It seems that lately, taxes, home renovation, and a new job have gotten the better of my mental energy. I was jonesing for an easy project that would fulfill a sense of accomplishment…but wouldn’t create yet another learning curve to maneuver through.

Time to hit the craft room and look through my aptly named, “Random Project Box.” Yes, it is true. I keep a stash of pre-packaged kits that come complete with everything one could need – materials to work the project and instructions to guide you through each step. It is the perfect go-to for when I want to work on something creative… but don’t feel very creative.

This go-round, I landed on a pretty simple project – A cross-stitched ring kit I had picked up at Joann’s a few weeks ago. It even included a little embroidery hoop to add some extra, authentic pizzazz.

The instruction booklet had a few ideas for artwork, but none of them seemed to call to me. I googled  “small cross stitch patterns” and found a really simple skull pattern. Perfect!  Nothing says bad-ass like a cross stitch skull, amiright?

The project went pretty quickly after that. I transferred the skull pattern to the Aida cloth and then chose light and dark grey embroidery thread.

Next, was to assemble the ring. I used super glue and then folded each Aida cloth section by section to have it form into the circle. The last step was to glue the wood piece and then the ring backing –  And wah-lah! The ring is done.