Just because a project is top-secret doesn't mean you have to make it in the dark.
Me (last night, talking to myself) : Ok, so that dark purple color looks good for that squiggly part. I'll use this dark brown for the not-so-squiggly part.
La dee dah. Stitch stitch stitch. Hmmm.
Me (to Sidekick later in the evening) : I'm not very pleased with how this secret project is turning out. For some reason the two colors I've used are looking really similar. I don't like it.
Sidekick: Huh.
Me: I can't figure it out. I used a purple and a brown, and they just don't look different enough.
Sidekick: I'm sure it's fine.
Me: No. I don't like it.
Sidekick: Huh.
Me (this morning, to myself again) : Let me see what is up here. Let's put this item in the sun and get a better look. If I simply place the dark brown floss directly between the squiggly and non-squiggly parts from last night...
Holy shit. Yeah, ok. Anyone could've made the same mistake, I suppose. But the truth of it is, the two colors looked "too similar" because they were -- in fact -- "the same".
Live and learn.
Saddest part? It's about 100 degrees here today. So while I sit by a window for the good light, pulling out last night's non-squiggly work and trying to finish the item, I will also be slow-roasting. Upside? By the end of the day I should be tender-er and juicier than when the day began. So I've got that going for me.
5 comments:
Sounds a lot like conversations heard around my house!
I would do that. I would totally, totally do that.
Now I have that Nelly Furtado song running through my head - turn off the light, turn off the light. ack.
If it's any consolation, the purple looks very pretty...
If you add a fan, it could be like a convection oven. You'd be done earlier. That would be good, right??
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