Newest WIP

Ok as promised here are finally some pictures of my new WIP that I am working on. It is another Welcome Hearts banner. This is what is done so far. Got smart this time and am doing all the stitching as I come to it so this one should take less time to finish than the last one did.

New WIP and a progress

Ok so here is a picture of my newset wip. It is kinda hard to see since it is pale colours but it is Cherry Blossoms Biscornu by The Sweetheart Tree. Tge pictures of this will be kinda lousey even when done as it is on an irredecent material.



I understand afew of you are "dying" to see my angel on the Ruby Wine material. So ok here are some progress pictures. She should be finished this week.





Here it is finished incase you were wondering.



In my last post I put a picture of the biscornu I did for a contest. Well the picture was not all that great so I got a "professional" to take one for me. Well ok it was my dad (who did professional photography at one time). So here is the better one.



I will say who it is for after they have been judged.

New finish

Of there has to be a picture of LUcy or it just wouldn't be a post. This one ws taken today in my bedroom.



Ok well here is the finished project. This is the little girl I was working on. I finished her tonight. Just like the red one it is a childs turtleneck.





Next I will be doing some more angels in the three different sizes. This time they will be on pink cloth. Hope to start them tomorrow. Will post pictures as I progress.

Snowman is done.

OK well I finished my snowman turtleneck today. I think it is really quite cute. The pictures are not really the greatest but you get the idea. I just have to wash it now.




I also started a new project today. It is another turtleneck. This one will have a little girl with a cake upside down beside her. Here is todays progress.



These pictures were taken the other day on my laptop. Lucy was being a pain so I decided to let her see herself on the camera. Wrong thing to do cause she just kept walking on the keyboard. Kinda difficult doing things when the pages go flipping.But I love her anyway.

Another progress pic

OK here is the latest progress picture of my snowman since I posted last week.
Also here is a picture of it on the turtle neck I am putting it on.



The other day Lucy was sitting on my bed quite innocently so I was able to snap these pretty good pictures of her.




Isn't she cute.

Stuff

Here is a good picture of my little monster Lucy-furr aka Lucy. She was playing on my bed with my jeans and I was able to snap this picture. I think it really shows her colours.



This is my angel I posted the other day. It is not properly framed but I was interested in what it would look like so I placed the frame over it. I am quite impressed with it. I am not a big fan of tone on tone but with the black frame that helps alot.



I have talked about the other colours I am doing the angel on so here is a picture of the fabric. The one is Ruby Wine 32ct Belfast Linen and the other is Blue Spruce also 32ct Belfats Linen. The ruby is more of a deep red/burgandy not bright.



Someone asked me as to where they could find the pattern. I got is as a part of a Christmas present. The info is Hardanger Angel by Threads and Things. Designer Karen Buell from 1989. The only thing I would say is it is not really a beginner piece.

Here is my current project I am working on. It is Februray snowman from Vermillion Stitches. This is 2 days worth of stitching.

Alot has gone on

As you can see from the title alot has happened since I last posted. My kitten is growing and being a real monster. She just turned 12 weeks old this week.



I am getting all the stuff together slowly for the hospital. Most wont be packed till Tuesday night.

I did buy a laptop so that I can stay in touch with all my stitching friends and pass the time away alot faster than normal. I go in on Wednesday February 18 have the surgery on the 19 and hopefully come home the same day. We shall see. That is IF they docs listen to me which probably wont happen.

I have been busy stitching and finishing off stuff. I did the other Pointsettia Biscornu from the JCS Christmas Ornaments 2008 issue. Which I have to take a picture of so I can post that. I also finished off 7 angels and 3 diamonds. I have been working on a hardanger Angel which has taken me about 2 weeksish. I am not quite finished yet but I have not been working steady on it. When I do work on it I accomplish quite a bit in one sitting. I am hoping to have that finished by tomorrow.



I think that is all for now. I think I will go stitch some more.

Finally a post

Here it is the middle of January and this is my first post. Things started out not bad for the year and then have gone down hill since then.

I had to have my baby put down one week ago today. He developed a very rapid progressing cancer in his face with possibly a tumor too. If I waited till this week to put him down his whole face would have been affected.



This is him in my garden 2 years ago. Rest in Peace Amber (my baby) 1995 - 2009

Needless to say life has been difficult for me since then. I have had time to work on my stitching. I have 4 new finishes and 6 WIPS at the momment.

Here is the whole piece of material that has the WIPS on it and my finished ones.



The first 2 here are by Wren Song Designs. The Pattern is called Bridal Roses. They will be cut out and hung with tassels on them. They are supposed to be diamonds not the squares they look like here.



Ok here are my other two finished. These are 4" angels. The Designer is Hankey Panky and the pattern is called Flying Angels (I think).





I used Hardanger material with DMC Pearl Cottons 8 and 12 sizes. The colours are white, ecru, and 778.

I have now been on my drug for my arrhythmias for 6 1/2 months (Jan 24 will be 7 months). The 20 of January will be 7 months that I have been arrhythmia free. I had to go to the pacemaker clinic today and they confirmed that I have not had an arrhythmia since June 20, 2008.

But the bad news is that my pacemaker battery needs replacing. From what I was told today it will be done in the next 6 to 8 weeks. I should know a date either the end of next week or the begining of the week after. I will definatly post a date when I get it. But I will post long before that.

Binbrook Fair Results

Ok I hate to do this but since I can't get a album or slide show to import I had to do each picture individually. I had 10 entries into this fair and placed with 7. Think that is pretty good.

Ok so here is my first entry it is a decorated sweatshirt/t-shirt judged only on decoration. This is a SanMan Original design called Think Spring (I think). There was only one other entry in this category with me and I was lucky enough to take First place.So this was 2 Christmas tree ornaments "Victorian theme" ready to hang. Well I finished at the last minute these two Hardanger ones. I was awarded First place in this category as well. Yeah me!

This one was pincushion - fabric - sewn. Well I think this is really cool so I just had to put in my Rhodes Butterfly Biscornu by The Sweetheart Tree. I was surprised to see another biscornu in the category as well.

The next entry was Christmas stocking - cross stitch - ready to hang. I did this one for my second cousin Tracey ( not only is she my second cousin but she it the second Tracey on that side of the family. Her aunt (my first cousin) is who the In Loving Memory was for)). This is the Just Nan pattern Plum something. I took second place with this one.

This is Counted cross stitch> 14" including frame - ready to hang. OOPS it is a little small one way but not the other. I did this for my aunt and uncle as a keepsake of my younger cousin Tracey (the older one of the two). I took a second place with this. It got a very interesting comment on it. One was Well Done! and the other one said not enough cross stitch to be judged in this class. Um well then why did I get second??? Also I didn't realize that counted cross stitch was just X's. You learn something new everyday. None of my family understand this either.

This class was Terry guest towel - decorated. I took a third place here. I am not upset cause this is not one of my better pieces.

2 Christmas tree ornaments - ready to hang - needlework. I was at a real loss as to what to enter here so I decided to make the two hardanger crosses into quick ornaments. I was not expecting to even place here at all but surprisingly I got a third place so I was quite happy there.

The next three didn't place at all. I can't have everything. Tho it would be nice. The only issue I have is with the red box. The comment was Hardanger? Well yes and no. There is probably more cross stitch on it but oh well who cares. I was desperate and just grabbed something to put the tag on.

The earring were way out of the class of work there. Most of the jewellery was that Schwartz crystals. I thought I would give it a shot.

The card I actually had in the fair last year and got a third with. I guess once is better than none.

Well if you have gotten this far thank you very much. I am now heading to bed as it is 11:30 pm here and I am tired. Hope fully I will do as well next week at Ancaster Fair. I only have 8 entries going in there.

Long time no post

Well it has been awhile since I posted last. I have been busy doing lots of stuff. Not really stitching much. I have my 6 Ornaments cut out now all I need to do is put the tassel and the hanger on them. I have 4 sets of earrings done as well. 2 pair have hooks on them and the other 2 pair well not yet.

I have been busy filling in my entry forms for the fall fairs. I will be entering my stuff into three fairs this year. So we shall see how things go.

I had my niece out the other day and man did we walk. I kept reminding here that we didn't want to walk too far cause we still had to turn around to go back to the car. She told me she knew that and would tell me when we went far enough. We probably walked in to different places for about 2 and a half hours. She was having a great time. I could have wrung her neck when she started telling me we needed to exercise daily, and that is was a good idea she took me for this walk, that I didn't need the gym anymore I just had to walk with her (hell I need the gym so that I CAN walk with her), etc, etc.. Gotta love kids.

Hopefully I will post some pics next week of my stuff cut out and finished before they go to the fair. I am going for another private lesson for Hardanger Wednesday next week. Not sure what I will be tourchered with this time. Last week (or the week before) it was Greek Crosses. I HATE GREEK CROSSES. I learned how to do them came home and haven't picked them up since. Oh yeah did I mention I hate Greek Crosses.

My Hardanger classes start in 2 weeks so I need to get a few projects ready for then.

It has been one month and 2 weeks since I have had any issues with my arrhythmias. I have had a few close episodes that I thought might land me in the hospital but nope. I am still waiting for the proverbial "other shoe to drop" but hoping it won't be for awhile.

Post #2

Well here it is post number 2 for the day. Don't get used to it tho. After droping off my uncle I went to the gym and did a very brief workout. I find it hard working out after 9 am and today it was 10 am. So you say well that is only an hour difference shouldn't be that much harder but it is. I was able to workout for about 40 minutes. I figure something is better than nothing. Tomorrow I will be back at 8:30 am for an hour and a half work out.

So then after the gym I had some errands to run and then called my LNS to see if I could get some help with my Hardanger. Since I taught myself I did it the easiest way I could so that I could see what I was doing and when I made a mistake. Afew people that do Hardanger couldn't tell I didn't do things properly. Well today I learned how to wrap the bars the correct way and to do Dove's eyes. Here are the ornaments I have been working on.The top two are finished and just need to be cut out. The one inbetween the two is about half finished and I have the last two to start. Then with the scraps I am going to make earrings. That should be an interesting feat. Well I will try and post another update tomorrow on my progress.

I was RAKed

Yesterday when the mail came there was a nice manilla envelope for me. It was from Terry Forester. She sent a pile of buttons and charms. Thanks very much Terry. I will use them for sure. Well what I don't have to fight Mackenzie for. Here is what she sent.Later tonight I will post a more up to date picture of the ornaments I am doing. I have two completely finishe and a third almost done. Then I can move the hoop and finish the other two.

Yes are you lucky two posts in one night.

Current WIP and stuff

Ok I know I should post more often than when I have finishes and WIPs but sometimes I just don't know what to right. Well here is my current project. These will be Hardanger ornaments when I get them finished which hopefully will be this week. My mom said she wants a bunch of them for her friends at work for Christmas. SO now I have to go buy more material because she only wants certian colours. Sorry the picture is kind of hard to see. It is Ecru on Antique White evenweave 28 ct. The pattern is one by Wren Song.Some of you know I put my work into the fall fairs for judging. Well last year my 5 1/2 year old niece decided she was going to do a piece as well. This is her stitching. Not bad for a 5 1/2 year old. The funny thing is she thinks she will enter it into the fair this year and take first prize. Off of me. I think I will have to make her a tag and just put a 1st place ribbon on it for her and hope she doesn't know the difference.Well we have had a record amount of rain this summer (and it is STILL not done). So last Thursday I decided that Mackenzie and Tracey could paint T-Shirts. So we brought Tracey to my house and away they went. This first one is Mackenzie's can you tell. I must admit it is pretty good for a 6.5 year old. The main thing is she had a ton of fun.This is Tracey's shirt. You can tell the difference in ages. Tracey will be 10 in November. She had a great time doing her shirt. Then the girls were able to play with each other for quite awhile after we ate lunch. Suprising I didn't go insane like I thought I would happen.

Well we are now going on to week #4 with out having any arrhythmias or needing the Bisoprolol. The Amiodarone seems to be doing the trick right now which is fantastic. The only problem with it is my TSH (thyroid) and my GGT (liver) are already being affected. Hopefully as I am on the Amio longer things will straighten out. I would hate to have to go on another drug because the Amio is affecting my system too much and lose the "good" health I am now finally starting to have. I guess the real tale will be in November when I have the Pacemaker checked out and see how many episodes I have had that I was not aware of.

Yesterday we had a semi family BBQ at my aunts house. My uncle is here from up north. We had 13 people there for dinner. Unfortunatly we were missing 6 people. But like I said to my mom no matter when we have it there is always some one who can't come for some reason.

This is a busy week coming too. I will try and post daily as to what is happening.

Birthday Stash

This is what all I bought with my birthday money. I wasn't able to get a few things as my LNS has to put in an order. That's ok cause I have other stuff to do in the mean time. I have picked up "PEACE" by M Design again and hopefully that will only take me about a week to do.


http://good-times.webshots.com/album/564125755nrVaGN?vhost=good-times

This is the link to see the material and patterns for the other seasons from Calico crossroads.

Frustrated

I sat down this afternoon to work on PEACE by M Design and found it has a number of mistakes. SO I will be taking it out at a later date and fixing it but untill then I have started "Think Spring" by Calico Cats. I have already put i the satin stitched flower twice and taken it out twice. I will do everthing else first and then get some help putting the flower in after.

Current Project

This is my current project that I am working on. It is "PEACE" by M Designs. I started it with different threads earlier in the week but found they were to thick and didn't lay properly.So I have now changed to DMC Variations #4030 (I think). I have the beads picked out to go on here already now I just have to find something for the top.

Redyed Fabric

Well since today was such a nice day I decided to try and redye my fabric. This first one is the light pink or periwinkle. I added azelia and g

rape to it and I like it much better.

The second set is the olive. I took a toothbrush and put some lines on it with linen and yellow.

The last one was the Crimsion Red. I added azelia and linen to that but I don't think it changed too much maybe a little lighter.

I have to think of what to put on these now so that I can dye the rest of the fabric I bought before the weather gets bad and I can't put things outside. I have a few ideas for the fabric but I am not sure yet.