Naughty November Update - Part 3

Naughty November is the brainchild of Rachel at Ten Hour Stitcher  and Tiff at  Tiffstitches  where you work on a new project every weekend in November.  You can go to Rachel's blog (click the link) to see what others worked on.  I'm also doing a start every day in November and December so here are my starts for the week.

11/16 - Away in a Manger (Cross Stitch Crazy #? (Diane Machin) 

 11/17 - O Christmas Tree (Cross Stitch Crazy #? (Diane Machin)

 11/18- 11/21 - Season's Greetings (Enjoy Cross Stitch Christmas #? (Debra Page)

11/22 - 11/23 - Christmas Snow Globes (Durene Jones)

 I only had one finish this week:

Gingerbread Santa

 

Naughty November Update - Part 2

 Naughty November is the brainchild of Rachel at Ten hour Stitcher  and Tiff at  Tiffstitches  where you work on a new project every weekend in November.  You can go to Rachel's blog (click the link) to see what others worked on.

Since I've already joined the 2020 Christmasitis group on Facebook where we start a new project everyday in November and December, I decided to join here as well.  Here are my starts for the week.

11/10 - Holiday Town Car (Cross Stitch Crazy #261 - Cheryl McKinnon)

 11/10 - Cheery Caravan (Cross Stitch Crazy #261 - Cheryl McKinnon)

 11/11 - Santa Paws (Cross Stitch Crazy #260 (Lucie Heaton)

11/12 - The Holly and the Ivy (Cross Stitch Crazy #? (Diane Machin)

 11/13 - Little Town of Bethlehem (Cross Stitch Crazy #? (Diane Machin)

 11/14 - Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Cross Stitch Crazy #? (Diane Machin)

 11/15 - We Three Kings (Cross Stitch Crazy #? (Diane Machin)

I also had two finishes this week:

Jolly Pickup Truck

The Holly and the Ivy

Gifted Gorgeousness - November 2020

 On the fifteenth of each month we're supposed to post items that relate to gifts, either some part of the item was received as a gift or the item is being given as a gift.  This is another brainchild of the fabulous Jo at Serendipitous Stitching   You can click the link to get more information and/or to see what others are posting.  

I know it's hard to believe, but I only have one project to post for Gifted Gorgeousness this month.  This is Holiday Panda from Mill Hill and will be one of Kyleigh's (my granddaughter) Christmas presents.

My stitching plans have changed dramatically in the last month and I will be concentrating on Christmas cards and ornaments for the near future.  Some of those will end up being gifts, but I'll post them when I decide for sure.

Mill Hill Finishes - Catch up Post

 Since I neglected to post for several months, I have quite a few finishes to share.  Here are my Mill Hill finishes for the past few months.

Snow Fun:

 

Started: 5/2/2020

Finished: 8/27/2020

Stitching Time: 8 hours 57 minutes

 

Violin:

Started: 5/3/2020

Finished: 9/7/2020

Stitching Time: 4 hours 30 minutes

 

Dracula:

 Started: 5/27/2020

Finished: 9/13/2020

Stitching Time: 5 hours 53 minutes

 

Reindeer Games:

 Started: 5/28/2020

Finished: 9/23/2020

Stitching Time: 6 hours 53 minutes

Holiday Panda:

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Started: 5/28/2020

Finished: 9/23/2020

Stitching Time: 8 hours 40 minutes

Santa Snow Globe:

 

Started: 5/26/2020

Abandoned: 8/18/2020

Stitching Time: 9 hours 37 minutes

 This one will never be finished.  I had so much trouble with it that I've stitched most of it twice.  I decided to abandon it when I discovered that they used one symbol for two different colors, one green and the other blue and I had been stitching them all in the green.

Fully Finished Gallery - November 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 haven't done much finishing in the past few months, but I do have a couple of things to show.

In August, I finished Love Coffee by adding a purple backing and a magnet.

In September, I added a beaded hanger to Snow Fun, but before I had a chance to take a picture of it, this happened.  Yes, my cat found it and decided it was a play toy.  I haven't decided whether to do it again or not.

 Finally, in October I added the Tea Mug to a card.

That's all for this month.  Hopefully, next month will be better.

Naughty November Update - 11/9/2020

 Naughty November is the brainchild of Rachel at Ten hour Stitcher  and Tiff at  Tiffstitches  where you work on a new project every weekend in November.  You can go to Rachel's blog (click the link) to see what others worked on.

Since I've already joined the 2020 Christmasitis group on Facebook where we start a new project everyday in November and December, I decided to join here as well.  This was my start for the first weekend.

Started: 11/7/2020

Finished: 11/8/2020

Total Time: 3 hours 47 minutes

This is Christmas Roadster from The World of Cross Stitching #261 and was designed by Cheryl McKinnon of Tiny Modernist, Inc.  It's stitched as charted on 14-count white Aida, but I changed some of the colors, most notably the color of the car.  It was supposed to be red.

At Rachel's suggestion/request, I'm also going to show my Christmasitis starts for the week, but just the starts.  If you want to see what they'll look like finished, check out my Weekly Update posts.

 

11/1 - Modern Nordic Ornament (2017 JCS Ornament Issue - Ink Circles)

11/2 - Gingerbread Santa (2015 Winter CS&N - Barbara Sestok)

11/3 - Gingerbread Girl (2015 Winter CS&N - Barbara Sestok)

11/4 - Winter Retro Car (World of Cross Stitching #261 - Cheryl McKinnon)

11/4 - Merry Camper Van (World of Cross Stitching #261 - Cheryl McKinnon)

11/6 - Jolly Pickup Truck (World of Cross Stitching #261 - Cheryl McKinnon

11/7 - Christmas Roadster (World of Cross Stitching #261 - Cheryl McKinnon

11/8 - Festive Woody (World of Cross Stitching #261 - Cheryl McKinnon

Next week will be the rest of the vehicles as well as a couple of animals and some stockings. And just maybe a much larger one as well.

 

 

 

Weekly Update - 11/5/2020

 It's been a long time since I've done a weekly update, but I'm finally back on track, at least somewhat, so I decided it was time to start again.

First up is my Peppermint Purple SAL.  Since my last update, I've stitched the squares for weeks 44 and 45.  Week 44 was stitched with DMC Variegated #75 and took 1 hour 16 minutes to stitch.

Week 44 was stitched with DMC Variegated #52 and took 34 minutes to stitch.  

It's hard to believe that there's only seven weeks left until the end of the SAL AND the end of the year.  It's even too big for my scanner now.

Next up is my large project that is being worked on Q-Snaps on my floor stand.  Because it's a SAL that's supposed to be done by the end of the year, I've pulled out Deer Scene.

As of 4/18/2020

As of 11/5/2020

Somehow, I've also managed to get involved with the 2020 Christmasitis Group on Facebook where we're supposed to start a new Christmas project everyday during both November and December so I've decided to include my starts here as well.  I don't know how many I'll actually get started, but I do have a lot I'd like to stitch so I'll do as many as I can.

November 1st - Modern Nordic Ornament (2017 JCS Ornament Issue - Ink Circles)  This is being stitched on 14-count Gold Flecked Aida with Coloris #4519.

November 2nd - Gingerbread Santa (Winter 2015 Cross Stitch & Needlework - Barbara Sestok) This is being stitched on brown perforated paper with the called for DMC except that I couldn't find my 435 so I'm using 436 and 437 for the border instead of 435 and 436.

November 3rd - Gingerbread Girl (Winter 2015 Cross Stitch & Needlework - Barbara Sestok)  This is being stitched on brown perforated paper with the called for DMC except that I couldn't find my 435 so I'm using 436 and 437 for the border instead of 435 and 436.

November 4th - Winter Retro Car (The World of Cross Stitching #261 - Cheryl McKinnon)  After I took the picture, I changed my mind about the fabric so I'm actually using 14-count white Aida and stitching the car in DMC 666.