Really.

Scenario:  sitting up in my room wearing an over sized turquoise sweatshirt and black valor pants embroidering onto an old washcloth. 

I've been feeling STRONGLY like I need a creative outlet lately.  In general, I like to paint and do other little art projects like collages and such.  I also like to sew. When I was in middle school I used to make my own little purses.  I also like making jewelry using hemp, beads, crystals, wires... whatever is on hand really.  I absolutely love beads.  I wish there was a bead shop in town.  Besides that there's the dulcimer which I want to learn how to play but need a teacher (or David not to be so busy to teach me the basics). 
After searching around etsy I finally decided (and got inspired) what I would do as a new creative outlet:::::: Embroidery! 

I recently bought a bunch of different colors of threads, special embroidery needles, and an embroidery hoop.  It was all so inexpensive too.

I have a bunch of different ideas... I want to get felt eventually and make cute little embroidery pins and magnets. 

Today I made my first attempt at real embroidery - a banana on an old white washcloth. 

   

I could fill it in with yellow and little spots but I think I like the simplicity of it.  I like it how it kind of looks like a smile.  Anyway!  I think it came out cute.  I'm excited to do more!  I have a bunch of ideas on what to embroider... birds, curvy women, vaginas, cute little sayings, FOOD in general, maybe a watermelon or a strawberry. . other animals... such as a pig, owl, deer, maybe.  I have a lot of ideas.
What do you guys think of my banana? Could you tell it was a banana? 

:D :D :D :D :D :D  This feels good.