I’ll cross that stitch when I come to it

Remember that certification test I was complaining about? Well, I passed it - just by the skin of my teeth, but still passed it. I think I’m going to take most of this week off from studying (I just took the first - and hardest - in a series of four tests, […]

Whew, just under the deadline, here’s July’s ornie.

It’s Christmas Tree by Elizabeth’s Designs from JCS 2005 ornie issue. I like the beads a lot, though I think they might be too big for the design. It also called for WDW cypress for the tree itself, which I did use, but it seems […]

Finally, here’s the picture of the finished Linen Heart.

I’m going to try to finish the ornie this weekend (so that I actually complete it in July), but besides that, I’ve got a lot of studying to do!

Well, I at least started the ornie last night. This month is a Christmas tree ornie by Elizabeth’s Designs. After I was done studying for the night, I got two rows in before deciding to go to bed. The WDW cypress is pretty, but the varigation isn’t very noticeable so far. […]

As an update to my previous post, the other pattern I bought was Blackbird Design’s Quaker Garden, silly me. I’d been ooh’ing and aah’ing over all the other stitching bloggers who are doing a SAL for this pattern, but hadn’t been willing to buy it online. While at the LNS, I was […]

So, I had to run to the LNS on Saturday to pick up the WDW cypress and Mill Hill beads for the Chartswappers ornie (which I will, hopefully, be starting tonight). While there, I did a bit of browsing, and walked out with $20 worth of stuff (*headdesk*). What did I get? […]

I finished up Linen Heart just a few minutes ago! Unfortunately, my scanner’s being kinda wonky, I have to get up early tomorrow, and I’ve already stayed up way past my bedtime because I only had a few letters left! So, I’ll try to scan it tomorrow. I also did a […]

This week’s SBQ:
When you get a project professionally framed do you get glass inserted into the frame? Why or why not?
When my boyfriend frames my cross stitch, I usually get glass put in, mostly for protection. Anything that has chunky buttons or charms, however, I haven’t framed yet, as I’m not sure how […]

Still stitching away on Linen Heart. I’ve moved up the right side to the top of the heart. I should have only another night or two of work on it, I hope. After that, I’d like to work on Skeleton Crew for a day or two before starting the Chartswappers ornie […]

Here’s some more progress on the Linen Heart.

Whereas before I had just finished Q, R, and J, I’ve now added P, W, I, V, C, S and part of B. The linen thread is a little finicky to work with - not as bad as the DMC light effects stuff, but still not […]