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Pattern: by Nora Corbett Materials: 32 ct “Pewter” opal belfast by Picture this Plus, threads, beads, etc as charted Size: 5 x 6.25″ Time to stitch: About 10 days One reindeer done!  This is just the beginning.  I plan to stitch 8 in all, plus the sled. Blitzen is small…

 Firstly, I can unveil the graduation piece I stitched for my sister. Happy dance!  I actually did a bit more work on it at the 11th hour, after I received a graduation announcement in the mail.  She graduated summa cum laude!  How awesome is that?  Of course I had to…

Pattern by Sue Hillis Materials: 32 count queen anne’s lace jobelan, threads, etc as charted Size: 5.25″ x 7.5″ Time to stitch: 1 month among other projects I saw this pattern stitched up as a model at Haus Tirol in Williamsburg, VA and thought it was really classy and nicely…

  SAL via Crossed Stitches   I’ve started beading Siren & Shipwreck (Goal No. 4)!  There is a long way to go, but I’m aiming for a finish relatively soon.  Tomorrow, I’ll start beading Blitzen (Goal No. 3) and try to finish him this month.

This past lunar cycle, my major goal was to finish a gift project, which is now happily complete, and I will share it in due time.  Last update, I forgot to post my progress on Love with a Capital L, but I did make progress in March, and I will work…

I worked on two Christmas projects this past month! Joan Elliott’s 12 Days of Christmas saw a weekend on the scroll bars.  I finished the gold metallic in the second “tier” and started back stitching from the top. There are 3 different colors of back stitching.  I stitched the green…

Pattern: by Mirabilia Fabric: 32 count opalescent belfast “Royal Shimmer” by Silkweaver (old) Size: 10.5″ x 17″ Time to stitch: 11 months (~4 rotations) My 7th Mirabilia finish and I am chuffed!   The pattern is fine, no errata.  The wings are delicate and transparent like “real” fairy wings might be, but…

Heya!  My stitchy mojo has been weird lately.  I hate daylight savings time and potty training my toddler is a big distraction.  Nevertheless, progress has been made.  Let’s get to it!   The last week in February, I worked on Air Goddess.  Previously: Currently: First I concentrated on the upper…

  SAL via Crossed Stitches     This month, I spent 2 days working on Joan Elliott’s 12 Days of Christmas.  They were both weekdays, as the first weekend slipped by too quickly.  Though I have less time to stitch on weekdays, I was happy with my progress.  I finished…

SAL via Crossed Stitches Celtic Christmas was goal No.1- she is finished! Midsummer Night Fairy is Goal No. 2.  Anyway, I worked on Middy in January, but only for 2 days.  I did some cross stitching, touch ups, a little backstitching, and started beading.  This project has a ridiculous number…