It's back to the drawing board...

back to pieces

But it's ok. I'm feeling really positive about this. It also might be due to the fact that I'm on vacation :) It was really hard work but worth it. After separating them I managed to select the ones that were the right size.The ones that were to big I cut, the smaller ones were discarded. This is the end result:

Just a quick update...

... to let you know all three completed stages of the christmas project have been dismantled...
When I started this blog, even earlier, I suppose, when I first decided to start crafting, it was meant to help me improve myself in some way. As well as providing me with endles hours of pure joy, of course. And I figured these projects would allow me to improve two of my less charming traits: lack of patience and also, maybe due to my lack of patience, sometimes, particularly when I'm anxious to get to the result or when I'm close to finishing something, I tend to be less worried about the quality of the work and thus I have many examples of projects that I ended and as soon as I end them, I regret not being more carefull during the process. Also I truly believe the journey IS more important than the destination.
For the past couple of days I've had an opportunity to sit down and look closely at the finished results (due to the fact that I have new lovely fabrics arriving soon and can't really move on without them). I found that the work was less than perfect, even a bit sloppy. Also, I just know that when the new fabrics arrive would be very sorry I didn't get to include them. Also, in the meantime I did some research and have learned some new tips on how to cut the fabric better and how to sew the squares together in a much more perfect way. I deserve it, the project deserves it and so do all my loved ones on the receiving end of these Chrismas projects :)

So it's back to the drawing board!
On the other hand I am on vacation so I intend to get it all done much quicker this time :)

If I could ask for anything...

... I wouldn't ask it for myself, I wouldn't even ask for anyone I know... Or for any person for that matter.
I am truly passionate about animal wellfare. I suffer deeply for any animal that I know is suffering, I spend hours on end thinking of how can we change the way things are done in this country. A country where an animal is an object, where nothing happens to people who abandon, kill, torture, starve animals. It happens daily, not one day goes by without me hearing of some sort of horror, see pictures of a poor small inocent animal in serious distress fighting for his life not knowing when his next meal will be, not knowing where he will lay his little head to sleep tonight or even if he will be able to, not knowing if he will be alive tomorrow. So many animals come to our attention and by the time someone gets to them it's too late. Sometimes they get to have some comfort and attention and even love in their last hours, most of them don't.
How are we as presumably "superior" beings able to hurt such an innocent soul? Regardless of how complex their level of thinking is, they do think, they do feel, they do hurt and suffer, they love. And their love is the greatest in the world, it is unconditional. Even when an animal is mistreated, his human is still his whole world. When an animal is left by the side of a street, he still remains there for days on end waiting for his human to come back. And if he would, the animal would greet him with love and appreciation.

It truly breaks my heart... I think about it every night before I go to sleep and everytime I look into my kitties' little eyes. What they have isn't a priviledge, it's a right and today, I'm not sure I'll live to see the day when that becomes a reality for all of them. On the other hand, I can't imagine living the next decades suffering like this... something has to change!

And then there were three :)

Wops...

... I was so tired last night I ended up sharing more than I intended... Got to be more carefull from now on ;)

Part II of a couple of hundred of them of my Christmas Mega Project!

So the second part is done. I'm sorry I can't be more precise, but the cyberspace has ears and eyes and all of that and I don't want to give very much away.

Here's the two pieces

I'm very short on fabrics, but I have a few solids. Also I'm waiting for my order ;)

I particularly love the baby blue fabric. Also the dark blue is really intense :)

My most recent order!

Today was such a fun day!

I have just made my first fabric online order. I was looking for Amy Butler fat quarter bundles because she's my favourite fabric designer and choosing fabric by fabric is too hard. So while googling I came across http://www.gonetoearth.co.uk/ and they have plenty of bundles, both from Amy Butler and Ana Maria Horner, which is also a favourite.

My best friend in the whole wide world will get them for me and send them really really soon, so I should get them by next week. Here's a peak. They are all from the Daisy Chain Collection and I can't wait to get my hands on them! :)

One of my favourite things...

that always puts me in a good mood is..... BUTTONS!!

What a lovely sight!

I remember being a small child and my mom used to have this huge bag of buttons, and everytime she took them out from the drawer I would be thrilled! Now that bag has been greately downsized because truly they were never used anyway, but it still exists! And with this new collection I recentely bought, I intend to make it grow again :)

Christmas project... looking pretty nice if I may say so myself :)

So without unveiling much about the projects, the first of many steps has been complete :) Enjoy!

Here's a little preview

After ironing :)

Have a great weekend!

2nd hexie project.

So with my first hexie table mat done, I'm moving on to the second one and I'll be using my latest charm pack.

Here they are, all the hexies for my second table mat

I've asembled a few already