Craftyminx

My light in the darkness

Thank you all for your kind comments/e-mails regarding my anxiety problems. While I'm sad there are many of you that feel the same way, I am glad that I'm not alone. I started Lexapro about three weeks ago and things are much better. While I am still getting slightly anxious about things, I can process it and make it go away without it being overwhelming and turning into a multiple day freak out fest, which is really nice. I prefer this much more over the prozac that just made me feel like an unemotional zombie. I kind of like feeling things.

So anyway, My crafting has been back to a work in progress and as per my usual I am doing about a million things at once.

I've been embroidering more for blankets and I added a couple more designs. For some reason, I'm currently finding embroidery much more comforting than knitting. This is a weird thing for me because I usually just want mindless movement that becomes repetitive and soothing. Now, I'm finding the details in embroidery to be calming.

This is my newest design:

I've been toying with the idea of making a Bella portrait for awhile. Mainly because it is going to be my next tattoo. While a regular black and white portrait would be fine, I just had to make it crafty.  And after scouring the interwebs for pictures of actual embroidered looking tattoos, (there really aren't that many) I decided that it should be the medium I use. I talked to my tattoo artist last night and he loved the idea and told me to get stitching so he can tattoo it. It's nice to have him as excited about the tattoo as me. I'm not quite sure I'm ready for the tedious four and a half hour session it will take, but I'm going to hope that the back of my shoulder doesn't hurt nearly as bad as the back of my leg (damn those were painful!).

I never thought I would be someone who liked getting tattoos. I always wanted at least one, but figured I would stop after that. Seeing how I got two my first time, I guess I should have realized that I wouldn't be stopping any time soon. And much to my family's chagrin, I intend to get more. I just love the idea of being able to carry around artwork with me at all times, especially when it has a special meaning. My Hello Kitty bows always remind me of my mom, because she would take me to this little drug store by our house when I was about 3 and would let me pick out Hello Kitty stuff. Little did she know she would start a life-long obsession.

Bella is the first dog I've had that is truly mine. She came into my life during a really awful period of depression and anxiety and I needed her just as much as she needed me. Her little 3 pound self brought me out of the darkness I had been in for months. She always makes me smile and reminds me that there is something in this world that needs me to survive. I will be so happy when I can have her with me at all times!

embroidered cuteness

Who doesn't love cute woodland friends?

I decided that the knitted blankets needed something extra to make them more than just a knitted baby blanket. I think I decided this back in May, and I'm just now getting around to doing it. That seems to be the way I work these days... three months behind. I must admit I haven't had a lot of desire to do much of anything lately. Anxiety, allergies, and a boyfriend have pretty much been taking up all my time and energy. On a side-note, anyone else out there have crippling anxiety issues besides me? I've always used crafting as a way to keep it at bay, but lately it's been pretty overpowering. Medication is a good thing in this case.

I had an artistic streak this week and started drawing cute little animals and decided that I had to use these on the blankets. I'll be adding some more friends as I go. I have a cute mushroom family drawn up and some bunnies and other cuties.

So what do you all think... Woodland cuties a go? Do you love them as much as I do?

I think Bella likes them.

Tonight is Live on the Plaza so come out and see me and Booty J Crochet! She'll have hats and fabric hair flowers and pins. I'll have the above blankets and jewelry and what not. There are a lot of things happening out there this evening, so even if you're not in the shopping mood there will be plenty of other things to check out.

Oklahoma is hoppin' this weekend

And these are just the events that we are going to. I'm sure there are even more great things happening in this great state :)

Tonight: Hot Young Hollywood Beach Party.


Tomorrow: Okie Twist-Off (kick-off party is tonight at the Prohibition Room)


Sunday: Turnpike Trauma Roller Derby Tournament

I also have to take Bella to the vet tomorrow morning and have a loop of estate sales to hit up while I'm out. Everyone have a great weekend and I'll hopefully have pictures of our fun to share next week!