I’ll cross that stitch when I come to it

And this week’s SBQ is:
What do you do with your charts once you’ve stitched them? Do you keep them or dispose of them? If you keep them, do you organize them in a way that is different from the way you keep your unstitched charts?
Well, for kits, I’ve been keeping them, but not in […]

Still stitching on my pirate ship. I’ve completed another skeleton, and started moving up the main post-thingy to the pumpkin. I’ve also put about 2-3 more lengths of floss into the rightmost sail. It doesn’t look much different, so I’ll probably wait until after the weekend to take a pic. […]

Well, here’s Popcorn Bear!

Doesn’t he look so fluffy? He was, as I mentioned before, a freebie kit from the latest (to the US) issue of Cross Stitcher (UK). I would’ve finished him up last night, except it was the first day of my new job (yay!) and I came home with a […]

So, I worked on Skeleton Crew for a while today I also started stitching a bit on a Popcorn Bear freebie from the UK Cross Stitcher. See, this is why most of my larger projects never get finished! Something small catches my eye, so I think to myself “I’ll just […]

Here’s the pictures I promised of yesterday’s finishes. First up, Just Nan’s Flower Girls.

This is one of JN’s new releases, and came with a special Whimzi frame. I really liked stitching this - all of JN’s pieces seem simple but pretty, with very limited backstitching. It was a fun, quick stitch, […]

I just finished up Just Nan’s Flower Girls! Unfortunately, because it’s got beads on it, it scanned awfully. I did take pictures - and I’ll take more once I actually finish it up in the Whimzi frame - but I’ve misplaced the mini-usb cable :/ So, hopefully, pictures tomorrow!
Also, I’m like […]

This week’s SBQ:
Have you ever used a magnifying glass while stitching? If so, did you find it helpful?
Nope, not even while doing over one on 40ct. However, I do have a knock-off Ott Lite that I use constantly. It was a lot more important in my last apartment, since trees blocked most […]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR LAUREN! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
So far, I’ve spent my birthday….

- staying in bed until an ungodly 10:30am!!!
- vacuuming
- doing laundry
- loading the dishwasher
- widget-izing my blog theme
- trying to edit the *@#$* ugly Now Reading templates

The rest of […]

Here’s a pic of my progress on Skeleton Crew as of Mondayish:

I’m mostly working on the back flag-post-whatever-you-call-it. I switched to my 17″x17″ Qsnaps, which *still* aren’t big enough for this project, and it’s made a huge difference in the PITA-ness of the glow in the dark floss. I’ve forgotten how […]

I picked this up one day at Barnes & Noble for no reason in particular.  I did enjoy this book - it’s about a magical Industrial England and the start of a revolution, but I found the ending definitely lacking.  I liked the main character, and the main female character, but I felt like […]