Friday, February 27

Throwback Thursday - The Sorcerer and Sorceress

I know it's a day late, but yesterday was a snow day, which means uber hard work, because not a lot of employees made it in, so we worked our tails off (I sweat through my clothes - ew!)

But I'm here with my TBT!

Two pieces, because they complement each other; they are oldies, but goodies!.

The first one is The Sorcerer, a small kit by Dimensions that I stitch in 1999.   I framed it using a sticky board (I didn't know how bad they were at the time, but hey, it's not like this is an heirloom piece, so I don't mind!) and a frame from Michaels.   Oddly, it's a non-glare glass, so it is slightly mottled, but it's nice for taking a a face-on picture.

This piece has hung in every place I've lived since 1999.  The apartments, the duplex, the houses, the townhomes.  Every single one.

I used all kit materials, and I had fun with the french knots.   I remember sitting on the floor pillow that my grandma made for me, in my little efficiency apartment in Houston.   I was working my first "adult/real world" job with MD Anderson and spend a lot of time either on my computer with the TWBB, on mIRC, or just sitting on the floor (or in the papasan) stitching.    It was a special (if poor ;) ) time.


A couple of years later, I saw the Sorceress kit at Michaels, too, and decided to finish it as a companion piece for the Sorcerer.    It has always hung above/below/besides the Sorcerer, though I was bummed that I couldn't find the same frame.   I don't feel the need to reframe them to match, though.

Unfortunately, it's nice and shiny glass, so harder to get a direct picture of.   I used all kit materials again, and she was finished 3/6/2001, after I started keeping a diary for my cross stitch pieces.   By this time, I was still at MD Anderson, but in a nicer apartment with an actual hand-me-down couch! I actually used my floss storage system for end tables.


As a total aside,  I was crazy jealous of the framing (SoCal) Debbie did of the finished pieces last year that she was giving to a friend.

So that's this week's TBT.  
Here's a shot of what I was driving through to get to work yesterday - it's a lot better now (except for the ice), but a lot of trees are still snapping and coming down.  I hope my friends get power back today.  I'm in North Carolina - I'm not supposed to be dealing with this! (if the state of the foliage is any indication, we shouldn't have to deal with this very often!)  I'm looking forward to tomorrow - no matter what the state of the roads or weather, I don't have to go anywhere if I don't want to!


12 comments:

  1. Love your pair of older finishes! I remember seeing these on Debbie's blog last year, her frame was stunning but I also like the simplicity of yours. Hope the weather warms up for you soon.

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    1. Thanks! The two smaller pieces are also easier to find homes for, I suspect.
      It's not going to break freezing tomorrow, but be in the 70s on Wednesday. That's just crazy.

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  2. Great pairing. I think not having the same frames would drive me nuts as that's one of my few ocd things. But they look wonderful!

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    1. It definitely helps that these pieces are in the guest bedroom! haha!

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  3. Love the pairing and the story that goes with it. I believe everything we cross stitch has a story and yours is an excellent example <3

    ...but North Carolina for that kind of snow? The world has gone topsy turvy!

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    1. I know? Right! I hadn't snowed like this since the 1st or 2nd year I was here.
      One of my (local) friends has been joking that she hasn't seen so many consistently bad winters since I moved here, so it's clearly all my fault ;)

      One of the reasons I chose to move here was that it wasn't so far north that I would have to worry about consistently bad winters, but.....

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  4. Love the pair. Great stories behind them too. I was supposed to be in Raleigh last week but got sent to Washington at the last minute. Given the weather there (and here at home), I'm not sure I would have made it home yesterday.

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    1. Between the unforecast snow on Tuesday and the actual snow on Thursday/freezing-Friday, it's definitely a good thing you weren't down here!

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  5. These are a great pair of finishes. It's lovely that looking at them brings back the memories of where you were living when you stitched them.

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    1. I do love how powerful some of my cross stitches feel - I can remember not just what was going on but how I felt over all. It makes all of my completed finishes very special to me.

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  6. I loved those designs when I saw how Debbie framed them, but yours are really pretty too :)

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