WIPocalypse February New Moon Update

Well, another month has passed and I have more WIPocalypse updates. First up is my January finish Purple Garden:


Then we have Metamorphosis-
Before:


After:



Part One of Ring in the New (a new start)


Also I have started Lavender Blue by Angie Designer. I have made mine in purples using Old Maid of the Vineyard, BeMused, Antique Rose, and the forth color is still undecided. I have tried at least six so far, but have more in the mail. I hope to get them in time to finish this part before the due date of Feb 25th.

Update on Metamorphosis

I have been working on Metamorphosis non-stop for the past week and have made some progress... this is also one of my WIPocalypse pieces. I have now moved on to the right top blue area. That will be difficult to keep up. I am working on my Lavender Blue SAL by Angie Designer now, so I thought I would post Meta.

Adriana

Here is an update on my current Sticklounge piece. I just finished part 2. I need to get three more parts done by the first of April in order to finish. It is tent stitched over one on 40 ct Orchid Petals using HDF.

WIPocalypse 2012 First Moon Update

This is my first update for the WIPocaalypse SAL. I started Mustertuch von 1783 on January 1st. I also restarted Froth & Bubble. I am in the process of frogging the part on the right and the actual restart is on the left. I plan to stitch F&B II just under the first, or I could line it beside this one. Decisions, decisions...

Mustertuch von 1783


Froth & Bubble Restart

I finally have a computer!!

I am so excited. I finally broke down and bought another computer. I have had three Gateways and an HP. This time I went with a Dell laptop. Oh, the freedom. I love it. I can now start posting more regularly. It was so aggrevating to do by phone.
I have decided to join the WIPocalypse 2012 SAL on Measi's Musings. It is a neat idea to work on things you want to finish before the end of the world. Hopefully that won't happen, but it will be nice to drag out some old favorite WIPs that I want to finish. I am trying to keep the list at 10, but it is so hard!! The only thing you have to do to post progress photos during each new moon (she has the dates listed) in order to be a part of the SAL. There is a drawing at the end for some free stash, but I really think just getting to work on favorite WIPs is reward in itself!
The deadline to enter is January 15th, so if anyone else out there wants to join, it's really easy. Just post a comment on her blog and let her know your blog site. Easy-Peasy. I think we all have a few things we'd love to finish before the end of the world!

Today I have decided to restart Froth and Bubble. I love the fabric so much, that I have decided not to waste it. It is 45 ct Quarry Graziano by Sassy's Fabbys. Since Graziano is now no longer being made, I would like to conserve what I have. The design will be about 6 inches across (the fabric shrank to about 48-50 ct), and my fabric is 17 inches across. With using a two inch margin, I can still have 7 inches x 34 inches left. Perfect for some smalls. I plan to put Froth and Bubble II just underneathe to make one long sampler. This is what I have done so far (actually there's more, but it's too depressing to take another pic). This is also my chosen Daily Strand stitching for the year.

Well, off to start frogging...

New SAL

Here is my first part to the CCMonde SAL from the Thread Basket. I started it three times with all different colors- finally settled on this mystery brown 32 ct. It's over one, of course :)

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Snow Garden

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This is the first piece to BBD Anniversaries of the Heart completed. The first block is supposed to be the lightest, but I think it turned out well on the Sage fabric. I have decided to stitch them three across and five vertically instead of the original way BBD designed them. Next in line will be the first bonus chart.

Anniversaries of the Heart- Snow Garden

I recently asked Lauren of Sassy's Fabbys to dye some stark white 50 ct Kingston linen for me... originally I wanted to use it for the Vierlanden IFAKHS 1817 sampler. When it arrived in the color "Sage" I immediately knew it was too happy for such a dark piece. The color was gorgeous and needed to be used for something special. After a couple of starts on the corners, I finally went with Blackbird Designs Anniversaries of the Heart. This is the first part "Snow Garden" started. It is so tiny. Of course I took the liberty of changing all the colors to HDF. The first block is especially light compared to the rest, so I went with Ex Salty Sea and Ex Pussy Willow to darken it a bit. The peacock is Ex Flannel dark and is more purple IRL. This is going to be beautiful on the Sage Kingston!

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Purple Garden part 5

I have finally finished part 5 of this one- 4 more parts to go! This is by Angie Designer and being stitched by the Sticklounge group. It's a very pretty piece.

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Rebecca Cullen

I have picked up Rebecca Cullen again. She has been neglected for 5 years. At first I thought I no longer liked the colors. Now I have decided that I do, but I'm going to add a few of HDF premium for the embroidery. I am also going to frog the light green vine and make it premium OMotFOREST. It will be a pain, but I think it will look better. I sure wish Vikki still offered Cafe Latte. It is used in the leaves of the flower on the left and is so pretty!

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Coat of Arms

Here is my most favorite WIP right now. I still don't have a computer, so I'm blogging by phone... hope this pic will post.
This is the Coat of Arms SAL by Martina Wiehenburg... there is a yahoo group devoted to it.
I am using HDF Examplar Fried Pickles with black spatter on Sassy's 45 ct Khaki Graziano linen.

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Sun Bathing

This is Sun Bathing by Bizzi Creations. I started it Saturday- looks like a nice lazy kitty that will be perfect for the vet clinic where I work. I'm stitching on 40 ct Mediterranean using HDF. I think it's OOP now because I couldn't find a pic online- I took a pic of the cover so you can see what it will look like eventually.

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My computer died!

Well, I haven't been able to post in forever because my computer bit the dust. I'm going to try to use my phone, this post is just a test. Here is a photo of ABC 1900 to test... I hope this works!

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Updating...

Hello! It has been a while since I have posted. I never use the laptop anymore- just my Blackberry, so it seems like a hassel to drag it out. But today I shall show a few pics. I joined the Marquoir Group on yahoo and have been busy stitching some wonderful patterns. I don't speak German, but with the help of Babel fish I have been able to keep up. Also, the moderators are fluent in English and are great helping translate if needed.

My first finish from the group is Muttertagsherz (Mother's Day Heart). This was stitched on 28 ct monaco over one using HDF Garnet (an old color).

I am currently concentrating on Herz Rot-weiB (Heart Red-White) created by Jean-Louis Grandsire . I changed the colors to HDF white chocolate and Waterlilies Fir. The fabric is 40 ct Antique Spice from Sassy's Fabrics- my favorite fabric source! I have finished 9/36 parts and hope to get a couple more done today.

I have also started See the Star by Monika Buro and have finished 6/25 parts. I am stitching it on 40 ct Spellbound from Sassy's Fabrics with assorted HDF. This is the first 5 parts.

Here is also Zentangle-2 by Kirsten Schmidt. I have stitched 4/24 parts on this one. The original Zentangle-1 is why I even found the group. I joined the group after it was already stitched, but was able to purchase it with a donation to a charity of the list mom's choice (there's a new list mom now, so I joined just in time to be able to get it!!). Zentangle-2 is being stitched on Sassy's Caramel Corn which is a very rich yellow. It looks very faded in this picture. The silk is HDF special dye that we called Crushed Berries.

I am also stitching Quakerchen (Little Quaker) and Sissi Sampler. I just got the 3rd parts of each of those and will update them a little later- if I can remember!!

Once again, all these wonderful projects are copywrited to the Marquoir Group which I highly suggest to anyone who likes to cross stitch! We will be starting a tea cup sampler soon as well as a couple of other samplers. Babel fish is a great tool to help with translating!!

Jennie Jean

Here is my first attempt at canvas work. It is Jennie Jean by Amybear Needlepoints. It was truly a pleasure to stitch. This is a gift for one of my co-workers for Christmas. I changed all the colors to better suit her tastes. The floss used is HDF silks. Such a fun stitch! I hope to do "Heavenly Cats" by Amybear in the near future.

Here is an update on Four Horses of Apocolypse by Kustom Krafts. I have greatly enjoyed working on it lately. Not a lot of confetti and I seem to get tons done at one sitting. This is about 40 hours total. Much faster than a HAED!

I completely forgot about updating my poor little blog. I don't get a lot of stitching time now since I have a 10 month old baby crawling everywhere! I did finally finish Vision of Light- she's gorgeous. Now I have to wash her and have her framed. Here she is in all her glory!I'll do my best to try to remember to at least post something in the future! Thanks for looking everyone!

I'm finally back!!

Well, I've been on hiatus for a while... was under the weather. Everything is A-OK now, and I hope to start stitching again and blogging.

So, here's some updates...

First is QS Red Poppy

Now for Vision of Light. I'm so close to finishing this one!! It will be my first HAED finish. There's about 35,000 stitches left to stitch.... I've done over 100,000 already.

I'll do my best to post more often now that I'm back online and stitching more regularly.

Another Update...

Thought I had better update my QS Red Poppy since the SAL is coming up this weekend. This is how far along I got during the last SAL. She has two eyes now and is quite beautiful!! I hope to get down the side this weekend, but I'm not sure I'll have much stitching time.

Update on QS Red Poppy

It's been a while.... I've been off line, but now I'm back. Here is the latest update on my Red Poppy. She has such a beautiful eye now!!

Right now I'm addicted to the sampler And They Sinned. I started it years ago, and pulled it out of the closet this week. I'm making tons of progress and will update it next. I hope to make it to the half way mark before putting it away again.

A few pics-

I have been stitching sporadically lately. I have a few pics to catch up on. For the HAED retired artist SAL, I stitched Metamorphosis and got a lot done. Another little fishy is visable.

I stitched QS Red Poppy for the HAED challenge and now have the beginning of her eye. She is going to be so beautiful!

And last, but not least, my Peaceful Paradise sampler. I got bogged down in all the word stitching and put it away for a little while. It's so huge!

I also need to update Eve in the sidebar, but I forgot to take a pic of her. Maybe later on today I'll photograph her- she's very close to a finish.

Peaceful Paradise- just over 50% complete

Another update on Peaceful Paradise. The words are going quickly- but I still don't like fiddling with them!

Also, an update on Eve, my Daily Strand challenge. She's also coming along nicely and is in the sidebar.

Peaceful Paradise

Another update on this one. I am hoping to finish it before June 1, but that only leaves a couple of weeks. I have pages 1-4 completed now with 8 more to go. Mostly stitching words right now which goes fast- I can't wait to put more stitches in the bottom meadow scene. Hopefully this weekend I'll sneak some of the bottom in between the word stitching.

Next update on Peaceful Paradise

I have almost completely finished the "Day" panel. Now on to "Night." I actually have the left border stitched all the way to the bottom and started a little green hill with some cute sheep. This piece is so big that I didn't want to take it off the scroll bars, so I didn't take a pic of the bottom yet.

Peaceful Paradise

Thought I would post an update on Peaceful Paradise, now that I have more of the "Night" panel stitched. I ended up having to change the yellow DMC in the moon to 745, because the color called for was too close to my variegated Whiskey. I'm going to have to get to work on the words though- I don't mind the mindless sky stitching, but letters sometimes drive me crazy. For anyone out there who may be stitching this, I emailed MSND and found that 2 skeins are needed of Eve's Leaves, Black Coffee, and Raven. Luckily my LNS is mailing me the extras-hopefully they're the same dyelot since I had just bought them.

Peaceful Paradise

I just started Peaceful Paradise by Midsummer Night Designs. It is so fun!! I bought all the original Crescent Colors/Gentle Arts/ Weeks that it called for, but have found myself subbing out most of it with HDF. Just can't help it! I have so many beautiful spools wanting to be stitched! The first panel (daylight) is stitched in a blue mystery spool that I think may be Steph's Gentle Seas. The second panel is in Motes of Night. The clouds are Mother of Pearl light. I am keeping the yellow WDW Whiskey, but I almost used HDF OMOTHive. I decided to keep that spool intact though because I may use it for a Quaker.

Here is a pic of Happy Hearts by Birds of a Feather. I finished it a couple of years ago, but it has been hanging at my LNS for the entire time. I just got it back 2 weeks ago. I love this piece because of all the initials. The "B and T" are for me and DH. The rest are for my pets- one dearly departed, the rest running the house.

Just in case you're interested, the initials go like this:

P= Princess (dearly departed pomeranian)

V. S. = Vinny (min pin) Santana (German Shepherd)

ANB= Ashley, Nikki, Brianna (my girly kitties)

B= Bugsy (my mean little min pin/schnauzer mix)

B T = Becky and TJ (that's me and DH)

C Y = Chopper and Yeti (my big dumb boy kitties that I love dearly)

There are 2 more kitties not included because I didn't have them then- Rocky and Rambo. Yep, that's their names according to DH. We're over-run with pets, but that's what happens when you work at a vet clinic and have a heart.

Spanish Mystery Sampler

I have finished the first installment of the Spanish Mystery Sampler from Periphaeria Designs. I love this design. I am using Bitterness silk on 36 ct Terra Potta linen, both from HDF. I have spent a little time on my Ink Circles Mystery today. But now I think it is time for a new start... I am getting ready to start Peaceful Paradise by Midsummer Night Designs. I am using 40 ct. light sand linen and a mix of HDF, Crescent Colors, Gentle Art Shaker, and maybe some DMC- we'll see what happens.

Some more stitchy pics

I have been doing a lot of stitching this week- it helps me relax from the stresses of work. I have a small finish that only took about 10 hours- my first finish since last year!! It is Needlewoman by Carriage House Samplings. I used HDF Kindling, Old Maid of the Heart, and Basic Black. There's a shadow in the lower right side that is not on the fabric- didn't notice it until I posted it!

I have also started the Spanish Mystery Sampler from Periphaeria Designs. I am using 36 ct Terra Potta linen with Bitterness silk, all from HDF. Mine will be monochrome. Here's my start on that one-
I have also joined in the HDF Forum Daily Strand and have committed to stitching one strand of floss daily on "Eve" by La-D-Da. This is an old WIP that I started in 2006. I have been steadily stitching her now for about 2 weeks and can see a lot of progress with just one strand. Here she is so far- I have added her to the sidebar to remind myself of how much I'm getting done!

Update on QS Red Poppy

I spent a little quality time with my Red Poppy this weekend during the HAED SAL challange. Here she is- isn't she a darling?!


I'm off my HAED addiction for the time being. Obsessed with samplers. This weekend is the 3rd sampler SAL on the HAED BB, and I will be starting my Spanish Sampler from Periphaeria designs. I am doing it as a monochrome on using Bitterness on 36 ct terra potta linen- both from Hand-Dyed fibers. I may also work on my Ink Circles mystery and/or Mystery Quaker. I don't expect to get a ton of stitching time in because I have to work all weekend. Yuck!

Mystery Quaker 2008

I have finally started Martina Dey's Mystery Quaker. This is my first ever quaker, and I am really enjoying it. So much so, that I have ordered a lot more!! Including the infamous Beatrix Potter. Had to spend a lot on eBay, but I am very happy to have found it. Just waiting on the USPS to deliver it....

Here is my start on the Mystery. I am using Old Maid of the Vineyard by HDF on 30 ct. lilac WDW linen over one. It's such a nice, easy stitch. Nothing like the HAEDs I'm used to.

I've also included a pic of some of my most recent HDF linen and spool purchases. I have received more since this pic, have another order on the way and a shopping cart full as well. These little spools are like candy. I just love them!! 50 yards of six strand or 300 yds of single strand. Lovely!

Back to Samplers

I have spent a wonderful weekend at the LNS and online buying up samplers, samplers, samplers!! I haven't purchased a new one since 2006, so I have a lot of catching up to do. That said, after all my purchases, I settled on a freebie start. This is from Tracy at Ink Circles. It is a Mystery that will run through out the year. We have the outline right now. I am sprinkling DMC metallics in along with HDF for the majority of the stitching. The final product is supposed to be much like a "Carpet Page"- google that. They are gorgeous!!

Here is the upper left corner of mine- subject to change if I decide to frog it all. Worked on 40 ct Daily Grind linen one over two.

QS Red Poppy by CCK

Here she is after the March HAED SAL Challenge. I got lots of stitching done this weekend since I didn't have to work. I am going to force myself to do the background and top of her hair before I start on the face. I think she is going to be beautiful. She's so bright as colorful!! This is 7100 stitches so far.

Update on VoL

As promised, here is my latest pic of VoL. She has gotten so big that I had to unroll her from the scroll frame and drape it over- hence the noticeable wave. Now, I know the mess of threads looks awful, but it is NOT a tangled mess. I park my threads which saves tons of time. I have only had one thread get tangled since I started parking (and it wasn't on VoL). I comb through them every once in a while with my fingers, so they stay nice and usable.

I took this pic without the flash in regular room lightening. It is slightly brighter IRL, but I thought it showed the nice sparkley jewelry better. I recharted the jewelry using DMC metallics.

I am almost to the bottom of the piece- the bottom left corner grid is as far down as it goes. I have decided to go all the way down and then over for the rest of the pattern- I am hoping if I concentrate on this and only join in the SALs, I should be able to finish by June 1st. Maybe sooner.

So far, so good. Stitching deligently on VoL with no other WIP screaming too loudly in my head to be stitched. But I will be happy to work on QS Poppy this weekend for the HAED SAL. I'll post a pic of VoL on Friday if I remember.

Love Me Not- and a crazy idea

Here is an update on Love Me Not. I have seen this one finished, and it is gorgeous. I hope to finish mine some day... which brings me to my crazy idea. I have decided to see how long I can stitch on ONE HAED. I would love to have a finish, so I'm going to concentrate on Vision of Light and see how far I can go. I'll throw a few samplers in and also continue to stitch with the various SALs, but as of this moment forward, I want to finish Vision of Light.

I've never been a OAATr, as you can see from my blog, so this is a big commitment. I have 59,400 stitches left. If I can at least get 30,000 done, that would accomplish one of my HAED Challenge goals.

So, here's my before pic of VoL. Let's see how long I can keep this up!!

Mermaid of the Deep

This is my most recent HAED WIP. The 4th weekend SAL happened to be "Creature SAL," and I hadn't touch this one since a new start SAL last year! I am happy with the creepy crawley. The original can be seen in the sidebar. It's by Jasmine Beckett Griffith. I had to work all night Saturday, so I didn't get as much done as I would have liked.... overall about 1600 stitches.