Hello time for another Monday check in.
Last Monday I worked on Enchanted Pumpkin Mill Hill kit. I also worked on it on Wednesday. Put 605 total in it and finally finished my medium orange background. Seemed to take forever haha...
That little crab is just adorable!!! Sunday I added Weeks 41 and 42 to Peppermint Purple SAL...
Let's see what I worked on last week. I was working on finishing up my February Plans...
Monday - Beer Dragon by Paine Free Crafts. Monday is always my busy catch up computer work day and now with Flosstube filming and editing. So 63 added to Beer Dragon was good enough...
Wednesday - Mason Jar Lineup a Dimensions Kit. Working on the 3rd jar now. Added 400 to finish off a monthly goal...
Then Enchanted Pumpkin a Mill Hill kit. 200 added...
This beautiful Mill Hill kit followed me out of the store as well...
Flosstube #5 is being loaded now, if you subscribe to the channel you will know when it loads.
Have a wonderful new week. I'm trying to finish those last few February goals and finish making March plans.
Well Hello December. I knew you were coming but you still surprised me! I guess we just can't figure out how to slow down time and life can we? No matter how hard we all try. Actually I did have a really nice long week which was needed. So let's look back and see what I worked on.
Monday and Tuesday I kept working on The Pirate by Cottage Garden that I worked on Sunday. I added 200 both days so 600 total. I enjoyed making progress on this one...
Just love that 36ct Mirage Edinburgh Linen I'm stitching it on. Really helps the design pop.
Wednesday I pulled out Lady Liberty by Keslyn's which hadn't been out in awhile. Added 400...
Thursday I marked off my last acrostic goal for the month with Enchanted Pumpkin Mill Hill kit...
400 more orange background stitches done. Slowly but surely the background is getting filled in. I will be glad to more to the next symbol haha.
Friday and Saturday I pulled out the Stitchonomy Winter 2024 SAL. Added 800...
Getting closer every stitch. Just one more section that says Fuzzy Sweaters.
Sunday I pulled out Yggdrasil after Jeremiah did a spin of my December acrostic picks. I added 200...
So talking about November. I stitched 14 different projects. 11,055 total stitches. 3 Starts. 4 Finishes. Completed my goals and had a lot of fun. Found more groups and more challenges haha. I'm insane. Now my 2025 plans are flying and I'm joining all the things so I can STITCH all the things. I will go over my planned starts for 2025 sometime soon I promise. December plans. Play all the games haha. Semi Sane is doing one with the Twas the Night Before Christmas poem. We get a prompt each day from the poem so yesterday we could stitch night, a house, or a creature. So Yggdrasil worked for creatures and the house on the design. Today the prompt is stockings/socks, something hanging, or a chimney, and of course Santa Claus. I think I have my pick ready to go. 200 for something with at least 1 item and 300 on something without as a penalty. Fun challenge. I also have two new acrostic lists...
I know I really want to work on Creepy Christmas Village but I might have to wait till after this weekend trip to make sure I have the right amount of fabric for it. Then it will be started. I have my monthly planned start another Erica Michael's...
Liberty Squared is what this one is called.
Fred's week off went nice. Actually slow and we got everything done we wanted done which is surprising haha. He got his deer on the coldest day of the year of course haha. We have 4 processed in the freezer now. We went to a new to us grocery store. It was nice. Higher price than Walmart but a lot of different variety then Walmart. We got everything done at the laundry that could be washed haha. We even relaxed and watched some shows/movies we were wanting to have time for. Thanksgiving at Grandma's was lovely. It was great to see my cousins and family. Now we are getting excited about Christmas. Have the stuff ready to put out tomorrow. A fun trip planned this weekend with lots of shopping stops we look forward to this time of year.
Have a great week. Happy December. Love yourself. Find all the reasons to smile. Stitch all the things!
Another Monday update with a lot to talk about. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and let's see what I've been up to this last week.
Monday and Tuesday it was time to finish up Autumn Line Up...
After finishing that one I decided to finish Halloween Quaker. So Tuesday and Wednesday I worked on it. Finished it up Wednesday...
After those two finishes I spun the Tiny Decisions app and it was time for a new start...
Noel Chez Les Gnomes (Translated as Christmas Among the Gnomes) Nicknamed Noel Gnomes. Using 32ct Lt Mocha Lugana and the suggested DMC threads. My first Jardin Prive and I really enjoy her charts. They are easy to read and easy to see what backstitching is meant where. I started in the upper left corner. Here it is now after Wednesday and Thursday 702 stitches...
Friday I spun Christmas Celebration and wondered if I could finish it too. I worked on it Friday and Sunday...
Saturday we had a busy day. First up was a visit to my LNS in Fort Wayne for the 2nd Saturday Stitch Group. I took Enchanted Pumpkin Mill Hill kit because it was easy to work on. I added 219 while there...
Also picked up my framed pieces...
Butch did fantastic with the Erica Michaels piece. It turned out wonderful! The Soda Stitch seasonal set can be swapped out to the one frame. The white frame looks perfect with each one.
I also found a clearance chart I loved and some fabric to add to my stash...
I just love the saying on the right one. So true! I also bought fabric for my 2025 Seasonal Set...
I bought these charts in 2020 when they were released at Market. My plans was to do them in 2021. Guess I didn't haha. So I bought 32ct Lt Taupe Lugana for them and will do them next year during the seasons like the Line Ups this year.
After my stitching fun we headed out to start Christmas shopping. We went to Half Price books, Darlington a fun Christmas market where you never know what they will have, stopped to get hair cuts, and got Spike a bag full of treats at a pet store. It was a lovely day out together. This past week my dad made sure to take us to vote Tuesday. We went to a local fire station that I was around a lot when I was a kid so it made it so special to me. Ran into a family member from mom's family. It was a great day. Jeremiah said he was proud to be an American that's for sure. I know it's causing a lot of issues but I have a lot of hope and just wish United States could become United again. We have been divided for too long. Off my soapbox now.
Have a great week. Love yourself. Smile as often as possible. I'm off to stitch ALL the things haha.
I'm going to combine my October WIPocalypse and my Monday update because I had a busy weekend and was really happy to just stitch yesterday after everyone left. WIPocalypse is a fun excuse to stitch all our WIPs before the end of the world. I like to use it as an excuse to look back on what I've worked on since the last update. How many day and how much progress on each project I've worked on. So let's see what I've been working on since Sept 29th.
Mini Block Freedom -- 1 Day. I finished this one up with just one more day which was Sept 29th after my last WIPocalypse update...
Halloween Sampler by Les Petites Croix De Lucie -- 25 Days. I used this one for a challenge this month. Trying for 100 stitches a day. I could have 5 missed days. Only 2 used now. I've really enjoyed working on this one. Yesterday I decided to focus on it and try to finish it for Halloween this year. So yesterday I got 400 added...
Owe Them All by Erica Michaels -- 8 Days. I decided to finish this one at the beginning of the month. Here it was at the beginning of the month and now finished...
Irish Blessing a Herrschners Freebie -- 1 Day. Added another day to this beautiful WIP...
Autumn Line Up by The Trilogy -- 2 Days. 676 more added to this one which will be a focus for a finish in November...
Halloween Quaker by Primrose Cottage -- 2 Days. 544 added to this one. I will work on it if I finish Halloween Sampler before Halloween...
Yggdrasil by Paine Free Crafts -- 1 Day.
Enchanted Pumpkin a Mill Hill Kit -- 2 Days. Added 545 for a pop up challenge Oh My Gourd where we needed 500 on a design with some kind of gourd...
This last week other than the Halloween Sampler here is what I worked on...
Beer Dragon by Paine Free Crafts -- 1 Day (Monday) Added 503...
Mason Jar Lineup a Dimensions Kit -- 2 Days. Tuesday and Wednesday Added a wonderful 800 to this fun piece that I just love working on...
Thursday my BFF showed up to camp so I just got my stitches on Halloween Sampler Thursday and Friday. Saturday I took the day off because several more friends and family showed up. We had a lovely Halloween Party and then Sunday everyone headed home. It was the last official camping weekend here. We might have stragglers stop by but not regularly like normal season. Overall it was a weird year but we had a great time. Now to get busy to Christmas season haha. Planned out our weekends till Christmas to make sure we get all our fun done in time.
Measi also gives us fun questions to answer... October 27 – How do you organize your WIPs and stash? I have a tote with all my WIPs that I'm currently working on. I have my floss boxes in a tub under Jeremiah's bed. I keep track of them on my blog in the WIP list at the top and also I use Google Keep Notes and I really like it a lot. Very easy to figure out in my opinion and makes updating info on Instagram easier and covers what I would forget otherwise.
Have a wonderful week. Love yourself. Find reasons to smile as often as possible.
