Sunday, December 27, 2009

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.

Sunday, November 22, 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.

Monday, November 16, 2009

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.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

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

Sunday, October 25, 2009

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.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Pink Gingham Heart



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

Monday, October 12, 2009

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)

Saturday, September 26, 2009

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.

Friday, September 25, 2009

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.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

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.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

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.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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.

Monday, June 22, 2009

SAT 06-19-09 Before/After





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

Monday, June 15, 2009

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.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

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, May 1, 2009

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, April 24, 2009

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)!

Friday, April 17, 2009

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)!