Day 5...

Sorry, this is going to be a picture-less post. Blogger isn't cooperating, and I've had a headache all day, and my computer isn't helping the situation. I started an older Bent Creek Zipper - Giving Thanks today. I love the autumn colors, and I've "planned" on stitching this one for years. I'm thinking that this will make a cute Thanksgiving decoration this year. It won't take too long to stitch, so there's plenty of time for it to be actually finished-finished by then.

I'll be back tomorrow with photos for day 5 and 6.

Happy Stitching!!

Day 4....

Before I share a photo of my day 4 project, here is a picture of yesterday's project. I really wanted to keep working on this one. It's still calling my name from my stitching basket.


My project for today is one that I've had for way too long. It was a special release (at least at that time) from Bent Creek. I don't know if it's still available or if it's been re-released. Here's Bent Creek's Noel.

It's the perfect day to work on Noel. We're getting snow today. The snow that we had all melted over the weekend, so it's looking more like winter than spring again.

Happy Stitching!

Day 3...

The project for today is a Christmas gift that I received from a dear friend. Heart In Hand's Wonderful Time of the Year. I love the pinks and greens in the design and the buttons are just too cute. It will look fabulous with my Christmas display.


Blogger isn't uploading pictures the greatest, once again, so I'll try later to post progress pictures of the first two days projects.

Today is a "me" day, so time to stitch before the school bus reappears at my house this afternoon.

Crazy January 2011 Challenge...Day 2...

My start for today is the first of 12 ornaments that I plan on stitching during this challenge. A few years ago, I stitched at least 12 ornaments during the year, but somehow I fell off that wagon. I'm planning on having 12 new ornaments hanging on my Christmas year in 2011. My first ornament was an easy choice - Lizzie Kate's Last Minute December Kit. I had to resist stitching it last month, it's so cute!


Not much time for posting today. It's my birthday!!

Crazy January 2011 Challenge...Day 1...

Here is my pile of projects for the challenge. The stack on the right hand side are just some of the supplies for #2 of my challenge - 12 Christmas ornaments. I went through my stash and chose mainly kits, so I wouldn't need to buy a lot for the projects. I had the fabric for all of the charts that didn't have it included, and I just needed to buy a few threads for those projects. Two of the projects I'd already bought the hanging banners for, but never got around to stitch.
My project for today is one that I've had for a number of years - And To All A Good Night by Blackbird Designs. A good friend sent it to me, and even though I've loved it since the first time I saw it on-line, I never started it. This challenge will rectify that! I already can't wait to have this finished and hanging in my home. (I tried uploading a photo of it, but blogger keeps rotating it, and it's driving me crazy! Maybe blogger will play nicer tomorrow.)

Check back tomorrow to see what project Day 2 will be...

January 2011 Challenge....

It's official. I'm one of the crazy stitchers that have signed up for the challenge. 15 new projects to stitch..what could be better....or crazier?!?! I've been making a list of which 15 projects will make the cut. I've decided on the one big project that I will start on January 1st. It's one that I've had for years, and have loved since the first (and only) time that I saw it stitched up. There are only about 257 projects vying for the other 14 project spots.

I'll be back with pictures of my two latest finishes tomorrow.

Happy Stitching!!!

October Check-In

Since the month is almost over, I figured it was a good time to post an update to the list of books on my challenge list. I've been doing much more cross stitching this month than reading, so my list of finished books is rather small.

Books read:

A Toast to Murder by Michele Scott
The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks

I've been reading Dirty Rotten Tendrils by Kate Collins while my daughter is in dance class, so even though I love the book it's taking longer than normal to finish. I think I'm going to make a push to finish it in the next couple of days, just so I can cross it off my list.