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2/14/2012
2/07/2012
WIPocalypse 2012 - Check-In
It's a full moon and time to make a WIPocalypse 2012 report. As I mentioned in my last post I am concentrating on finishing my TW Peacock Tapestry.
This past month I managed to add a few more stitches to the left, bottom and right border.
Thanks for coming by. Take care and happy stitching!!!!
This past month I managed to add a few more stitches to the left, bottom and right border.
Thanks for coming by. Take care and happy stitching!!!!
2/06/2012
Not a Very Productive Weekend
Stitch wise this weekend was somewhat unproductive. For the February Theme-a-licious I decided to work on LHN designs. I had one of her ornaments - Bringing Home the Tree - partially stitched and thought I would try to finish it this weekend. However, after spending two days doing more frogging then stitching I put it aside and decided to work on the MH Kris Mouse. I managed to finish that, thank goodness.
I also managed to finish another dishcloth:
I will be back tomorrow with my WIPocalpyse Report. Take care and happy stitching!!!!!
Design Name: Kris Mouse
Designer: Mill Hill
Fabric: 14ct Perforated Paper
Thread: DMC
Beads: Mill Hill
Thread: DMC
Beads: Mill Hill
I also managed to finish another dishcloth:
Linen Stitch Cloth - Janet Nogle
I will be back tomorrow with my WIPocalpyse Report. Take care and happy stitching!!!!!
2/01/2012
Crazy January Challenge 2012 - Day Thirty-One - Last Day, Theme-a-licious, Oldest UFO update and January Reading LIst
Reports! Reports! Reports!
Report # 1
Today was the last day of the (Modified Ultimate) Crazy January Challenge 2012. For today's start I made another change and pulled out another Mill Hill kit. This one has a Halloween theme - Starlight Ghost. Here is my progress:
Report #2
Today is also the day to update on my January Theme-a-licious stitching. Without really trying I managed to stitch on quite a number of flowers this month. All the Hearts of Canada charts had Provincial flowers on them and a couple of my other starts and WIPs contained flowers. In the collage below are some of the Provincial flowers I stitched along with Sew Gigi (iStitch Designs) and part of a piece I stitched for an exchange (the full piece and name of the chart will be announce once my partner has received it). The section I am currently working on in the Castles in the Air is called Formal Garden.
Next month's theme is Fangirl February
Report #3
I managed a little bit of stitching on my oldest UFO - TW Peacock Tapestry. I have the left hand border almost done.
Well it is getting late and I need to get some sleep. Take care and happy stitching!!!!!!!!
PS. Below is a list of books I finished reading (or listened to) this past month.
January Reading list
1. Track of the Cat - Nevada Barr (ebook)
2. Apple Turnover Murder - Joanna Fluke (ebook)
3. As the Pig Turns - M. C. Beaton (audiobook)
4. Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came - M. C. Beaton (audiobook)
5. The Nesting Dolls - Gail Bowen
6. Murder with Peacocks - Donna Andrews (ebook)
7. A Red Herring without Mustard - Alan Bradley (audiobook)
8. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener - M.C. Beaton (audiobook)
9. Blueberry Muffin Murder - Joanna Fluke (ebook)
10. April Fool Dead - Carolyn Hart (audiobook)
Report # 1
Today was the last day of the (Modified Ultimate) Crazy January Challenge 2012. For today's start I made another change and pulled out another Mill Hill kit. This one has a Halloween theme - Starlight Ghost. Here is my progress:
Report #2
Today is also the day to update on my January Theme-a-licious stitching. Without really trying I managed to stitch on quite a number of flowers this month. All the Hearts of Canada charts had Provincial flowers on them and a couple of my other starts and WIPs contained flowers. In the collage below are some of the Provincial flowers I stitched along with Sew Gigi (iStitch Designs) and part of a piece I stitched for an exchange (the full piece and name of the chart will be announce once my partner has received it). The section I am currently working on in the Castles in the Air is called Formal Garden.
Next month's theme is Fangirl February
Send a Valentine to your favorite designer...or at least work on his or her designs for the month!I will be devoting my stitching during the month of February to Little House Needlework designs with a little bit of Teresa Wentzler thrown in (I want to continue making some progress on my oldest UFO - Peacock Tapestry). I have 2 LHN WIPs - Home Of A Needleworker and Home of A Needleworker, Too plus I have another chart - Snowflakes - and a number of her ornament charts that I want to stitch.
I managed a little bit of stitching on my oldest UFO - TW Peacock Tapestry. I have the left hand border almost done.
Well it is getting late and I need to get some sleep. Take care and happy stitching!!!!!!!!
PS. Below is a list of books I finished reading (or listened to) this past month.
January Reading list
1. Track of the Cat - Nevada Barr (ebook)
2. Apple Turnover Murder - Joanna Fluke (ebook)
3. As the Pig Turns - M. C. Beaton (audiobook)
4. Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came - M. C. Beaton (audiobook)
5. The Nesting Dolls - Gail Bowen
6. Murder with Peacocks - Donna Andrews (ebook)
7. A Red Herring without Mustard - Alan Bradley (audiobook)
8. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener - M.C. Beaton (audiobook)
9. Blueberry Muffin Murder - Joanna Fluke (ebook)
10. April Fool Dead - Carolyn Hart (audiobook)
1/30/2012
Crazy January Challenge 2012 - Day Thirty
Today I was going to work on another WIP but I decided to work on something new. I picked a Mill Hill beaded kit - Kris Mouse.
Thank you for all the lovely comments. Take care and happy stitching!!!!
Thank you for all the lovely comments. Take care and happy stitching!!!!
1/29/2012
Crazy January Challenge 2012 - Day Twenty - nine
I spent most of my stitching time today finishing up an item I am stitching for an exchange so I didn't get today's CJC 2012 project until later in the day. This is a Box Top and a set of Bride's Tree Ornaments I want to stitch for my niece who is getting married later this year. The chart is by The Victoria Sampler.
The first picture shows how far I was before I started stitching on it today.
This is how much I managed to stitch today.
Tomorrow it is back to work so I guess I better get some "beauty" sleep.
Take care and happy stitching!!!!!
The first picture shows how far I was before I started stitching on it today.
This is how much I managed to stitch today.
Take care and happy stitching!!!!!
1/28/2012
Crazy January Challenge Day 2012 Twenty-three to Twenty-eight ++++++
It has been a busy week and I haven't had a chance to update my CJC 2012 challenge. So here it is all at once.
Day Twenty-three:
I pulled out another start form CJC 2012 - Nutcracker Christmas from X's and Oh's.
This is how far I got in 2011.
and this is what I manage on Monday.
Day Twenty-Four:
On Tuesday I put a few more stitches into Lanarte's Seaside Sweethearts (another CJC 2011 start).
I managed to stitch on this a couple of times last year so I am a little further on this on than some of my other starts.
This is how it looked as of Janaury 8, 2011
and this is where I am now.
Day Twenty-five:
Wednesday's start was a WIP from last year - LHN's Home of A Needleworker. This was the first LHN chart I ever purchased and it started me on my love of LHN designs. The owner of the ONS I purchased it from provided a conversion of the DMC threads to GAST and WDW and that it what I am using except for DMC 729 since it is only used for one stitch.
Day Twenty-Six:
On Thursday it was another 2011 WIP - Blackbird Designs (Loose Feathers #16) - Garland Fair.
Day Twenty-Seven:
Friday was devoted to working on my oldest WIP - Teresa Wentzler's Peacock Tapestry. I am still working on the left hand border.
Above is how the border looked on December 31st and below is how it looks now.
Day Twenty-Eight:
Today was reserved for Papillon Creations' - Castles In the Air Mystery SAL. I scanned it this morning before I started stitching.
I only managed to stitch a little bit of it today.
I stitching it using silk floss from Hand Dyed Fibers.
You can go here to see completed pictures of it. This can be stitched with cross stitch only or with specialty stitches (as you may of noticed I am doing the specialty stitches) and with either a fantasy or flower theme (I haven't decided which I will be doing yet.)
I had another finish this week - Hearts of Canada - Prince Edward Island.
And I also managed to finish Santa, Please Bring Me......into an ornament.
I really love how this one turned out. I will be keeping this one for my own tree.
Well, that is it for this week. Tomorrow I am pulling out another WIP (VS - Christmas Treasures Collection) - a wedding gift for my niece and I also hope to finish the piece I am stitching for an exchange - I just need to add the beading.
Take care and happy stitching!!!!
Day Twenty-three:
I pulled out another start form CJC 2012 - Nutcracker Christmas from X's and Oh's.
This is how far I got in 2011.
and this is what I manage on Monday.
Day Twenty-Four:
On Tuesday I put a few more stitches into Lanarte's Seaside Sweethearts (another CJC 2011 start).
I managed to stitch on this a couple of times last year so I am a little further on this on than some of my other starts.
This is how it looked as of Janaury 8, 2011
and this is where I am now.
Day Twenty-five:
Wednesday's start was a WIP from last year - LHN's Home of A Needleworker. This was the first LHN chart I ever purchased and it started me on my love of LHN designs. The owner of the ONS I purchased it from provided a conversion of the DMC threads to GAST and WDW and that it what I am using except for DMC 729 since it is only used for one stitch.
Day Twenty-Six:
On Thursday it was another 2011 WIP - Blackbird Designs (Loose Feathers #16) - Garland Fair.
Day Twenty-Seven:
Friday was devoted to working on my oldest WIP - Teresa Wentzler's Peacock Tapestry. I am still working on the left hand border.
Above is how the border looked on December 31st and below is how it looks now.
Day Twenty-Eight:
Today was reserved for Papillon Creations' - Castles In the Air Mystery SAL. I scanned it this morning before I started stitching.
I only managed to stitch a little bit of it today.
I stitching it using silk floss from Hand Dyed Fibers.
You can go here to see completed pictures of it. This can be stitched with cross stitch only or with specialty stitches (as you may of noticed I am doing the specialty stitches) and with either a fantasy or flower theme (I haven't decided which I will be doing yet.)
I had another finish this week - Hearts of Canada - Prince Edward Island.
Design: Hearts of Canada - Prince Edward Island
Designer: Thea Dueck (The Victoria Sampler)
Fabric: 25ct Antique White Lugana
Thread: DMC, Kreinik #4 Braid
And I also managed to finish Santa, Please Bring Me......into an ornament.
I really love how this one turned out. I will be keeping this one for my own tree.
Well, that is it for this week. Tomorrow I am pulling out another WIP (VS - Christmas Treasures Collection) - a wedding gift for my niece and I also hope to finish the piece I am stitching for an exchange - I just need to add the beading.
Take care and happy stitching!!!!
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