My name is Dani and I'm new here. I'm from The South but have been in Portland, OR for almost 2 years.
I have quite a history with crafts. When I was a wee lass, my mom tried to get me into cross stitching because she has done it for as long as I can remember (she has won awards! Most recently won a Best in Show award at a county fair for a project that took her 1.5 years, 1907 hours!

I lost my job a month ago, completely unexpectedly. I've been a bit of a wreck since. I'm still trying to figure out what kind of job I want now if I even want to get another one. In the mean time, to keep my hands and mind occupied, I picked cross stitching back up! I came up with an idea for an Etsy shop to sell little stitched pieces mostly related to nerdy stuff. I have found it so fun and rewarding so far. While scouring the web for old school Mario and Zelda pixely characters to stitch, I found this site and am so glad I did. I haven't been a part of a forum in a while, but I think I found a new little home here. Yay!
Once I get a good stock of pieces to sell in my shop, I hope to work on some bigger stuff from the amazing patterns I've seen here. I am excite!