While I wondered if 2020 would ever end and when I could start my seeds for 2021, I kept busy with several projects, and that’s why this is a L O N G post. One of the silver-linings of telework was there was no travel time to and from work. More time to do my own stuff. Don’t get me wrong, I can’t wait to get back to going into work, safely, and resuming my train naps to and from work, but I sure did use that time doing stuff I like. I did a little sewing, some cross stitch and a whole bunch of landscaping. Below are little snippets of what I did and pictures.
Sewing Project
I was cleaning up and found a few old needlework pieces that my mom made that she intended to make into pillows. I asked dad for her sewing machine and decided to learn. The sewing machine hadn’t been used for over 10 years so needed some cleaning. I love YouTube!
Cross Stitch
I found this cool pillow in a antique store that I decided to remake. Then I found a cross stitch kit with a design to sort of match. They are both octagons so it’s going to be tricky to make them into pillows.
Custom Designs
I “discovered” this artist, Charley Harper, and have fallen in love with his work. The studio produces hand painted needlepoint canvases – very expensive. I have never worked on canvas for needlepoint. I considered it, but then decided to make my own design for a cross stitch pattern based off of his design “Wrented”. I’m not going to post the actual pattern, nor will I share it because I don’t know the copyright details on it. I’m making it for myself.
The more to-the-point item is that I found I can possibly use my own artwork and make them into patterns. That’s going to be a later project.
The more to-the-point item is that I found I can possibly use my own artwork and make them into patterns. That’s going to be a later project.
Landscape Project
I didn’t get to play in my gardens, but I did get a chance for a lot of landscaping – in my husband’s train layout!
This has been really a lot of fun. I got to get messy with paper mache, paints, and all kinds of fun stuff. I made trees and buildings. I got to design the city and really put in a lot of work on the farm. I hope you enjoy the pictures. I guess I should make a video or two when the trains are running. He’s got 4 trains running.
The Town
The Mountain
I didn’t get pictures of when I was building the base out of wire, wire mesh, and paper mache. I tore my hands up on that wire mesh!
The Farms
The Crops and Greenhouse
This is my favorite part of the layout – the crops and the greenhouse.
Deadman’s Curve
And what’s a town without a graveyard.
