Make a housewarming gift for a friend

- supporting images (e.g. alphabets, pictures, borders); already have an alphabet in mind; still need to track down some borders
- get more graph paper
- chart main object (house, based on friends’ condo building), words ‘home sweet home’ and border
- get stitching supplies – ordering the Aida fabric online, need to doublecheck I have enough floss (thread) in desired colours and the right kind of needles for the type of fabric
- prep fabric
- cross-stitch
- back-stitch/finishing stitches
- prep fabric for framing
- find frame store that is particularly good at stretching cross-stitches/needlework
- drop for framing
- retrieve
- get / make wrap
- wrap gift
- present the gift!

- idea (composition, general concept)
- supporting images (e.g. alphabets, pictures, borders); already have an alphabet in mind; still need to track down some borders to see if I like any
- get more graph paper
- chart out design
- get stitching supplies
- prep fabric
- cross-stitch
- back-stitch/finishing stitches
- prep fabric for framing
- find frame store that is particularly good at stretching cross-stitches/needlework (harder than it sounds!)
- drop for framing
- retrieve
- get / make wrap
- wrap gift
- present the gift!

Ahhh… that joyous feeling of just starting a new creative project!

Am at that nascent stage where I’m playing around with what the cross-stitch might look like. I’ve got some ideas for something simple although I haven’t put anything to paper yet and certainly haven’t started stitching yet.

Here are my to-do’s:

- idea (composition, general concept)
- supporting images (e.g. alphabets, pictures, borders)
- get more graph paper
- chart out design
- get stitching supplies
- prep fabric
- cross-stitch
- back-stitch/finishing stitches
- prep fabric for framing
- find frame store that is particularly good at stretching cross-stitches/needlework (harder than it sounds!)
- drop for framing
- retrieve
- get / make wrap
- wrap gift
- present the gift!