Sarah
LightNews LightNews
banner
sarahserinde.bsky.social
Sarah
@sarahserinde.bsky.social
470 followers 64 following 170 posts
Geek, editor, and crafter. Moderator for LoadingReadyRun, DesertBus, Tiltyhouse, and James_LRR on Twitch. She/Her
https://sarahserinde.carrd.co/
Posts Replies Media Videos
sarahserinde.bsky.social
My @desertbus.org craft is finally done and getting framed! Been a long time between updates because I was focused on just getting it finished in time. Ended up taking over 250 hours to cross stitch.

If it still doesn't ring a bell, this is from the MtG card Run Away Together from Bloomburrow.
An otter and a frog face each other in a small wooden boat with a yellow-orange sail. Their hands are clasped and they're gazing fondly at each other. Tall leafy plants and lily pads frame the sides and bottom of the image, and the dappled water is many shades of blue and green.
September 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
Hey look, colours that aren't just green or blue! (I mean, those are the best colours, but variety is good too.)

Around 160 hours of stitching now and getting closer! Which is good, because the deadline is getting a little close for comfort...
Large, detailed cross stitched leaves frame the sides and bottom of a rectangle of aida fabric. The lower half of the fabric is mostly water in many shades of blue and green, getting darker towards the centre where a partially finished wooden boat is casting a shadow. There's a yellow sail in the upper right, not yet connected to the boat below it. The centre of the fabric is still empty, with no one visible in the boat yet.
August 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
About 116 hours now and there's a bunch more water. Soon I'll actually have to work on the middle. :P
#DBCraftAlong
Large, detailed cross stitched leaves frame the sides and bottom of a rectangle of aida fabric. The lower quarter of the fabric is water in many shades of blue and green, getting darker towards the centre of the piece as if something is casting a shadow. The middle continues to be empty, but the upper edge of the water in the middle is concave, suggesting the silhouette of something that hasn't been stitched yet.
July 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
Somehow it's been almost a month? This is around 80 hours now.
Large, detailed cross stitched leaves frame the sides and bottom of a rectangle of pale blue aida fabric. Shades of blue are starting to fill the bottom section, suggesting a pond or river. The centre of the fabric is empty.
July 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
It's my birthday, have a #DBCraftAlong update. This is a bit under 40 hours of stitching so far.
Large green leaves frame the bottom and left side of a rectangle of very pale blue aida fabric. The leaves along the bottom are a dark blueish green, while the ones on the left have more yellow-green in them. The centre of the fabric is completely blank.
June 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
It's a couple weeks later than I'd like but I've finally started stitching this year's @desertbus.org craft.

I have already had to fix a mistake.
Pale blue aida fabric in a wooden embroidery hoop. There are a few random, disconnected dark blueish lines stitched onto it. In the background are some bobbins of embroidery thread in different shades of green.
June 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
Got some pretty flowers because the last week or so was A Whole Thing (it's...probably fine now?). Also got to pet the shop cat, who *loves* butt scritches.
A bouquet of white and yellow flowers, including roses. A tabby cat sitting on a shop counter with her back to the counter, industriously cleaning her fur.
April 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
This is certainly fitting
March 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
Anyway have a few more photos of the cats being precious
A short-haired Siamese cat curled up on his side asleep on a fuzzy blanket. His nose and mouth are tucked under one of his paws. A short-haired Siamese cat sleeping on his side on a fuzzy blanket. His head is smushed face-down into the blanket. A long-haired Siamese cat sitting upright on the floor and glancing upwards. He has a very long fluffy mane and his eyes are bright blue. His paws are also very soft and fuzzy. A short-haired Siamese cat grooming a long-haired one.
December 28, 2024 at 7:27 PM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
It feels rude to post a pic of one without the other so here's the older cat. He is also very silly but in different ways. I love him just as much.
A short-haired Siamese cat lying on a duvet with his tail wrapped neatly around his back legs.
December 26, 2024 at 11:27 PM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
This boy is very silly and I love him.
A long-haired Siamese cat lying spread out on his back on the floor. His front legs are curled into his chest while his back legs are sticking up in the air and spread wide apart. His stomach is incredibly fluffy. His head is turned away from the camera and partially hidden by the ruff of long fur at his neck.
December 26, 2024 at 11:23 PM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
Three more for the collection! The list of Discworld books I still need is finally in single digits!
A pile of three Discworld books stacked on a table: Witches Abroad, Sourcery, and Thief of Time.
December 26, 2024 at 12:12 AM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
He wanted to be fed.

(He got fed half an hour later, when it was his actual mealtime.)
A Siamese cat sitting neatly on top of a laptop bag on the floor, staring directly at the camera. His eyes are very blue. A Siamese cat sitting on the floor staring towards the camera. The laptop bag he was sitting on in the previous picture is in the background behind him. A Siamese cat standing on a computer desk, very close to the camera, which he is staring towards expectantly.
December 23, 2024 at 4:04 AM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
Looking after these two adorable troublemakers for a week. I've missed them.
Two cats on a blanket on top of a couch. A long-haired Siamese cat is curled up in the foreground sleeping, while behind him sits a short-haired Siamese with his paws tucked under him.
December 21, 2024 at 9:33 PM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
And speaking of @desertbus.org...I only ever shared one WIP photo of this year's craft over here so hey look I made a thing
A cross stitched image of a Tardis sitting among white and blue clouds at night, framed against a large full moon. There is a dark metal spiral staircase near the Tardis, leading down through the clouds and out of sight. A lot of the navy fabric in the top half is unstitched, except for the moon, a sprinkling of stars, and some pale wisps of mist. The piece is set in a wide silver frame.
October 21, 2024 at 10:47 PM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
Oh hi Bluesky, I mostly just lurk around here but have a WIP of my cross stitch project for this year's @desertbus.org Craft-Along.
A cross stitch project on navy aida fabric in a wooden embroidery hoop. The top third is mostly taken up by a full moon, with partially-finished white and blue clouds sweeping across the bottom half. In the centre, silhouetted against the moon and extending into the clouds, is an unstitched area in the shape of a tall rectangle with a small pointed bit sticking out at the top.
June 29, 2024 at 1:14 AM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
Finally got a new bookcase so I can do something about the piles of books all over my tiny apartment. Still figuring out how I want to organize things across 2 bookcases (hence the miscellany on the second shelf), but at least my Pratchett books have a proper home now.
Two shelves of a black wood bookcase fill the photo. The top shelf is almost full and has an assortment of Discworld and Tiffany Aching books. The second shelf has a few random books on the right side, including Nimona, some books by N. K. Jemison and Mary Robinette Kowal, and a few others.
February 3, 2024 at 10:40 PM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
My @desertbus.org auction is coming up in 3 hours at twitch.tv/desertbus ! Check out my cross stitch of Death from The Sandman and make sure you have a donor account on desertbus.org if you’re interested in bidding! desertbus.org/prize/3
A cross stitch piece of Death from The Sandman. She's a black woman with curly, shoulder-length black hair, smiling warmly with her eyes closed and her head tilted to one side. She's done in a photorealistic style on mottled green Aida fabric. The frame is thick and silver with a filigree-style pattern on it.
November 12, 2023 at 8:06 PM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
Death is finished and ready to send to @desertbus.org! Took around 285 hours of cross stitching (plus many more hours tweaking the pattern).

This is only the second photorealistic piece I've done and I love it. And adore Kirby Howell-Baptiste's portrayal of her in @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com's show
A cross stitch piece of Death from The Sandman. She's a black woman with curly, shoulder-length black hair, smiling warmly with her eyes closed and her head tilted to one side. She's done in a photorealistic style on mottled green Aida fabric. The frame is thick and silver with a filigree-style pattern on it.
September 18, 2023 at 12:25 AM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
Okay it's done time to sleep forever*

*Until early tomorrow because I have work
A photorealistic cross stitch of Death from the Sandman TV show. It's a black woman shown from the shoulders up. Her head is tilted to one side and her eyes are closed as she smiles warmly. The background is a mottled green hand-dyed fabric.
September 11, 2023 at 2:22 AM
sarahserinde.bsky.social
I suppose I should share a bit of my work over here too. So here's my in-progress cross stitch piece for @desertbus.org. The craft deadline is getting entirely too close...
A photorealistic cross stitch of a smiling Black woman. It's being held in a round embroidery hoop centred on the woman's head and neck. The top half of her face is unfinished, stopping just above her cheeks, and her shoulder-length hair also doesn't reach the top of her head yet. She's wearing dark red lipstick and her head is tilted slightly to one side as she smiles.
August 8, 2023 at 2:49 PM