MH 1656 Progress

I was able to get the row done for November and am okay with the way it turned out.

I think the blue rows would have been better in a navy blue, but I am leaving it for now. Also, the value of the light blue in the center is probably too dark of a value-it is the same value in color as the green leaves. Again, I am leaving it. Not sure what colors I will use next, but my goal it to stitch with the threads I have. This is a long sampler......

Welcome Progress

I was able to get all the stitching done on Welcome and I even added glow in the dark Kreinik blending filament on the ghost.

Now it is in my bedroom where I will try to stitch on it for 15 minutes every night and get the beads on. HA!
I was cleaning my craft room and trying to organize when I realized I do not have the January/February one of these kits. This is sad as I had planned on stitching it next. If you see one, please let me know. The official name for the series is Simply Seasonal Welcome. I did look on e-bay, but no luck. (Not that I don't have OTHER things to stitch!)

November TUSAL

I finally remember to post this wonderfully useless stitch-a-long. It is hosted by  Daffy Cat  .  All you are supposed to do is take a photo of your ort container and post it. Simple. As long as you remember to take a photo and post!

I pushed my orts down into my jar so you could see all the colors. It is fun to see the jar fill, as long as I am not ripping things out!

I Voted

Well, I haven't voted yet. My DH and I like to go to the polls together so I will wait until he gets home.
I took time yesterday to stitch this little piece up:

 It is so small!

I put magnets on it and made it into a  needle minder.  The pattern was from Ink Circles . If you are in the  United States of America, go vote!

A Little Christmas

 I have been stitching on my Christmas stocking. I did some math and realized there is no way this will get stitched before Christmas 2018.

This is sad, but a fact that I cannot change. So I decided to keep it upstairs and work on it when I am too tired to work on Drawn Thread Sampler.

That little square took an evening. Actually, that is a lie. It took me three evenings. One to cut the threads, another to do half the wrappings and last night to do the little dove's eyes. But I have decided to work on this until it is done. I need it out of my stash and into my finishing pile.

Let the People Choose-Birthstones

Got to love Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching. She has a lot of great stitch-a-longs to keep things interesting. The first Saturday of the month is her new one called-Let the People Choose! Just a way to share blogs and meet fellow bloggers.

Anyway, this month's theme is Birthstones. There are interesting monthly stitching pieces that have birthstones in them. I used to have a few needle rolls with different months and gems. Wonder where they are?

My birth month is July so my birthstone is ruby. I think that is why I love red so much. I have a few needlepoint pieces in my stash that I hope to stitch someday in my favorite colorway. But here are a few that I have stitched and shown at various times:

ANG Stitch of the Month

Gay Ann Rogers Townhouse needlecase

Solar Flare

I love red! Maybe that is why I like stitching Santas so much as they normally have a ton of red!          

New Start

Thanks for all your kind words. I am moving along on the Welcome piece and may get to beading on in next week. Haunted House has already left my house and moved to a better home although I did keep the little mad scientist. He reminds me of my science days and my college boys. Next year?

I did get my windows washed yesterday and gave myself permission to start a new project. Nicola Parkman of Hands Across the Sea Samplers  offered this as a SAL on Facebook. (I like the one she is teaching better, but until it is released in 2020, this will keep me busy.)

I am using an off-white, 40 count linen and some Splendor silks that are in my stash. I did the first row and am thinking about restitching it. Why? It is supposed to be reversible and I can see my starts and stops. I do believe it will bug me. So once I post this I will go to my stitching spot and frog. Oh well. It is a learning piece.