I was busy yesterday!!!

Beside making my long overdue blog post yesterday I also managed to clean and finish decorating a bathroom (please note that my Nutcrackers even invade my bathrooms), clean my refrigerator, do some laundry, sort out my plastic food containers (disposing of those without lids), and baked pretzels, dog biscuits, choux pastry and mini quiche lorraine tarts.  I also finished Harvest Hunt - Kitty with Ghosts (Brittercup Designs) and put a few stitches in the 2007 PS Santa (although I had to frog some of them out as I discovered an error I made back in February when I last worked on it.)

With all this I managed get in over 10,000 steps without leaving the house.  It helps that I live in a 3-level split with a basement.  The kitchen is on the top floor, the laundry room on the third and the freezer in the basement.  I was up and down the steps a lot yesterday.

I had three more finishes that I forgot to post yesterday.  (Gosh, I was a lot busier than I thought.) The first is a chart by Stitchers Anon.  It was part of her Holmsey Hare Hop she hosted on her Facebook group - Holmsey Hare Haven.  I finished it in October.  The next I stitched in November for an Christmas Exchange.  It is called  Peace by Lindsay Lane Designs (2015 JCS Special Christmas Issue). The last one I stitched and finished earlier this month.  It is Yellow Penquin by Casey Buonaugurio Designs that was published in the JCS 2013 Special Christmas Issue. I stitched it  for my niece (who loves penquins).   She recently moved with her partner to BC and won't be home for Christmas.

Wow!  I can't believe I managed to post 2 days in a row!!!!!!!  I will leave you now as I want to get back to my PS Santa and hopefully make up what I had to frog.

Take care and happy stitching!

Thank you for visiting!!!!!!

  

Catch Up Time Again!!!!

I was suppose to post pics of my finishes and my purchases for the month of April last weekend but alas life got in the way. I have time now to catch-up.

My 3 finishes for April that used to earn some SFS spending bucks are the following:

Page 3 of Ink Circles "99" (The first 2 pages were stitched within 6 months of purchasing the pattern so didn't qualify for money earned)

 

1999 Santa © 1999 Prairie Schooler 

Bee Happy Featuring Holmsey Hare © G. French (Stitchers Anon) I finished it in April but only got around to mounting it on a keepsake box today.

The following are some of my purchases I made last month including the 3 charts are ordered out of fear that the may disappear before I got around to buying them.

I am going to try to refrain from ordering any more charts (outside of my subscription ones) for May and June.

Despite my best intentions I haven't got around to finishing the beading the "Sunflower Fairy" and I am running behind in my stitching on "99".  I hoping to get a least another page done this month.
I have pulled out another DUCJC2015 start this weekend and made significant progress on it so far.

Before

Current

Tribal Maple Leaf  © 2011 Jamie Larson (White Willow Stitching)

Because I was so busy with Guiding things (it's cookie time) last month I forgot to post my TUSAL picture.  Better late then never.

Earlier this week my DH and I once visited the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa in Moose Jaw, SK.   We love it there so much we are making it an annual event.  This year we made a day trip to the town of Gravelbourg, SK - "A Touch of Europe on the Prairies".

My final picture is of my "Kentucky Derby Hat" I put together on Thursday for our (Girl Guides) Kentucky Derby themed Area Annual General Meeting and Dinner this coming Wednesday.  I used the hat from one of my bridal showers (it has been sitting at the top of closet for the past 29 years), a piece a ribbon and a bow from my stash and a few items I picked up from the dollar store.  I am quite pleased with the result.

That is it for now.  Take care and happy stitching!!!!!!!!

Thank you for visiting!!!!!!!!

 

Catchup Time!

If you read my earlier post you will understand why I didn't feel like posting last weekend.  However, throughout this difficult time I did continue to stitch. It was a great help and now I am ready to post an update.

First off, I finished another Christmas ornament.

 

  1999 Santa © 1999 The Prairie Schooler 

I also made further progress on "99" and the Sunflower Fairy.

Only 60 more bottles to go. 

I have finished all the the stitching (including the back stitching) and now I am ready to add the beads.

My goal for next weekend is to have all the beading done on the Sunflower Fairy and to complete 6 more bottles of beer on "99".

I am also currently stitching a free chart from Stitchers Anon Facebook page - Holmsey Hare's Haven.   It is called Be Happy and features Holmsey Hare next to a Daisy.  I stitching it in memory of my MIL who enjoyed life to the fullest and always had a smile on her face.   Her favourite flower was a Daisy.

Here is my progress to date:

I am stitching it on a piece of light green opalescent evenweave.

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

Thank you for visiting!!!!!!!

 

I didn't make it back last night....................

but I am here now with more pictures. The following are 2 WIPs I am working on:

Song of Seasons Mystery Sampler © 2013 Little House Needleworks

Mystery Halloween SAL © 2013 Stitchers Anon

And finally another Christmas Ornament that I finished while on vacation:

 

Ding Dong Merrily on High © 2012 Little House Needleworks

 I am getting sleepy now.   So take care and happy stitching.

Thank you for visiting!!!!!!!