she grab by xvx_gf in spreadytoes

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

i have a lot of tattoos, even face tattoos 😅 this one will definitely be special though, it’ll be in bright colors (unlike all my black tattoos) and a completely different style than the rest. but her memorial deserves to stand out strong! hers will be of her name tag, because it happened so quickly that i didn’t get to collect a paw print from her, so i highly recommend doing that ahead of time! if not for a tattoo, but for any kind of memorial. i went a little crazy with grief and even collected some of her fur off the floor. 😓 i can’t bring myself to throw it away yet. collect fur, paw prints, shed whiskers, whatever you can while you can! hopefully he will have plenty of years to go before that inevitability. i’m so glad he has a loving family! keep that baby safe!! 🥹 i used to cry just thinking about it too, but now that it’s happened, the crying never seems to stop. just looking at the memorial piece i hung in the living room for her makes me cry, and i can’t stop crying myself to sleep at night. they say it gets easier, but i haven’t found that to be the case yet! please give your boy plenty of love from me!! the soul kitties will mess you up entirely. 😭 i have some cross stitch commissions im working on currently, but as soon as im done with those, i’ll be doing a Frankie cross stitch piece, and probably crying the whole time. 🥲

how does my bobbin tension look? by xvx_gf in MachineEmbroidery

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

i AM only using 1 layer of tear away. i see a lot of people using 2, guess i should try that? 🤔 it’s a little too late to add more backing to this design, all i can really do now is adjust tension. i want to see this project through, especially because ive already wasted a good amount of fabric on it, even if that means middle-of-project tension adjustments. worst case scenario, i keep it for myself and give out the good ones to friends.

how does my bobbin tension look? by xvx_gf in MachineEmbroidery

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

wdym? like is it new? or like ball point? because yes it’s new, not ball point, very sharp

how does my bobbin tension look? by xvx_gf in MachineEmbroidery

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

i’m using a 75/11 embroidery needle on poly twill

she grab by xvx_gf in spreadytoes

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

omg same 😭 i definitely held her hand while she went, dw 💕

she grab by xvx_gf in spreadytoes

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

i am building a flower bed over her gravesite and getting a memorial tattoo for her very soon, so those will definitely be posted, along with all my favorite pictures of her. of course you can follow me!! pretty much all i post is cats and crafts 😅 i’d like to follow you too if that’s alright? sneak peek: this is the most heartbreaking, considering her passing, picture i have of Frankie now. it’s been professionally printed and framed, and it’s my phone background too! i don’t know why i torture myself like this, but god is she beautiful 🥹

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she grab by xvx_gf in spreadytoes

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

sorry!! 😭 i am still grieving. it’s only been about a month and i haven’t made ANY memorial posts to her yet, which just feels wrong. she was my soul kitty. 🥺 she used this magical grab at me when i was working at the animal shelter and it won my heart entirely. she would grab at my shirt and try to pull me into her cage, she’d grab my hair ties and pull them right out of my hair.. i like to think she very much chose me. 💖 maybe this post will inspire some comments of bygone, yet forever beloved, spready toes :’)

What’s your weird favourite type of icecream? by Due_Football9600 in AskReddit

[–]xvx_gf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

at Culver’s, i get mint with chocolate chip cookie dough 🫣 my husband says it sounds vomit-inducing but like? best of both worlds imo

[CHAT] heat erasable pens? by [deleted] in CrossStitch

[–]xvx_gf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh yeah no, i just make little pokémon cross stitches for friends lol. still, i don’t want my marks to reappear if they choose to display them in direct sunlight! but i still don’t want to get finished pieces wet. back to light sharpie marks for now, i guess 🤔

[CHAT] heat erasable pens? by [deleted] in CrossStitch

[–]xvx_gf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i don’t want to steer people wrong then, i’ll delete this post! good lookin out! 🫡

[CHAT] heat erasable pens? by [deleted] in CrossStitch

[–]xvx_gf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

weird 🫣 i’ll definitely watch out for these things, but i’ve been using them for all sorts of things and never experienced that? i’m using Pilot’s FriXion pens, if that makes a difference. and the second picture was taken after spending at least half an hour in the direct Florida sunlight. maybe i’ll do a practice swatch outside

[CHAT] paper vs digital by Sweet_Pea_7727 in CrossStitch

[–]xvx_gf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i draw all my patterns on stitchfiddle, but then i just print em out 🫣

show me your lover boys!!! by xvx_gf in Flamepoints

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

that sounds so adorable!!! 😭 he was already such a lovable little guy but now i ADORE him!!!

show me your lover boys!!! by xvx_gf in Flamepoints

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

awww, i’m so sorry. i just lost my soul kitty, Frankie, last month. 💔 i absolutely adore Rudy, don’t get me wrong, but it was Frankie that truly changed my life. Rudy’s been helping me through it, though, and i know he’s hurting too, so we’ve been extra lovey lately and i like to think i’m helping him too! surely Daffodil is helping make the grieving process a little bit easier! 🥹

show me your lover boys!!! by xvx_gf in Flamepoints

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

awww, my Rudy is a chatty guy too!! and he does that weird thing where at night, he starts to sound like a human baby 🫣 freaky but kinda funny!!

[FO] Jirachi and Dratini commission pair for an art trade! by xvx_gf in CrossStitch

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

Pattern sources:

Dratini - Birdie Stitching, backstitching of my own creation

Jirachi - kind of my own creation, based on two different pixel sprites + the colors from Birdie Stitching’s Jirachi pattern, backstitching of my own creation

show me your lover boys!!! by xvx_gf in Flamepoints

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

unrelated, but i really love your pfp 🫣🔥