Craft Queen

I must confess! I am a craft addict.

I crochet, cross stitch, macrame, scrapbook, and sew. You'd think that I would be all crafted out. Yet, there I was at Wal-Mart at 11:30 at night looking for a new cross stitch project now that I've finished Lee's dorm warming gift. Now, let me clue you in on a few things. Scrapbooking is a hobby that never ends. The pictures keep piling up and you will never be finished. I love it, but it eats up tons of time. I rarely macrame right now. I am crocheting both a Christmas blanket and a scarf. I have an unfinished cross stitch in progress (5 inches by 7 inches in size), and three more I haven't started yet. I don't need ANYTHING more to do.

So I'm in Wal-Mart (the one in Northport aka the one Adam doesn't work at), after checking to see if they had gotten any new Transformers (they didn't) and I wander over to the craft section. I promptly find about 5 more projects I'd like to do. There is one with a pair of male hands put together in prayer with an infant leaning it's head on them. The caption reads 'Pray without ceasing.' There is one with three humming birds. There is one with the japanese character for 'Good Fortune.' And the fourth one made me think of Mike. It was a Gacia (yes, I know I probably butchered the spelling) Girl with a very pretty face. That one makes two different patterns I've found for the same thing. Which means I would be able to pair them together. My dining room has an asian theme to it. Adam's katanas are displayed in there, as well as my hand painted Japanese wall scrolls. It is a beautiful theme that Adam and I are both happy with. It's also the only theme for any room that we have agreed on.

The last cross stitch project I found would complement two of the not yet started projects I have. It is a pair of wolves on the hunt. One has a lone wolf surrounded by a native american type dreamcatcher, and the other is three wolves resting by a pond. Now the reason I am collecting so many projects with the same theme is because both Adam and I like the end result. He likes wolves, and can identify with them. I think wolves are beautiful and misunderstood creatures. So many cross stitch patterns are very feminine with lots of flowery accents. I don't plan on putting something I've spent hours creating into a box. It's getting put up, so I might as well make something that both Adam and I will enjoy looking at.