June 2019 Upate

This month doesn't even seem blog worthy... except for the first pic!

STITCHING

• June 8 - Trista picked up my Fairy Alighting at the framers for me.  SOOOOOO happy with how this one turned out!  The fabric is from Hand Dyed by Stephanie.

• WIP Progress - I seemed to have only focused on the red and the black this month, and of course I didn't take a full progress pic... so here is just one of the area

June 2018 plans update

Here is a recap of what my plans for June were, and how they went:


1) ORNAMENT A MONTH - DONE

• This month I decided to do a freebie from Barbara Anna Designs

Let it snow
Called for DMC, mystery 32ct fabric

2) YEAR IN CHALK

• Started June 9, finished on June 11

3) SAL - Long Dog Samplers Mystery - Sneek

• Here is where I was at the beginning of the month

• I finished part 4 of Sneek on June 16th

4) BLACKWORK - Free SAL from Peppermint Purple - DONE +

• I finished the last part on June 1st

Blackwork Tangram - Peppermint Purple
(Free SAL from lakeside Needlecraft)
32ct white lugana
Recommended DMC

• And then I added a border on June 6th

5) FOCUS WIP

• I decided to continue on with Tapestry for this month.  I did make some progress
  

6) NEW START - DONE +

• Finished on June 3rd

  

  Wedding Row from Bent Creek
  32ct white lugana
  Threadworx and DMC

• I also started the SAL from Fuzzy Fox Designs called Prickly but cute

7) INK CIRCLES MONDAY - Completed 1/4 Mondays

• June 4th - NOPE - worked on my ornament instead
• June 11th - NOPE - finished up Year in Chalk for July
• June 18th - NOPE - Worked on Sneek
• June 25th - YES - I actually worked on Tapestry

Week 24 - a bit of everything including TUSAL

First up this week was I finished my Year in Chalk for July.  I am using the called for GAST chalk thread and either the called for accent, or something similar I had in my stash.  I am also using Steph's Slate fabric in 32ct linen.

Year in Chalk - July
Hands on Design

Wednesday night I actually attended at pottery session.  At the Girls Night Out in Cobourg, I made a little pinch pot and this was glazing it.  I will share a pic when I pick it up after it is fired again.  I am hoping to turn it into an ort pot or something else for my stitching.

Thursday I got to work on the next part of Sneek.  Here is my progress to Sunday night

I had worked on Sneek for the rest of the week except on Saturday for a bit.  While visiting my friend Kathy last weekend, I feel in love with her little SAL from Fuzy Fox designs on Etsy. I had seen it before and thought it was adorable, but seeing it in person made me break and I got the pattern parts that have been released.  I looked through my stash and found a fabric that I liked.  This one is also from Steph on 32t Linen.
Here is where the SAL was in April (last full pic I could find)

Source: Fuzzy Fox Designs

And here is my start.  The first Cactus is called Astrid

This week was also TUSAL,  Here are my monthly and year to date orts

A note about comments - For some reason we still aren't getting them emailed to us.  I have been bad at trying to reply, but I am going on blogger weekly and looking at them.  So please keep commenting, and I will get better at replying if I can!

Week 23 - ornaments, ikea, and buskers

Monday and Wednesday I worked on and finished my June ornament.
Its a freebie from Barbara Anna Designs

Let it snow - Barbara Anna Designs
Called for DMC, mystery 32ct fabric
 

No stitching on Tuesday, and I travelled to Whitby to the closest Ikea Pick up point.  Unfortunately, the closest store is over an hour away.
I have been wanting to get some Kallax units for the living room for a while.  I finally saved some money, and then I needed new glasses...
So I managed to do it again and jumped on it, before something else came up.
Once my stitching area is all set up again, I will share pics

Thursday I worked on my Blackwork Tangram again.  Wasn't that done you are asking?... well yes, but I decided to add a border to it

Blackwork Tangram - Peppermint Purple
Called for DMC, border made by me, from another PP design

Saturday was the annual Busker Festival in my town.  I spent a few hours taking it all in.  It was also World Wide Knit in Public Day, so I joined in while I people watched.
Saturday afternoon I went to visit a friend, Kathy.  While there I worked on my July Year in Chalk.

Sunday, after my 2nd knitting class, I continued to work on July year in Chalk.. It was a slow day, but am almost done!

June 2018 Plans

Can you believe it is already June??

Here are my plans for the month:

1) ORNAMENT A MONTH

• I'm not ready for my next series, so it will be a random ornament this month

2) YEAR IN CHALK

• July is kitted and ready to go

3) SAL - Long Dog Samplers Mystery - Sneek

• Start and finish Part 4 (maybe 5 as well)

4) BLACKWORK - Free SAL from Peppermint Purple

• The 6th and final part will be released on June 1st.

5) FOCUS WIP

• I am going to keep giving Tapestry some attention
• I also want to get caught up on the Long Dog Sal, so I might split focus between Tapestry and it.

6) NEW START

• On May 31st I had a new start.  I would like to finish this the fist week of June as it is a gift for an upcoming wedding.

7) INK CIRCLES MONDAY

• Every Monday give an ink circles pattern at least a little love.
• Use the hashtags #InkCirclesMonday in Instagram
• For more information, see April 2018 plans post

May 2018 plans update

Lets see how May shaped up!

1) ORNAMENT A MONTH - DONE

• Tiny Tidings - Snowy House is the last in the XXII series

Snowy House - Tiny Tidings XXII

• I also did a 2nd of the Merry Christmas.  Much happier with it on the mushroom.

Merry Christmas V2.0- Tiny Tidings XXII

2) YEAR IN CHALK  - DONE

• I finished up June on May 4th

Year in Chalk - June

3) SAL - Long Dog Samplers Mystery - Sneek

• Here is where I was last month

Long Dog Sneek - Parts 1 - 2
 

• Part 3 was finished on May 19

Long Dog Sneek - Parts 1-3

4) NEW SAL - worked on

• Part 2 was finished May 5th

Peppermint Purple - Blackwork Tangram
Parts 1-2
 

• Part 3 was finished on May 12th

Peppermint Purple - Blackwork Tangram
Parts 1-3

• Part 4 was finished on May 19th

Peppermint Purple - Blackwork Tangram
Parts 1-4

• Part 5 was finished on May 27th

5) FOCUS WIP

• After thinking about it, I decided to make Tapestry my focus WIP again.  This is where I am picking up from:

• And here is my progress for the month

6) INK CIRCLES MONDAY - done 2/4 weeks

• May 7th - YES

Dragons of Sumatra - Progress on May 7th

• May 14th - NOPE. 
• May 21st - Yes, Tapestry - no progress pic taken
• May 28th - Yes, Tapestry - no progress pic taken

7) FULL COVERAGE - NOPE

• After thinking again about everything I had in May, I decided that this was best left to another time.

Week 18 - waves and a debut

Hope everyone had a great week.  This is what I was up to

Monday I did work on an Ink Circles for Ink Circles Monday

Ink Circles - Oscar's Corsage
Solo fabric from Fabric by Rolanda

Next up, I pulled out Year in Chalk for June
I got this one finished on Friday night

Year in Chalk - May
Hands on Design
GAST Chalk, Weeks Cognac, Steph's 32ct linen in Slate

After I finished up the YIC, I pulled out my blackwork SAL, since I was getting late.
I was actually able to make some good progress and got it done on Saturday morning.

Peppermint Purple - Blackwork Tangram
Weeks 1and 2
DMC, 32ct white lugana

Speaking of Saturday, I attended the Knowledge and Needles Nashville open house.  This was extra special as my friend Lianne launched her new design company - 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers.  Please check her out on Instagram and Facebook.  Here are some pics from the day.

The booklet is really great quality

The model stitch of "Above the Sky Mary Ann Raywood 1818"

Lianne had a great little table set up for her sampler.

I also got a belated birthday card and GC from my friend Dani, and also a birthday card from my friend Christin.  Christin had already gifted me with my fabric I used for the Long Dog Mystery.  Thanks again ladies! 

On Saturday, as well with some other haul, I was able to grab a skein of thread to finish up valentina.  I was happy to put the final stitch in Saturday night!

Ink Circles - Valentiana
32ct white lugana, weeks Islamorada

So all in all a VERY productive week!
Lets hope this week is even half so :)

March 2018 plans update

Lets see how March went!


1) ORNAMENT A MONTH - DONE
Continued on with the Tiny Tidings XXII series and started Mr and Mrs Santa on March 11th
Finished

2) YEAR IN CHALK - April    DONE
I finished this one early in the month as well (March 5)



Year in Chalk (April) - Hands on Design
Fabric by Stephanie - 32ct linen Slate
GAST - Chalk and Ohio Lemon Pie

3) FOCUS WIP - Cirque des Coeur - DONE

Here is where I was at the end of February

 

You have probably already seen, but I had a happy dance on March 4th!

Ink Circles - Cirque des Coeur
32ct white lugana
Carries Creations Silk - Renegade

 

4) SAL - Long Dog Samplers Mystery - Part 1 - YES
Fabric finally arrived on March 6th!

This fabric doesn't photograph well, but this is the most accurate pic I got.


32ct Slate Blue

I got Part 1 done on March 12th

5) NEW START - Death By Cross Stitch - YES
Started March 16th.  DMC 154 on 32ct antique white Lugana

 

Progress to March 17th

6) 2nd FOCUS WIP - Fairy Alighting - YES and DONE

Here is Fairy when I started working on her again

 

I made excellent progress on her in March and had a finish very late on the 31st/very early on the first