Cross stitching for my son!

Ooops!  My son looked at my blog and saw a preview of future gifts coming his way! He sent me this email:

"You have some awesome WIPs that you are trying to keep secret!! I like the Milla one! very surprised. I will be happy when you finish some and I get to keep decorating."

He was referring to this picture of Milla Jovovich, the actress who played Alice from Resident Evil.

I kept stitching and stitching until I finally saw her looking back at me.  It's weird that she has gray in her face but I suppose it will look good from a distance!

Alice from Resident Evil update #1

Alice from Resident Evil update #1

I'm also making The IT Crowd for him to put in his office cubicle at work.  I finished stitching the words.  There will be a guy standing on each side and a border all around.

The IT Crowd update #2

He bought me a souvenir cross stitch kit last year from San Antonio, Texas, and wrote:

"100 WIPs and no Remember the Alamo??? come on now. add it as a bonus for January 32nd"

So of course, how could I resist?  I started this new one, Remember the Alamo.  It is on 18 ct tan Aida and will be 8" x 2".

Remember the Alamo

He's a new Texas resident and I visited him last year and saw the Alamo!

It's so nice that he appreciates my cross stitch gifts!  This is the first one I made for him when he was a teenager and he still has it up in his bedroom:

Test Prayer

I also made him Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Perpetual Mario and Luigi playing Nintendo!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Perpetual Mario & Luigi

All's Good in the Hood was a gift to decorate his new home in Texas.

All's Good in the Hood

Oh how nice!  I just realized that I stitched him something every year in 2011, 2012, and 2013.  So now I'll get back to stitching his present for 2014.  His 30th birthday is coming up!

Turtle Trot SAL - May

For the Turtle Trot SAL, we choose 13 WIPs to work on and post progress pics on the 13th of every month.  Claudette from BAP-Attack also gives a turtle-themed prize once a month.  I won last month and she sent me these adorable kissing turtles salt & pepper shakers!  Thank you so much, Claudette!

Here is my progress since last month.  I didn't stitch on all 13 WIPs (like Linda did).  You can click on the picture to see it bigger.

Universal Unity: I stitched the tiger's ear and more fur around his face.

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Universal Unity update #8

Thomas Kinkade's Lamplight Bridge:  I made a lot of French knots and half stitches on the right side of the bridge.

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Lamplight Bridge update #6

Lamplight Bridge update #6

Lamplight Bridge (back)

All's Good in the Hood:  Hurray!  I finished this one and mailed it to my son, who lives in another state.

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All's Good in the Hood - FINISHED!

All's Good in the Hood - FRAMED!

Disney Princess Birth Announcement:  Cinderella has some blonde hair now!

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Disney Princess Birth Announcement update #4

Majestic Eagle:  I stitched more of the eagle's left wing (your right) all the way to the wing tip.

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Majestic Eagle update #3

Orange Poppies:  I stitched three more strands of orange on the poppy petals.

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Orange Poppies update #2

Happy stitching, everyone!

SAL updates!

On Fridays, I stitch on Halloween House.  The two chimneys and the black cat on the roof are finished, and most of the backstitching on the house.  I still need to backstitch the window and ghosts on the top.

Halloween House update #32

On Saturdays, I stitch on the Spring & Fall and Summer & Winter designs by The Prairie Schooler.  The July eagle is finished!  Instead of starting the August square next, Linda and I are going to stitch Santa Hang-Up and Thankful Critters every other weekend.

Summer & Winter (July) - FINISHED!

"Summer & Winter" (July)
Designed by Pamela Byrd Smith
The Prairie Schooler
Started 2/9/2013, Finished 5/2/2013

On Sundays, I'm supposed to stitch on Santa's 12 Days of Christmas, but that hasn't been touched in over a month!  Hopefully I'll have an update next time.

On Mondays, I stitch on Cut Thru' Igloo for the Bothy Threads Cut Thru' SAL. The Eskimo has a little seal friend who came for a visit!  I'm stitching on 14 ct lavender Aida from Stitchnmomma.

Cut Thru' Igloo update #4

I also found the perfect frame for All's Good in the Hood!  The size is 6" x 11".

All's Good in the Hood - FRAMED!

Happy Stitching, everyone!

April ornament and WIPocalypse update!

I'm in the 2013 Ornament SAL, where we stitch a new ornament each month for any holiday.  My April ornament is C'est Noel, a freebie from The Sampler Girl. I used DMC Light Effects and DMC Satin floss (so slippery!).  One of these days I'll try to make these finishes into actual ornaments!

C'est Noel - FINISHED!

"C'est Noel"
The Sampler Girl
Started 2/24/2012, Finished 4/26/2013

Since my last WIPocalypse update in March, I have had lots of finishes and progress on my SALs.

The Bear and the Bees is an old chart from The Prairie Schooler, but you can still find it HERE.

The Bear and the Bees - FINISHED!

These bookmarks will be Mother's Day gifts.  The free design is from Linen Flowers.

Names of Jesus bookmarks - FINISHED!

I stitched All's Good in the Hood by Kincavel Krosses for my son's birthday present.  It can be a housewarming gift too, since he just got a new job in a different state!

All's Good in the Hood - FINISHED!

"All's Good in the Hood"
Designed by Lady Kell of Kincavel
Kincavel Krosses
14 ct Dirty Aida, DMC 115
Started 2/8/2012, Finished 4/26/2013

I started a new SAL with Linda for Thankful Critters, an Imaginating chart by Ursula Michael.  We stitch on this one every other weekend.  I'll stitch 1-2 letters each month so it will be finished by Thanksgiving.

Thankful Critters update #2

I'm also in a new SAL for Bothy Threads Cut Thru' designs.  I stitch the Igloo on Mondays.  When this is finished, I'll keep going and stitch another Cut Thru' from my WIP list, North Pole House and/or Pirate Ship.

Cut Thru' Igloo update #3

The current pics of all of my WIPs are always on my WIPocalypse page. Remember to check in on Measi's blog with a link to your WIPocalypse update, too!

Turtle Trot SAL - April

For the Turtle Trot SAL, we choose 13 WIPs to work on and post progress pics on the 13th of every month.  You can sign up at BAP-Attack.  Here is my progress since last month.  You can click on the picture to see it bigger.

Universal Unity:  The tiger's head is done except for his ear.

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Universal Unity update #7

The Sorcerer:  His sleeve and more of his cloak is done.

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The Sorcerer update #4

Flaming June:  I stitched more of the sky.

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Flaming June update #3

All's Good in the Hood:  I stitched the word "THE" and more border on top and bottom.

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All's Good in the 'Hood update #5

Merry Christmas:  I finished the letter "h" in Christmas.  This design is from Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe.

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Merry Christmas update #3

Disney Princess Birth Announcement:  I finished Cinderella's forehead and eyebrows.

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Disney Princess Birth Announcement update #3

Day of the Dead:  The skull has a pretty smile now!  This design is from the Twisted Stitches book.

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Day of the Dead update #6

Majestic Eagle:  I started stitching his other wing and chest.

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Majestic Eagle update #2

Today I'm going to stitch outside at the mall with the SoCal Cross Stitchers Yahoo Group!  Have a great Saturday, everyone!