Happy Dance - Let's Go on an Adventure

Started: 12/5/2016

Finished: 12/8/2016

The December installment of the 2016 Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery SAL took us to Canada, but I'm not sure of most of the symbolism.

This is stitched on a piece of 32-count Jobelan that I found in my stash (I don't know the color) with the called for DMC threads.

This will be given to my granddaughter for Christmas.  I asked my daughter which of the two SALs she thought Kyleigh would like best and she chose this one since it reminds her of Small World at Disneyland which is one of Kyleigh's favorite rides.

Happy Dance - Postcards from the World

Started: 11/20/2016

Finished: 12/1/2016

Started: 12/2/2016

Finished 12/5/2016

The 2016 Clouds Factory SAL is done.  It's stitched on 16-count Aida in Crystal Haven from Picture This Plus with the called for flosses.  There are a few minor changes here and there; the biggest change being that I stitched the borders in 797 instead of the called for white.  

I'm keeping this one and hope to get a frame for it sometime in the next couple of weeks.  I enjoyed the SAL but am not planning to participate in next year's SAL until I see the first few months.

Happy Dance - Fizzy Moon with Presents

Started: 11/17/2016

Finished: 11/25/2016

This was the free cover kit included with Cross Stitch Card Shop #98.  I stitched and finished it using the materials included in the kit.

When I first looked at the backstitching, I thought it would be awfully hard, but it was actually fairly easy which is a good thing because I have a couple more of these in my stash.  

This is the third cover kit that I've finished since starting my cover kit focus project earlier this month.  Hopefully, the next ones will not take as long as the first three.  This will be added to my box of completed cover kits that weren't stitched for a specific purpose.

Happy Dance - All Our Yesterdays

Started: 11/7/2016

Finished: 11/16/2016

This is the cover kit that came with Cross Stitch Card Shop #91.  It was stitched and finished using the materials provided except that I ran out of the two colors used for the sand so the basket and hat are stitched with DMC floss from my stash.

There are a number of unintentional customizations in this project which is part of the reason I ran out of floss.  It will be added to my box of completed cover kits that weren't stitched for a specific purpose.

This is the second cover kit I've finished since I started focusing on them earlier this month.

Happy Dance - Greyhound

Started: 11/12/2016

Finished: 11/19/2016

Designer: Durene Jones

This is from the Pet of the Month section of The World of Cross Stitching #232.  It was stitched on white 14-count Aida with the called for DMC.  It was stitched for the World of Charity Stitching Yahoo Group as part of their Dogs SAL.

Pumpkin Passport Update (November)

  Started: 11/9/2016

Finished: 11/12/2016

The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery

This time we visited Peru.  One more month to go and I think it has to be the USA.

This is being stitched on a piece of 16-count Jobelan from my stash with the called for DMC threads.  Here is the whole thing so far.  The color is better on the picture above.

Happy Dance - Home Sweet Home

Started: 10/31/2016

Finished: 11/7/2016

Designer: Emma Congdon

 

This was the free cover kit from a recent issue of Cross Stitch Crazy.  It's stitched and finished with the materials provided.  I just noticed that it's slightly off center, but that's okay because it's not glued yet.  I haven't decided what to do with it yet, but I might hang it in our motorhome.

After reading a post on Stitch Maynia about gathering all of your planned starts or WIPs, numbering them and using a random number generator, I decided to try it with a bunch of cover kits from the UK magazines.  I'm stitching on these 45 minutes a day and then spending the rest of my time (usually 2-3 hours a day) on a regular project (also using the random number generator), working on each until they're finished or I come to a logical stopping point.