tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14492817663884291992024-03-14T04:04:45.854+05:30Creat - E - witty UnleashedI wasted my creative time to earn lot of money; now I am wasting lot of money to earn my creative time!Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-67706044069263694602021-03-16T17:17:00.002+05:302021-03-16T17:17:57.819+05:30Hello !<p>Hello! How are you ? </p><p>I have been away for a long time and yes, I did miss you all :(</p><p>Life was on the move for the past two years, shifted to new home, DD got into a good college and she is now in a hostel. I am recovering from empty nest syndrome and adjusting to a new and different phase of life. Thanks to the technology I can keep in touch with her frequently:)</p><p>I have been fulfilling my crafting needs as that is a part of my survival kit :) And I have been sharing few things on Instagram too. Sharing here a recent finish 'Spring fairy' from Soda stitch. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B8qmm6fS5CY/YFCZ0LHirII/AAAAAAAAJHk/Zjzw1sC_NaY1-mpgf1HL3WsFKzch8c4ZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Spring_fairy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1989" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B8qmm6fS5CY/YFCZ0LHirII/AAAAAAAAJHk/Zjzw1sC_NaY1-mpgf1HL3WsFKzch8c4ZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Spring_fairy.jpg" /></a></div><p>Everyday, I think I will write a blogpost but sometimes you have to do things impromptu and that's how you are seeing me here :) I have been in touch with afew of you on Instagram that helped me keep connected. I have lost the habit of writing blogpost and I do see some changes in the application as well.</p><p>Can't wait to see what you all are creating ! Incase you are on Instagram, my handle is @createwittyunleashed</p><p>Nice to come back here :))</p><p>Preeti</p><p><br /></p>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-36470748940772609862018-09-20T17:37:00.001+05:302018-09-20T17:37:23.846+05:30I know you are missing my posts :D<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello all, Thanks for your comments on my previous post :)<br />
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It has been more than a month I did not post. Life was/is busy, but I wasn't away from my crafting and could also manage to read your blogs, albeit not regular.<br />
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Here is my colorful crochet table runner that I made last month. I posted it on my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Preetiraj/fridas-flowers-blanket" target="_blank">Ravelry </a>account. I am a member of a group that was having a two month event to make something colorful for the home. A table runner was due and I was inspired to not only join but also complete in time:)<br />
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Hope you liked my table runner. I also started some sewing project last month and another crochet table cloth which are progressing at a snail's pace. It has been a month I haven't cross-stitched. I did some needlepoint stitching using a kit that required working with yarn. I missed the delicateness of threads so I kept it aside for some time(read few months)<br />
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I have another good news, we bought a new house and this time it is not a flat/apartment but an independent house in a gated community. We are having some tile work, lift work(we have a lift in the house:) It is G+2 floors. I am into designing and researching again for interiors. I thought of taking a break from blogging but then I don't think I can be away for a long time, and reading blogs doesn't take that long as to plan and write blog-posts. So mostly, I will be here to enjoy with you:)<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-72516141403285218102018-08-03T14:28:00.001+05:302018-08-03T14:28:40.291+05:30The gift revealed!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thank you for your comments and suggestions in my last post.<br />
I guess few of you thought that I was asking about the swirls in the background of flowers which I was anyways going to stitch. It were the single crosses within the flower bunch that I was not sure about and I am still not, even now. I will stitch everything and then will sample one bunch with the crosses and see the difference. There are total three bunches.<br />
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I have another finish to share which is again from the twelve new starts this year.<br />
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This is my first ever card for my mother :)</div>
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I call my mother 'Aai' as in my mother tongue Marathi (a regional language from the state of Maharashtra). I don't remember making any card for my mother when I was a kid or even when I was a grownup. I however did cook for her when I was in college.<br />
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The design is by Angela Poole from the magazine Cross Stitch Collection, March 2012. I changed the original word 'Mum' to 'Aai' with my own font design to fit in.<br />
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I had mentioned about it as a secret stitching gift in this <a href="http://createwittyunleashed.blogspot.com/2018/04/making.html" target="_blank">post</a>. I thought I would send her before my visit in April this year but I could not complete it. While at her home, I couldn't secretly stitch and then, back home, I got busy preparing for family vacation so it got dragged again. I completed the stitching last month and instead of turning into just a card, I framed it. I finished just in time, a night before when Raj was about to fly next day to the same city to attend a family event. She was very happy and surprised to receive it:)<br />
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It is better I do not speak about vacation photos. I just hope I won't give up posting those after dragging so long.<br />
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I am also working on a crochet table runner which is almost done and could make an appearance in my next post.<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-23240133362941491502018-07-03T12:45:00.003+05:302018-07-03T12:45:22.663+05:30Stitching update and call for a suggestion...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thank you for your comments on my last post ! I won't say I could not reply due to blogger issues because I haven't been prompt in replying in last few months, maybe an year, ok, few years but not never :D<br />
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I have been working mostly on two projects, one I cannot show as it is meant for gifting and it is already delayed:(<br />
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Here is my progress on another one of my twelve new starts this year, Bellle & Boo Gardening.<br />
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I used a plain white aida fabric, so I changed the dress color to cream which was white in the main design and also the print on the dress was nice but annoying to stitch, so I changed that as well to a simple print. Only backstitching is remaining. I hope it will be done by next week.<br />
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About my trip photos, well, there are thousands and I selected few hundreds. Don't worry I won't show all here :D For a trip of two weeks, one camera, three smartphones and a teenager with Instagram account, this is bound to happen. I feel old days life of limited camera rolls was easier to manage. I will definitely share in next post.<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-32769017536237494322018-05-28T10:09:00.001+05:302018-05-28T10:09:44.256+05:30I am back :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hope you all are doing great ! I was travelling in April and May and was not having proper internet access and time to check on your blogs.<br />
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In April, I went to my hometown with family. My mother wasn't feeling well to make an yearly visit here so we visited her. I had a nice time relaxing for a week and did some cross stitch as well there.<br />
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Then we came back and we went off to a family vacation to England and France for fifteen days. In between, a lot of time was spent in shopping and packing. And again, back home, I am spending lot of time unpacking and rearranging things. I would share pics but that is going to take lot of time to shortlist. Meanwhile, I can show my cross stitch progress on one of my twelve new starts this year.<br />
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Stylised allium flowers - designed by Lesley Teare from the magazine Cross stitch collection, May 2011<br />
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We went on a weekend trip to complete our yearly visit to a pilgrim place. Anshita's exams were over last week but there was some glitch in one of the subjects and students were supposed to take a re-exam for that subject. That was going to be a huge spoiler but since around 2 million students were going to be affected, the examination board decided not to have re-exam for the entire nation but only in the affected areas. That was a big relief for us. This was an important checkpoint exam for her which is conducted at national level. So now she is having fun doing movie marathon and doesn't bother how much her mom shouts at her :) I have given up too :(</div>
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I have family travel plans in April and May. Anshita is having summer vacation of two months in April and May so have to make most of it including having her organize her own things and possibly teach her some household work other than just fetching a glass of water and keeping her snacks plate in the sink instead of just on the dining table. Ok, enough of cursing my bad mothering. I hope I can get blogging and crafting time in these two months.</div>
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-89081401227209435082018-03-19T15:19:00.002+05:302018-03-19T15:19:43.335+05:30Some progress and a gift from a blogger friend:)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Life is just as busy as always and there shouldn't be a reason for not squeezing in few hours a week to write a blogpost:)<br />
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I made a good progress on two of my new starts this year-<br />
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Stylised allium flowers - designed by Lesley Teare from the magazine Cross stitch collection, May 2011<br />
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Smiles all round - designed by Margaret Sherry from the magazine The WOCS, issue 240<br />
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My blogger friend, Catherine, from the blog - <a href="http://diamondc-diamondc.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">I Love to Stitch</a> - enjoys cross stitch and jewellery making. Her beading work is very neat and lovely! It is so nice of her that she made a beautiful beaded crystal ball for me:) Thank you Catherine, your gift is so pretty! It took a long time to reach me. She posted in January and I received it last week. I am glad it did not get lost in the transit.<br />
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Anshita took pictures of some flowers at home but she was too busy to shortlist them. I will share few images in each of subsequent posts. There are no more flowers now but it is good to see that there were some pretty ones in my small balcony garden.<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-57249173961068017192018-03-01T16:07:00.000+05:302018-03-01T16:07:05.773+05:30I only do luxury ! :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thank you for your wishes on my last post :) I have been meaning to reply you separately but life is too busy (also read as 'I am a bit lazy') to do everything :D<br />
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So here I am with another finish from the twelve new projects I started in the month of February.<br />
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I am almost done with my next finish. Hope to get it here soon. So only ten projects remain of my twelve new starts this year but my worry is that I am not progressing much on the medium sized projects and soon I will be at a loss of smaller projects again. I should work on bigger ones as well. Also I mentioned about seven new crochet projects in March but I need to postpone because Anshita's annual exams are to begin from Tuesday. I will continue with my WIPs then. </div>
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I am ready with my first finish from the set of twelve new starts I began this month. I had mentioned an invisible card earlier meant for a gift, here it is the cute one completed well in time for my wedding anniversary on 17th Feb. Raj was happy to receive it :)<br />
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The design is from the magazine Cross stitch collection, Feb 2014 and designed by Angela Poole. The original design has white elephant but since I was using white Aida fabric, I changed it to a pink shade. Later, I read somewhere that pink elephant relates to a drunk person. I hope you won't judge by the colour and appreciate the cuteness factor<br />
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I had thought of various ways to complete it but due to lack of time, I framed it. These frames are no longer in fashion but we do have a few of them received as birthday gifts from Anshita's previous birthday parties. They can't be gifted to anyone either. This was the only frame that was the nearest match size-wise.<br />
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It is not easy to fix into such frames. The finished piece needs to be pasted carefully on a regular thin copier paper and then just slide it like a photo. But as I did that, some threads at the edges started to fray. I then stuck a fine layer of clear plastic tape and then it slid in the slot without any issues. A card would have been easier.<br />
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I am almost nearing another finish but have some other priority tasks to be done.<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-40720908272637221512018-02-13T14:58:00.002+05:302018-02-13T14:58:45.847+05:30Happy Birthday to me !!:)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thanks for your comments and encouragement on my last post ! Today is my Birthday and I am going to share my remaining new cross stitch starts. But before that, here is a cute card which my sweet daughter, Anshita, made for me :)<br />
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Isn't it cute? That's me holding the title for the world's best mother. I hope I did a great job atleast in raising a daughter who makes lovely cards for me :) She has cleverly added all the tasks I juggle with - pan to cook, broom to clean, ironing her school uniform, laptop for my digital tasks, and a crochet needle too. The milk bottle is a cute symbol(instead of cup) that I am still after my daughter to drink a cup of milk since she hasn't yet started tea or coffee.</div>
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And these are my remaining seven new projects. I will share the original design picture only for the medium size projects. </div>
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6. Little Gardener by Belle & Boo from the magazine Cross Stitcher, March 2014 issue</div>
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7. Another card, can't share the details until finished as it is to be sent to someone, only a tiny flower part done so far.</div>
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8. Gorjuss designed by Bothy threads from the magazine The WOCS September 2013 issue<br />
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9. Elf's Garden summer fairy by SODA stitch.<br />
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10. Thank you card designed by Angela Poole from the magazine Cross stitch collection Jan 2013 issue </div>
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11. Smiles all round designed by Margaret Sherry from the magazine The WOCS issue 240</div>
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12. Stylised allium flowers designed by Lesley Teare from the magazine Cross stitch collection May 2011<br />
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Hope you liked these, didn't get much time to get good pictures but there isn't much to show either.</div>
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I could not prepare to draw/trace for free hand embroidery design that I planned earlier which got replaced with cross stitch projects again. I started a new one on each day and the ones with minimal stitching were mostly done on weekends. But I enjoyed the adventure and now I have some small and medium WIPs all through the year to choose from:)<br />
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Have a nice creative time!:)<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-48188050377665542632018-02-05T23:25:00.002+05:302018-02-05T23:25:27.388+05:30A cute bookmark and an update on new starts :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This cute bookmark, 'darling dogs in a row' was a free gift with Cross Stitch Crazy magazine, June 2016. I stitched it two months ago for Anshita but couldn't find time to stick it on the card.<br />
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I started my new cross stitch starts although I couldn't get much time stitching on each one.<br />
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Also, my hands are very dry these days so stitching speed is reduced. Not only that but a bad boy(read husband) at home sat on my specs and broke it. He then sheepishly joined it with glue and tape and now I am using tattered specs for stitching. I have to get a new one. Usually, I don't go out every day but ever since I started this batch of new starts, I am required to go out for some tasks every day. So atleast two hours of free time, meant for my hobbies, is gone :( Not all, but few odds are against me yet I am determined to complete my adventure:)<br />
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1. 'I do only Luxury' from the book, Attitudes A to Z by Kyla May.<br />
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2. A parrot design from the magazine Cross Stitcher, July 2014.</div>
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3. Animal Calendar (Jan month) - from the magazine Cross stitch Collection, Jan 2014</div>
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4. Invisible Card - It is meant to gift someone so I cannot show it here<br />
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5. Snakes and ladders by Durene Jones from the magazine, Cross Stitcher, Feb 2017<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-69825047270421205922018-01-29T14:24:00.001+05:302018-01-29T14:24:24.577+05:30Crochet doily <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thank you for your comments on my last post. I am on my way to begin my twelve days of new-project-a-day challenge that starts from 1st Feb.<br />
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Here is a quick update on my finished crochet doily which I completed last year but could not make it here due to my blog processing activities.<br />
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It measures 14 inches wide and I crocheted it with Anchor size 20 thread and 1.5 mm hook.</div>
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I am just so embarrassed to write only few words when I boasted in the last post that I will be back with more words. Can't help it, it's your day, enjoy! :)<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-18986805245513707582018-01-17T14:51:00.001+05:302018-01-17T14:51:06.276+05:30It requires a plan to plan something.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thank you for welcoming me in 2018 in the last post ! I still haven't prepared a systematic list of my resolutions this year and concluded that we need to plan ahead in order to plan something:) It's complicated !<br />
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Anyways, since I was bored stitching animals and fairies, I decided to stitch flowers. The fabric is 14 count white aida, it is the dappled sunlight through curtains that has caused the shaded effect on the picture.<br />
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This design is from the book 'Embroideries and Patterns from 19th century Vienna' by Raffaella Serena. It has been many years since I stitched from the book. My <a href="http://createwittyunleashed.blogspot.in/2012/08/hello-to-all-this-is-my-first-post-on.html" target="_blank">first post</a> was a finish from this design. I was a novice in posting and fabric selection then.<br />
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I had, in 2017, planned to stitch Kitty Litter project dedicating first week of each month. I followed the schedule for almost six months and then fell out of that plan. I did again this month and here is my progress.<br />
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Since I wasn't keeping up with my exercise routine, Raj got someone to do it on my behalf. Unfortunately, it is not a handsome hunk who would entertain me but a humble monk, 'Lenovo Yoga' laptop. It can be folded on either sides and have touchscreen as well. This is my first post from the new laptop.<br />
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Although I don't have an elaborate 2018 plan but I have made up my mind about few things that I can share randomly now. <br />
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It's been a long time I haven't had the pleasure of starting multiple projects. So, I am going to have twelve new starts for the entire year. January is almost gone. But I am going to start one new project everyday from 1st to 12th Feb. These would be small or medium projects so that I can get a break from my large projects. To make it more inclusive, I will make eight as cross stitch and four as free hand embroidery projects. In March, I will start seven new crochet projects for the first week. So my kitty litter project will move to second week in the month of Feb and March.<br />
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My year 2018 will be the year of decluttering. I do keep on doing that regularly but still unwanted things often pile up. It is easier to declutter wardrobes and kitchen. Papers and documents clutter is my biggest workload. I am not a fan of Marie Kondo, the Japanese organising consultant, with the famous KonMari methods. Behind all this decluttering, I have evil plans to create more space for my crafty things...mwahahaha ! I don't have any plans to declutter my crafty things, I just organize and archive them :D<br />
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Do you declutter regularly ? In which area do you feel you are organized?<br />
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Thank you for reading until here. I will be back again with more words :)<br />
Happy crafting!<br />
Preeti<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-58519352784229117252018-01-02T10:34:00.001+05:302018-01-02T10:34:15.869+05:30Welcome 2018 ! :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Happy new year to all of you ! :) Hope you had a fun and relaxing new year eve .<br />
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I have been running behind some plans for new year mainly setting up goals which I have been doing for the past three years . Earlier I had given up on goals but setting them up gives me a hope that there is much to look forward to in life and learn new things . So I forget the past failures and set up goals , some of them quite elaborate , and prepare myself , yet again , to fail ! ...he he. If I complete even 1% of the list , believe me it is usually a big list, I am happy :)<br />
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Here is what I revived from last year into the new year . I recycled Anshita's old water bottle into a vase with crochet cover and decorative accents . I gave the task of taking pics to Anshita and Raj . A flower and leaves were hurriedly snapped from the plants in the balcony and arranged in a manner which they termed eclectic . After that , their main object of interest was the flower and depth effect pictures , not the vase at all .<br />
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I used left over Lily sugar n cream cotton yarn and some anchor knitting cotton . The sleeve of the vase and accents can be taken out and cleaned whenever needed .<br />
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Looking forward to your creations this year.<br />
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Have a creative and happy 2018!<br />
Preeti :)<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-32618197912170805952017-12-12T19:47:00.002+05:302017-12-12T19:47:26.232+05:30Stained glass quilt - my first attempt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thank you for your thoughts on my last post , everything is under control now .<br />
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I have been away from the blogland due to my health reasons again and was advised bedrest :( I was mostly surfing pinterest and reading . I did complete my Goodreads reading challenge of 24 books this year so that's a consolation.<br />
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I had attended a stained glass quilt workshop organised at a fellow quilter's home . I am not into quilting but wanted to try patchwork . I chose the easiest pattern and also generated lot of learn-by-mistakes events for everyone in the workshop ...lol . But I braved the entire patchwork with sewing machine because I am not good at working with machine .<br />
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I made it in Dec, 2016 but completed the border just two months back . It took me almost one year to get it here. It measures approximately 16"x16" . I also tried the mitered corner while making the border and it wasn't that intimidating .<br />
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And yes, please don't comment with a get-well message as I don't want to make it a norm for me . I should better get used to these new-to-me health issues but it is slowing down my life often when I am about to or in a mode to speed up . I would rather appreciate if you share a link of your choice to a free pattern or tutorial to just feel happy :)<br />
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Can't wait to see what you all have been upto , I hope all is well and you are preparing for Christmas :)<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-19289291175089294802017-11-22T11:05:00.001+05:302017-11-22T11:05:20.944+05:30A caring and inspirational thought <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Completed the cross stitching on the inspirational and caring thought which I loved and look up to it in both good and bad times .<br />
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I won this chart in a giveaway from <a href="http://tiffstitch.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">Tiffany</a> . Thanks again, Tiffany !<br />
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The Alyssum in my balcony garden has flowered . I never knew they were so tiny . They aren't flowering profusely as I see in the images on internet . I have added flower fertilizer and it receives lots of sunlight as well . Any tips are welcome .<br />
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My extended family is going through a difficult time and there is sadness around . I don't share sad personal things here but hope for better days ahead .<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-63253380082665956722017-11-07T08:59:00.001+05:302017-11-07T08:59:59.944+05:30Thread Catcher<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thanks for your comments on my last post . Finally , I have a sewing finish to show .<br />
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After seeing thread catcher on various blogs , I decided to make one . It is a one day finish item and I did both hand and machine sewing . It was good to use sewing accessories - mat, rotary cutter , quilt ruler , marking pen which usually are rarely used . The free tutorial can be found <a href="http://needlingthings.blogspot.in/2011/08/triangular-ort-thread-catcher.html" target="_blank">here </a> .<br />
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I have run out of some threads for my cross stitch WIPs and will hopefully receive in few days .<br />
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Here are some great pictures of the skyline as viewed from our seventh floor apartment and taken by Anshita in last two months .<br />
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Hope you enjoyed seeing the pics . Our front balcony is west facing so we get to see sunset everyday :) Some of these are very beautiful compared to the sunsets we have seen at various tourists places .<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-37226364086851461312017-10-31T14:18:00.001+05:302017-10-31T14:18:42.708+05:30What am I upto? let's see :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I may not have been blogging but I am upto something and everything :) Sharing my finishes and WIPs . I made few doilies in last two months but I forgot where I kept those while our house was getting painted . Just found them a couple of days back .<br />
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Star Shine doily . Free pattern <a href="https://www.redheart.com/files/patterns/pdf/LC2961.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> I used S&N fingering weight cotton yarn . It is soft like pearl thread</div>
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Spring Brilliance doily . Free pattern <a href="http://www.draiguna.com/p/spring-brilliance.html" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">I made this with variegated Lizbeth thread size 10 but I am not happy with the outcome . I just had one ball of it and I wanted a perfect sized doily to use up the thread . The design is quite beautiful but I did not do justice to it . I did not have similar type solid thread to give a better finish. I will try again without variegated thread .</span></div>
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Height chart . I made good progress completing the lower neck of the giraffe , some part of tree and a toucan on the left . Now I am bored of stitching people, fairies and animals . </div>
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Spinach in my balcony is going great !</div>
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I am doing fine and my treatment for gynecological issues is working fine too . I just need to go for a checkup every six months for four years . I have many things on my todo list and I am way behind in gardening . Need to sow seeds this week . I hope to show little sewing finishes in next blog post . Till then,</div>
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-64401712512311906422017-09-28T12:45:00.002+05:302017-09-28T12:45:06.550+05:30Same again...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
well, I mean working on the same project . I did put lots of stitches on the height chart , here is my progress .<br />
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After : Completed flower and giraffe's face</div>
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Cherry tomatoes from my plant</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Made Chilli paneer last week . It is a vegetarian Indian Chinese dish made from cottage cheese .</span></div>
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I want to work on sewing projects but I am feeling tired and I am always returning back to my comfort zone of stitching height chart . That is making me feel self suppressed :(<br />
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I am going good on my reading targets . I hope I will find the courage and energy to work on sewing projects . I want to make cushion covers , needle book and thread catcher but even the smaller projects look tiresome in this lazy mood .<br />
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I wasn't able to edit and save image using picmonkey which I use to add my blogname to the images. Is there any alternative good free site to edit? Which one do you use?<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-23823103967396852912017-09-07T19:04:00.002+05:302017-09-07T19:04:55.349+05:30Some stitching progress....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thanks for your well wishes . I did some stitching on Height chart and then again had to stop due to a hurt on my right hand . It is ok now and I hope I can start stitching again by weekend .<br />
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Worked on Toucan and the flower at the top</div>
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Crochet cotton threads from <a href="https://shuttlesandneedles.com/collections/yarns" target="_blank">shuttlesandneedles</a></div>
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Chillies from my balcony garden. A single plant gives these many every 3 weeks.</div>
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Oven baked potato wedges which I made for the first time</div>
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When I am frustrated or overwhelmed with pending tasks , I like organizing things around . Gives me a little feeling of decluttering the mind even if it is an unrelated thing to do . Even watching some home organizing videos/blogs is fine although I am not an organizing maniac . Does that happen to you? What makes you feel better when you get overwhelmed with daily little things ?<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-50276066526939463202017-08-25T22:47:00.000+05:302017-08-25T22:47:04.836+05:30Hello again !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hope you are doing great . I was not keeping well and thanks to my friends who checked on me .<br />
I did not do any crafting for the past one month other than these rakhis that I made for Rakshabandhan - a festival for brothers and sisters . You can see my previous rakhis <a href="http://createwittyunleashed.blogspot.in/2016/08/cross-stitch-rakhi-bracelet.html" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="https://createwittyunleashed.blogspot.in/2015/09/i-am-crafting-too.html" target="_blank">here </a>.<br />
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Got this crochet book for making socks . Also received few fabrics for cross stitch & Hardanger embroidery and stitcher's lotion from 123stitch when Raj went to the US in July .<br />
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I hope to catch up on blogs this week . I am having a gynecological problem , not uncommon , and will go for a treatment next month . If it doesn't get cured in 3-6 months then I will have to go for a major surgery .<br />
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And yes , last week I got my first ever reading glasses :)<br />
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Have a great weekend!<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-85036234670823417962017-07-06T09:52:00.001+05:302017-07-06T09:52:10.334+05:30Winter Fairy Soda Stitch :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thank you for your comments on my previous post ! Before I end up posting about the progress on my Kitty litter self SAL again I decided to fill-in with a finish I completed in May :)<br />
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Winter fairy from Elf Garden by Soda Stitch</div>
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There are four fairies and my favorites are summer and spring fairies . But I did not want to do injustice to others so I have kept the favorite ones for the last .<br />
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Life was busy last month spending time with my mother and lots of seed sowing . I have been lagging behind in reading blogs these days . Few years back I used to read multiple times which later turned into a schedule of twice a day . Since last year , I have been reading once a day often missing out on weekends . But from last couple of months I sometimes end up reading alternate days or once in 2-3 days . It is not that I am that busy or reached any blog fatigue where many bloggers , recently , feel like abandoning the journey . I very much like to be on the blog land and I don't have any local friends with same hobby interests . I find reading blogs everyday easier as it doesn't create too much of backlog . How is your blog reading schedule ?<br />
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Have a nice time!<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-73210842809432287052017-06-13T16:11:00.001+05:302017-06-13T16:11:34.272+05:30A quick update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thanks for your comments on the last post ! Just wanted to share a quick update on my kitty litter project . Here is where I am at the end of June first week.<br />
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After : Added a grey kitty</div>
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I have decided that I am just going to stitch the main design including the floor but not the wall in the background. I don't have patience to stitch that and I feel it is not necessary to stitch everything. So probably with this monthly rotation method I may complete this project within a year. This is what the main design looks like.<br />
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Anshita's school reopened yesterday after the summer vacation and life is back on track and disciplined for all of us . My mother is here for a month and we are all enjoying her company :) The Monsoon rains have arrived and the temperatures have dropped down a lot and it is very pleasant now .<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-8417775409300566122017-05-30T16:03:00.002+05:302017-05-30T16:03:17.231+05:30Another finish and a lovely exchange ! :))<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have a cross stitch finish to share today which was meant for an exchange long due with my friend Mini from<a href="http://minizdiary.blogspot.in/" target="_blank"> Miniz Diary</a> . She received yesterday and now I am free to post about it :)<br />
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Cross stitch 'Blue bird' by Lesley Teare from the magazine Cross Stitch Collection April 2013 issue .<br />
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I framed it but unfortunately the glass frame didn't survive the long journey :(<br />
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We agreed for two handmade items but I forgot to take the pictures of the second handmade which is a crochet heart hanging . These are my goodies that I had sent .<br />
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Buttons, burlap ribbons, mini easel, sketched card from Goa and a set of cookie cutters</div>
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I received Mini's gifts a week ago . She made her first lovely Biscornu for me and now it is mine first too :) And her knitting coasters are soft and sweet as well! Thank you Mini !!<br />
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Needle minder and a scissor fob - both made by her</div>
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Lovely stationery and a crochet needle organizer which she got custom made</div>
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I enjoyed the exchange a lot and was happy to do it because we (read I ) had been missing deadlines with some or the other reasons :) Thank you Mini for the wonderful gifts !! Looking forward to see more exchanges in future .<br />
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Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719450107640709790noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449281766388429199.post-23413782428356146522017-05-24T17:53:00.001+05:302017-05-24T17:53:04.761+05:30Falling for the stars crochet doily....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is another crochet doily I completed blocking . It is made with Anchor knitting cotton and 2.5 mm crochet hook and measures 18.5 inches across .<br />
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