It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ... December

I've spent some time this evening getting the November monthly pieces put away and the December pieces out and set around.  And I actually have a finish to show you today!

First up - Fun Every Day switched over to December with the appropriate symbol on the right.

I put out these guys -

I flipped the page on this one

And I brought the Advent calendar down from the attic and hung it in the dining room.  I put on the one little ornament for the 1st.  It looks pretty lonely.  I also sent the kids a text letting them know that I had their backs and would be taking good care of the calendar this year.

And my finish - A Year in Chalk: December by Hands On Design.  I found this cute frame at Hobby Lobby in the Spring, on sale, thankyouverymuch.  And knew it would be perfect for these little pieces.  I ironed some fusible batting to the back and ta-done!  Easy peasy! I can switch these every month - of course, I need to do the magic ironing thing to the other 11 first.

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Saturday

I didn't do a lot today. But I did manage to finish the stitching on Traveleing Stitcher and the companion needlebook.  Still no luck in locating the Impie, Hattie, and Bea piece that I swear is lurking in my stitching room.  It wasn't in the closet as I had thought.  I'll keep looking as I work on and through other stuff in there.

Traveling Stitcher by Little House Needleworks

Traveling Stitcher Needlebook by Little House Needleworks

After that finish I pulled this lovely out of the tote of WIP's

which will become this

And my post would not be complete without the calendar view for the day.

Fun Every Day by Sam Sarah Designs

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Thursday Update

Yikes!  I can't believe it's been a whole week since my last post.  And, since I'm home most of the time, one would think I could keep on top of this posting business.

So, first of all, here is today's calendar view

Fun Every Day by Sam Sarah Designs

And the pieces I finished stitching since our last visit

October: A Year in Chalk by Hands On Design

And,

November:  A Year in Chalk by Hands On Design

And,

December:  A Year in Chalk by Hands On Design

I think I finished up December on Sunday morning.  The color used in this is red  although on my monitor it appear to kind of a rusty red.  Honestly, I don't know how to fix that!

If all goes as planned,  I will be finishing those this weekend and will have lots of pictures to share of them in their new home.  If all goes as planned.

So, with that series complete I had a decision to make.  What to stitch next.  I decided to dig into the tote of WIP's and pick out any old thing without putting too much thought into it. I came up with this.

Traveling Stitcher by Little House Needleworks

It was not in this state when I saved it from the tote of WIP's. I have been steadily plodding along on it this week.  And this is how it looks today.  At one point this week I went and looked for the lovely piece made by Impie, Hattie, and Bea to finish this.  It's not where I looked.  I did think of another place to look and will try that over the weekend.  I seem to remember without looking in the closet in the stitching room that the bin where said item may be residing is a bit difficult (meaning I have to move other stuff) to retrieve.

It's rainy and cool here today.  A good day for the blanket, some stitching, and binge watching something on Netflix,  It is a work day so that won't happen until this evening.

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Thursday

I've made a little progress on October:  A  Year in Chalk.   I really like the BOO banner and wish I could think of something else to use it on.  I'll keep thinking about that. Maybe an ornament for a Halloween tree stitched on perforated paper?

And today's calendar view

Fun Every Day by Sam Sarah Designs

Have a great evening.

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Happy Wednesday

Mid-week.  Gotta love it.  As a working woman I am always happy to have a big chunk of the work week behind me.  

Today's calendar view with a little different piece on the right hand side for Veteran's Day.  I think I'll leave that one up for a while.  

Fun Every Day by Sam Sarah Designs

And I finally finished stitching September:  A Year in Chalk by Hands On Design.  This one was a battle.  I think I have stitched it at least twice with all the frogging I had to do.  Each and every section had a little problem and had to be re-done.  I am happy with the results and ready to start the next one before I turn in for the night. 

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Tuesday

I missed posting yesterday.  I was a bit tired after work yesterday and didn't do much except veg out on the sofa.

Here are the calendar views from yesterday and today

Fun Every Day by Sam Sarah Designs

I did finish stitching August:  A Year in Chalk by Hands On Design on Sunday night.

And a bit of start on September: A Year in Chalk also by Hands On Design.  I had a little problem with this - I was off by one thread when I tried to finish the border.  I did find my goof after about an hour.  Probably the reason I didn't want to work on this much more last night.  Tonight I should be able to finish this off.

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Lazy Sunday

Hi,  thanks for stopping by again.

Today's calendar looks like this

Fun Every Day by Sam Sarah Designs

I managed to put the final stitches in July:  A Year in Chalk by Hands On Design

And to make a start on August:  A Year in Chalk also by Hands On Design.  I hope to finish this one tonight before I turn in.

This morning I was toying with the idea of having a jammie day but decided against that.  Instead, I showered and dressed in some nice warm fleece perfect for a day of stitching and Netflix.  I didn't cook today opting to get Chinese instead.  And I had hoped to do a little finishing today but took a nap instead and then was all finished with the idea of finishing something.  Maybe one day this coming week.

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