cross-stitch progress

Here is my progress from May 5th to now - I know that it doesn't look like much, but I have finished with six different colors, yellow(underdress, sash), light yellow(in the flowers), dark grey green(obi, leaves), light sky blue(in the hair), dark grey(also in the hair), and grey(shading on collar and sleeves, sash, and shading on the bird). Right now I am working on light grey. It's like playing find the differences!

bathroom remodel continued...

We worked hard on the bathroom this weekend! We worked on the tile in the bathtub, we thought it would be hard, but as we got into it, it wasn't too bad.

old hobby, renewed!

I used to craft a lot, back before graduate school and Mary Jane. I have decided to take it up again, specifically cross-stitching. I have been working on one particular cross stitch since 2000. I would work on it vigorously for awhile and then put it away for many months at a time. Since I don't have homework during the summer, I am setting a new goal: to finish the cross-stitch. Below is a picture of where I am at as of today, I have a long way to go. Just to give you an idea of size, 15 ins wide by 20 ins tall.

I like to work with one color until it is totally finished. I am currently working on the yellow color. This morning on the train in to work, I found a mistake and now must undo a section. The bottom left corner yellow stitching is off, its one row too low. Here is a close up while I am taking out the stitches.