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Welcome to my Humble Abode
Dec. 31st, 2027 09:06 am
It's in the DNA
Oct. 11th, 2026 10:12 am
My sis is an artist as well. A regular jack of all trades. Moving from one project, to another, in different avenues her entire adult life. As of late, she has been volunteering to make quilts for children of the poor. She is turning out, in my opinion, some stunning work.
The first quilt was made for another sis of mine who had gifted her a Hawaiian vacation. Her daughter-in-law offered to donate money to her charity if she could make her a quilt. Apparently, they scouted out some turtles when on vacay and she decided to include them . I thought it turned out beautiful.
The second is a clever idea someone came up with to make interactive quilts. My sis decided to use the theme of butterflies. It allows the child to play with it because it is 3 dimensional. Some of the butterfly wings are not attached. I can just imagine a little baby girl lying and playing with it for hours. I am so proud of her for turning out work, that any artist would be proud of, and helping the poor as well. Her youngest daughter is following in her footsteps only her blankets are crocheted.
Yesterday's Hair Brain Scheme
Sep. 28th, 2026 11:05 am
What I thought yesterday is not what I think today. This little box with all the knowledge stored within it keeps my world coming to a dead stop, and also spinning out of control. I came to the conclusion that working on a image digitally was not as satisfying as using color theory with gardening, crocheting, sewing, and painting. I wish, I could value what occurs in the little box as the other things I have created, but, alas I do not.
I think it stems from what occurred with creating a world in my Oculus. I started down the avenue of learning Unity. I worked over-time (required) with these worn-out brain cells. Microsoft came in and bought the app, and touted it was going to use it in beneficial ways. They then shut it down. I was left with nothing after hours work. I thought, that I was over it, but it keeps rearing its ugly head.
I came across an app on Painnt that turns images into lace. I decided, I would take an image that I had converted with a transparent background, and turn into a crocheted piece of work. This was my solution to having something I could look at, and feel with using a digital image.
The scheme then took another turn for the worse. I decided to us Google AI to make me a pattern for it instead of me figuring it out for myself. Here are the results
Option 1: 3D Amigurumi Bee
Materials Needed
Crochet Hook: 2.25 mm (US B-1) to 3.0 mm (US C-2) crochet hook (suitable for embroidery thread / size 3–5 crochet thread).
Embroidery Thread / Floss:
Yellow/Gold (Body main)
Black/Dark Brown (Stripes, legs, eye outline)
Off-White/Cream (Wings)
Stuffing: Polyfill fiberfill.
Tapestry / Embroidery Needle: For sewing pieces together and embroidering the dark section lines/mosaics.
Abbreviations (US Terms)
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: increase (2 sc in same stitch)
dec: decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
sl st: slip stitch
st(s): stitch(es)
MR: Magic Ring / Magic Circle
1. Main Body (Head to Tail)
Start with Yellow thread.
Round 1: 6 sc into MR. (6 sts)
Round 2: inc in each st around. (12 sts)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6. (18 sts)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6. (24 sts)
Rounds 5–6: sc in each st around. (24 sts)
Change to Black thread.
Rounds 7–8: sc in each st around. (24 sts)
Change to Yellow thread.
Rounds 9–10: sc in each st around. (24 sts)
Change to Black thread.
Rounds 11–12: sc in each st around. (24 sts)
Change to Yellow thread.
Round 13: (2 sc, dec) x 6. (18 sts) (Stuff head and body firmly with Polyfill)
Round 14: (1 sc, dec) x 6. (12 sts)
Round 15: dec x 6. (6 sts)
Fasten off, weave tail through remaining 6 sts, pull tight to close, and weave in ends.
2. Wings (Make 2)
Use Off-White or Light Grey thread.
Row 1: Ch 12. Starting in 2nd ch from hook: 1 sl st, 2 sc, 3 hdc, 4 dc, 5 dc in last ch (turning top of wing).
Row 2: Working down the opposite side of the chain: 4 dc, 3 hdc, 2 sc, 1 sl st.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing onto the top of the yellow/black body.
3. Legs (Make 4 to 6)
Use Black thread.
Base Leg: Ch 8. Starting in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each ch across. (7 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to attach to the underside of the body.
4. Mosaic & Line Embroidery Details
To capture the distinct line-art texture from your drawing:
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Eye: With black thread, embroider a circular outline on the side of the head, leaving a small white stitch inside for the eye highlight.
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Segment Lines: Take 2 strands of black embroidery floss and surface-stitch geometric patch lines across the yellow sections to mirror the stained-glass/mosaic look of your art.
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Option 2: Flat Applique Patch (2D)
If you prefer a flat patch to sew onto clothing or bags:
Body:
Row 1: With yellow, Ch 11. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. Ch 1, turn. (10 sts)
Rows 2–3 (Yellow): Sc across. (10 sts)
Rows 4–5 (Black): Sc across. (10 sts)
Rows 6–7 (Yellow): Sc across. (10 sts)
Rows 8–9 (Black): Sc across. (10 sts)
Row 10 (Yellow): Dec, 6 sc, dec. (8 sts)
Row 11 (Yellow): Dec, 4 sc, dec. Fasten off. (6 sts)
Outer Border: Join black thread around the perimeter with single crochets to form a crisp outline.
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Surface Embroidery: Use black thread to embroider diagonal mosaic lines across the yellow blocks.
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Today's thoughts- Do I really want to invest money, time and energy for a bee, that I don't want, and have no purpose for? I don't even know if AI knows how to make a pattern because it has certainly misled me before. And futhermore Gemini stop greeting me with "What's your vibe?" I didn't even say that when it was in vogue. Escaped another one of my creative thoughts just in time. They are becoming more frequent with age.
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Keys to the Realm
Feb. 9th, 2026 02:55 pm
My Introduction to AI using family photos...
A two and half year battle with covid killed my brother right before Christmas this year. I have never witnessed anybody struggle so hard to take another breathe. His death wasn’t because he didn’t try. Covid death count in my family is up to 4. Curiosity had me research which single event in history caused the most deaths. Covid is in the top 10. So...I found a way to occupy my mind through the grief and isolation. Image left to right Ebrada, Captain, Charron, & Izzy
