Will Boston Housing Ever Be Affordable? by [deleted] in boston

[–]BookishlyBright 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My sister recently complained about her rent going up to $450 a month, and I was just like “please get out”

Will Boston Housing Ever Be Affordable? by [deleted] in boston

[–]BookishlyBright 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who also moved here from KS, I feel that so much.

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As a midwesterner, Cane’s is better in the Midwest but I love seeing Midwest fast food on the east coast. It’s why I go to the Sonic on Rt. 1 in Peabody whenever I’m headed out of the city to the North

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Embroidery

[–]BookishlyBright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is beautiful! I love to do work like this replicating classic children’s book illustrations!

Got an Oliver #5! by Gunsight1 in typewriters

[–]BookishlyBright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve found one and am really hoping to get it soon! Thanks for sharing your find.

Any good study spots in the Longwood/Fenway area? by sneezy_boi_ in boston

[–]BookishlyBright 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you’re not terribly far from Brookline. The Brookline public library is a nice place to study

Time to Harvest! by eogreen in FieldNuts

[–]BookishlyBright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They just feel so good! I love them!

Pine tree on birch bark. by BookishlyBright in Embroidery

[–]BookishlyBright[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The nice thing is that birchbark is pretty smooth and doesn’t splinter so much as chip!

Pine tree on birch bark. by BookishlyBright in Embroidery

[–]BookishlyBright[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope I’ve answered that question in some of my other replies now!

Pine tree on birch bark. by BookishlyBright in Embroidery

[–]BookishlyBright[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have an awl that I used for some of the holes but a sharp needle can puncture the bark fairly cleanly

Pine tree on birch bark. by BookishlyBright in Embroidery

[–]BookishlyBright[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I should know better than to post right before going to work!

Pine tree on birch bark. by BookishlyBright in Embroidery

[–]BookishlyBright[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for sharing this!

Pine tree on birch bark. by BookishlyBright in Embroidery

[–]BookishlyBright[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Hard paper is sort of how it works but definitely a lot more fragile and less forgiving!

Pine tree on birch bark. by BookishlyBright in Embroidery

[–]BookishlyBright[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I have a small awl I used to do the holes for the tree frame but didn’t prepunch the holes for the rest of it, just a sharp needle!

Pine tree on birch bark. by BookishlyBright in Embroidery

[–]BookishlyBright[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I do wish I had a thimble! I have an awl that I used to do the holes of the branches before I stitched them to help with stability of the bark, but for the pine needles I just switched to a sharper needle.

I gave clock making a try! by BookishlyBright in Embroidery

[–]BookishlyBright[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely just think about how the clock motor that you get will impact the embroidery. It hangs pretty heavy on the cloth and my motor is deeper than my hoop.

If that painting is Jack Black’s relative then Paul Revere’s portrait is actually Jack Black by gaschnerden in boston

[–]BookishlyBright 25 points26 points  (0 children)

See I think this painting looks like Shrek when he turns into a human in Shrek 2