishwasher emptied, dinner made, and child #1 off to school. I stitch during naptime and after they go to bed.<BR/><BR/>Today I was distracted by all the inauguration stuff, so, hmm - laundry got clean, but is still in the dryer, drea_dearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068102855640128153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-20324431275701469572009-01-20T23:27:00.000-05:002009-01-20T23:27:00.000-05:00Go for the pirate skull messenger bag. Definitely...Go for the pirate skull messenger bag. Definitely a cool bday gift, plus it's black for all that over-the-hill stuff ;)stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232252768290204726noreply@blogger.com