Stitching update, and Grandkid Christmas Craft Day 1

Some updated WIPS  Witches, So the top half is complete, well all but the inside of the moon circle - that is like a two hour job - or it will feel like one, it is all the same color, and will seem to me like a whole lot of stitching, and no change.  I save areas like these for Car stitching, or Dr. Office stitching. 

I worked on this project, on Satuday and Sunday.  The beginning of the week I worked on Silvery Moon.  I did about 1000 stitches on her.  If you look at the bottom right, you can see the end of the chart.... That is a wonderful thing, as the page has been defined, and I know exactly how much more I need to stitch....  That makes me smile.  She has been put away now until end of September, but I am confident, I will finish her.   My current project is the Papillion Around the World in 80 Stitches, I do not have a before picture - I really only have about 80 stitches into it - but am going to try to make a dent in part 1 - they are up to part 5, and I am not comfortable being this far behind.  We will see. 

  Check out this beautiful little Hersey's Kiss Tree.  My girlfriend is making these as center pieces for her daughters wedding.  I am loving it.  So I have decided this will be a Grandkids Craft Day event.  We will make one for each family - by then the Hersey's Red and Green Kisses will be out - they are just toothpicked into the cone.  I have seen this before, but have never done it.  I bet the most expensive thing will be the kisses for sure.  SO this will be the craft for the older kids - I will have to be on Kiss Control as I want to make sure the kisses do make it to the tree. 

 

 

 

LNS plus Pictures

The Stitchers Garden was amazingly wonderful.  I learned so much about Medieval from Tanya and Chatelaine stitching, I was taking notes.  And the Shop Owner, was just so helpful.  But first some wips.

 

I babysit for my son's dog all week, so I had an extra bit of running around, his dog, does not like my cats at all -so the dog had to stay home.  So what does all this have to do with my stitching - well, while I was with the dog - I stitched on Witches - it took less concentration, so the first picture is my update on Witches.  This looks a little wrinkly, my next picture will look better, promise.  But the words are finished.  Excellent, I hate the word stitching.  I do want to finish this by Halloween, so I will be spending time on her each week.

And here is my very first WIP of  Medieval. This is the very center of the design.  If you can tell, it is a fountain and water will be shooting out of it, but I will add that later.  I am so proud of me, as I had never done Rhodes Stitches before - yes I am serious, and I learned something new..... Yes Sir, old brain, new stuff.   I did not even know there were stitches called Rhodes.  I also used petite treasure braid for the first time.  (purchased from Stitchers Garden).  What a wonderful High Gloss thread.  It was so easy to work with.....


This upcoming week, I am going to work a little on my HAEDs too.

This is the 1st HAED I ever started, it is a Story Keep and I only have the one page left, and as you can see I have traveled down to the bottom of the page.  I would like to see if I can do some power stitching this week on her.  We will see how it goes.   As Nikki mentioned in her blog, she stitches her HAED by column, this idea will work great for this chart, the lines of her dress go Down and I think working by column will work nicely.  So fingers crossed we will see how it goes.

A Stitching Adventure today

Today I am going to have a visit at my LNS A Stitchers Garden.  I am leaving work a little early, so I can get there before they close - Wednesdays they do stay open until 6.  I have my list ready.  I am also meeting a new stitching friend, who lives about 45 minutes away from me, who is going to help me with Medieval, as she has worked on several Chatelaine Designs (lucky me to have found her). After working on it for this week, I do have a few questions, I am kind of stuck.

But also, I am looking to bye some Dinky Dye threads for Celtic Beauty (Papillion Creation).  A 2013 Start I hope.

And Also the new afghan series from Stoney Creek.  This is not a great picture.  But it is very much me. I do not want to create an afghan, but I want to stitch this design.  So I am looking to purchase some fabric that will work, and not make it too large.  I know the people there will be able to help for sure.  Another 2013 project. 

I am really going to try to stick within my cross stitch allowance, we will see.

4th and Final for awhile

So here is my last ornament for now.  It was from the World of Cross stitch, they did this as a jar topper, but I think I can finish it off and hang it from the tree.

So here goes.  Next project.  New Start, I am taking a deep breath, stealing away some place where I will not be interrupted, and beginning this wonderful design - Medieval Mandala by Chatelaine.  I am working this on 32 ct (first) and starting from the center.  I hope to have a nice WIP to share next Friday, and not a picture of me crying... (well I am sure it won't come to that).

Okay, So I am not winning the gold

But I have completed one more Christmas Ornament.   I should be sharing the Magazines I find these in, but right now, I can't seem to remember.  This was also a fun stitch - and it is on Aida 18.  Any ideas about the animal to the left?  I was thinking it was a rabbit, but you know, it looks so very big for a rabbit...  Loving it just the same. 

GrandKid Craft Day Blog Hop #7

Blog Hop #7

What do you do with the floss, thread, beads, and other elements you have left over from full project kits?

On the Friday after Thanksgiving, nick named Black Friday, I have Grandkids Christmas Craft Day.  It is a day my kids, leave their kids, (overnight on Thanksgiving, or dropped off Friday morning) with me for the day, so my kids can shop the sales.  We do Christmas crafts.  During the year, I pick up little things, or come up with ideas of things to make on that day - the kids make gifts or ornaments, all depends.  My grandkids go in age from 17 - 7 months so we have several different skill levels.  Anyway, any thing I have left over, threads, beads, cloth, goes in the Craft Box - we figure out how to use it as we go. 
I do have help, my younger daughters, the ones without kids, help with the craft making, feeding, parade watching with the grandkids.

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