I Started A New Project

 And I may start another one tomorrow! Horrors! It is the end of the year and I have tons of WIPS, but I decided that life is too short to worry about such things.

So Angel of Love by Lavender and Lace has been in my stash for years. And when I say years, I mean YEARS! Before my oldest was born. Maybe even before I got married. That is a long time for me to keep something and not stitch it.

It does have a bit of history. My original plan was to stitch it for my mother. She loves bling and I knew she would love it. But I never put needle and thread to fabric. 

Fast forward to Thanksgiving this year: my kids were helping me put up decorations and I realized the spot behind the tree really needed something. I have a small needlepoint piece there, but it is too small to make much of an impact. Now the smart thing to do would be to pull out an old WIP. Right?

One of these would have worked:

Star of Wonder:

Or Florentine Ornaments:

But neither spoke to me, so I pulled my threads, beads and fabric for  Angel of Love. 

I started her a few days ago and she is quite lovely. She will be perfect behind my tree!

What will I start tomorrow? I'll try to remember to share it with you.

Trying to Get Through the Boring Bits

 Do you ever feel that way about a project? That some of it is really boring?More Than A Rose is that way right now. Well, the tent stitch on this piece is really boring to me. Not sure why as it isn't much different than doing little x's on linen...

Maybe it's that the next part is much more challenging and interesting....And do you think I need to add a little french knot on my bunny's nose? 

My Daily Project

 I have been working on Blue Larkspur by Avlea Designs almost every day. I have a feeling that will change soon.

Here it is from November:

And here is what it looks like now:

I really want to keep this project for Sunday's when I visit my mother-in-law. I need something that is easy to see and count when we are there. This fits the bill.

TUSAL 2021 December

 Wow! I can't believe it is December! Today is the New Moon and so it is time for the Totally Useless Stitch-a-Long. What is this? It is just the day we post photos of our orts from the previous months stitching. I know you have ort containers. Someone I know even has four, but I won't mention any names. Post some photos! I always enjoy seeing the bits and pieces people have left from their stitching!

Now, these are my orts from the year. I will dump them January 1 and start again. But looking at them reminds me of Royal Garden, Agnus Dei, and all the other things I stitched this year.

And here is my calendar from November:

I have a friend who suggested that I start adding the amount of time I spent on each project. Not an exact time, but within 30 minutes. I find the information interesting.

Well, I Finally Switched Projects

 I realized that I was no longer enjoying stitching on Springhill. I spent time swiping on my phone, walking around the house, etc. So I decided to move my painted canvas upstairs.

Here is where Springhill currently is:

I think the leaves on those big trees finally got me! I had hoped to add another color to them, but that will have to wait until I bring it out again.

Here is where I am on my painted canvas:

Well, not really. I started to do the basketweave as my background when I realized the yellow I am using is too bright. The background needs to be the background! So I ripped it out and will start again.

IHSW for November 2021 Wrap-up

 Well, my weekend started poorly with the discovery that I stitched Pour Ta Fete in the wrong orientation:

I ripped out the few letters and left it for another day. Oh well. At least I didn't stitch all the way across the piece.

Blue Larkspur got some attention, put not a ton:

I put some stitches into Springhill:

Lots of starts and stops, so I feel like I made some serious progress although I have a lot of hill left to do.

I also stitched a little on More Than A Rose. Here is where I started:

And here it is at the end of the weekend:

 

Beginning of a Hermit Weekend!

 Well, I almost forgot what the day was, but remembered in the nick of time! What is the Hermit Weekend or the International Hermit and Stitch Weekend (IHSW for short)? It is the third weekend in the month where we try to take extra time to stitch. Won't happen for me as I have college kids headed my way. Yipee! But they always come hungry for home cooking....

Anyway, I plan on stitching a few things:

A new start that I haven't even shared on my blog! Pour Ta Fete by Lindsay Lane Designs on 56 count Sycamore Seed pod and Soie Surfine. I must be NUTS! (I am further along than this photo shows, but this is the only one I took.)

Here is what it will look like when I finish it:

Avlea Folk Emboridery Blue Larkspur:

And some on Springhill:

That should keep me busy! Now off to dig up my peanut brittle recipe as I need to get a batch made before my kids show up.