June 30th Monday Update

 Another wonderful week of stitching all the things. 2 new starts. Let's go over it.

 Monday and Tuesday I worked on a new Christmas themed piece. A Type of Christmas by Erin Elizabeth. Using 32ct Vintage Country Mocha for this one. Suggested DMC threads. 2 over 2.

Total of 600 stitches on it.

Wednesday I worked on Mermaid from Lina Ova. Day 2 on it. 32ct Tantalizing Tulips Opalescent Lugana. Using DMC 3812...

Just love the way it's turning out.

Thursday was time for a 2 week installment on Peppermint Purple 2025 SAL...

 16 Days on that one now. Love the way it's coming together. After that I started When I think of Summer by Puntini Puntini...

 

Friday was time for the Extraordinary Birds SAL from Lola Crow. Finished Feat 2 and Started Feat 3...

 

Saturday I worked on Honey Bee MH Kit...

 

Then I worked on Beer Dragon from Paine Free Crafts. Added 400 for Day 122...

 Yesterday I worked on Yggdrasil but only 115 so hoping to work on it today again. I'll update it next week.

I am still going crazy because everything is screaming for attention.....old WIPs, New Start, New Purchases, Everything wants ME, ME, Me. I am trying hard to settle them down but how do I stitch on everything at the same time haha. Have a great week. Love yourself. Good luck stitching all the things! 

May 12th Monday Update

 So busy stitching like a crazy woman haha. I am so far behind reading blogs. Every time I think I'll take time to catch up time flies by like today. How is it already almost 4pm? Then I want to go stitch....BAD haha. So oh well. Another day goes by. I miss seeing what you all are stitching though really I do.

 Flosstube 16 is loading now. What a journey this has been. I really enjoy it a lot actually.

Anyway I want to post here too. For myself and the few readers I still have...

Monday through Thursday I worked on the May section for Along the Nesting Boxes by Jardin Prive....

 1,242 in the May section. Total now 6,752. Love this one! Breaking it down into monthly parts definitely makes this one fun. 32ct Platinum Lugana and 21 days into this one now.

Thursday and Friday did 916 more on Lola Crow Extraordinary Birds SAL. I wanted to finish that frame so bad that I burnt myself out. So it will stay hidden till the new part is released Friday...

5,082 stitching in now! So weird to leave the big opening when stitching haha. 13 Days now. 36ct Sandbar from BeStitchMe is the fabric.

Saturday I worked on When I think of Spring by Puntini Puntini. 4 Days. 32ct Lt Taupe Lugana. 

Love working on this one. 

Sunday was Yggdrasil by Paine Free Crafts. I am doing this one for a fun challenge on Flosstube. A gentleman is training and for every mile we stitch 10 stitches. So week 1 he did 27 miles and I needed to stitch 270 stitches. I got 280 in...

32ct Lambswool 1 over 1 complete X for this one. I have 28 days in. Finished the 2nd page. Now 2.8% finished haha. Oh well....sometime.....maybe.

I also worked on Grow Together by HAED on Sunday. Just 30 added but hoping to get it back out today...

Day 30 on this fun piece. 1 over 1 on 28ct Lt Blue Evenweave complete X.

Over the weekend we got our garden planted...

Yummy tomatoes coming soon.....hopefully. Plus 2 zucchini plants. I keep checking and haven't found any yet wonder why haha.
 

March 31st Monday Update

 Last Monday of March. Wow. Wouldn't it be nice if tomorrow 2025 says Happy April Fool's and it's really January still? That would be nice.

So let's see what I worked on last week...

Sunday Monday and Tuesday I worked on 4 Seasons: Winter by Erica Michaels. I only had a little bit of the background yet to finish for the whole piece to be done. So Tuesday it was finally completed...

 My 8th silk gauze finish and still I'm loving it so much. I kitted up Spring, Summer, and Autumn of the 4 Seasons set so I can work on them and trust me I'm itching to start Spring bad.

Tuesday I also put 208 stitches into Christmas Lantern a Mill Hill Jim Shore kit...

 Wednesday I started on the Spring Quaker by Primrose Cottage. I'm using DMC 52 for this one and I love the way it's turning out already...

Added more Thursday. 678 added over the two days. 32ct Vintage Country Mocha for this set. 

Friday I worked on When I think of Spring by Puntini Puntini...

662 added. Doing this set on 32ct Lt Taupe Lugana with the suggested DMC threads.

Saturday was a busy day but I pulled out Trust the Universe by The Sunflower Diaries. Worked on it 48 stitches Saturday and then 405 Sunday...

April plans are ready to go. I joined in the Monthly Magazine Challenge Acrostic, their Springo and the I Spy from Stitching by the Shore...

Friday the Lola Crow frame will be released so I really hope to get that done before the first part is posted in May. I'm really excited to work on it. Like everything else haha. I am still really in love with my stitching. I get so excited to make progress.

 Flosstube 10 has just been posted. Wow. 10. Crazy. Jeremiah and me feel like we've done it forever now haha. It's weird. I enjoy it even though I mess up my words a lot. Typing covers up my bad slips of the tongue haha. Love yourself. Find all the reasons you can to smile. 

Jan 27th Monday Update / WIPocalypse

 I was having fun stitching yesterday so missed the official WIPocalypse check in. Last Sunday of the month. So I will combine it with my normal Monday update.

Last week of Brringo in Monthly Magazine Challenge FB group. They just announced they are going to do another month long event in April I think. I'm so happy because I had so much fun with Brringo and Sept is too long to wait for when they do ABCingo. Anyway let's see what I worked on each day.

Monday prompt From a Magazine. I worked on Mother Nature: Winter. Added 213. She also worked for a pop up challenge in WIP Warriors. She was classified as my Fancy Lady. I needed 500 on her. 

Tuesday prompt Inspired by your Pet. First up added 287 more to Mother Nature. Then 307 on Canine Quotes by The Scarlett House.

Wednesday prompt You Would Take on Vacation. I love taking Mill Hill kits because you don't need to take a Q-Snap. So I worked on Christmas Lantern. I also got out the Peppermint Purple SAL to add Week 3 and 4. 107 on the lantern. 267 to the SAL.

Thursday prompt Part of a Series. When I think of Winter from Puntini Puntini came back out for 519.

Friday prompt Inspired by Zodiac. I am a Taurus and also an Earth element. So I used Yggdrasil because trees are definitely an earth item. I also used it for the WIP Warriors challenge for my Largest WIP. It definitely qualifies for that. My needles refused to make good progress which tends to happen with this WIP the first day I work on it. A lot of confetti stitching and it seems to take me awhile to adjust to the rhythm. So 110 added.

Saturday prompt Something Fantasy. Yggdrasil worked for it too because it's a lot of fantasy based theories. My needles were ready today...390 added so my 500 goal was met. I am also really happy because I added 900 to this beauty this month overall. If I ever want to finish it I need to work a lot more haha.

Sunday I picked up my Winter SAL from Stitchonomy because I'm close to finished with it. Added 647 on a lovely lazy day.

Fred had a radio event this weekend. It was winter field day in his amateur radio club. He broadcast right from our deck and had a great time. Started 11 Saturday until 5 Sunday. He ended up with 109 contacts from all over the US. So that meant a lot of stitching time for me which is always nice haha. Jeremiah gamed of course. He is finally cough free. About time!!

Okay WIPocalypse. I guess I forgot to do my intro even. Oh well you know me haha. I like to use this SAL as an excuse to keep track of my monthly progress. So let's enjoy a look back since last update which was Dec 29th. 

Peppermint Purple SAL -- 3 Days. I finished up the outline and go started on the weekly sections. I'm adding them every 2 weeks right now. So I'm up to date currently...

Creepy Christmas Village by Lola Crow -- 1 Day Still working on the Creepy Christmas Tree but close to finishing it up...

Mother Nature: Winter from Just Cross Stitch Magazine -- 4 Days into her now. I am so in love with her and the 40ct fabric again. She just looks so delicate and beautiful. I had to backstitch her face to admire her while stitching...

Along the Nesting Boxes by Jardin Prive -- 5 Days. Finished the January section. I will be adding 2 fence posts a month to this one and the pretties in the middle of course. So here is the January section...

Yggdrasil by Paine Free Crafts -- 4 Days Here is my current progress on this beauty before and after...

Heart & Compass by Erica Michaels -- 2 Days My favorite designer of course had to be worked on a little bit...

Winter SAL by Stitchonomy -- 2 Days So close to finished....maybe after I get done with my computer work...

Irish Blessing from Herrschners -- 1 Day This one is very close to finished too. Maybe in February? 

Mason Jar Lineup by Dimensions -- 2 Days Still just love this fabric. Finished the first two jars and moved to the 3rd flower...

The Mandalorian -- 1 Day Finished the words and moved to Mando...

Luck of the Irish by Primrose Cottage -- 1 Day My first 2025 finish

Christmas Lantern a Mill Hill Kit -- 2 Days on this new start...

Beer Dragon by Paine Free Crafts -- 1 Day to hit my 500 monthly goal...

Noel Chez Les Gnomes "Christmas Among the Gnomes" by Jardin Prive -- 1 Day...

Winter Quaker by Primrose Cottage -- 1 Day Got a quick start on this one for Brringo...

Grow Together by Heaven and Earth Designs -- 3 Days. This one also answers the WIPocalypse question. As of the WIPs in my Tote right now this is the oldest. I started it in Dec 2013. I unkitted it and put it away for years though. Now it's back out and in my WIP tote. I might have some older hidden away.

Canine Quotes by The Scarlett House -- 1 Day on this cutie...

When I think of Winter by Puntini Puntini -- 1 Day I want this one finished by March 1st so it will be out to play soon. This half is done...

So I've had fun and this and that haha. As always. Wonder what I will work on by the next time?! I've setup up my February challenges but there are always things that seem to scream loud for attention. I just have to pay attention to quiet them down. I hear some screaming now. Off to finish up my computer work.