Bunco Night

 The third Tuesday of every month, my daughter, granddaughter and I play Bunco with a group of ladies from our church.  Bunco is a dice game that's very easy to play, but can get very loud whenever someone gets Bunco or Baby Bunco.  If you're not familiar with the game, check it out here.

When a person throws a Bunco, Bonnie the Bunco Bear is thrown to her and she gets her picture taken.  She can keep the bear until the next person calls Bunco which could be awhile or just a couple of minutes.

My granddaughter, Kyleigh

Me

 

 At the end of the evening, there are three winners and a loser.  This time I had the most wins and my daughter, Janice had the most losses.  The other two won most buncos and most baby buncos.  I've come close before, but this is the first time I've actually won a prize.

Happy Dance - Wreath Kitten

 

                                                               

 Started: 11/27/2020

Finished: 1/16/2023

Total Stitching Time: 14 hours and 55 minutes

The Wreath Kitten is another one of six kittens in the Christmas Kittens Kit from Design Works and was designed by Marianne Savage.

It was started, as were the other kittens from this kit, as part of the Christmasitis SAL in November/December 2020.

It's stitched as charted with the provided floss on 14-count white plastic canvas from my stash, since it required a restart, because I found an error that couldn't be fixed without a LOT of frogging.

I plan on adding a felt backing and a hanger, probably made of  beads to make an ornament.  This is another  ornament that will go into the box for Ronald McDonald's House next Christmas.

Next up: Present Kitten

Gifted Gorgeousness - January, 2023

 Welcome to this edition of Gifted Gorgeousness.  

On the 15th of each month, we're supposed to post about any items we've received as a gift and/or items that we're making as a gift for someone else.  To learn more about this SAL and see what others have posted, go to Jo's Blog.

Most of my stitching is done for others so I usually have plenty to post about, but this time I actually can post about something I received.  My daughter and her family gave me a kit as a Christmas present this year.  This is Snowman with Cardinal by Mill Hill.

Over the past month, I also stitched six Christmas ornaments, all of which will be going to the Ronald McDonald House in Orange County later this year.

Mickey Mouse

Minnie Mouse

Jolly Jumper

Lights Kitten

 

Ornament Kitten

Ceramic Tree

Happy Dance - Ornament Kitten

 

                                                                  Started: 11/30/2020

Finished: 1/10/2023

Total Stitching Time: 12 hours and 9 minutes

Ornament Kitten is another one of six kittens in the Christmas Kittens Kit from Design Works.  It was designed by Marianne Savage.

It's stitched as charted with the provided floss on 14-count white plastic canvas which was also provided.

I plan on adding a felt backing and a hanger made of  beads to make an ornament.  This is another  ornament that will go into the box for Ronald McDonald's House next Christmas.

Next up: Wreath Kitten

Fully Finished Gallery SAL - January, 2023

 

It's time again for the Fully Finished Gallery SAL which 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 fully finish two ornaments this month and they'll both be going to the Ronald McDonald House in Orange, CA.

First up this month is Mickey Mouse, which I finished into a small pillow ornament. This is the first time I've used a fabric backing that's not the same as the front.  It was definitely a learning experience, but I'll definitely do it again.  The hanger is a length of gold cord.

 The second is the Jolly Jumper which came with the materials to finish it into a pin.  I used the blue felt that came with the kit as a backing and added a hanger of white beads.

Happy Dance - Lights Kitten

 

Started: 11/29/2020

Finished: 1/7/2023

Total Stitching Time: 14 hours and 18 minutes

Lights Kitten is one of six kittens in the Christmas Kittens Kit from Design Works.  It was designed by Marianne Savage.

It's stitched as charted with the provided floss on 14-count white plastic canvas which was also provided.

I plan on adding a felt backing and a hanger made of  beads to make an ornament.  This is another  ornament that will go into the box for Ronald McDonald's House next Christmas.

Next up: Ornament Kitten

Happy Dance - Jolly Jumper

 I know I haven't been around much this past year, but 2022 was rough with health issues, extended travel (this part was good) and a death in the family.  Also, I've been having trouble accessing blogspot.com so haven't been able to read blogs much.  Has anyone else had this problem?

However, it's now 2023 and I've decided it's time to get back to blogging, in hopes that it will be a better year.  So, here's my first happy dance of the year.

Started: 12/25/2022

Finished: 1/4/2023

Total Stitching Time: 9 hours and 38 minutes

Jolly Jumper was the free cover kit with Cross Stitcher Magazine #323 and was designed by Susan Penny.

It's mostly stitched as charted with the provided floss on 14-count vinyl Aida, which was also provided, but I did make several changes.  1) I didn't stitch the squares separating the arms from the body of the sweater.  2) I also didn't stitch the white backstitching separating the penguin's arms from his body. 3) I misplaced the beads included in the kit, so I left them off.  (I found them this morning when I stepped on them with bare feet.)

The kit came with felt backing and a pin back.  I plan on using the backing, but will add a hanger of white beads to make an ornament.  This is the first ornament to go into the box for Ronald McDonald's House next Christmas.

Next up: Lights Kitten