A big fat finish!

I did it!!! I finished "Tombstone Angel". I really enjoyed working on this one. Once I got really into it and really focused on it, I found it really hard to put down. And below there is my progress on "Howling at the Moon". You can see just a smattering of stitches needs to be put in on page 5 on the lower lefthand corner, and I started on page 4, there on the left, just a few stitches there.

Now to figure out what to put in place of "Tombstone"...I'm thinking "The Abbey". Or maybe I will surprise us all and start something new...hmmm...who knows? I will post that info in my next post! Thank you all for the wonderful encouraging comments while I kept on keeping on with Tombstone. They are always so appreciated!

Soooo close

to a finish that is...on Tombstone Angel. I'm sure I'll have it done in the next couple of days, and will share photos then! Sorry haven't been here much, still very into my reading. I'm reading "The Blind Assassin" right now...it's good! By Margaret Atwood. I have been stitching a bit every day though, as hubby bought me seasons 1-4 of "A Haunting" and I have been watching that everyday and stitching too. =) Soon, I promise very soon, I will share photos. I have not touched any of my other projects!

Only 5 more weeks until I will no longer live in Texas!!! YIPPEEE!!!!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!

We now return to our regularly scheduled program...

Finally, having done my civic duty, I have some stitching to show you. I have been still continuing on with Tombstone Angel, as it is so easy to work on. I have also done some work on Howling at the Moon, but I will share that later on, as right now it is 5:30 am, and still dark out, so pics are not coming out so well.

You can see the dark shadow on the upper right hand corner...not so good, but I wanted to share my stitchy progress on this one, so there yah have it! I am close to a finish on page three already. I still am really enjoying this one so much!

Well, off to stitch a little before I head off to work. I only work until noon though, and am off tomorrow, so I know I should get a bit of stitching in this weekend! I really should put all my efforts into Howling at the Moon, as I'm SOOO close to reaching my March goal on that one. But I really don't think I should work on it this morning. I will work on it later today or tomorrow, or even possibly Monday, as I don't go back into work until 7 pm. I know I didn't reach all my March goals, but I know I went WAY beyond my March goal on Tombstone Angel.

No, you don't have cataracts...

This is just a really bad picture, I'm sorry! It's blurry as all get out, but I'm too lazy to try for anything more, the rest were really dark or too bright and washed out...But, you can see I completed my March goal on this one!!!! I finished Pages 1 and 2! And started 3! The bottom of the line that says "Goose~wife of" is the end of 1 and 2. So everything under that is Page 3. Still really enjoying this one! I have yet to pick up Howling at the Moon this week, I did work a little bit on CH4TH but not enough to share a photo. I have just really been stuck on "Tombstone Angel" I love it when a project just grabs you like that, and you just fall in love. I am so gonna hate reaching the end of this one, and also be very happy that I have a finish as well. I will probably (maybe?) see a finish on this one before April! That would be exciting, especially since my snowmen (who I thought I loved stitching) took me nearly a year to finish! This one is just going so quickly!!! I love it!

Another Photo Update!

Wow! I have really been busy with the needle lately. Which is nice, it feels really good to actually enjoy life again, and all the small things that make up my tiny life. As I went through a bout of depression that lasted almost from the time my husband deployed last Feb until right after Christmas, I had very little enthusiasm for anything, it seemed. But now I feel back to normal again, and with it, has come a new and profound appreciation and love for stitching once again! I actually feel giddy inside when I think of the days I don't have to work and can spend that time either reading or stitching (My two favorite loves...right next to my hubby!) I once again enjoy the idea of working on a project and setting goals to reach concerning my reading and stitching.

So with all that said, I have posted new photos of Tombstone Angel, and Howling at the Moon. Quite a lil' bit of progress on each! I am So close to a finish on Howling at the moon, page 5. (The center page of 9 but my first page to finish) I am so excited to see it done and move onto the next page!!! Sorry the photo is a bit dark, it is dark and dreary today, it's supposed to start raining this week! Oh boy...Tornado season is upon us...ugh! At the end of this post there is my previous photo of this so you can see my pogress...

Anyway, I hope you all had a great weekend, and have a great week!

Progress Photo

I am definitely in love with this project! Page 1 is finished! And page 2 has a start! I really am enjoying this project!!!

I have also put quite a bit of time into Howling at the Moon, but I wanna work a little more on it, today, before posting a photo.

Thats all I have for today. Just wanted to share a picture. Hope you are all having a great weekend, and remembered to switch your clocks up an hour!

Happy Spring forward!!

A decision has been made!

Well after diving into my WIP drawer...making sure I stayed clear from the stash drawer...lol... I decided to pull this one out. Yeah it's a lil' gloomy for this time of year...but I have been into Ghost stories as of late, so thought this seems to sorta fit in with the theme of my reading right now.

This first photo is as it was when I last worked on it, back in November, I believe. This is what it looked like when I picked it up on Monday morning.

And This is what it looks like after working on it for two days! i switched out the yellow color in the bird there on the left, as the color called for in the magazine this design is in was way too dark...the original color is in the first photo, you can see the start of the bird there. I picked all that out and went up a few shades. In the model photo in the Magazine, the color is more of a yellow, not that that olive green color that is in the first photo, so decided to change that. I like the brighter color much better.

This project is so easy to stitch, and so addicting!!! I love this project!!! I definitely will have to look into getting more sampler type projects to work on.

Thats about it for me. I am back to work tonight, after having two wonderful days off. I am hoping to pull out Howling at the Moon today though, if I can keep my paws off this beauty! We shall see!

Happy November!

Ok, folks, don't faint!!! I am actually posting two times in as many days! AND! Both has photos!!!

Last night me and hubby had a nice quiet relaxing evening at home. We listened to classical music, and sipped Hot chocolate while he sat and read and I stitched. It was really nice, and made me realize how much I really missed my hubby while he was gone. I am so glad to have him home!

Anyway, onto photos!

First up is a finish on my Brittercup Kitty!!!! SOOO cute! Now all I need is the cute lil' spider button to go on him, but I really think he is cute enough just as he is!

and I also have some progress on my Tombstone as well:

As you can see I have decided to go ahead with the called for colors on this one! Although I still don't think I like them too much! Oh well, what's done is done.

I am now thinking of putting this one away though, as it is such a Halloween type peice, with it's morbidity and dark colors and pull out something alot more cheery...such as my 6 snowman mitten/stocking series I was working on at the beginning of the year.

I am finished with designs 1 and 2 and am now onto 3, so have to finish #'s 3, 4, 5 and 6. I wonder if it is possible to finish them by Christmas? Hmmm...I suppose so, if I hurry. But, I am seriously thinking that a rotation is in order, as I have so many projects that are calling my name again! We shall see. I want to work on "The Abbey" and "Howling Moon" plus I have a ton of WIP's in my WIP's and UFO drawer that I wouldn't mind pulling out and working on. Oh so many projects not enough time!

Of course I have also been very busy doinking around online and also reading quite a bit, as I am still acquiring more books, and still have a huge pile of books yet to be read that I bought from splurges over the summer. Good grief! Oh well, between my stitching stash and my book stash I should never be in want for something to do!

And last but not least here is a photo of me and Hubby at Disneyland:

Progress Photo Friday!

This is my progress on Brittercup Kitty Ornament. I am actually a little more finished with it than you see here, as I had tried to post these photos the other day, however, I lost the page after I hit the "publish post" button...=( So, decided to give it another try. Next up is "Tombstone angel"

This is a really bad photo of this piece, sorta wrinkled. I am enjoying this one alot, However, I am not sure that I want to use the called for colors on this one, as they are very muted. Which would make sence since this is an old time piece, but I think I want to change up the colors on this, so have basically been working on the black in this piece only, until I figure out what to do with it.

This next photo is...fun! Over time whenever I go to a craft store, if I don't have my DMC list with me, I will pick and choose a handful of random skeins of floss, and this has become my collection. I never even realized how much I have. This is my "Reserve pile" Incase I am working along on a project and "Ooops, ran out of this color." I don't have to (Hopefully) run out to the store and get it, I am hoping I will already have it here. There are 233 skiens of floss here! I do need to catalogue it, tho so I do know what I have or don't have. It would take me forever to try to find a DMC number I needed in that mess!

Well that is all for me here. Hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween.