Happy Thursday,
I have a new finish and start to show you all today! I haven't taken part in IHSW for a LONNNNG time, despite my best efforts. It's easy to let life whisk away your weekend I find, so hermitting can be a bit of a challenge. This weekend past however I found myself with a little extra time on my hands than usual and decided that some quality time with my stitching and netflix was in order :) I stitched until my hands and fingers went tingly and watched a season and a half of Bones. Yup I think I'd qualify this as a successful weekend!
I finished another house in the Santa's Village series by CCN and have another waiting in my WIPs bag just waiting for a start. I have 5 out of the 12 in the series right now... and NOW CCN has announced another series called Frosty Forest! I'm going to have to speed up because I find myself already loving the concept of Frosty Forest... oh dear ;)
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| Santa's Stocking Store Country Cottage Needleworks Stitched on 32ct Opalescent Belfast |
I also put a start in on L*Ks new Mystery Sampler, Holly and Hearts.
I've been dying to start in on this sampler and have had it waiting in the lineup for a while. But I was being very disciplined and made myself hang off on starting until I finished my Santa's Village WIP! YEY for willpower.
Unfortunately, Santa's Magic has been neglected over the past week or so... just because I'm working with Kernik thread now and I hate it.
I figure once I've put the last stitch in part one of the L*K mystery sampler I'll kick my but in gear and continue on with Santa's Magic. I find with large intricate projects I always like a little side project just so I can take a break from it from time to time. Anyone else do this?
Also, do you notice how everything I'm working on right now is Christmas related?! I must have an obsession subconsciously...
Also, do you notice how everything I'm working on right now is Christmas related?! I must have an obsession subconsciously...
Ciao for now!
Melissa
oooo well done .. it was a very successful hermitting :) I need a few more hours each day to stitch more ...lol take care and happy stitching :) love mouse xxxx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stitching and great projects..well done
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You did get lots of beautiful stitching done:) great job!
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Nice progress...
ReplyDeleteGreat stitching! And yep, I definitely venture off into easy side projects so I don't get bored of the big projects :P
ReplyDeleteHi Melissa! I usually just have one stitching project and one sewing project going together. Yours look great!!
ReplyDeleteLooking good. Just saw the Frosty Forest sneak peek... Liking what I see... Nice Maine Woods feel. I need new patterns like a hole in the head. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a very successful IHSW! Great new finish and new start!
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying Holly and Hearts, I made a start on part two this week and fingers crossed will get more done this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of santa's village too, not even started yet though! I am never going to catch up in time! x
Ohhhh! I have got to get a hold of the village series! Love your work!
ReplyDeleteThey are all looking lovely, great progress
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your finish. It's adorable!!
ReplyDeleteYour WIPs look great, too.
good obsession you have =)
ReplyDeleteXmas is close now and Xmas pieces are so lovely
this Santa's village is definitely over beautiful and you're doing well on it !
I just stitched one for the moment
happy stitching =)
xxxx
big hugs
Looks like successful hermitting to me. Love the projects you are working on!
ReplyDeleteI need to get started on the second part of the L*K piece soon, ugh. It's already getting away from me. :(
Lovely finish and a gorgeous new start. I can't wait to get onto my part 2 but still not finished part 1 yet!
ReplyDeleteHola soy Mary Carmen, me guto mucho tu espacio pero especialmente la villa de Santa Claus, podrías compartirmela o bien decirme como puedo participar en el sal. MuchAS GRACIAS
ReplyDeleteRecibe un saludo y abrazos
You are nearly halfway done with the CCN Santa's Village SAL--you can finish! Just not by end of this year... I went to a retreat, was it two weeks ago?, at Myrtle Beach, SC and all I brought to stitch on were Christmas WIPS! I grew bored and WANTED to start others, but none of the vendors had suitable fabric! Imagine!!! I had a kit for a fall piece, but no fabric! Sigh... I like what I am seeing so far of the LK piece. May end up with that one in my stash someday... Hugs!
ReplyDeleteGreat stitches!
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