Latest Christmas Finishes

Here are my latest and probably final Christmas finishes for 2009.

These are from Cross Stitch Crazy (Chrsitmas 2006 - Issue 92) Festive Feast found on page 62. I plan on doing a couple more of the in the new year.

Merry Christmas

Christmas Tree Bauble

Christmas Tree Bauble
Chart found here Borduurblog
14 white aida, DMC 321, 699

Red-Blue ZigZag Bauble

Red-Blue ZigZag Bauble
Chart found here Borduurblog
14 white aida, DMC 321, 820

Red-Blue Bauble

Red-Blue Bauble
Chart found here Borduurblog
14 white aida, DMC 321, 820, 809

Red Bauble

Red Bauble
Chart found here Borduurblog
14 cream aida, DMC 321

Happy Thanksgiving 2009

Totally Useless SAL - November 2009

Have been busy stitching this month - trying to finish projects for gifts.

Would like to participate for the whole year next year.

Online Holiday Greeting Card Exchange

Color Online Holiday Greeting Card Exchange
Sign-up is open till December 5th. Let us celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid, Kwanzaa and Solstice together.

New Project - Thanksgiving

I'm going to try to get this done in time to give to my sister-in-law for Thanksgiving. Will keep you updated.

This is from the 2008 Cross Stitch A Day Calender

Updated on Celtic Rainbow 11-08-09

This was my Friday night stitching. Did get some more done.

Totally Useless SAL - October 2009

Posting late, but updating just the same.

Updated on Celtic Rainbow 11-06-09

I've decide this will be my "Friday" Stich A Thon piece until it's finished.

Working on - Rainbow Celtic

Started working on this Blackyrose Creations design that I got off the internet. Can't find the pattern anymore, but is is still a great pattern.

Red-Cream Mitten SAT After 10-23-09

I started and stitched this during the SAT. I didn't quite finish it, but will finish it this week.

Pink Gingham Heart

This was a quick thing to do in honor of Breast Cancer month. This pattern is from a old County pamphlet.

SAT 10-9-09 Before - Finish Watermelon

This is now finished and ready for framing. This is from the 2009 Cross Stitch a Day Calendar (July 23)

Cheetah Small Pillow stitching Finish

This is the finished stitching on the Cheetah - it's suppose to be a biscornu, but my nephew really liked it, so I told him I would make it a mini pillow for him.

Will show a picture when completed

SAT 09-25-2209 Before/After

This is my before picture for this weeks SAT




After pic - actually stich all day.

Totally Useless SAL - September 2009

This is my first entry in this SAL - it's kind of fun. It makes you stitch more for sure at least me.

New Finish - The Way to My Heart

This is a great pattern from Stitch Witch The Way to My Heart009

Finish and New Start

Here is my latest finish (finally did the backstitching). Rainbow Angles Heart.

And started my first biscournu - the top for the Cheetah.

Stitch-A-Thon 8/14/09

Rainbow Heart


Rainbow Angles


ZigZag Hearts

These are some rainbow hearts I started last week and plan to finish for charity.

Charity Finish - Quilt

I stitched this for SOLAK and will send it on it's way shortly.

Blue Diagonal Egg

Themed Egg Page - Anne-Les-Petites Croix
Ercu 14 aida
DMC Threads

Small Finish - Bauble

This is a Christmas Bauble from borduurblog

I still have a few more bauble to do.

2009 Cross Stitch Calendar Finish

I just finished this last night. It took about 5 days to do. It from the 2009 Cross Stitch Page-a-day Calendar. I know I picked one that is ahead in the calendar, but this one just look too fun now to do early.

Latest Project

Here is what I worked on over last weekend.

Some New Finishes

Bauble



From Cross Stitch Crazy




Helga Martel Patriotic Quilt 2

Small Finish

I have a small finish - Patriotic Quilt 1 by Helga Mandl.



I've now started Quilt 2 and hope to finish that tomorrow.

SAT 06-19-09 Before/After

Here are my before and after of this with SAT. It's a Helga design Patriotic Quilt #1

SAT 06-12-09 Before/After

I was able to stitch again this week and got to stitch for quite a few hours (about 8 total)




Here's the after....hope to be able to do some more stitching throughout the week.

Finally Stitching again....

Well I only have the after photo, since this is a new project. This is from the 2009Cross stitch calender. Glad to finally be able to do some stitching again.

Friday Fill-ins #122

#122

And...here we go!


1. The first rule of working in an office and getting along is being nice.

2. Ick! clams.

3. When I think of carnivals I think of cotton candy.

4. Tulips & Daffodils are my favorite spring flowers.

5. Things on my desk include pictures of my nephews.

6. the sun makes me wanna garden.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to being able to read, tomorrow my plans include with rain it will be an inside day – wash clothes, clean bathroom and Sunday, I want to plant my tomatoes in my topsy turvy!

Friday Fill-ins #121

#121

And...here we go!


1. Apparently there's some sort of plot against me in life.

2. Hope tomorrow is a sunny day.

3. 2009 is okay so far.

4. Hope that was it.

5. For too long I've been letting things go, I need to take the bull by the horn and get some things done.

6. I am not obsessed with genealogy on the computer (Ancestry.com); I am not!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to not working, tomorrow my plans include watching my nephew play soccer and sawing up the huge tree branch in the backyard and Sunday, I want to be able to do some laundry(yuck)!

SAT for 4-17-09 (before)

Sorry I've been missing so much. Been taking care of my parents lately.

Here is my before picture. I've already got my time layed out for stitching.

Friday Fill-ins #120

#120

And...here we go!


1. Join me in enjoying a great weekend.

2. Put a little love in your day!

3. Happiness is spending time with my nephews.

4. Dazed and confused.

5. I'm waiting for the weekend.

6. Reading is hard to resist.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing, tomorrow my plans include watching my nephew’s soccer gameand Sunday, I want to work in the garden (it’s going to be in the 80’s)!