For All Who Love To Do Craft Work ...
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okay okay.. we know you're not mean..
you bought.. FIVE truckloads!
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Originally posted by the Bear:okay okay.. we know you're not mean..
you bought.. FIVE truckloads!
Bear bulleeeee meeeee!! Shave him bald!!!
I shall keep all that bear fur and knit it into a sweater to keep me warm in winter! -
Originally posted by Rhonda:
Bear bulleeeee meeeee!! Shave him bald!!! I shall keep all that bear fur and knit it into a sweater to keep me warm in winter!
Wei..........Bear.........it's a LOUD hint that she is taking you with her to Melbourne!!!!
Anyways, here's a sample of my artwork. I've the Last Supper too but don't have a pic of it.
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nah.. i'm balding
need to get something to eat
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Aaaahhh! Lovely! A Precious Moments piece!Originally posted by littlestream:
Wei..........Bear.........it's a LOUD hint that she is taking you with her to Melbourne!!!!
Anyways, here's a sample of my artwork. I've the Last Supper too but don't have a pic of it.
I sewed three Precious Moments pieces, had them framed up, and they all got stolen when I moved house! I even changed the dress colours for one piece and it ended up looking better than the original!
Hmm... maybe, I'll take a photo of my unframed pieces soon and show them here too!
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Eh... littlestream, something that was meant to be mercenary became some whimsical, silly, 'romantic' interpretation by you, ah?
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*scratches head*Originally posted by Rhonda:Eh... littlestream, something that was meant to be mercenary became some whimsical, silly, 'romantic' interpretation by you, ah?
my checher said i got wild imagination.
wow! so cool. got three pieces ah. yah, yah....show, show.
i got another precious moment. in my son's room. the boy kneeling by the bed in prayers one.
whenever we have first timer visitors to our home, he like to show-off/brag about my cross-stitch pieces. and also, how long it took me. *scratches head again* funny, don't know if it's a compliment or complain. i think compliments bah. that i have the virtue........PATIENCE!!! -
Not three pieces, littlestream... those three framed pieces were the stolen ones!
OK, I have five pieces left! Here's the first piece, and my favourite!
This was completed donkey years ago, during one of the Secondary School year-end holidays. -
This one's cute... it was sooo easy to do! Few changes of colours, and so little to stitch... but still, very cute!
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And now, another piece - one of the few from my Precious Moments collection that thankfully, wasn't stolen!
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Yo, jetta, post your cross-stitch photos in here instead of in Night Owls leh... this way, people interested in the thread topic will get to see mah!
Haiz... why everything post only in Night Owls or machiam in some 'Rhonda dragged me to do this..' kinda thread one? Must be a bit forum-saavy mah! Then can target the right audience and make more friends! -
This piece may be little, but it was the most frustrating one I've ever attempted cause of the colour changes that were necessary! Look at the fabric inside the clothes basket! It was a torture, man!
I think this was the piece that made me think of a better way of managing my colour threads - by using several needles at the same time. YOu know what they say about necessity being the mother of invention, right? -
OK, here's the last unframed piece with me...
I stitched a 'K' with a Bear flying a Kite on the pocket of my favourite pink hooded sweater donkey years ago, but left it in the Kartini hotel room in KL. Drove back to retrieve it, but the housekeeping staff denied having seen it!
And hmm... I've got a bag somewhere with a stitched front pocket too. When I find it, I'll post it in here. -
question: what are you going to do with them?
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Frame them up and hang them in my own home!Originally posted by the Bear:question: what are you going to do with them?
Yeah, yeah, know what you're trying to say... that they're useless, don't serve a purpose, etc. 
But, too bad, cause useless or not, they're my hard work and a product of my patience and perseverance, so there! -
question again: seriously... what are you going to do with them?
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Wow!!! Rhonda...........I am impressed!!!!
hey, somebody's eating and is making me hungry!!!!
Okay, back to my post. Hey, the second pic of the two bears......my golly. You really do like Bear *ahem*!
The precious moment ones are cute too. My fav are the last two!!!
But you won't frame them yet, right? It's a good thing 'cos it's easier to transport them as they are now. When you finally settle in your own home, you can frame them.
And then maybe by then, your hubby can brag about it too. -
Wah piang eh......what happened to ah Bear???? How come ask the same question twice? Alzheimer at this age? Or he wants it lah, Rhonda. Maybe he pai seh to ask directly.Originally posted by the Bear:question again: seriously... what are you going to do with them? -
Wei! Don't you know anything about wanting to decorate your house with personal touches and being house-proud?!Originally posted by the Bear:question again: seriously... what are you going to do with them? pthpthpth!! -
No, lah, littlestream. Knowing him, he's trying to say that they're useless so why spend all the time and money on something that's useless.Originally posted by littlestream:Wah piang eh......what happened to ah Bear???? How come ask the same question twice? Alzheimer at this age? Or he wants it lah, Rhonda. Maybe he pai seh to ask directly. Know him too well liao!
But if he dares to say it, I shall box him squarely on the nose! -
Forgive him.Originally posted by Rhonda:No, lah, littlestream. Knowing him, he's trying to say that they're useless so why spend all the time and money on something that's useless. Know him too well liao!
But if he dares to say it, I shall box him squarely on the nose! He forgot women is to be loved and not understood! -
actually, i always wondered about this cross stitch thing...
if i did it, i'll have to follow a fixed path... ultimately, apart from the sweat, the cross-eyed strain, everything, it'll never ever be "mine" because i didn't design it... i'm just a robot who made it... just like a few thousand other people, doing almost exactly the same thing...
i can do basic sewing, like putting buttons back on my shirt, sewing up loose hems, putting a patch on a pair of jeans... it took less skill for me to make crosses on a piece of cloth with grids than it took me to sew a button...
but that's just a guy talkin'
it'll not be something i would do... and not something i would put up if i ever did it...
art is an expression of the heart..
that's just me i guess..
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Oh, I've loved Bears for a long long time liao! Since I was a little girl.Originally posted by littlestream:Wow!!! Rhonda...........I am impressed!!!!
hey, somebody's eating and is making me hungry!!!!
Okay, back to my post. Hey, the second pic of the two bears......my golly. You really do like Bear *ahem*!
The precious moment ones are cute too. My fav are the last two!!!
But you won't frame them yet, right? It's a good thing 'cos it's easier to transport them as they are now. When you finally settle in your own home, you can frame them.
And then maybe by then, your hubby can brag about it too. I was the ribbon and lacey dresses kinda girl. Not allowed to do outdoorsy stuff like climb trees and what-not, so bo-bian... Kena punished badly if I went wild like some tomboy like that. Ah ma a bit overboard.
Well, I didn't frame them cause I couldn't afford it. Mom paid for the framing for the first three cause I was still a Secondary School student. I remember she was boasting to the shop lady very proudly and helping me select what colour to frame it up in and all that. It was pretty pricey back then, but I think it's many times worse now.
There are lots of creative framing shops here nowadays. There's a posh shop called 'Framing Angie' in Holland Rd Shopping Ctr where a lotta expats frequent - this lady, Angie, does 3D-framing... where you can frame your favourite items and she does it kinda like scrapbook-style with depth some more. Her pieces turn out real nice, but, as expected, costs an arm and a leg!
Since I lost those three pieces, I was so heartbroken that I've started several pieces at one stage or another, but never ever completed any.
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You're trying to say it isn't an original piece of work.Originally posted by the Bear:actually, i always wondered about this cross stitch thing...
if i did it, i'll have to follow a fixed path... ultimately, apart from the sweat, the cross-eyed strain, everything, it'll never ever be "mine" because i didn't design it... i'm just a robot who made it... just like a few thousand other people, doing almost exactly the same thing...
i can do basic sewing, like putting buttons back on my shirt, sewing up loose hems, putting a patch on a pair of jeans... it took less skill for me to make crosses on a piece of cloth with grids than it took me to sew a button...
but that's just a guy talkin'
it'll not be something i would do... and not something i would put up if i ever did it...
art is an expression of the heart..
that's just me i guess..
i think i think too much
Well, it isn't cause I didn't design it. But cross-stitch is appreciated by stitchers because of the patience it takes to complete the pieces, esp challenging ones.
Besides, there's always the challenging task of making sure your piece is very neat. I got to the point where it wasn't just enough to have the crosses uniform and neat - the back has to be neat too.
Well, a lot of craftwork isn't exactly original either. If you make clothes, the patterns and designs aren't original. If you make origami, it isn't exactly original either because you do not invent new designs but you're just reproducing something that's been tried-and-tested. And you do origami, don't you?
Actually, if you come right down to the crunch, only painting and a handful of other handiwork can be original... all other craftwork isn't exactly a true artistic expression in terms of originality.
And yes, whilst cross-stitch is easy to learn, it isn't easy to master. The more complicated pieces have colour changes, half- and quarter-stitches, back-stitching, beadwork, french knots, etc. in them. Stuff like whitework... that's not easy. The basics are easy, but who's talking about the basics here?
And, sorry, it isn't 'just a guy talking', it's just you talking, cause I know of many other men who would feel nothing short of a sense of pride or bliss if someone they knew stitched something nice. -
Im not the patient, gu niang kind to do sewing.
However, there was once, i (amazingly) completed the above piece (took me 8 months+) for my best friend. Intended to gif as X'mas prezzie.. ended up as her birthday gift.