littleblueghost ([info]littleblueghost) wrote in [info]cross_stitch,
@ 2008-05-09 21:12:00
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Current mood: accomplished

Finish... or is it?
So I added a border to the Desiderata, but am still contemplating adding another line of backstitch vines and then another row of a border, but I am not sure. So at this stage I am calling it done. I can always go back and add more later.




And I have finished the snow leopard - if I decide to turn it into a birth sampler, I need to sew his name, date of birth and weight, but that can wait.

so here it is, as is:


Now I have to decide whether to start Sleeping Beauty, TW's The Castle, or TW's Millennium...

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[info]tramissa
2008-05-09 12:05 pm UTC (link)
It's hard to see on that size photo, but it doesn't look like it has a top or bottom border?? I think it really needs one to make it look finished.

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[info]littleblueghost
2008-05-09 12:11 pm UTC (link)
possibly.. which is why i am taking a break from it, and seeing how I feel after doing something else. It really was an experiment more than anything.

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[info]azriona
2008-05-09 10:00 pm UTC (link)
I agree - a top and a bottom, and I do think you're right, maybe another row of something to finish it off. As the picture's small, it's hard to say more, but I do like the color you chose - what do the words say?

(The leopards are adorable, btw.)

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[info]littleblueghost
2008-05-10 12:48 am UTC (link)
It is the Desiderata by Max Ehrmann and says:

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.

Its a favourite poem so I decided to experiment with it.

Thanks re: the leopards :D

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[info]serenia
2008-05-11 12:59 am UTC (link)
Aww, those snow leopards are gorgeous!

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[info]littleblueghost
2008-05-13 02:00 am UTC (link)
Thanks :D

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