Yiota's Praying Hands kit giveaway winner!

Happy Mother's Day!  I have used the Random Number Generator to pick a winner of the Yiota's cross stitch kit, Praying Hands.

The way to enter was to visit Yiota's Cross Stitch and then leave a comment on my blog post saying which of the kits you liked best.  Here are the cross stitch kits that everyone mentioned in their comments:

Now that you've seen everyone's favorites, I will finally tell you who the winner is!
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Golden Angels Works!  CONGRATULATIONS!  Enjoy your Praying Hands cross stitch kit!

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!

Yiota's Cross Stitch Kit Giveaway!

Hi everyone!  I am a happy customer of Yiota's XStitch and she has wonderful cross stitch kits that you have probably been reading reviews about all over the blogging universe.  She has a family-owned business in the UK, but ships her cross stitch kits all over the world, or you can buy PDF files of the patterns and not have to wait.

To help Yiota's website be seen by even more visitors, I am having a giveaway of this cross stitch kit, Praying Hands, designed by Yiota.  The kit comes with Madeira threads wound on bobbins, a black and white chart printed on heavy A4 paper, and 14 ct Aida fabric.  The finished size will be 10.6 x 11.8 inches (27 cm x 30 cm).  I will ship it to the winner anywhere in the world!

This is how to enter:  Visit Yiota's XStitch website and browse through all the patterns and kits she has designed.  Then come back here and leave a comment telling me which of her designs you would love to stitch.  I will draw the winner's name on Sunday, May 13, which is Mother's Day here in the USA!  Good luck!

More giveaways from Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe!

Nancy of Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is having another giveaway of a $25 gift certificate in her eBay store!  The drawing will be on May 30 and you can enter HERE by leaving a comment.  Tell her that I sent you and I'll get two extra entries!


She is also having a giveaway of five skeins of 20-yard hand-dyed floss in new summer colors!  This drawing will also be on May 30.  Enter HERE by leaving a comment and tell her that I sent you!

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

TUSAL #4 and Halloween House progress!

TUSAL #4

It's time for the monthly TUSAL update!  My ORTs outgrew the star-shaped dish, so now I'll be using this vase instead.  Be sure to check in on Daffycat's blog.

Halloween House update #13

I only got one pumpkin done in front of the fence.  There will be many more!

Harley-Davidson logo update #8

I made full cross stitches on the bottom half (CYCLES), but the top half (MOTOR) is still half cross stitches. Can you tell the difference?  The words will really pop after I add more black background between the letters.

I have no reports to type for work right now, so I can get back to stitching on company time! Lucky me!

Mr. Mittens has a hat!

Mr. Mittens update #9

Mr. Mittens has a hat!  I will be stitching his big striped scarf next!

BBQ Queen update #10

BBQ Queen has legs on her barbecue!  Next week I'll be stitching on the pink flamingo.

Today is Friday, so I'll give some attention to Halloween House.  Happy Stitching, everyone!

More giveaways from Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe!

Nancy of Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is having a giveaway of a $25 gift certificate in her eBay store!  The drawing will be on April 30 and you can enter HERE by leaving a comment.  Tell her that I sent you and I'll get another entry!

She is also having a giveaway of five skeins of 20-yard hand-dyed floss!  This drawing will be on May 15.  Enter HERE by leaving a comment and tell her that I sent you!

Just a little bit of progress!

Spring & Fall - April update #1

This Prairie Schooler design from the Spring & Fall booklet is my Saturday SAL with Linda and Rosemary. We plan to stitch one for every month.  Linda suggested doing the bunnies in different colors and I thought that was a great idea!

Harley-Davidson logo update #7

I finished the two rows of black under the word Davidson.  Next I will finish the orange half stitches into full X's.  I have been spending a lot more time chatting with my boyfriend online instead of stitching this gift for him!  I missed the Christmas date, so I put it off for his birthday instead.

Halloween House update #12

My little bit of progress on Halloween House was just the last two fence posts on the right.  My goal for next Friday is to add more Jack o'Lanterns!

Happy Stitching, everyone!

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!

NEW Finish Friday blog!

Julie and Yes Dear is spreading the news about Drea's new blog, Finish Friday.  You can submit photos to her of your finishes, which she will feature on Fridays.  Julie is having a giveaway on her blog to help spread the word about this new blog.  I am looking forward to having some finishes to share on the new Finish Friday blog sometime in the future!