A Couple Smalls for July
I’m linking up with Heather of Stitching Lotus for our monthly Smalls check in! I got all the beads on Star Santa, as perhaps you expected! Do you remember this Threedles design from a while ago? I found the beads... Read More →
In the good old summertime
Here in Arizona it is hot, hot, hot! The heat really saps my energy! And, with the kids’ summer activities, I don’t have blocks of time for stitching, alas! However I do snatch moments here and there on a variety... Read More →
Joy Times Two
Here it is July and I find myself working on two “Joyful” Christmas ornaments. Here is series 3-2 from the Victoria Sampler Learning Collection, this one featuring Bargello. (I haven’t gotten to the Bargello part yet): And here is a... Read More →
Being Sick and Beading On Vacation
Normally on vacation I do not get any stitching done at all. Not this time! This time I got strep throat and had to sit in quarantine in the cabin while everyone else went out and had fun. Yay! I... Read More →
Mill Hill Mania
It’s been a weird month for stitching. We’ve been super busy and I haven’t had time to just buckle down and make great strides on any thing. I got on a Mill Hill kick though. I can do Mill Hills... Read More →
Bunch o’ Small Starts
Not content to work on just one small, I have 5 going right now: Balthazar from Mill Hill: “In the Sweet” by La D Da, a tribute to my Grandma who passed in January: Leaping Cat by La D Da... Read More →
Spring Break Stitching
On vacation I rarely get anything done so I’ve been on a bit of a break. A bit. I managed to make this Mill Hill chicken. It’s not Christmas-y so I won’t use it for a tree ornament but it’s... Read More →
On a roll!
My first finish of 2018 is “Boughs of Holly” for the Christmas Ornies SAL: Our themes this year are “12 Days of Christmas” or “Christmas Carol of the Month.” I did Boughs of Holly for “Deck the Halls,” the January... Read More →
New Year, New Starts
I’m diving right in to a new batch of smalls! First of all, I wanted to make the Mill Hill violin which is the last in the Holiday Harmony series. Next, for the Christmas ornies SAL the theme for January... Read More →
2017 Summary Part 1: Finishes!
Happy New Year!!! I feel like I should really take stock of my finishes for 2017 in one post to get a sense of what I really got done. I finished many smalls and many ornaments, thanks mostly to the... Read More →