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!

WIPocalypse and SAL updates!

This is my WIPocalypse post for May!  Check in on Measi's blog to add yours!  I have also updated my WIPocalypse page, so check it out to see the most current pics of all my projects.

Harley-Davidson logo update #9

I have been working on the black background of the Harley-Davidson logo and I hope to finish it before the end of the month so I can get it framed before my boyfriend's birthday in June.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - finished!

I finished Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in time for my son's 28th birthday!

Mr. Mittens update #10

Mr. Mittens has the beginning of a blue striped scarf, and I added a little more backstitching.  He still needs another sleeve and glove.  This is my X-Stitching Xmas update for May.

Spring & Fall - April update #2

I stitched a little more of the brown bunny for my Prairie Schooler monthly designs SAL with Linda and Rosemary.  Rosemary has already finished the April design!

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day 2) update #1

I stitched the two turtle doves for the second day of Christmas.  Linda and Kaye are also stitching these Prairie Schooler designs.  This is also my X-Stitching Xmas update for April. Lady Kell of Kincavel started a X-Stitching Christmas Challenge to finish 12 items for Christmas.  Check out my X-Stitching Christmas Challenge page to see what I have done so far!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles finished!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - framed!

Happy 28th birthday to my son!  He came to visit for 4 days and was able to take his birthday gift home with him, so I don't have to mail it.  How funny that he remembered all the names of the Ninja Turtles from almost 20 years ago.  LOL!  Leonardo wears the blue mask, Michelangelo orange, Donatello purple, and Raphael red.  They each have different weapons.  Leonardo has katana swords, Michelangelo has nunchakus, Donatello has a bo staff, and Raphael has the sais.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
Wee Little Stitches
Started 1/10/2012, Finished 4/28/2012

Happy Birthday, Chris!

TMNT halfway done!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles update #2

Two Ninja Turtles done, and two more to go!  Cowabunga, dude!  This chart is from Wee Little Stitches.  This is a gift for my son.  He is here in California right now, visiting from out of state.  He hasn't seen it yet, and I plan to finish it before he goes home on Monday morning.  Wish me lots of stitching luck!

Once again, I get all my Q-Snap huggies from Christine's Q-Snap Huggies.  I have this one with kitties for my 8x8 and also my 11x14 Q-Snaps.

Wow!  A few hours later and here's another update!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles update #3

WIPocalypse and SAL updates - lots of progress!

I saw a beautiful Full Moon the other night, which reminded me that it's time for the WIPocalypse update #4!  Check in on Measi's blog to share a link to your WIPocalypse update, too!  Are we getting closer to finishing all our cross stitch projects before the end of the world?

You can click on each photo to make it larger.  See my WIPocalypse page for current pics of all my projects.  Enjoy my updates!

Trick or Treat update #13

I added a spider, pumpkin, and started the purple hat on Trick or Treat.  I'm already imagining how it will look when framed with 2 or 3 different colored mats.

Harley-Davidson logo update #6

I added more black background behind the letters, but still have a lot more to go! I also need to finish all the orange X's, since they're only half-stitches right now.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles update #1

I started Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on day #10 of the Ultimate Crazy January Challenge.  I bought this chart from Wee Little Stitches.  One turtle down and three more to go!  It will be a gift for my son's 28th birthday.

BBQ Queen update #9

BBQ Queen has hot dogs on a BBQ now.  Maybe next week the flamingo and BBQ will have legs!

Halloween House update #11

More of the purple house and black fence were completed on Friday the 6th.  I didn't stitch anything on it last Friday the 30th.  You can see progress pics from everyone on the Halloween House SAL page on Linda's blog.

I bought all the cute Q-Snap covers from Christine's Q-Snap Huggies.  Be sure to tell her that I sent you!

Day #10 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Day #10 of my Ultimate Crazy January Challenge is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, by Wee Little Stitches.  This is Michelangelo.  He will be joined by Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael.  This will be a birthday gift for my son, who will be 28.  He was a big fan of the TMNT 20 years ago!  LOL!

Just for something different, here is a picture I took in December from a moving car going about 70 mph on the way to Grandma's house.  It is Red Rock Canyon in the Mojave Desert in California.  Isn't it pretty?