Calming The Storm

I think like many there are times when I need to find ways to calm the mind when a frantic unremitting storm is raging. I have utilised all manner of distractions to ease the mind as can be evidenced by the random nature of my posts!
In the past I have dabbled at cross stitching which I found amazing to bring calm to a troubled sea. Iβve only ever completed simple kits but watching the image grow from a few stitches I found was incredibly therapeutic.
I think we all need to find ways to distract the mind to allow us a chance to have respite from thoughts, benign or other, racing through our heads.
We all need time off sometimesβ¦β¦…



Absolutely gorgeous!!! πππ
Thank you! π
Excellent stitching, looks really therapeutic! Good distraction !!π
Thank you and it is very therapeutic! π
Indeed!
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That stitching is amazing. But how have you done stitching, clay sculptures, children’s stories for your daughter, a comic book and poetry , π€π€
Thank you! These all have been over a number of years, Iβm just digging it all out π
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Wonderful. For me, itβs crochet.
Thank you! Crochet just baffles me. I donβt think my mind works that way! π
Haha! Itβs easy reallyβonce you get the hang of it. Anything to focus the mindβwhichever way the mind works! π
I may one day try to work it out! π
Excellent! And I am inspired with your clay creations. π
Thank you! Th clay creations are not too tricky. The magic trick is to use a pasta maker/press to make the various component partsβ¦shhhβ¦itβs a secret π
Secret is safe with me. π€ The magic is the way you express your imagination. To see it in your mindβs eye…and then bring it forth. Super cool.
Thank you π
Good Way to calm a storm, but also your soul too
I agree! π
My daughter does counted cross stitch to relax, and she has made some remarkable creations. I knew a neurologist who knitted with his wife.
I bet your daughters are amazing! I havenβt done it for a year or so and they were all pretty simple but I did find it so relaxing π
The octopus and the bee are both very cute!
Thank you so much! π
Oh…long time since I’ve done any embroidery. it’s relaxing π
very pretty! π
Thank you! Maybe give embroidery a go again?!?! π
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Adorable!
Thank you! π
I agree with every word!
Beautiful embroidery!
Thank you Isha! π
These look adorable β€
Thank you Raaga! π
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you! π
Wow wish I could stitch like that. Beautiful work xx
Thank you so much! π