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Post by Solana on Feb 6, 2022 19:08:17 GMT -5
My current project is a portrait of my brother's bulldog, Lt. Pickles. (He'd planned on naming his bulldog Mr. Pickles after Butters' dog in 'South Park', but he was chosen by a female puppy.) Luckily, since the last dog portrait I did was of a beagle with similar colors, I was able to reuse a number of skeins of thread.  |
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Post by Rune Lai on Feb 7, 2022 1:59:16 GMT -5
Hehe... well, it's better he went with the dog who chose him than go out of the way to say "No, it has to be a male dog!"  Lt. Pickles is looking fine. |
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Post by Solana on May 2, 2022 19:08:32 GMT -5
I'm hoping to finish this by Christmas. Attachments:
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Post by Rune Lai on May 2, 2022 19:34:14 GMT -5
Looks like it's coming along! |
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Post by Solana on May 3, 2022 10:14:27 GMT -5
Yeah, thanks! Cross-stitch is supposed to be good for anxiety, which is nice with trying to quickly learn all of the skills of a vet tech without a specialized degree. (I got moved to another area and adore it. A little slower, a vet who is the epitome of 'do no harm but take no sh*t, and a mentor vet tech with the same attitude and also has fibro so we support each other on the bad days.)
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Post by Solana on Aug 27, 2022 15:04:55 GMT -5
I did manage to finish it before Christmas. I'll be honest, part of the reason that I was rushing is that Pickles puppy is starting to age, and I wanted to finish it while she's here.  |
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Post by Rune Lai on Aug 27, 2022 22:17:34 GMT -5
Aw, sorry to hear that Pickles is getting on in age, but that's a lovely cross stitch! It came out well and you can see a lot of her personality.
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Post by Solana on Aug 28, 2022 8:38:34 GMT -5
Thank you! She adores the camera (and mirrors) as much as my brother.  That one year for Christmas my cousin got a mirror, and Pickles leaped over piles of wrapping paper to get in front of it. Bulldogs don't have as long a lifespan as other breeds, but my brother and sister-in-law have been very careful to make sure she doesn't get overweight. They've had her since before my nephews, and she treats them like puppies. |
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Lt. Pickles is looking fine.
That one year for Christmas my cousin got a mirror, and Pickles leaped over piles of wrapping paper to get in front of it.