Busy Hands Crafting Blog

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This is based off the last written note we found by my grandmother when she passed. Lilacs remind me of her, as she always had them in her yard. I'm missing her especially bad today, since it's Easter Sunday. We always went over on Easter and she always had an egg hunt for the boys. This is probably the first year without and it's hitting me pretty hard for some reason. It's just another "milestone" that makes me miss her more as time passes. I want to list all the many things that are wrong with this project, but it's what I ended up with and the sentiment is what matters. It isn't original to her, but it obviously resonated with her enough to cause her to write it down. My world has been upside down for the past several months. Losing her played a huge part in that. So, this quote has really stuck with me as well. So much is uncertain right now, but we have to continue to trust God through it all. I feel like that's the main lesson He has

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I haven't done a counted cross stitch kit since I was about 16, but when I was looking for a project and saw this one, I said, "Perfect!" 🤣 Products Used: Dimensions Cross Stitch Kit Can't Adult

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Remember this sketch ? Well, I was still too chicken to color it, so I decided to try my hand at something slightly more forgiving -- digital. So, I scanned my image, cleaned it up, and colored it using Photoshop. I have used Photoshop for many, many things before, but coloring was definitely not one of them. I admit -- it was totally daunting, but I quickly got the hang of the pen and tablet I bought Matt one Christmas and ended up really loving the process. I may just do it again someday. But at any rate, here is my finished lion. I'm fairly happy with him. I wish I was better at drawing, but...it is what it is. I may still color the original and give it to the boys.

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