Butch Queer Embroidery Tattoo Jacket

I had an idea to butch up in a queer way by having a jacket like all those punk street kids. So I decided to embroider all my favorite tattoos I would never get. When I decided to embroider a Merman, I found someone who had the same idea as me, and no, I didn't steal his idea. I used dissolvable solvy to make the merman, and copied a blackwork pattern for his tail.

I've also wanted to do counted needlepoint on other fabrics and bought some waste canvas to create my "Mom tattoo". It was actually my first real cross stitch I've done.

I'm still thinking of my next "tattoo" which will probably be a cross stitch of my last name in old English font, so I will be a little homie like my dad. My dad has soo many tattoos with family member names, including mine. Here is what I've got.

Embroidery Therapy

One difficult obstacle I've been tacking is being too creative. What does that mean? one may ask. For me, being too creative means:

1. Having soo many ideas for projects I want to do, I become overwhelmed instead of productive.
2. Trying to do multiple projects all at the same time and never finish them.

3. Feeling like my project has to be PERFECT, therefore re-doing things over and over again maybe finishing it, but taking too much time to complete.

These ongoing feelings are more complicated than decoupaging a coffee table. But I'm working on it. I've realized that every project I work on becomes soo personal, mostly because it takes for freakin' ever, plus I spend more quality time with a project than I do my friends.

The past few months, I've re-organized my thought process and production to change my past ways of thinking. Here is my new project formula:

1. Pick one project, and don't give up!

2. Love your project, no matter how ugly you think it looks.

3. Finish your ugly project, because you can make another one and learn from your mistakes.

So far, this has been really working out. I've finished 3 embroidery projects, and altered 2 pairs of pants. YAY!!! And when I feel like it's not turning out what I envisioned, I just take a break put it away, and have some ice cream, because productivity deserves a reward.