Peppermint Purple SAL - Week 5

The block for week 5 is stitched with DMC Variations 4190  and again took about an hour to stitch. This is the entire top row.  Sorry for the poor cropping, but my laptop's not cooperating at the moment.

Here is the entire top row.  I am really enjoying this SAL.

WIPacolypse - January

This SAL was originally meant to help stitchers finish all their WIPs before the end of the world and has turned into a SAL where most users share their stitching and goals for the previous month.  You can find more information and check out other stitchers' posts at Measi's Blog.

I first joined this SAL last year and kept up with it until around May when all my plans for the year went up in smoke.  I hope to do better this year.

In my introduction post, I set some goals for this year:

1) Stitch Deer Scene from Dimensions - I haven't started it yet, but probably will next month

2)  Finish Let's Learn From Our Cat by Ursula Michael.  I am stitching on this after every completed small project and hope to complete it by the end of February.  It's now over 1/2 done.

As of 1/1/2020

As of 1/21/2020

3) Finish Big Trees - I haven't worked on it yet.

4) Finish Advent Animals by Brooke's Books - I haven't worked on this yet, but plan to stitch #19 in February.

5) Finish Tinkerbell - I haven't worked on it yet.

6) Finish Leslie Teare's 2019 Owl SAL.  The August Owl is in progress.

 7) Complete the Peppermint Purple Year Long SAL on Facebook.  So far, so good!

 

8) Complete the 2020 Stitcher's Challenge on Q4OC (Quilts for Older Children and Adults).  I haven't started any of these squares yet.

Other projects that I stitched/finished this month:

Furry Tales Happy New Year - World of Cross Stitching #276

St. Nicholas - Mill Hill

Moose Joy - 2019 JCS Ornament Issue

Question of the Month: What SALs are you participating in this year?
Along with the WIPacolypse SAL, I'm participating in the Fully Finished Gallery SAL, Gifted Gorgeousness SAL and the Smalls SAL.  I'm also participating in two Facebook SALs: the JCS Ornament SAL where we stitch an ornament from the 2019 JCS Ornament Issue each month and the Peppermint Purple Year Long SAL.

Peppermint Purple SAL - Week 4

The block for week 4 is stitched with DMC 121 using the darker portions of the skein and took about an hour to stitch.  I'm sorry the photo is so dark, but it is stitched on white Aida.

Here is the SAL to date.  There is one more square block in the top row and each block seems to be easier than the one before it so far.

End of Rotation - Lets Learn From Our Cat

This is Let's Learn From Our Cat from Ursula Michael after 20 hours.  It's stitched on light blue 14-count Aida, but I've changed all the colors.  The original is done in primary colors and I like these better and I think so will the recipient.

It's coming along quite quickly and it's now over half done.  There is an error somewhere in the word "time" that I'll have to correct before continuing.  I think it's in the "t" and even if it isn't, I'll shorten the "t" to correct the problem.

Next Up: August Owl (finish)

Cookie University

Since Janice is the Nursery Coordinator at our church and needed to be in the nursery, I got to take Kyleigh to the Cookie Kickoff - Cookie University event for Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts.   There she got tips from the two top sellers from last year and learned about making SMART goals, budgeting and saving and investing. 

The Top Sellers giving pointers; they each sold over 5,000 packages

The whole class - Kyleigh's in the front left; I'm in the back right.

After the lessons, there was an ABC News interview and picture and then the girls were able to participate in a photo booth session.  Kyleigh was by herself, but soon found three friends who sat together during the lessons and then participated in the photo booth session together.

And, here's the patch that goes on the back of her vest.  She wanted to hold onto it herself and I wanted to hold onto it for her, because I was afraid she'd lose it.  Guess what?  She did drop it somewhere, but was able to get another one.

We were in a hurry to get her back to the church for Elevate (the middle school youth group) so we skipped the cookie tasting, but she did spot a wheel to spin and won 50% a whale watching adventure.

Happy Dance - Moose Joy

Started: 1/12/2020

Finished: 1/16/2020

Stitching Time = 7 hours 35 minutes

Moose Joy is from the 2019 JCS Ornament Issue and is the January ornament for the JCS Stitch-a-Long on Facebook.  It's designed by Angel Stitchin.

It's stitched on 16-count Lt. Oatmeal Aida, but since I didn't have the called for specialty threads, I used what I had:  Blue Spruce, Nutmeg, Brandy and Cherry Wine.  All are Gentle Arts Sampler Threads.  The beads are Mill Hill #02012.

Next Up: Let's Learn From Our Cat (10 hours)

Peppermint Purple SAL - Week 3

Before I show you this installment of the SAL, I'd like to inform you that for some reason, I'm no longer receiving emails when you comment on my blog.  I don't know why this is happening and I've not changed anything so please don't be annoyed when I don't reply to your comments.  Of course, if anyone has any ideas on how to fix this, please let me know.

Week 3 is stitched in DMC Variations #4047 and again, took about 1 1/2 hours to stitch.  After looking at the many examples people have posted on the Facebook page, I decided to do a different color each month, but I may start repeating them at some point.  I'm also now planning to add a border at some point and am still looking for one that I like.

Here's the whole piece so far: