Giant Happy Dance

Yay, I finally finished Woodland Fairy:) Here she is in all her glory!

Started: August 2005
Finished:November 27, 2006
Stitched on 28 count Wichelt Natural Linen

As I was getting near to the end I really began to dislike the fabric I had chosen for this pattern. It is very stiff and it was hard to keep good tension on. After stitching on some other fabrics, I don’t think I will ever stitch on something like this again. I also realized how much I prefer 32 over 28 count. But now she is done and I can get her framed. Maybe in time for the holidays.

For the rest of this evening I will be working on an ornie exchange and then tomorrow I will be starting on Bordeaux Mystery. I am a little behind Carol and Anne, but I will be joining in their SAL on this one. Hopefully I can catch up:)

For December, my rotation will be…
Monday/Tuesday-Bordeaux
Wednesday/ Thursday-Holiday Stitching
Weekends-M9 and other

Stay Tuned…

for a big finish.

I didn’t quite get Woodland Fairy done tonight, but she will definitly be done tomorrow after work. Just a handful of stitches and the beading in her hair to do. I can’t wait:)

Stay Tuned…

for a big finish.

I didn’t quite get Woodland Fairy done tonight, but she will definitly be done tomorrow after work. Just a handful of stitches and the beading in her hair to do. I can’t wait:)

Happy Belated Thanksgiving

Allen and I made it home safely after a few days with my family for the holiday. I still find it quite funny that after two years of marriage and an additional two years of living together, this is the first year that Allen has had a Thanksgiving dinner with my family(plenty of Christmases, but no Turkey Days). It was a very nice holiday as we got to visit my cousin’s new home and just about the entire family was present. Allen and I had a wonderful time playing with my sister’s dog, Hudson before dinner and with my cousin’s daughters at dinner.

Today, we got up at the crack of dawn to see if by some freak of nature, any electronics store had gotten a new shipment of Wiis. No luck for Allen:( Then it was back to mom’s for breakfast and a nap. As today was my dad’s birthday, Allen and I took my parents to dinner and then to a Washington Capitals hockey game. Unfortunately, the Caps were sucking big time this evening. We left after the second period and it was 6-1 in favor of Toronto. I am pretty sure that the little five year olds that had an exhibition at intermission were playing better:) Other than the poopy hockey play, it was a lovely evening and I hope dad had a wonderful birthday.

Now for a few things I am thankful for:
-Not having to spend Thanksgiving in a hospital this year
-Being married to my best friend and knowing that despite being a complainy pants:) he is healthy and happy
-Having the best family in the universe and wonderful in-laws to boot
-Cooper, Zoe, Ralph, Daisy and Hudson (all our family pets)…thanks Zoe for telling me you missed us by pooping one inch OUTSIDE the litter box today.
-A job that I really like
-Generous friends
and last but not least….cross stitch stash:)

Happy Belated Thanksgiving

Allen and I made it home safely after a few days with my family for the holiday. I still find it quite funny that after two years of marriage and an additional two years of living together, this is the first year that Allen has had a Thanksgiving dinner with my family(plenty of Christmases, but no Turkey Days). It was a very nice holiday as we got to visit my cousin’s new home and just about the entire family was present. Allen and I had a wonderful time playing with my sister’s dog, Hudson before dinner and with my cousin’s daughters at dinner.

Today, we got up at the crack of dawn to see if by some freak of nature, any electronics store had gotten a new shipment of Wiis. No luck for Allen:( Then it was back to mom’s for breakfast and a nap. As today was my dad’s birthday, Allen and I took my parents to dinner and then to a Washington Capitals hockey game. Unfortunately, the Caps were sucking big time this evening. We left after the second period and it was 6-1 in favor of Toronto. I am pretty sure that the little five year olds that had an exhibition at intermission were playing better:) Other than the poopy hockey play, it was a lovely evening and I hope dad had a wonderful birthday.

Now for a few things I am thankful for:
-Not having to spend Thanksgiving in a hospital this year
-Being married to my best friend and knowing that despite being a complainy pants:) he is healthy and happy
-Having the best family in the universe and wonderful in-laws to boot
-Cooper, Zoe, Ralph, Daisy and Hudson (all our family pets)…thanks Zoe for telling me you missed us by pooping one inch OUTSIDE the litter box today.
-A job that I really like
-Generous friends
and last but not least….cross stitch stash:)

More Woodland Fairy progress

Doesn’t she look fantastic….

After I run some errands tomorrow, I plan to sit down and have some serious time with her. My goal for tomorrow is to get the wing completely done and get started on the big branch. Thursday and Friday we will be at my parents for Thanksgiving and my dad’s birthday. I will probably bring my remaining holiday exchange and a christmas ornament. Then on Saturday and Sunday, I plan on splitting my time with finishing up WF and part 9 of M9.

If I don’t have a chance to post tomorrow night…Have a happy Thanksgiving:)

More Woodland Fairy progress

Doesn’t she look fantastic….

After I run some errands tomorrow, I plan to sit down and have some serious time with her. My goal for tomorrow is to get the wing completely done and get started on the big branch. Thursday and Friday we will be at my parents for Thanksgiving and my dad’s birthday. I will probably bring my remaining holiday exchange and a christmas ornament. Then on Saturday and Sunday, I plan on splitting my time with finishing up WF and part 9 of M9.

If I don’t have a chance to post tomorrow night…Have a happy Thanksgiving:)

MIA again

I am not sure why I have had such a mental block against blogging again this week. Every night I have good intentions and plan something to post, but I always get distracted.

So on that note, here are a few stitching things…

Here is this weeks progress on Woodland fairy. I plan on spending a ton of time working on her over the next few days. Wish me like on trying to finish her up by the end of the Thanksgiving weekend.

And here is my M9. I unfortunatly did not reach my goals on this one for the weekend. I still hope to have part nine done by the end of the month which is quite doable. I only have one swirly thing and five sections worth of beading to do. Instead of working on this, I actually did a lot of work on some exchanges. I hope to get one of them out in the mail on Wednesday.

MIA again

I am not sure why I have had such a mental block against blogging again this week. Every night I have good intentions and plan something to post, but I always get distracted.

So on that note, here are a few stitching things…

Here is this weeks progress on Woodland fairy. I plan on spending a ton of time working on her over the next few days. Wish me like on trying to finish her up by the end of the Thanksgiving weekend.

And here is my M9. I unfortunatly did not reach my goals on this one for the weekend. I still hope to have part nine done by the end of the month which is quite doable. I only have one swirly thing and five sections worth of beading to do. Instead of working on this, I actually did a lot of work on some exchanges. I hope to get one of them out in the mail on Wednesday.

Weekend Progress

This weekend I made a lot of good crafty progress! On Saturday, I had the pleasure of visiting with Jo. I always enjoy getting together with Jo and stitching with her. While there, I got a great deal done on my two Holiday Exchanges.

Friday and Saturday nights I worked on Mystery9. I have one corner completely done including beads. Hopefully if this rain ever stops I can get a better pic of all the sparklies!

Before going out to dinner tonight for a friend’s birthday, I spent some time in my craft room with the sewing machine. I wanted to do some machine piecing practice before I pull out the big quilt top kit that I have. Today I made this cute little pillow. I think I am going to make little pillows for a few work friends that I exchange holiday gifts with. I am going to have fun picking out fabric for them.