…is finished! Yay!!!!
Here are some pictures:
I am so glad to have this page done. I began working on it about a year ago. It should be completed by Summer 2011 and then I will have it professionally framed and shipped to my mother for Christmas this year.
Now, I think I may spend the rest of the evening working on the Butterfly 
Shamrock Wreath
and tomorrow I will go back to Coming Home for the Holidays.
Until next time…
Well, I finally picked this piece back up the other day and have put quite a few stitches into it. Here is a picture of where I left it when last it was seen:
And here is what it looks like today:
I am about halfway through page 1. I switched back to the hoop as it is easier to handle, even though there is a lot of excess, soon-to-be stitched, fabric hanging over it.
Well, here are the last two starts of the Challenge.
First up is Halloween from Elizabeth’s Needlework Designs. This design is supposed to be stitched over 2 on 35ct Weeks Mocha Linen. I am stitching it over 1 on 18ct Oatmeal Aida. The spiders and birds are supposed to be Smyrna stitches, but since I am not stitching over 2 it is not possible to do the specialty stitching on them. I like the way they are looking anyway, so that’s really all that matters!
Next up is another design from the Posy Collection, Woodrow Wilson’s Birthplace. I had the pleasure of visiting this historic site in Staunton (pronounced Stan-ton), VA while traveling through the Shenandoah and Blue Ridge Pkwys in 2009. It’s quite an impressive place to see!
This is a picture of the front that I took while in Staunton. This is pretty much how the design looks as well! I really love the Posy Collection and highly recommend their designs to anyone who has a love for Americana or American History!!!
Later in the week, I am going to put up a slide show of my works for this challenge including pictures of the covers of each kit/leaflet. I am going to put these aside until Feb 1st when the rotation will begin again! For the rest of January, I plan to work on some of my WIPs and finish-finish an old piece into a pillow for someone special in my life.
Until next time…
Maislin “Maisy” Rosalee!!!
Yes, I am a great-aunt once again and probably the last time for a while. Maisy came into this world on Jan 14th at 5lbs 12oz, 19.5” long at 1:26pm. I went with my sister, the proud grandma, to meet her yesterday! Here are some pics I took:
Well, these are definitely late in getting posted! The first project is Washington Monument from the Posey Collection:
Next up is Week-end a Paris:
I am not sure how I feel about Paris yet. It looked prettier in the package, but there is still quite a bit to go on it so I may just warm up to it a bit more. 
I am planning on framing it for my mom as part of her “French” themed wall-art collection. Cirque des Carreaux is the other piece I am stitching for her. I will be picking that one back up next week as time allows.
I have gotten a bit done on my day 14 project and will post a pic of that along with day 15 sometime tomorrow evening as I haven’t started working on Day 15’s project yet. I wound up going to Tampa General to meet my newest little grand-niece. So, without further ado, may I introduce to you Maislin Rosalee!
Maislin, or as we will call her Maisy, made her appearance a week early on Jan 14 at 1:26pm. She weighed in at 5lbs 12oz and 19.5” in length. Her big sister is Miss Abby and according to their momma, Abby just adores her little sister. Yeah, we know that won’t last long, LOL!!!!
Until next time…
to let you all know that I will be posting a proper update on the Crazy Challenge later tonight as well as pics of my newest little niece (well, grand-niece).
Until then…
Well, I started working on Vibrant Vases last evening for Day 11 of the Challenge! I am just not sure if I like them so far. They are supposed to be stitched on black aida using DMC Light Effects, but I don’t have the right LE colors, so I am using the non-LE colors. I think I may buy the LE colors for the second vase to see which I prefer. What do you think?
Until next time…
