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Beth McClellan
@bethiemac.bsky.social
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She/her/hers • mom to two teens, dog & cat mom • Unitarian Universalist • nerdy • Gen X-er • neurodivergent • Subscribes to the radical belief that all people have basic human rights
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#WIP Wednesday.
Pattern is called Veggies Kawaii Cross Stitch.
This is gonna be a fun one.
Pattern by Coven Stitchery.
#crossstitch
#crossstitching
#countedcrossstitch
#crafts
#needlework
Pic is a cross stitch project on white cloth. All that’s on the cloth at this point is words that read “let’s get take out” in a dark bluish color. Just to the right and down from that is a smiling little greyish mushroom with pink little cheeks. There is some green object stitched next to it that sort of looks like a vertical oval.
October 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Started a new #crossstitch project.
Doing this for my best friend who is really into anything gardening.
Pattern by Snail Fishes Stitches.
#countedcrossstitch
#crossstitching
#needlework
Pic is green cloth, and cross-stitched on it is a tiny little yellow and brown flower, and two little red bugs with black antennae. It’s going to say “Gardener” but right now it just says “ardener,” in white blocky sorta whimsical letters.
September 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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#WIP Wednesday
I’m mostly done with this one. Reading Frog by EnjoySVG. There is a little bit more to do on the right.
A very cozy design for fall.
#wipwednesday
#countedcrossstitch
#Crossstitch
#needlework
#crossstitching
Pic is a counted cross stitch project depicting a frog, sitting in a chair reading a book. On the left of said frog is a stack of books with a teapot on of the stack, and there is a flower sticking out of the teapot. There is a kind of rust colored fall leaf on the floor in front of the chair the frog is sitting in. This is all done on black cloth.
August 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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#WIP Wednesday.
“Reading Frog” by EnjoySVG.
So glad I’m done with that damn stack of books. I was a little bit off on the little teacup with the flower in it, which messed up the whole stack of books. I don’t think it’ll be noticeable.
If I did this again, I think I would do it with 3 strands.
Pic of a counted cross stitch project on black aida cloth, of a frog reading a book. Next to them is a stack of books, with a little teacup with a flower sticking out of it. Frog is wearing a scarf and an orange sweater.
August 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Reading frog, pattern from “EnjoySVG.”
Pic is a cross stitch of a frog reading a book and wearing a scarf.
August 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Look at my hibiscus!
The one thing that looks good in my yard.
#bloomscrolling
Pic is of a large flower with wide bright pink petals, with a white center. Sunny day, other green vegetation surrounding flower
August 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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#WIP Wednesday!
Reading Frog design from EnjoySVG.
I’m working fast on this one. Making it for a housewarming gift for the leader of my book club I’m in, who likes frogs.
The colors aren’t super exciting to me though. I’ll be glad when he’s done.
#countedcrossstitch
#crossstitch
#crossstitching
Image is of a frog reading a rust-colored book, counted cross stitch on black cloth. Frog is wearing alike a rust-colored sweater and a black and khaki-green scarf. There’s a sort of little flower behind his head at the top.
July 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Trying out growing some small cucumbers in my Aerogarden Bounty, the Quick Snack variety from Seeds ‘n’ Such. First attempt.
The trellis set up already means I’m thinking optimistically. 🙂
This is Rick Moranis’ cue to start singing: 🎶 “Pleeaase…grow for me-eee-eee…🎶
#aerogarden
#aerogardening
Picture if you can…gonna try to describe this here…pic shows an oblong bathtub-shaped container with a black lid, with 7 round circles on it. Container is probably about 20” long and about 8” deep. The round circles are covers for holes in the lid. Then there are two other circles in the lid, and those look green. Those holes are not covered with the black circles…in those green holes and where I have planted cucumber seeds. There is water in the container (which you can’t tell from the picture.) On top of the black lid of the container are these vertical bracket-like things. This is the trellis I spoke of in the post. I hope that description made some sense.
July 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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#WIP Wednesday
Moving right along on this pattern by EnjoySVG on Etsy.
Some of these big areas, like all the green on his head, are pretty mindless. Sometimes I love that.
Still not a big dan of stitching on black cloth, but I’m getting used to it.
#countedcrossstitch
#crossstitching
Counted cross stitch on black aida cloth. Depicts a cute cartoony (that is, not very realistic) frog wearing a green and black scarf and an orange scarf. Frog is holding a reddish-colored book in its hands.
July 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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It’s not a Wednesday, but, #WIP.
One of the joys of counted cross/stitch for me is watching the design reveal itself. It’s *just* starting to look like something.
#countedcrossstitch
#crossstitching
A needlework project in progress, held in someone’s hand. A black or very dark blue cloth, in a white plastic square frame. In the middle of the cloth, the unfinished design looks like a light green or gray cartoony-looking hand-like shape. Hand has three fingers. The hand looks like it’s holding something roughly triangular in shape. In the top left corner of the cloth is a needle minder (looks like an enamel badge) that looks like a goofy-looking rag doll with tufts of yellow yarn sticking out of its head.
July 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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First time stitching on black aida cloth. Not sure if I’m a fan.
Anyone have any hints?
#WIPWednesday
#countedcrossstitch
#crossstitching
Pic shows black cloth with a pattern of tiny little squares woven into the fabric, and the fabric is in a type of white plastic frame. In the center of the cloth is a needle threaded with embroidery floss, inserted into the cloth.
July 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Image is a character from the animated TV show Futurama. Character holding a fistful of money. Impact font letters read, “Shut up and take my money.”
June 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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I can’t find the OP for this post, but I really want to share this pic.
The image is a pic of what looks like possibly secret service (a bunch of people in suits, anyway), marching alongside a couple of black SUVs, proceeding down a street that is lined with bleachers, which appear particularly empty. If you can find the original post, please reshare.
June 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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#WIP Can I do a WIP post on a Saturday? 😄 Just wanna say…
backstitching this corn is a bitch. Oy vey.
Weather is very cool and cloudy here, and I kinda wanna just stitch all day, but I need a break.
#countedcrossstitch
#crossstitching
#crossstitch
#backstitching
Picture is of a counted cross-stitch project with a bunch of ears of corn, some yellow kernels showing, with their husks in like a wooden box.
May 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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#WIP Wednesday!
About the 1st third is done, going from L-R, including the backstitching.
Been working on this off and on for ten years. Pattern is from a kit by Janlynn, called “Buck’s [sic] County Farm Stand.”
#crossstitching
#countedcrossstitch
#needlecrafts
Long story short…it’s a fall scene done in counted cross stitch. Depicts a wooden farm wagon full of corn, apples, gourds, pumpkins on the ground, and quilts, jams and jellies.
May 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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I know their abundance means that Lake Erie is healthier than it used to be…still sorta gross. Glad they don’t bite and are easy to squish. (Does that make me a bad #UU ? Lol.)
#cleveland
#greatlakes
Close up of a bunch of bugs against a white door frame. They look sorta like mosquitoes… they are informally known as midges in Cleveland. Thankfully they are not mosquitoes.
May 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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#WIP Wednesday!
I always go into this phase of a counter x-stitch project thinking, “The backstitching is so boring!” But then it’s satisfying looking at the difference it makes.
#countedcrossstitch
#needlework
#crossstitching
Image is a close up of a counted cross stitch project. Image looks like a hanging produce scale, hanging from like a “roof” over a wooden wagon full of apples. Next to the produce scale is a hanging bunch of grapes and some bulbs of what looks like garlic Background is green grass, and light yellows and greens. Toward the left of the image is a needle minder that’s a strange-looking greenish blue rag doll with something sticking out of its head.
May 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Anyone here follow The Awkward Yeti? I love that comic. Anyway, because I subscribe to it through Patreon, the artist, Nick Seluk, emailed and said I was eligible to receive a free sketch, and asked me who my favorite character was. I said Tongue.
Look what came in the mail! 😃
#TheAwkwardYeti
Drawing is a done on white paper in black ink of a cartoony anthropomorphized tongue with a smiling face, arms and legs. In the lower right corner of the drawing, the artist has signed his name.
May 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Happy Mother’s Day.
Toughest job in the world. IMO.
#MothersDay
Image has cartoony drawings of different people, most appearing to be women. Each character is labeled underneath. Characters are: Mom, furbaby mom (holding dog), a man that says under it “dad-mom,” a photograph in a frame that says “those without mom,” a woman holding a baby that says “should be mom,” a woman by herself that says “solo mom,” a woman either gray hair that says “grandmom,” a Black woman hugging a lighter-skinned child that says “chosen mom,” and a woman who appears to be pregnant, and that one says “expecting mom.”
May 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Thank you so much!
Here’s a pic of the whole thing, when I finished all the x-stitching.
Counted cross-stitch, depicts a lovely (if I do say so myself) fall scene of a wooden open wagon, with a roof on top of it. On top of the roof is a sign that says “farm stand.” Wagon has produce, quilts and jarred jams/jellies/preserves. On the left-hand side of the design, there is a low stone wall. Stone wall has a sign post with three wooden shingles hanging on it. There’s fall foliage in the background of the design.
May 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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In general, I don’t enjoy doing the back stitching nearly as much as the cross stitching. But it’s funny-as soon as I start doing the back stitching, it enhances the detail of the design so much.
#WIP
#crossstitch
#crossstitching
Counted cross stitch project, depicts a sign post and a stone wall with a backdrop of orange and yellow, which is supposed to be fall foliage. Sign post has three wooden sign shingles attached to it. There’s a bird with shades of brown, standing on the top of the sign post. The top of the three wooden shingles has the word “pumpkins” stitched on it.
May 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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I love Yoda as much as the next person, and Star Wars Day is cute and all, but please let’s never forget about Alison Krauss, Bill Schroeder, Sandy Scheuer, and Jeffrey Miller, who were killed just for exercising their first amendment rights and protesting an unjust war.
#may41970
Image is the Pulitzer-prize-winning black and white photo taken by John Filo on May 4, 1970. Photo shows a woman with long dark hair, wearing a dark short-sleeved shirt, a white scarf, and jeans, clearly crying and very distraught, looking straight at the face of the photographer. She is kneeling on the ground in an empty parking lot, next to the dead body of Jeff Miller, one of four young adults killed on that day. Blood can be seen on the pavement running to the edge of the parking lot. A field is in the background with various people milling about.
May 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Another chapter of Things That Make Bethie Happy.
I was telling my local friend who’s into local produce that I really wanted to try ramps. She was at a local farmers’ market this morning and bought me some ramps!! Thank you Danialle! You’re the best. 😊🤗🤗
#cooking
#eatlocal
Pic is of some ramps (wild onions) in a white colander, sitting in a sink. In the foreground are some bright pink rubber gloves, and in my humble opinion, make a very nice photo, juxtaposed with the green of the ramps.
May 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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I know it’s not Wednesday, but I want to share my #WIP. Been working on this one off & on for 10 years! Finished all the cross stitching this weekend. Just started the backstitching this weekend. (Janlynn “Bucks County Farm Stand.”)
#crossstitch
#crossstitching
Depicts a beautiful fall scene of a farm stand, with fall foliage in the background. There is a wooden wagon with a large variety of various produce items. Kind of hard to discern what’s what on the wagon and surrounding it, but there are apples, jars of jelly/jam, gourds, quilts, corn, and pumpkins on the ground. Quite detailed. It’s a lot to describe.
April 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Well good morning lil’ Mr. Bumblebee. I hope you’re getting some yummy nectar.
Pic is a close up shot of a bumblebee feeding on a grape hyacinth.
April 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM