Three Day Weekend Stitching

Three day weekends do make for lots of stitching time...

so, I have some progress to share.

Up first, "Hogwarts Kids"...

(where I left off)

(where I am now)

Luna is all done and I have started on Neville's hair...

Having a lot of fun working on this piece.

(The pattern is by Tiny Needle on Etsy.)

Next, I worked on Ariel by Stitchering...

(where I left off)

(where I am now)

Made quite good progress on this piece...

Really enjoying stitching this one, too.

And lastly, I pulled out my Big Bang Theory piece by Good Morning Maui...

(where I left off)

(where I am now)

Penny is all done and I have started working on Raj.

The characters are just so darn cute!

Other than that, we had a really nice weekend...

time with my hubby and kiddo...great BBQ and S'Mores...

...can't ask for more!

Well, I am off to do some more stitching...

...hope everyone has a fabulous week!

A little bit of stitching...

Happy weekend, everyone!

I haven't done a ton of stitching the last few days, since it was the end of the school year and things were a little crazy...

...but I did manage to put in some stitches and start a couple new projects.

Up first a little bit of a different project...

...Princess Ariel, by Stitchering on Etsy.

Here is what the finished piece will look like:

Picture from Stitchering on Etsy.

And my start...

Not a huge start, but it is a lot of fun to stitch!

Next, I started the lovely Oriole pattern by Fuzzy Fox Design...

Made some good progress on the center bird...

Again, a lot of fun to stitch!

And last night, I pulled out a WIP, the Kawaii cinnamon and nutmeg spices...

...where I left off...

And, where I am now...

(Pattern by Plato Squirrel on Etsy.)

Not a ton of stitching done, but there is some progress...

So now to decide what to work on today...

...kinda feeling like a "Hogwarts Kids" day...

Well, I hope everyone has great weekend, filled with lots of stitching and sunshine!

Special Surprise

This morning, I received a wonderful message from the owner/designer of Fuzzy Fox Designs on Etsy and she had a very special surprise to share with me...

...She created an amazing bird themed cross stitch pattern for me and she asked me to share it with all of my wonderful followers. (Apparently, everyone has been giving her shop lots of love and it is greatly appreciated.)

So, without further ado, here is the pattern...

Isn't it adorable?!?!

I suggested Orioles to Rachel (the artist behind Fuzzy Fox Design) and she created not one, but three of them.

I can't wait to start stitching!

Be sure to keep checking out her shop (Fuzzy Fox Designs), because she has been adding so many adorable patterns.

(I swear, I'm finding new things at least once a week!  I won't tell you how many I am buying...lol!)

Thanks so much again to Rachel and to everyone that follows my blog!  I greatly appreciate all of you!

Happy Stitching!

Mid-Week Round Up

Happy "Hump" Day!

I hope everyone is having a great week.

This week has been full of lots of stitching and a few finishes...

Up first, mommy and baby whale...

I think it came out pretty well...

...there was an error in the tail area, not really sure what happened, but I think it still came out cute.

(The whale pattern was designed by Diane Machin.)

The next finish is my little kiwi George...

So, where is the dialog from...

(I posted it on Sunday, May 22nd)

Here's the line again: 

"My puny kiwi wings weren't big enough for Delores. Oh no, oh no... she had to have AN ALBATROSS. With great big huge LONG WINGS."

It comes from the movie "A Wish for Wings that Work" (1991), starring Opus and Bill.  It is one of my husband's favorite animated Christmas movies, so he really likes this little guy.

 (The kiwi was designed by Fuzzy Fox Designs on Etsy.)

I think I am going to end up with a flock of birds!

Well, that is what I've been to this week...
...hope everyone is having a great week stitching!  

  

Quick Post

I had not intended on posting again so soon, but I have a finish to share...

Last night, I finished my April ghost themed ornament.

(The pattern comes from the The World of Cross Stitching and was designed by Durene Jones.)

I stitched Mr. Ghost on 14 ct. white Aida and I did change the floss colors. 

The original pattern called for glow-in-dark floss and since I don't have any of that, I used DMC 762 for the ghost, DMC 907 for the green circle and DMC 310 for the eyes and back-stitching. 

The pattern also had writing under the ghost, but I decided to leave that off my piece.

All-in-all, I am quite pleased with how he came out and look forward to completely finishing him.

Well, I will be off (told 'ya it would be a quick post :) )...

...hope everyone has a great day!

May WIPocalypse Update

Happy Sunday everyone!

I know I am a day behind with my WIPocalypse update, but the date snuck up on me...

Unfortunately, I don't have a lot to share, since I've been posting so much lately and I spent Friday "bobbinating" (thanks Mii for the term :) )...

So, I haven't done a lot of stitching.

I did start a new bird by Fuzzy Fox Design...

...decided to work on the cute little Kiwi bird...

Say "Hello" to George the Kiwi...

The entire time I'm stitching on this piece, I have this dialog running through my head...

"My puny kiwi wings weren't big enough for Delores. Oh no, oh no... she had to have AN ALBATROSS. With great big huge LONG WINGS."

10 points to anyone that knows what movie that comes from... 

He has been a lot of fun to work on and I can't wait to finish him!

So, that is it for stitching...

I do have a funny story to share...

A couple weeks ago, during one of our weekly grocery shopping trips, I picked up 4 skeins of DMC 310 floss (one can never have enough black floss)...

We checked out and I distinctly remembered watching the clerk place my floss in a bag, but when we got home, I couldn't find it.  I didn't think much of it, figured it got left in a bag that I put in our pantry closet (I save all the plastic bags) or it was in one of my hubby's grocery bags (he drives a semi-truck, so he has separate groceries that he takes on the road)...

Honestly, I completely forgot about it...

The next day I remembered, because I had been sorting my floss for and upcoming project...

So, I called my hubby and asked him to check his bags.  He did and said he couldn't find it.

I checked the pantry bags and still no floss.

I figured a bag must have had a hole in it and my floss fell out...

Well, guess what my hubby brought home to me this weekend...

my MISSING floss!  

It had been in one of his groceries bag the whole time.

This floss has been on quite the journey, out to North Carolina and Texas...

Anyway, it just struck me as funny.

Well, I hope everyone has a great upcoming week, filled with lots of stitching!

Thursday Stitching Update

Happy Thursday!

Just popping in to share a stitching update...

Up first, I went back to my April Halloween ornament...

(the theme for this month was ghosts)

..here is where I left off..

..and where I am now..

Getting close to finishing the piece!

(The pattern comes from the The World of Cross Stitching and was designed by Durene Jones.)

Then I went back to the mother and baby whale project...

..here is where I left..

..and where I am now..

A couple more sessions and it should be done!

(Pattern is from issue number 302 of the Cross Stitcher magazine and are designed by Diane Machin.)

And lastly, a finish (YAY)...

I managed to complete the cardinal project...

..here is where I left off..

..and all done..

(This piece was designed by Fuzzy Fox Design.)

Look at that, a french knot...

...I actually managed to do one!

(I think I may have found a system to do them...

...we'll see if I can repeat the results.)

So, with this one done, I can now start a new piece.

(I decided to not start anything new, unless I finish something first...

...hoping this helps to motivate me to finish some of my WIPs.)

And, one last bit of exciting news...

It took me years, but I finally have a complete set of DMC floss!

(Minus variegated and specialty flosses...)

Now to finish wrapping it all on bobbins and getting it organized in all my boxes.

Well, that has been my week so far...

...hope everyone has a great afternoon!