u/Competitive_Band8066

I got this canvas from a friend, she doesn't know where she got it. It might be the local equivalent of the dollar store, who knows. The level of detail is just very low and after finishing the first half, I just don't like it at all. I can see that the end result will look nowhere near as detailed as the picture suggests.

I kind of feel obligated to finish it for practice (it's not like she wanted it returned or something) but I just know it will end up somewhere in a binder.

What do you do with a painting you dislike?

I got this cute sloth from marketplace. It was real fun, but there were some frustrating parts that might be because there is some AI involved in the process? I feel that there was a lot of confetti (I usually do cross stitch where we use the word to describe several loose color crosses, instead of a more grouped effect, is it a DP term too?) and for some reason two very similar colors (898 and 938) were given D and O. And the 40x50 turned out to be 25x35cm als well 🤦‍♀️

So I thought I'd order domestic to prevent this. Got the wrong order (double 🤦‍♀️) but I checked the painting and it has over 13000 black 310 diamonds. I have to return it but still, I don't know if I prefer these huge black spots over confetti.

I guess I fell in every beginner trap there is. Any tips to prevent this happening in the future? I'm in the Netherlands btw so I prefer to buy European, no Amazon or Temu/Ali/Shein.

Also, now that I've finished it... can I just cut the white sides off? Is rolling the bits on safe enough? I've seen people spray the finished artwork, is that really necessary? I'm planning to store my finished painting(s) in a binder until I decide which I want to frame.

I got this braid years ago when I just started spinning. I had a 80's Louet S10 at the time and it wasn't a match. Braid ended up in a storage bin. Just took it out, it's the perfect spring color combo! I'm so happy to get started and I love the color match with my Kromski Fantasia wheel.

It's 100% superwash merino (not my favorite base but still...) and I plan to chainply the single.

We lost our beloved Choco last weekend and Ice (yes they were named by my kids) has been so off since then! So today we went to the shelter and Ice had a date with Marshmallow. They're about the same age, about four or five. Mallow was brought to the shelter because she didn't do well alone after she lost her friend. She's a bit skinny but according to her caregiver she's been gaining weight after she was left at the shelter so I'm sure she'll get a healthy weight in no time.

She went home with us! They are still in the getting to know you phase but I have a good feeling about them ❤️