Day #12 - Starry Snowman

Another ornament for next Christmas! This is on 18 count Aida with lots of quarter-stitches which are a real pain! I'm glad that I'm finally getting around to starting all these little kits that have been in my stash for so long, thanks to the Crazy January Challenge.

Day #11 - Santa

This is my first cross stitch on plastic canvas. I'm still catching up on the Crazy January Challenge. Now I have three ornaments on the way for next Christmas!

Day #10 - Sleeping Teddy

I'm still playing catch-up on the last few small projects for my Crazy January Challenge.  This little Christmas ornament has a teddy bear asleep in bed, dreaming about Christmas goodies. It comes with the house-shaped frame. 

An Apple a Day - framed!

I stitched this for my mother's neighbor. My mom found an old frame and painted it just the right shade of red! I signed the back but didn't stitch my initials. I think I will start to do that from now on.

Day #9 - Tree With Gifts

I have always wanted to have cross-stitched ornaments on my Christmas tree, and I've been buying ornie kits for years.  Thanks to the Crazy January Challenge, I finally got started on my first one!  It comes with a house-shaped plastic frame.  How cute!

 

Hen on Nest update #1

I kind of pooped out on the Crazy January Challenge.  I still have to start on the small items for Days #9-15.  I've been stitching on "Hen on Nest" for my mom.  Here is a little progress, along with a pic of what it will look like when it's finished:

I baked some yummy chocolate cookies yesterday!  See pics and recipe on my other blog.

TUSAL #2

It's time for the February TUSAL photo!  I have added ORT from my Crazy January Challenge starts and one finished project, Apple a Day.  Thanks to Daffycat for starting this!

My first finish of 2011!

This was the first cross stitch project I tried to stitch after my car accident.  I wanted an easy warm-up piece, just to see if I could still do it!  Then the Crazy January Challenge came along, so it fell to the wayside.  My mom has been bugging me to finish it, since it's a gift to her neighbor.  I finished it last night, and today I'm looking for just the right 5x7 frame.

My mom and I went to two LNS yesterday, but they only sold yarn and knit and crochet stuff. Nothing for cross stitch! Boo!

Day #8 - The Sorcerer

I am stitching this Sorcerer for my best friend, who loves wizards and castles and crystal balls.  In fact, I actually bought this kit twice, forgetting that I already had it in my stash.  I already sold the extra one on eBay.  It will be 5" x 7".

 

Day #7 - Plymouth Rock Chickens

I bought this pattern book a few years ago, with the intention of stitching new light switch covers all over my house.  The first one I will make is for my mom, the Plymouth Rock Chickens.  She can put it in her dining room, kitchen, or hallway.  It is stitched on 14-ct Fiddlers cloth.

Day #6 - Hen on Nest

I bought this kit at a Creative Circle home party in the 1980s.  Thanks to the Crazy January Challenge, I finally opened the package and got started on it!  I am going to stitch this for my mom, who has her dining room and kitchen decorated with chickens and cows.  It comes with the frame and batting, and will be 5" x 7".