Monday, December 28, 2020

Happy Dance - Snowman Globe

 

 
Started: 11/24/2020

Finished: 12/27/2020

Total Stitching Time: 7 hours 58 minutes

This Snowman Globe was designed by Durene Jones and is part of group of charts called Christmas Snow Globes.

It's stitched on 14-count white Aida with the called for DMC, which probably wasn't the best choice in hindsight.  I changed the outline of the globe from white to gray (415) and the wording at the bottom from "Season's Greetings" to "Joy", because the way it was charted used a lot of backstitch that went into the middle of a stitch.

This was my 24th start for the 2020 Christmasitis SAL on Facebook. It will be made into an ornament for a Ronald McDonald House.

Up next:  Gingerbread Bell


Sunday, December 27, 2020

WIPacolypse - December, 2020

The last Sunday of the month is the posting date for  the WIPacolypse SAL where we post what we're doing to finish all of our WIPs by the end of the world. This SAL is hosted by Measi at Measi's Musings   Click on the link for more information.  In my introduction post, I set some goals for this year.

1) Stitch Deer Scene from Dimensions (New Start)
As of 11/4/2020

2) Finish Let's Learn from Out Cat - Finished in February

3) Finish Big Trees - No progress this year/ not currently on list for 2021

4) Finish Advent Animals by Brooke's Books - No progress this year/I plan to finish it in 2021

5) Finish Tinkerbell - Progress, but not finished/not currently on the list for 2021

As of 1/1/2020


As of 8/2/2020

 6) Finish Leslie Teare's 2019 Owl SAL - August, September, October and November are finished.  December is in progress and should be finished in January.

 
7) Complete the Peppermint Purple Year Long SAL on Facebook - I did fine until I misplace the project. I do plan to locate the project (it's got to be in my office/craft room someplace) and finish it in 2021.
As of 11/5/2020

8) Complete the 2020 Stitcher's Challenge on Q4OC (Quilts for Older Children and Adults). - Completed in November

9) Stitch 12 Furry Tales Female Mice to be sent to WOCS for a quilt.  January through August have have been stitched.  September through December will be completed in 2021.
 
10) Start 31 Mill Hill ornament kits for Stitch Maynia and finish as many as possible - I have completed 11 of the 31 starts from Maynia.  The rest should be finished in 2021

11)  Stitch and finish Ronald McDonald House SAL - The main stitching is completed, but I have to add the personalization which will be done in 2021.
 
As usual, I went into a stitching slump from late August to early November, which is part of the reason I didn't reach all my goals. 

 

Monday, December 21, 2020

Online Advent Calendar Blog Hop - Day 21

Every year Jo facilitates an Advent Calendar Blog Hop where each participant is assigned a day to make a post showing something Christmas-y.  She also provides a conversation topic related to Christmas. This year's conversation topic is - Your Favourite Christmas Book

At first I though I  didn't really have one.  It was never a tradition growing up to read or re-read a Christmas book and I've never done that with my daughter either.  But as I was reading the other posts, it occurred to me that the story of Christ's birth and The Night Before Christmas are both favorites.  I also read a lot of Christmas stories, mostly Cozy Mysteries and Christian fiction, but there isn't one I'd consider a favorite.

I've always stitched a lot of Christmas ornaments throughout the year and this year was no exception, so I've chosen one of my favorites to share with you.

This is Crimson Cardinal from Mill Hill and is ALL beads.

You can visit Serendipitous Stitching. to see what's happening on the rest of the days leading up to Christmas.

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Happy Dance - Away in a Manger

 

 
Started: 11/16/2020

Finished: 12/18/2020

Total Stitching Time: 6 hours 29 minutes

This is the Away in a Manger stocking from an older issue of Cross Stitch Crazy.  It was designed by Diane Machin and was my 16th start for the Christmasitis SAL.  It's stitched on 14-count silver flecked Aida as charted with the called for DMC.

Up Next: Snowman Snowglobe

 

Sunday, December 13, 2020

Happy Dance - We Three Kings

Started: 11/15/2020
Finished: 12/12/2020
Total Stitching Time: 7 hours 10 minutes

This is The Three Wise Men stocking from an older issue of Cross Stitch Crazy.  It was designed by Diane Machin and was my 15th start for the Christmasitis SAL.  It's stitched on 14-count silver flecked Aida as charted with the called for DMC.
 
Next up: Away in a Manger

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Fully Finished Gallery SAL - December, 2020

The Fully Finished Gallery SAL was created by Rachel at Ten Hour Stitcher to encourage us to fully finish our projects instead of just storing them in a drawer or box rarely to be seen again.  Click on the link to see more details and what other stitchers have posted.  

I only managed to finish one project this month and that was a "must finish" for an exchange.  It was the Holly Jolly Peppermint Wreath that I stitched a couple of months ago.  It's finished simply by trimming and fringing the project and gluing it to a card.



Monday, December 7, 2020

Happy Dance - Minnie Ornament

Started: 12/1/2020
Finished: 12/6/2020
Total Stitching Time: 5 hours 50 minutes

This is officially Ornament_3, a free chart from Coconut and can be found at Free Cross Stitch Patterns

It's stitched on 14-count light sea foam green as charted with the called for floss.  It required quite a bit of frogging and should have stitched up much faster.  

This was my 31st start in the Christmasitis SAL, but I haven't decided how to finish it or what to do with it yet.

Next Up: We Three Kings

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Happy Dance - Festive Woody

 

 
Started: 11/8/2020
Finished: 12/1/2020
Total Stitching Time: 5 hours 1 minute

Festive Woody was my eighth start for the 2020 Christmasitis SAL on Facebook.  It can be found in Cross Stitch Crazy #261 and was designed by Cheryl McKinnon (Tiny Modernist).

It's stitched as charted on white 14-count Aida with the called for DMC.

Next Up: Christmas_Ornament_3