Stitch & Bitch…
Image by Banksy
In the past I've always wondered if a Stitch & Bitch would work in the city of Sunderland. Yesterday I decided to find out after a lot of procrastinating and am trying to start one up.
This is purely because my knitting needles have been rather neglected thanks to one of my pet cats thinking its all a game whenever I get the needles and yarn out. Therefore if anyone is interested then please add the MySpace I quickly set up for more updates. If you don't have MySpace you can email the group too.
It really doesn't matter what skill level you're at (On a personal note I am a complete novice), what gender or age you are, or even what needlecraft leanings you have (be it knitting, crochet, embroidery etc). All that matters is that you want to make friends, and a bit of time on a regular basis so that you can indulge without cats trying to spoil your fun.
Inspiration/Things I wish I’d thought of…
Every now and then I see something I really wish I'd thought of doing first. This website and the accompanying video made my jaw drop the first time I saw it. The concept behind it is really quite clever and as mentioned on the site I have yet to see the same video twice. I also came across this video on YouTube today which I thought was quite cute.
Other than that I'm still upset about my results and I still can't get in touch with my course leader. I'm planning on sending him an email tonight. I've also went and bought 500 more Swarovski crystals to put on my Munny which will cheer me up a bit. The amount of money I've now spent on him now stands at £35.76 (blooming nora).
Uni…
Things didn't go to plan with regards to me finishing university this year. I have no idea how as I really thought I'd done it. I've been quite upset about it and am trying to get in touch with my course leader to discuss my options. I was really fed up but I stumbled upon this quote and it has made me feel a *tiny* bit better about coming to terms with the fact that I'll not be graduating next week.
"Everybody has their own private Mount Everest they were put on this earth to climb. You may never reach the summit; for that you will be forgiven. But if you don't make at least one serious attempt to get above the snow-line, years later you will find yourself lying on your deathbed, and all you will feel is emptiness.
This metaphorical Mount Everest doesn't have to manifest itself as "Art". For some people, yes, it might be a novel or a painting. But Art is just one path up the mountain, one of many. With others the path may be something more prosaic. Making a million dollars, raising a family, owning the most Burger King franchises in the Tri-State area, building some crazy oversized model airplane, the list has no end. Whatever. Let's talk about you now. Your mountain. Your private Mount Everest. Yes, that one. Exactly.Let's say you never climb it. Do you have a problem with that? Can you just say to yourself, "Never mind, I never really wanted it anyway" and take up stamp collecting instead?
Well, you could try. But I wouldn't believe you. I think it's not OK for you never to try to climb it. And I think you agree with me. Otherwise you wouldn't have read this far.
So it looks like you're going to have to climb the frickin' mountain. Deal with it.
My advice? You don't need my advice. You really don't. The biggest piece of advice I could give anyone would be this:
"Admit that your own private Mount Everest exists. That is half the battle."
And you've already done that. You really have. Otherwise, again, you wouldn't have read this far."
Obviously I'll update as soon as I can when I know what's happening.
Cool Toys…
I was given a Munny to decorate for the Triple Six collective by the boss last week and I decided to go for a "bling" Munny based loosely on this skull. So far Damien (What I've called my Munny) has been sprayed gold and has had 222 Swarovski Crystals stuck on him but I've ran out now and unfortunately they're not cheap. He's going to cost me a fortune but I think it'll be worth it in the end as he'll look pimping when I'm finally done. I'm just going to buy some more crystals as and when I have a spare couple of quid. So far he's cost me £18.77. He'll be a family heirloom once I'm done hahaha.
After he was sprayed gold.
And the beginning of the blinging.
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