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.

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!!!!

It is still winter here

Some of you may be seeing signs of spring but I think we still have a ways to go. These are some pictures I took after work on Friday.


Fortunately, the daytime temperatures over the weekend are above freezing so hopefully some of the snow will be gone by Monday. (Although the forecast calls for flurries tomorrow evening and below freezing daytime temperatures by Tuesday :( )

Stitching wise I haven't progressed as much as I would of like to. I can't seem to get myself together enough to stitch after work so I only manage to get something done on the weekends. Right now I am working on 2 pieces from the Crazy January Challenge - "Merry Christmas" and "Seaside Sweethearts". Here is my progress to date:




A group of us are going on a crafting (scrapbooking, quilting, sewing, knitting, etc) retreat next weekend. I of course will be bringing something to cross-stitch and probably some knitting. I am really looking forward to it. It is always fun to get away with just "the girls". If I don't finish "Merry Christmas" beforehand I hope I will have it finish by the time it is time to go home next weekend.

Below is the first of the dishcloths I have finished this year through the Monthly Dishcloths KAL Yahoo group. I running quite behind this year and still have to finish some from last year. The pattern is call "Weave Me Wash Me" by Alli Barret of Knitwits Alley.


Well, that is it for now. I wish you all a great weekend and Happy Stitching.

Day 8 - Crazy January Challenge 2011

It has been a busy day and tomorrow will be even busier. Here is a picture of today's start. The patterns is Seaside Sweethearts by Lanarte (Leisure Arts).


Thanks for visiting.

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

Day 7 - Crazy January Challenge 2011

I was too tired last night to post a pic of yesterday's start so here it is now. It is a Mill Hill kit (I love them) - Different Drummer - Nutcracker Suite Series.


I have started already on today's chart - Seaside Sweethearts - Lanarte by Leisure Arts. If all goes well, I will post a progress pic later tonight.

Thank you all for you lovely comments. I really enjoy reading them.

Have a great day and Happy Stitching.