Wednesday Nov 10, 2010

She's finished!!! I got her finished before the deadline for the contest.

She is stitched on SMF Peach-Berry Cobbler 28ct linen. I subbed out the krenik for RG PTB. I stitched the skin over 1 (first attempt) & the moon with 2 strands of PTB.

Now onto my ornament for the Buckeye Stitcher ornament Exchange.

Tuesday November 2, 2010

I have been working on ToT Fairy. I've been trying to finish her up by the 6th for a contest. I did her skin over 1 which is the first time I've attempted over 1. I am having a blast stitching her & hope to be done soon.

Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010

Hi everyone. I hadn't realized it had been so long since my last post. A lot has happened since then. First of all Hubby & I finally bought our first house!!! We are almost all moved in, just a few more boxes to unpack. I'll post pictures next week.

Hubby's car didn't pass e-check last week, so instead of fooling around with it we bought a new one. Pictures will also be posted next week.

The kids both like their schools. Junior is still at STEM & likes it. He joined Boy Scouts last week. He has had 1 meeting & really enjoyed it. They learned an into to archery. Maria started Miller South & is just loving it! I have never seen her this excited for school.

On to cross stitch. I've got more done on Stargazer. Just one more section till I finish the bottom of her dress.

I put Stargazer up to work on Trick or Treat Fairy. I put her into the Mira contest. My goal is to have her finished before Halloween.
After I finish ToT Fairy I have to make a Christmas ornament for the Buckeye Stitcher exchange.

Tuesday July 27, 2010

Very busy week last week. I got the beading done on the last section I finished stitching.
On Wednesday Hubby got a new bike to replace the old one. I love the new one! It's very comfortable to sit on & very pretty!

On Saturday we took friends out on the pontoon boat. It was a blast. We cruised around the lake for a little bit. Anchored & let the kids swim for a little bit. Grilled some hot dogs for lunch while the kids were swimming. Then we went on a couple of laps around the speed lane.


On Sunday we went to my older sister's house for (ready for it?) Ang & Dad's going away party; Ang, Paul, Dad & Guy's birthday party. We had a corn hole tournament & Hubby & I took second place!


Over the weekend was the PR sal. I worked some more on Winter Fairy Spirit for the sal. With how busy we were this weekend I didn't get as much stitching done as I was hoping but I did get a few good hours in on Monday.

Monday July 19, 2010

It was a nice week & weekend. (Some high & low spots) Didn't really do much during the week. Just the usual cleaning. I did get some nice stitching time in. On Friday we went to the Aeros game with grandpa. Both kids brought a friend with them. We all had a lot of fun. They had a fireworks display afterwards that was fantastic!

I finished the top part of the dress. The section is now ready for me to start beading.

Monday July 12, 2010

It has been a long time since I posted last. Recovery is going well, but a bit longer then I was expecting. Since the last time I posted Maria got her 5 year trophy for dance. Both kids finished the school year with Honor Roll. We had 2 of our 3 summer camping trips. 2 weeks ago Hubby got re-ended by a pick-up truck while he was on his bike. He has just left work to meet us at Little Paul's baseball game. Luckily he only had a bruise on his knee but the bike is totaled. Just found out today that my Dad is going to have to move to IN by Aug 2nd. The local Chrysler plant that he has been working at for over 20 years is closing. He'll work at a plant in Indiana for at least 3 years until he reaches the retirement that he wants.

Now, onto stitching. Finally got some really good stitching in this last weekend. I finished one color done on the page I'm working on for Stargazer. I'm hoping to finish the whole page by the end of the month.
Before:


After:


I also started PR's Mermaid Freebie while we were camping at Salt Fork. Because of the heat we spent a lot more time out on the boat & I didn't stitch as much as I was hoping too. However I wanted to share my start. I choose to start her on SW Mystic Meadow 28ct linen. I'm using Weeks Dye "Peacock" as the floss.

Wednesday May 12, 2010

What a week! I ended up having a complication in the recovery room after the surgery last Monday. I started bleeding & they couldn't get it to stop. Ended up in the hospital until Wednesday afternoon. Very scary time. However everything is much better now. Still a little sore but I can already notice a difference in how much air I can breathe in & my hands & feet feel a lot warmer than they were before.
On the cross stitch side of things I received this wonderful bag HDF from Cerys for a exchange on EF. I am really thankful to Cerys as this was the boost I needed to pick up my cross stitch again.