Friday the Fourth

I'm ready for the weekend and so glad that it is Friday!  Although I do have to work tomorrow for a bit, it won't be a full day.  And that should leave me some time to stitch on this and hopefully finish it up.

Winter Solstice - Serenity by Hands On Design

I finished this guy last night -

A Year in Chalk: February by Hand on Design

And here are pictures of the calendars from today.

Fun Every Day by Sam Sarah Designs

Advent Calendar from Cross Stitch and Country Crafts

I think that all for today.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.

Keep on Stitching!

Thursday the Third

Today is December 3rd.  Here's how I know

I made Pepperoni Chicken for dinner last night and it looked like this and was delicious.
The recipe came from The Pioneer Woman. This the second time I've made this and we really enjoyed it. 

I don't have any real progress to show on Winter Solstice - Serenity.  But I had been wondering about one of the color names - Tatanka by Weeks Dye Works.  What the heck does tatanka mean?  I asked Googled it.  It means buffalo and is a good name for this deep dark brown color.  

I did have a little finish last night.  Here is A Year in Chalk: January shown in the frame I got at Hobby Lobby.

That's all for today.

Keep on Stitching!

WhatchaWorkinOn Wednesday

Whenever I get together with other stitchers we always ask this question.  So today I'm asking you.  Whatcha Workin' On?

Me?  Oh, I'm working on these

Winter Solstice by Hands on Design.  As you can see i have Solitude stitched and I'm working on Serenity.  This is what they will look like when they are finished.

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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.

Thanks for stopping by.

Keep on Stitching!

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Keep on Stitching!

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.

Keep on Stitching!