After her luck at requesting and getting a black MLP, Olivia said she wanted a clear one for her birthday. I didn't have any luck finding one, so her next choice was a white MLP. Another Google search turned up an awesome blank all white MLP to customize. I promptly bought two off ebay (in case I messed up the first one), then found them on the Hasbro site for half of what I paid on ebay. Ah well, caveat emptor.

I wanted this pony to match the look of Livi's black MLP. To do that, and make things a lot easier for myself, I used scrapbooking rub-on transfers for the designs, then used high quality black acrylic paint for the eyeliner and touch-ups. Two coats of brush on matte varnish were painted on, but I plan to add a couple more over the next few days to really protect the artwork.

Happily, this pony thrilled Livi more than Zombie Girl did, and at my suggestion was named Ghost Pony Girl. Or Ghost Girl Pony. Livi's used both names.

My wife was fond of sewing; this is the last piece she worked on. After she died my daughter finished it.

The Challenge Friday group has chosen Weave for Week 30.

Diariamente me encarando do outro lado do espelho.

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Work in progress - couching down the outlines.

A quote about opera from the Terry Pratchett book Maskerade. The quote is not exact to what's in the book, as I only listen to the book on tape and got this quote online and couldn't check it against the original text.

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The chart for this design can be found at www.cottonseason.etsy.com

Project Blogged @ Eglantine Stitchery, including complete materials list and close-up photos!

This is my variation - with added beads and filling stitches in metallic silver thread - on a beautiful free design by WyrdByrd designer Jeanne Dansby. The pattern is "September Snowflake", part of her Blackwork Smalls series (scroll about halfway down on the page for the pattern). I stitched this after Christmas, and am now working on turning it into an ornament for the holidays next year!

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Modified from the Blackwork Sampler pattern in Alicia Paulson's book Embroidery Companion.

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Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.

A joke by science comedian Brian Malow

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DMC 403 & 304 on 14-count lurex Aida

Sorry about the quality of the picture. The lurex shines and shines...

newly finished piece, handdyed cotton threads on linen. it needs ironed and mounted

Maori, Polinesisch, Band, Blackwork

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Blackwork sampler work-in-progress, before adding gold & silver embellishment. For 'Stitch and Surface' class.

This is the piece I sent to Meagan Ileana for the Phat Quarter swap. I wasn't sure what to do with the anatomy theme, so I surfed the web for inspiration. I found this at pornokrates in which a man refers to his package as a "ruthless organ." Couldn't ask for much more inspiration than that.

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Puffin, worked in a Royal School of Needlework class.

Blackwork.

I will add a design coming off either side of the longer design; then, this will be finished.

Swap piece for kaati13 has made it (rather quickly) from the UK to Massachusetts. Blackwork with lyrics from Ian Dury's Sex and Drugs and Rock&Roll. The man was a legend. So happy that Kristin likes it and I can finally show it off!