Gravestones and Coffee!

I have finished stitching all the green grass on Halloween House and started the gravestones.  It looks like this will certainly be finished before Halloween!

Halloween House update #36

I'm making great progress on Let's Do Coffee.  I hope to finish it by next week, get it framed and sent to my friend for her birthday!

Let's Do Coffee update #1

I really like how all the different fonts fit perfectly!  This is such a well-designed chart by Ursula Michael!  I'll have to switch to bigger Q-snaps soon.  I don't want to mess up the backstitched letters by squishing them into the clamps.

Cut Thru' Igloo update #12 and a new start!

This week I slowly stitched more pink and purple Northern Lights using DMC Light Effects floss.  I have to go very slowly to keep it from twisting and knotting up, but so far, so good!  I hope you can see the sparkles.

Cut Thru' Igloo update #12

We're up to 20 members in the Bothy Threads Cut Thru' Monday SAL now!

My new start is Let's Do Coffee, an Imaginating chart by Ursula Michael.  I won this chart in a giveaway from Regge at You Got Me In Stitches.  I'm stitching on 18 ct Aida, so it will be 7" x 7" square.  I think the color is cream or ecru or off white, and I'm using DMC 3857 (Dark Rosewood) since I didn't have 814.

Let's Do Coffee

This will be a birthday gift for my friend.  Her birthday is in two weeks so I better hurry!

I bought the kitties Q-snap cover from Christine's Q-Snap Huggies.

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!

Cut Thru' Igloo update #11

I finished the smoke coming out of the igloo and stitched some purple and pink Northern Lights using DMC Light Effects floss.  We're up to 19 members stitching 14 different designs in our Bothy Threads Cut Thru' Monday SAL!

Cut Thru' Igloo update #11

Have any of you been lucky enough to see the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis in person?  I certainly want to see them someday.

Another giveaway!

Lija of Stitching in Crosses and More is celebrating since she passed the 100 followers mark!  Check out her blog HERE to comment and be entered to win some wonderful stitchy prizes!  Isn't that fabric pretty?

Kaye of Kitten Stitching is also celebrating her 2-year blogoversary and passing the 300 followers mark!  Check out her blog HERE to comment and be entered to win a great prize package!

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!

Turtle Trot SAL - June

Check out the Turtle Trot SAL started by Claudette from BAP Attack.  We stitch at a turtle's pace and hope to eventually get to a finish!  Here is my progress on five of my WIPs.  You can click on the picture to see it bigger.

Stained Glass Nativity:  I finally picked up this old needlepoint project and stitched more black outlining in the third panel.  I'm amazed that the yarn hasn't rotted away, since I started this in 1980!  LOL.

(before) 

Stained Glass Nativity update #3

Universal Unity:  I finished the tiger's neck and started one of his front legs.

(before)

Universal Unity update #9

The Sorcerer:  I stitched a few tan stitches in the center of his cloak.  When I finish this one, I would like to start The Sorceress, and frame them both together!

(before)

The Sorcerer update #5

Merry Christmas:  I added the letter "r" to Christmas.  This design is from Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe.  I'm using DMC 115, variegated garnet.

(before)

Merry Christmas update #4

Majestic Eagle:  I added more onto the eagle's wing.  Most of the colors are tweeded, using 2 different colors of floss together.

(before)

Majestic Eagle update #4

Happy Stitching, everyone!

Cut Thru' Igloo update #10

Now there are Christmas presents under the tree!  What a cozy little igloo!

Cut Thru' Igloo update #10

I'm using DMC Light Effects floss for the Northern Lights in lavender and pink, E211 and E818, instead of the Madeira Super Twist listed in the chart.  The E211 is just about the same color as the hand-dyed fabric, but I hope the sparkles will shine through!

Everyone in the Cut Thru' SAL is making great progress!  These are such fun designs.  I'm looking forward to stitching another one after this is finished.

I finally got back to stitching on Santa's 12 Days of Christmas!  This is a SAL with Linda and Kaye that I'm supposed to be stitching every Sunday, but I have missed the last 11 Sundays in a row and haven't touched it since March!  Linda has finished Days 1-4 and Kaye has finished Days 1-3.  I'm about halfway done with Day 4, so we're all pretty close in our progress.

Here is how I left it in March:

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day 4) update #4

And here it is today:

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day 4) update #5

Santa needs a head and three more birds!

VMSS giveaway for a friend!

Nancy at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is having a very special giveaway! Just comment on her blog HERE with the name of a friend who you would like to win 10 skeins of her hand-dyed floss!  She will ship worldwide.  Three winners will be chosen on June 30.

Halloween stitching and June TUSAL post!

I'm halfway done with Boo! Club, six down and six more to go!

Boo! Club (Creepy) - FINISHED!

"Creepy"
Boo! Club series
Lizzie*Kate
Started 4/14/2013, Finished 5/29/2013

I finished the black fence and more grass on Halloween House.  Check the SAL page on Linda's blog to see everyone's progress!

Halloween House update #34

Is it another new moon already?  My ORT jar is filling up nicely.  Check in on Daffycat's blog with your June TUSAL blog post, too!

TUSAL 2013 #6

Cut Thru' Igloo update #9

This week I added the igloo wall on the right side.  I love doing little sections at a time with all the backstitching!  Next week there will be Christmas presents under the tree and maybe I'll start stitching some of the Northern Lights!

Cut Thru' Igloo update #9

Be sure to check everyone's progress pics on the Bothy Threads Cut Thru' Monday SAL page!  There are 16 of us now and you can join at any time, if you like!

Giveaway links!

Cross stitchers are such wonderfully generous people who love to make new friends!  Kim is celebrating passing the 25-follower milestone on her blog, Wisdom with Needle and Thread.  She is having a giveaway of this gorgeous little Limoges box, and she will paint the winner's initials inside with 24 kt gold. You can enter HERE.

Nancy at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is also having a giveaway of five 20-yard skeins of her hand-dyed floss.  There will be 10 lucky winners!  You can enter HERE and tell Nancy that I sent you!  Drawing on June 15.

Donna of By the Bay Needleart is offering this free chart, Send Hope With Prayer.  You can download it HERE.

Good luck, everyone!