Merry Christmas!

 Praying that you have a very Merry Christmas!

A Finish and a Squirrel

Merrily,Merrily

Squirrelly

Because of Christmas decorations, I have not been able to stitch on anything big.  I think that is why Merrily, Merrily got finished.  I started this little Mill Hill bead kit of a squirrel when I needed something a little mindless to stitch.
I have been peeking at blogs, but I am not always able to leave a comment.  Hopefully that bug will get fixed and I will post notes again soon.  I am being enticed by a sampler which I really don't need.
 Decided against doing the Crazy January Challenge 2014.  I got a bit done on my list, but not nearly as many as I wanted.  I think I will be changing my rotations this year.  The plan is to work on Elizabeth I, Ghost Dancer, a Mill Hill kit and maybe something else.  I have so many large projects that need to be finished, but it drives me crazy if too many are upstairs.  I am hoping that by working a little on projects that have a due date (Ghost Dancer), and giving myself to have a floating project (the something else on my list), I will get more done. We shall see.

Merrily, Merrily Finished

I finished Merrily, Merrily Christmas night.  I need to finish the ornament which I hope to do before the end of the year.  Great piece.  Now I wish I had ordered the other piece from Shining Needle Society when I had the chance.   Maybe next year...

Over One

My Christmas decorations are up and I am having a hard time working on Ghost Dancer.  So out came Merrily! Merrily!  I love this piece and wonder why I put it down.  I just need  to find better place to stitch as the over one is a little difficult without my Ott light.  Guess I will have to unplug something else....

Day 11

Look!  I made progress on something!  It is Merrily, Merrily by Barbara Jackson.  It will be a little Christmas ornament and I am enjoying stitching it.

Merry Christmas Ornaments

Ok, so this is early, but I celebrated early this year.  I finished this ornament for my DS.  I may have to take it back as it turned out much nicer than my photo shows.

This is a photo of Merrily, Merrily by Barbara Jackson.  It is a Shining Needle Society class.  The basting was terrible as it is 40 count linen.  But I finally got it done and put in some cross stitches.  Of course, I can't follow directions and I used two strands of floss.  It is staying in although I will do the rest with just one thread.  It will be one of my "new projects" for 2013.
I do plan on joining the crazies at Crazy January Challenge with a few modifications.  No 15 new projects!  I would go crazy if I did that.  I plan on doing WIPs next year.  Will post them as I decide.

Hope you and yours have a very Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year.