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2023 Round Up
I started 2023 with some major existential crisis. In January, following the umpteenth layoff in tech, I set up an cross stitch pattern shop in an attempt to get an alternative source…
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Bedroom Makeover. Part 1. Painting
I’m back with a little update on my excruciatingly slow house glow-up: my bedroom. It did take two months to finish something that could have been done in a weekend, but I…
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Quick Craft: Cross Stitch Pin Cushion
I have a series of small cross stitches for a couple of patterns I created. Problem is I made them on scrap Aida, so there’s no extra fabric to frame them, and…
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Summertime
As we speed through another year among torrential rains and unearthly heat, I’ve been fairly proactive in all my hobbies (apart for writing as usual…). House Makeover My house has now lovely…
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First sale!
Exactly three months after opening the shop, I made the first sale! And the a couple of day later, the second one. And then that’s it 😅 But I’m confident I’ll get…
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Force Quit
We have a finish, sort of. Three years ago, temperature blankets were all the rage (in the knitting granny community at least), and I really wanted to make one, but since I…
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How is it going…
First Second* month of my shop, and still no sales. But that’s expected. According to the internet, it takes 1-3 months for a first sale with 15 items in the shop. I…
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Crying on the Art Floor
Art is supposed to trigger strong emotions, I suppose, but the reason why my eyes filled with tears during an open day for part time art courses is because I suddenly thought…
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It’s (a)live!
Tina and Lucy’s CatHouse is now open! Instagram post here. It took about two weeks to have it ready to launch, there are still a lot of thing to do and improve,…
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An Ambitious Project
Powered by Anxiety&Existential Dread With more and more tech companies announcing personnel cuts, the idea that I needed an alternative source of income crept in my anxious brain. The thought of putting…