I moved!

After abandoning this blog and being the worst blogger ever, I've decided to start fresh at tumblr.

You can now find me here. Hope to see you there!

Three billy goats scrap

Three billy goats scrap
Originally uploaded by thejoysofjess

So here we have my attempt at making the three billy goats gruff. I thought "Okay, so a troll will be hard to stitch" so I made eyeballs under the bridge, That's those white dots there. Then I made the goat crossing the bridge. To be honest, I am going to remove the goat and the eyes. I think they ruin what is otherwise a pretty scene. It was a nice thought though!

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood
Originally uploaded by thejoysofjess

Not gonna lie, I'm really proud of this piece. I just think it's adorable. I even painted the hoop to hang it in!

The trees and little red are outlined in stem stitch then filled in. The grass is chain stitched and crayon tinted. The fabric between the trees was treated with glue to give it a sort of mottled, steamy, foggy sort of look.

I love it.

Retro owl

Retro owl
Originally uploaded by thejoysofjess

My mom called me one day to inform me that owls are very in. She said that a lot of scrapbookers have been using owls in their layouts, so owls must be very hip. This, of course, meant that I had to make an owl.

I always listen to my mother. ;)

I need an ark over here!

Yesterday the heavens opened and in about an hour, we got at least six inches of rain. Our backyard is prone to flooding, because we have one corner that is lower than everything else. We built a sandbox there for the dogs, which has cut down on the regular flooding issues, but not when it rains that much that quickly! The ground didn't have time to absorb the water, so it just kept building up.

We took the dogs out, of course, because they love water. Hunter absolutely soaked me, which is what this picture is of. I'm not even sure why I bothered putting on my rainboots. The dogs jumping around splashed the water inside of them, so my feet still got wet.

Luckily this morning it is way down. Now the ground is just squishy instead of flooded. At least the dogs had fun!

Find hope in the negative

Find hope in the negative
Originally uploaded by thejoysofjess

I had a really crappy day yesterday. I try to be an optimist, but I regret that deep down, I'm pessimistic. I've wanted to work with negative space after seeing someone else do it on etsy. I figured with my mood, what better word to do than "Hope."

So here is my reminder. Find hope in the negative (space).

Today has been better than yesterday in a lot of ways. I hope it keeps up. I also hope I can convince myself not to get down about it if it doesn't, and not to expect that it won't stay good.

Everything will be okay.