A Christmas same day start and finish

Started and finished this one last night after all the hubbub had died down. It was nice to sit in the bed and relax for a bit before sleep. It also gave me the idea of putting my UFOs beside the bed and stitching on those every night until they are completed. :D.

I also tweaked the design a bit. The big star/snowflake charm was supposed to go between the H and the L in Holy, however, I thought it looked more like a big star rather than a snowflake, so I winged the letter O and put the charm between the Holy and the Night. There was a bit more to it, but I wanted mine a bit plainer. I haven't had a SMO finish in quite some time, and I am hoping to get to more in the coming year. And after the 12 Days of Christmas that Sandy just now got through hosting for the board members, I have more than enough to stitch! :D


Anyhoo, here is my start and finish with the related notes. :)


Design: Holy Night (Secret Shop chart)

Designer: SanMan Originals

Fabric: Black 14 count aida

Fiber: Caron Collection Waterlilies in Moonlight.

Hope everyone had a good day yesterday and is out hitting the sales today! :)


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Finish #19 of 2009

A one day start and finish. Gotta love the rub marks left by the Q-Snaps. NOT!


Anyway....on with the show...


Design: Sapin coeur en carte de voeux


Designer: Pastel 49


Fabric: 14 count black aida



Fibers: DMC B5200 and Needle Necessities 1931


Began and ended: Thursday, December 24, 2009

Link to the free gift chart can be found here .



Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.


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Finish #18 of 2009

Here is my latest finish. And by latest, I mean hot off the Q-Snaps 5 minutes ago. :)


I really enjoyed stitching this one. I am going to have to stitch it again in red I think. The chart was cheap, the fabric, not so much :P (although I did purchase a quarter of a yard of it!. I took my time stitching it. I really recommend stitching it as it goes rather quickly and it's a nice easy stitch. The center bit I left the heart out. I am going to attempt to find a sterling silver charm for DH's and my last name initial. Hopefully, I can find a nice one and it won't cost an arm and a leg. :P


Anyhoo....here's the finish and stitchy notes!



Design: JBW Designs

Designer: Judy Whitman of JBW Designs

Fabric: 28 count white opalescent Jobelan

Fiber: Access Commodities Soie d'Alger #1846 (Forest Green)

Began: Saturday, December 18, 2009

Finished: Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Hope everyone has all of their holiday shopping and planning finished and can relax and enjoy it!


Off to kit up the next project! :)


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Sapin d'Elisa 2009

Got another finish under my belt. I saw this when I was on walkabout on the web and had to stitch it. The fabric was a fluke. I had this given to me a million years ago by someone whom I cannot remember and it's languished in the stash bin until now. I would like to thank whoever it was that sent me the fabric. It was the perfect background for this design! :)


Here's the completed stitching and the related stitching notes: :)

Design: Sapin d'Elisa 2009

Designer: Chez Elisa

Fabric: Picture This Plus 28 count Cashel Linen in Crystal Relic

Fibers: DMC B5200 Soie d'Alger 1846 (Forest Green, 2935 (Lipstick Red) and 4145 (Chocolate Brown.

Accouterments: Mill Hill beads in #60479.

Stitcher's Notes: The link to the freebie gift design can be found here . Just as a warning, the designer likes to retire her freebie gift designs, and I suspect that she will retire this one at some point soon.


I started Winter Break from school this afternoon and I am going to try and stay busy. I have fallen into a massive depression and only my DH, my stitching, hot chocolate and the cats seem to provide any modicum of comfort. :/

Well, I need to go start the next project. JBW Designs Christmas Motif Sampler. I am stitching it on a 28 count white Jobelan opalescent with Soie d'Alger in the 1846 that I seem to be addicted to for some reason. (go figure).

Hope everyone has a good weekend.


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Two latest finishes

Wow. Just... WOW. I have two more finishes for this month, totaling 17 for the year. That is well over my one a month goal, so I feel pretty good about that. Next year I am wanting to finish up one UFO per month. I really do need to get this mess either stitched up or traded off with someone. I feel bad about the amount of stuff I have let pile up. :/


On December 17, I begin my two week break from school. I am hoping to get some stitching time in. Hopefully, this will mean four new ornaments, but I am not going to push myself. I am still dealing with the horrible grief of losing the baby and Christmas is going to be rough, if not flat out sucking. I miss my son every day and Christmas will be particularly brutal. :(


Well, here are the finishes with the related Stitchy Notes. :)


Finish Number 1:

Design: Winter Bookmark- Hiver bien au chaud entre les pages

Designer: Pastel 49

Link: Winter Bookmarks

Fabric: 28 count natural linen


Fibers: Soie d'Alger 1846 (Forest Green) and 4145 (Chocolate Brown). DMC in B5200.

Began and Completed Stitching: Thursday, December 7, 2009

Finish Number 2:


Design: Winter Greens

Designer: Diane Williams of Little House Needleworks All Dolled Up series (2009)

Fabric: 28 count Raw Linen/Silk blend (80% linen/20% silk) from Wichelt.

Fibers: Soie d'Alger in Noir (Black), 17 (Ecru), 942 (Christmas Red), 1844 (Frosted Pine), 1846 (Forest Green), and 4145 (Chocolate Brown).

Kreinik #8 Braid in 002 Vatican Gold.

Accouterments: Mill Hill beads in #62031 (Frosted Old Gold).

Began: Friday, December 4, 2009

Finished: Tuesday, December 8, 2009.



The original designed called for DMC White, Black, 433, 3051 and 3052, 5282 Gold Metallic, a 28 count Clay Cashel from Zweigart and Mill Hill beads in 00557. Approximate DMC colors for the Soie d'Alger would be Ecru, 310, 321, 367, 890, and 898. Please note that these are *my* conversions and YMMV. :).

 





Had clinic today and managed to get three credit hours toward my 30 hours total I need of working with the public. I am dog tired, but I am going to pull some fabric and threads for my next start and hopefully start it. :P


Hope everyone is having a good week so far! :D


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Three more finishes

Wow. I actually managed to get not one, but THREE projects stitched up and not only that but finished as well. =:O. Yes, they were all holiday related and quick stitches, but they are projects I've wanted to do for quite some time now.

Here are the finishes, in order of stitching completed, along with the related Stitchy Notes. :). Please note that the Soie d'Alger color 'names' are my own and not Access Commodities. Now, on with the show! :)


First Project:

Design: Joy Ornament (retired gift design)

Designer: Midnight Stitching

Fabric: 28 count Natural Pearl linen

Fibers: Soie d'Alger 542 (Star Yellow), 1846 (Forest Green), 2935 (French Red), Kreinik 004 Very Fine Braid in No. 1 Silver.

Accouterments: Mill Hill beads in #60479.


Began and ended Friday, November 27, 2009

Second Project:


Design: Noel

Designer: Shepherd's Bush for Caron Collection Threads

Fabric: 28 count cream evenweave

Fibers: Soie d'Alger 1425 (Dark Navy Blue), 1846 (Forest Green), 2935 (French Red), 4145 (Chocolate Brown), Kreinik Number 8 Braid in No. 002 Gold.



Began and ended Saturday, November 28, 2009

Third Project:


Design: 2003 Christmas Alphabet (retired gift design)

Designer: Prairie Schooler

Fabric: 28 count khaki dyed Monaco (dyed by me!)

Fibers: Soie d'Alger 1846 (Forest Green), DMC in Ecru

Accouterments: Mill Hill beads in Claret (unknown catalog number)

Began and ended Sunday, November 29, 2009

My finishing isn't the best in the world, and one day I hope to have all the tools to do them up properly, but I am happy with the way they turned out. :)


Hope you all enjoyed them. I am off to finish a fourth ornament which I hope to have posted within the next day or two. :)


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