Day 19: DUCJC2015

Today I started the last of the Mill Hill Nutcracker Ballet kits - Sugar Plum Fairy.  So, this evening, in between doing some laundry and preparing tomorrow's dinner in the slow cooker, I somehow managed to get quite a bit done on this one.

I am so looking forward to having these all ready to hang on my Nutcracker tree this Christmas.

I am not sure what I will be starting tomorrow.  I am thinking of pulling out one of my many PS Santa charts.   I have been very inspired by all the PS Santas started by CJ during this challenge.  Stay tuned.

Good night and happy stitching.

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Day 16: DUCJC2015

The other day I mentioned that I wanted to complete the Mill Hill Winter Holiday Nutcracker Ballet series. So tonight I started "Clara". 

I have been stitching most of the evening and got a really good start.  I am very happy!!! :D

Below is a picture of the ones I stitched years ago - 'Mouse King', 'Nutcracker' and 'Drosselmeyer'.

 Take care and happy stitching!!!!!!!!!!

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Day 12: DUCJC2015

Today I started a Mill Hill kit I had in my stash for a few years. It is part of the Winter Holiday Nutcracker Ballet Collection - Prince.   I have already done the Mouse King, Drosselmeyer and the Nutcracker.  I bought them to put on my Nutcracker Tree and figured it was about time I completed the set.

Today I managed to stitch the top half of the Prince.  I just need to do the beading on this part and the stitching and beading on the bottom half.

Tomorrow my stitching time will be limited as I have a meeting to go  to, so I will pull out a UFO to work on - Halloween Cat Tree- Brittercup Designs. 

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More Finishes

After almost 2 years I finally finished "Twas the Night Before Christmas" this weekend. Thank you Shelley for this adorable design. I am thinking of making it into a wall hanging. I just need to find an appropriate Christmas fabric for the back and the sides.

Twas the Night Before Christmas © 2008 Michele Harper (Little Old Me Designs)

The next completed project is a design by Glory Bee Designs. I thought the saying was so cute. It is a little large for a tree ornament so I will probably hang it on a door knob.

GB27 Dear Santa © 2001 Nancy Boyarsky (Glory Bee Designs)

Finally I finished another Nutcracker for my Nutcracker tree:

MH18-8304 Nutckracker © 2008 Mill Hill

That is all the finishes for now. Maybe next weekend I will have some pictures to post.

Happy Stitching!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great Week of Stitching

I worked on the Peacock Tapestry pretty much every evening this week plus a little a little bit over the weekend. I am concentrating right now on the bottom left hand corner inside the border. This is my progress so far:


This weekend I took part in a weekend SAL on Facebook and completed a good portion of the border.



It was beautiful day today - not too hot, no bugs - so I stitched most of the afternoon outside. It is such a treat to stitch in natural light.

I also started one of the kits in the Mill Hill Nutcracker Ballet Series - Drosselmayer. I won't post a pic until it is finished but this is how it will look when it is done.

I will be keeping this ornament for myself to go on my Nutcracker Tree.