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Another Weekend, Another Finish!

I seem to be on quick the streak lately. I finished yet another piece over the weekend. That makes three finishes for me in as many weekends. Since I have a long weekend next week for Christmas, perhaps I’ll try to keep the streak alive.

Here’s my latest finish. As always, click the biggify.

Designer: Primrose Needleworks
Fabric: 34-count Oaten Scone linen
Fibers: DMC & GAST
Finished: 18 December 2011

After I finished that piece midday on Sunday, I picked up another WIP from my pile that I’ve not worked on in several months. It’s Needle from the dictionary series by CherryWood Design Studios. Here are my before and after progress pics from the weekend.

Designer: CherryWood Design Studios
Fabric: Graziano Celery & White 28-count gingham linen
Fiber: Tortoise Shell Belle Soie
Stitched 1 over 1
Progress as of 18-Dec-2011

I had a productive week for work and school this past week, too. I passed my final for my project management class. The cool part was that the final was a certification exam, so not only did I pass the class, but I earned yet another professional certification in the process. I am now Project+ certified.

In other news, I received a beautiful Christmas package this week from my dear friend Tracy. She stitched this awesome quote by Oprah Winfrey for me. I love it!! She also made those awesome Thank You cards for me. She creates incredible hand-made greeting cards!

I also wanted to point out a new page listed in the navigation menu at the top of the page. It’s the 2012 WIPocalypse page. You can read more details about what it’s all about on that page. In a nutshell, I’ll be focusing on trying to get in some work on my outstanding WIPs coming up in 2012 as part of the WIPocalypse SAL group organized by Measi. So, be sure to check out the page. If you want to participate, there’s information on that page on how to sign up.

Hope everyone has a great week! Until next time …

19 December 2011

Misc., Stitching

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CherryWood Design Studios, Christmas, Finishes, Friends, Primrose Needleworks, Project+, School, Tracy

Weekend Stitching – Another Finish

Since I’m stuck at home most of the time right now due to a bum knee, I’m getting in some good stitching time. It gives me a much welcome break from studying for finals for school!

After finishing Sunflower Fairy recently, I decided to go through my WIPs and pull out a couple of smaller projects that I thought I could get knocked out before year’s end. Pear Tree is part of the ornament of the month series from Little House Needleworks. We won’t discuss how long ago I started it. All that matters is that it’s finished now. Here is a pic of my finish followed by a close-up view that shows off the beads. As always, click to biggify.

After I finished that piece on Saturday. I pulled out It is Never Too Late from Primrose Needleworks. I love the saying on this piece! It’s a quote from author George Eliot (who was actually a woman in case you didn’t know). I’m thinking of framing it and hanging in my office after I finish it. Anyway, I think I made really good progress on it. Here are pics of before I started stitching on it this weekend followed by the after pic showing how much I got done on it. I hope I can finish it this week as well, but time will tell since I’ve got finals. It would be really nice to mark another WIP off my list.

I also signed up for the WIPocalypse 2012 that Measi is coordinating on her blog. There are lots of familiar faces on the participant list, so it’ll be fun to see how we all fare. I’ll be spending time over the Christmas holiday coming up with my list of projects I want to focus on for the challenge.

I’ve also made some progress in my decision-making for the Mirabilia round robin over at TWRRB (The Worldwide Round Robin Board). Sign-ups closed a few days ago and we ended up with eight stitchers in our group. I’ve decided to use the Pixie Couture collection for my theme. Now that I know exactly how many stitchers will be in the group, I can get more serious about figuring out my exact layout and which of the pixies I want to use for it. Our first mailing date isn’t going to be until late February/early March, so I’ve still got time to sort it out.

Well, that’s it for now. Until next time …

12 December 2011

Cross Stitch

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Little House Needleworks, Mira RR 2012, Mirabilia, Ornaments, Primrose Needleworks, Round Robin, WIPocalypse 2012

New Stash – Part 2

So the saga continues … this is part two of my new stash acquisitions of late. Given how much I now realized that I’ve picked up in the past month, I’m not sure I really saved anything while on my stash “diet”.

Design: It’s Never Too Late
Designer: Primrose Needleworks

Design: One of Those Days
Designer: Miss Crescent’s Crowne

Design: Three Blox – Noel, Joy, Fa-La-La
Designer: Lizzie Kate

Design: Eek! Limited Edition Scissor Fob
Designer: Lizzie Kate

Design: Poinsettia House
Designer: Little House Needleworks

Design: Jenny Bean Halloween Sampler
Designer: Shakespeare’s Peddle

The final photo actually includes a few new purchases. The first is a counted canvas piece called Rodeo Queen by local designer Margaret Bendig. I’m not sure if I’ll ever do the little cowboy boot scissor holder, but I *love* the little heart-shaped needlebook. I bought the kit just to get that.

Next is the “Toil & Trouble” chart from La-D-Da. It’s is a companion piece to last year’s “Something Wicked” chart that I already have.

The last chart is the “Afraid of the Dark” sampler from Belinda at Blue Ribbon Designs. I’m not sure if I’ll ever stitch the actual sampler, but I love all the little smalls options and just had to have a copy.

Finally, there are also a couple of adorable little metal Needle Nannies from Puffin & Company. One is a kitty and the other is a sheep. I don’t use needle minders much when cross-stitching, but use them constantly when working on canvas projects.

Until next time …