Back from the framer!

I just picked these up from my framing friend!  This is Quaker Moon by Bent Creek.  I found the perfect black square frame at a thrift store for $1 and she only charged me for mounting it.

Quaker Moon - FRAMED!

This is Mary's Sampler II by Plum Street Samplers.  This is another thrift store frame for $1 that I thought matched the colors perfectly and I only had to pay for mounting and the gold mat!

Mary's Sampler II - FRAMED!

This is I'll Get You My Pretty by Sue Hillis Designs.  I did pay for this one to be custom framed because it was an unusual size, 7" x 12".

I'll Get You My Pretty - FRAMED!

Beth at Wilson's Frame-Up has framed 17 of my cross stitch finishes so far!

Theme-A-Licious March Madness (final)

The theme for this month is March Madness, "Work on something different every day... it's madness... of the funnest possible kind."  I used the Random Number Generator to pick a number from 1-95 for a WIP from my WIPocalypse list to stitch on every day.  Instead of listing all 31 of them here, I posted updates every Saturday. See my prior blog posts:
March 1-7
March 8-14
March 15-21
March 22-28

March 29 - #83, Disney Princesses:  I stitched Pocahontas, now only 11 more to go!

Disney Princesses update #1

March 30 - #95, Remember the Alamo:  I stitched the T and started the Texas flag.

Remember the Alamo update #1

March 31 - #12, Uber Christmas Tree:  I stitched more green and some red balls and started the silver bell.

Uber Christmas Tree update #2

The theme for this month is April Showers, "What pieces can you find in your flood of WIPs that include water? Rivers, lakes, oceans, or rain (and anything that lies within)."

My water WIPs include Thomas Kinkade's Lamplight Bridge, Flaming June, Cut Thru' North Pole House, Canyon Waterfall, Christmas Ark, Christmas on the Beach, Cut Thru' Pirate Ship, and The Wave.  I'll try to stitch on some of these during April and post updates on May 1.  Happy Stitching, everyone!

Crazy January start #31

Day #31 of the Ultimate Crazy January Challenge is Christmas Tree (L'arbre aux cadeaux).  I didn't have a big enough piece of red fabric so I decided to stitch on white with Cosmo Seasons green variegated floss.  I'm stitching on 14 ct cream Aida and it will be about 12" x 12".

Christmas Tree

I also started this other Christmas tree design in January 2012 and never touched it again after the first day.  This is Uber Christmas Tree by Bent Creek.  I love how the elves are stacked up to put the star on top of the tree!  It comes with 5 little bells to put on the elves' hats. Today I started filling in the green variegated part of the tree. This will be about 10" x 9" on 11 ct Aida.

Uber Christmas Tree update #1

I finally did all my 31 new starts and made progress on 31 WIPs.  I have 98 WIPs on my WIPocalypse list so now it's time to start finishing them all!  Thanks for cheering me on!

Happy Stitching, everyone!

Quaker Moon traveling chart giveaway!

I sent this traveling chart to Marcy, and now she has finished stitching this cute design and wants to pass the chart on to another stitcher!

Just leave a comment on her blog HERE if you would like a chance to stitch this adorable owl on the moon!  She will draw a name on August 1st.

Quaker Moon chart winner!

Thank you to everyone who was interested in the Quaker Moon chart by Bent Creek.  I wrote down all the names on slips of paper and folded them up.  I couldn't get any of my dogs or cats to pick a name for me (like Meggie's cat), so I chose one myself.

Quaker Moon - FINISHED!

The next stitcher to stitch this adorable chart is:  

MARCY!

 Marcy said...

Lovely projects! Please include me. I would love to stitch the Quaker Moon and pass it on.

I'm a new follower of her blog, Stitching Plus.  Be sure to visit and see all of her beautiful cross stitching!

June WIPocalypse update and a finish!

It's another full moon (did you see the super moon?) and time for the WIPocalypse SAL update!  The focus colors this month are black and green. You can see current pics of all my WIPs on my WIPocalypse page.

I finished Quaker Moon during the GTG (get-together) on Saturday with seven women in the SoCal Cross Stitchers Yahoo group.  We stitched at the food court in the mall for almost 8 hours!

Quaker Moon - FINISHED!

"Quaker Moon"
Bent Creek
Started 1/28/2013, Finished 6/22/2013

I'll pass this chart onto another stitcher (worldwide) and hopefully the winner will give it away when she's finished, too!  Just mention in the comment if you're interested.  I'll draw a name on Sunday, June 30.

I started the next part (7 of 12) of Boo! Club by Lizzie Kate by stitching the word Pumpkin in green.

Boo! Club (Pumpkin)

I stitched the black jaw line on the Day of the Dead skull from the Twisted Stitches book.

Day of the Dead update #7

I stitched the black letter P and some of the border on Picnic Area by The Prairie Schooler.

Picnic Area update #3

I finally started stitching again on Santa Hang-Up, which I started for the Ultimate Crazy January Challenge and haven't touched it since the first day.  I'm stitching on sparkly 20 ct Valerie fabric, 2 over 2, so the X's are pretty big (10 ct size).  This is an every other weekend SAL with Linda.

Santa Hang-Up update #1

Remember to check in on Measi's blog with a link to your WIPocalypse update, too!  Next month's theme is Designer - Glendon Place, Project Theme - Animals, and Focus Colors - Red and Yellow.  I'll try to do some stitching in those categories, too!

Stitching crows, ravens, and bats!

Just for fun, my blog post has a theme today!  I worked on some of my WIPs with crows, ravens, and bats!

I stitched two crows and the tree on the Lizzie*Kate Very Scary Mystery Sampler, then rewarded myself by stitching more crows/ravens/bats on my other WIPs instead!  I'm stitching over 2 on 30 ct Weeks Dye Works Tin Roof linen.

Very Scary (Part 1) update #6

I'm stitching this Edgar Allan Poe inspired design, Quoth the Raven by Kincavel Krosses for my nephew.  This is a free chart.  I finished the word "more" and now all that is left to do is the border.  I'm stitching on 14 ct red Aida.

Quoth the Raven update #3

I stitched the bats on Quaker Moon by Bent Creek.  Isn't this one cute?  I'm stitching over 2 on 28 ct tan linen.

Quaker Moon update #4

There are also some crows flying around Picnic Area by The Prairie Schooler. This is on 14 ct dark green Aida.  The flash makes it seem brighter than it actually is.

Picnic Area update #2

Here are a few more bats on I'll Get You My Pretty by Sue Hillis Designs.  This is a free chart.  I'm stitching over 2 on 32 ct Voodoo Belfast linen by Picture This Plus.

I'll Get You My Pretty update #2

I finished all the backstitching on the top window and stitched the bats on Halloween House.  Check out the Halloween House SAL page!

Halloween House update #35

This sure was fun to get a little bit done on lots of different WIPs.  Happy Stitching, everyone!

Stitching pumpkins and May TUSAL post!

Orange is a great color, and I've been stitching pumpkins and Jack o'lanterns on lots of different designs.  I thought it would be fun to post them all together!

The Lizzie*Kate Very Scary Mystery Sampler is my first time using Weeks Dye Works overdyed floss and 30 ct linen.  The design is cute but the colors just aren't bright enough for me!  I will stitch this one little by little, but everyone knows it's my least favorite WIP.  I stitched two pumpkins, then rewarded myself by stitching more pumpkins on my other WIPs instead!

Very Scary (part 1) update #5

I love this colorful Thanksgiving design, Thankful Critters, an Imaginating chart by Ursula Michael.  I stitched the bright orange pumpkin in front of the letter "T" but I used the wrong color green for the vine, so that will be ripped out.

Thankful Critters update #3

I stitched two little pumpkin faces on Quaker Moon by Bent Creek.

Quaker Moon update #3

I bought this cute Triple Jack-o-Lanterns kit by Bobbie G Designs last year.  I started stitching the striped pumpkin in the middle of the stack.

Triple Jack-o-Lanterns update #1

I stitched more pumpkins on Fall Welcome, an Imaginating chart by Diane Arthurs.

Fall Welcome update #1

I have another Imaginating chart by Diane Arthurs, Blessings Hang-Up.  I stitched two pumpkins in her basket.

Blessings Hang-Up update #1

There is another Jack o'lantern on Halloween House also!

Halloween House update #33

Another new moon, so time for another TUSAL post!  My ORT jar is really filling up this year!  Check in on Daffycat's blog with your May TUSAL blog post, too!

TUSAL 2013 #5

I hope you enjoyed my pumpkin blog post today!  Happy Stitching!

SoCal Cross Stitchers GTG!

I had a great day on Saturday!  Nine of the members of the Southern California Cross Stitchers Yahoo Group met at We, of the Needle for a get-together.  Kathy, Susan, Shaunterria, Sandy, Mindi, Cherise, Ruth, Janis, and I stitched and shopped and traded and ate and talked and talked all day!  I brought six different WIPs to stitch, but only did four of them.

I started Treats in the Lizzie*Kate Boo! Club series.  This is part 2 of 12.  I stitched some of the border and one of the candy corn pieces.

Boo! Club (Treats)

I did ONE row on my Lizzie*Kate Very Scary Mystery Sampler.  This is the first time I used Weeks Dye Works floss and was happy to see the changing shades of color in that dark green line!  Several of the other ladies in the group are also stitching this one.

Very Scary (Part 1) update #1

I finished the corner flower motifs and the lazy daisy stitches (my first time) on Teresa Wentzler's Hummingbird.  Now that all the over 2 stitching is done, I can start on the hummingbird in the center, which is stitched over 1.

Hummingbird update #5

I bought some Gentle Arts Sampler Threads (GAST) at the LNS for Quaker Moon.  This is also the first time I've used GAST.  I stitched the owl's eyes in Gold Leaf which is so nice and shiny!

Quaker Moon update #1

Then when I got home, I stitched on All's Good in the 'Hood from Kincavel Krosses.  I stitched more of the border along the corner and bottom using DMC 115, variegated garnet.

All's Good in the 'Hood update #2

Happy Stitchy February, everyone!

Day #12 - Uber Christmas Tree

Day #12 of my Ultimate Crazy January Challenge is Uber Christmas Tree by Bent Creek.  I substituted almost all the floss colors on this one, so now I can finally use some variegated floss for the first time.  When I first saw this chart, I just had to buy it since the elves were so cute, trying to put the star on the Christmas tree!  The chart came with 5 bells to attach to the elves' little hats.

Next week I am on vacation from work.  I timed it just right so I could stay home and stitch!  LOL.  If I was in the 15-day Crazy January Challenge, I could get back to stitching some of my new starts, but I'm in the Ultimate 31-day start, so I will still be starting a new one every day in January.  I will use this vacation time to catch up on my WIPocalypse list, but I will also be going some places for fun!

My new blogging friend, Shaunterria, is having a giveaway on her blog to celebrate her first finish of 2012, a wonderful birth announcement for her sister's baby.  Let her know that I sent you!