CJC - Day 8,9,10,& 11

I have not updated my new starts for a few days so here they are!

Day 8

Day 9

Blessed ar the Needleworkers

Sue Stadler of Crossing Montana

Day 10

Blooming with Inspiration

Belinda Karls Nace - Blue Ribbon Designs

Day 11

Petticoat Heart

Just Nan

Didn't get many stitches in last night. I really love the colors in this one.

I can't wait until the 15th is over so I can finish some of these started ones.

My granddaughter is here today and I could not resist the chance to snap a cute picture of her.

I went to the doctor last Thursday and he put me on a liquid diet & some meds for a couple of days and I am as good as new. I have not felt this good in a long time.

We also got our first snow of the season. It wasn't much just enough to make the ground white. But now it feels like winter around here.

Time to go and find my next CJC start for today.

Happy Stitching

Denise

CJC - Day 5,6,&7

Hi Everyone!

First I wanted to let everyone know that I am better after seeing the doctor. He told me after he did some blood work that my liver enzymes were high and that he supected my gall bladder was the cause of this so it was a liquid diet for a couple of days and everything seems to be back to normal now, just have to watch my fat intake for a while.

Now on to my new starts for this year.

Day 5 - Metamorphosis by Ink Circle

I really like doing this one, each of the designs is a different color, so there is no changing of colors all the time.

Day 6 - Hallelujah by LHN

This one is I think I will use as my January Christmas ornament.

Day 7 - USA Tall Trios by The Trilogy

This one I didn't get much done on because I worked yesterday at the Cattle Sale Barn. We had a long day selling bred cows and I came home exhausted. I got a good nights sleep and am ready to start another project,

Happy Stitching

Denise



CJC day 3 & 4

Well I guess I am not over what ever is making me feel sick to my stomach. So DD1 insisted that I make a Dr. appointment. Got one for 10:15 this morning, so we will see what the deal is. More on it later.

Jan 3rd start

Count Your Blessings by Shakespeares Peddler

Jan 4th start

The Best Things by Waxing Moon Design

Not sure what I will be starting today. I will wait until after I get back from the Dr. appointment and see what appeals to me. 

Happy Stitching everyone

Denise

CJC days 1 &2

January 1st found me a little under the weather and I stayed in my pj's all day and did nothing but watch Harry Potter movies, slept, and did a little stitching when I could keep my eyes open. So here is day one. Cappuccino from LHN.

and my progress

I am not sure I like the color of the cup yet. it kinda

blends in with my fabric that I picked out.

The floss pack came with the design.

January 2 I had to work at the Cattle Sale Barn all day and then my DD#1 and I went and had supper together. (No husband this week he is in WY snowmobiling with his buddies) I got home about 7:00pm, showered and put fresh smelling clothes on and managed a few stitches in my next new start.

Day 2

and my progress

This one is called Morning Star by Blackbird Designs

I have not done any stitching for day 3 yet. I wanted to get my blog updated and to catchup on some of my blog reading. I also have managed some house work all ready this morning and need to run to town and get some errands done. Then I plan on sitting and stitching the evening away.

I hope everyone is enjoying there stitching time!

Until tomorrow with another update.

Denise

Happy New Year 2012

I hope every one had a good New Years Eve.

We had  a quite evening and just went in to our local bar

and had a couple of drinks with my DD & SIL. We were home

and in bed by 10:00pm. My DH left this morning with his buddies

to go snowmobiling in WY. I have a week of being by myself, which means

lots of stitching for me.

I counted up all the projects that I completed in 2011

 and they added

up to 27 finishes, alot of them are small ones (christmas ornies). This is the

first time that I have keep track of what I have completed in one year.

Goals for 2012 

 15 new starts for 2012 Crazy Challenge

1. Halleluja - LNH

2. 15 Sided Biscornu

3. Morning Star - BlackBird Designs

4. Tall Trios - The Trilogy

5. Cappuccino - LNH

6. For My Friend - Dinky Dyes

7. Cranberry Pinafore - Shepherds Bush

8. Best things in Life - Waxing Moon Designs

9. Granny Apples - Full Circle

10. 6 Holiday Bread  Cloth's - Leisure Arts

11. Blooming with Inspration - Blue Ribbon

12. Count Your Blessings - Shakespears peddler

13. Petticoat Heart - Just Nan

14. Metamorphosis - Ink Circle

15. Blessed Are - Sue Stadler of Crossing Montana

2012 Ornament A Month

I have 9 ornaments picked out but they might change

as the year proceeds.

January - Baked Goods - LHN

WIP & UFO

1. Country Cabin - Laura J Perin Designs

Started - ?

2. Enchanted Alphabet - Lavender & Lace

Started - ?

3. Heirloom Christmas Tree Sampler - Thea Dueck

Started - ?

4. Needle Guardian - Teresa Wentzler

Started - around Dec 2008

5. Spirit Of Christmas Santa Stocking -

Started - 11-15-08

6. Stoney Creek Collection

Started - Jan 2011

7. Woodland Enchantress - Dimensions

Started - April 2 2011

8. Santa - Heavenly Cross Stitch Book

Started - June 9, 2011

9. Birds of a Feather Mystery Sampler

Started - July 2011

10. Alphabet Heart - DMC freebie

Started - Aug 2011

11. Welcome October

Started - Oct 25, 2011

I am hopeing to complete a couple of these WIP this year,

a couple of them are very close to being done.

Well there you have it,

and its time to go and get started stitching.

Happy Stitching

Denise 



         



Christmas Is Over

It has been a couple of weeks since I last posted a blog

so I decided it was time to get caught up.

I have tried to keep up on the reading of blogs but I

got a little behind on that also.

Right before Christmas I was busy getting some last minute

Stitching done.

Last year I wanted these stockings done, but never got 

around to it. And I got the last one stitched on

on Christmas Eve this year. The girls all picked out there own

color they wanted.

The other project that I was working on was

pillow cases for each of the grandkids.

I should have said 6 grandkids and 1 son

Trey & Gavin got John Deere pillow cases

Kyla got butterflies

Kacee got princess

Kynzie got Tinkerbell

Sharlee got Minnie Mouse

and my son TJ got a Farmall pillow case

they all loved them.

Then I started a bread cover for the New Year

Isn't this just the cutest!

This was a little bit fussy with lots of half stitches

but I had fun spending a couple of evenings

stitching it.

And now that Christmas is over and the house

is cleaned back up I started stitching again on my Santa that

I had planned to have done by now. HaHa. It looks like it will be

for next year.

I have added the green section since I last took a

picture of this Santa. I will continue to work on him

until January 1st when I will be starting the

2012 Crazy Challenge. I will be doing 15 new starts and

will make a list of my WIP's (I think there are about 10 of them)

and work on finishing them up also.

Here are some pictures from Christmas Day here on our farm.

Kacee with her princess bank

Gavin was picking up the wrapping paper

Trey got the Cowboy Hat that he wanted

Kacee and Kynzie playing with their new paper dolls

My oldest daughter Jill and her daughter Sharlee

Daughter #2 Kay and her boyfriend Travis

and Kynzie stuck her head in at the last minute.

Silly girl!

And the little girls relaxing and watching Minnie Mouse

Well that just about does it for now.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas, I know that I did!

And I look forward too all the great stitching in the

New Year.

Denise 

7 Days until Christmas

Can you believe this weather?

Here in South Dakota we usually always have snow

on the ground at Christmas time. I took a picture of

our outside thermometer and as you can see its

52 degrees in the shade. No snow is going to make it

around here today. And the 7 day forcast -

NO SNOW in sight!

OK I know that I have not posted anything for awhile

I think since the 9th of Dec. and I don't have any

stitching to show at this time. I have been working on

the grandkids stocking and when they are completed I will

post a picture of them.

I did get a very part time job working at the

Madison Livestock Auction Barn.

I get to sit beside the Auctioneer and

enter info into the computer and weight

the animals as they come in. I will be working

every Monday 8:30 am until they are done selling

usually about 6:00pm (long day)

And they have sales on Saturday during the winter

noon till about 4:00 (short day).

Boy do I come home smelling bad! 

Oh well its easy work.

This next week will be busy, I still have a few gifts to pick up,

about half of the wrapping to do, 6 pillow cases to make, and

finish up the names on the Stockings. I am going to have

to put my time management to good use.

Not sure if I will be back to post again before

Christmas so if I don't get back I hope everyone has a

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Happy Stitching

Denise

Finishes

Just a quick post to show some finishes

Here is another Christmas ornament

FaLaLa

Barbara Cooley - Plum Pudding Needleart

28 ct lambswool

DMC floss

Started 12/4/2011

Finished 12/7/2011

This was a free complimentary chart from Plum Pudding Needleart (2008)

Next up I finished stitching a while ago but just

decided to finish it into a pillow this morning

And here is the back fabric that I used

And the last thing that I have to show is the the progress on

another Santa I have been working on

I have the beard done and some of the green done.

I don't think I will get this one completed by Christmas

but I am going to see how much I can get accomplished.

Well time to get dress and ready to run some errands.

I think today is a good day for a hair cut.

Happy Stitching

Denise



Christmas Stuff

I got my tree up last weekend and finally got a picture of it

Sorry I forgot to turn the lights on before I took the picture.

the following few pics are some ornaments that

I made many years ago.

I believe that this fan and this boot were from

Creative Circle when they were in business.

Also made many years ago and I think it came out

of a craft magazine

These next ornaments were made the year

My son when into the Army

This last ornament is one that I just made

this year

I took a clear Christmas Ball and stuffed all my

orts and ends from this year inside and labeled

it with the year.

No pictures of stitchie stuff, maybe tomorrow

I am working on another snowman

ornament and I'm just about done with it.

Thats about all for now.

Happy Stitching

Denise



Another Christmas ornament done!

Candy Cane by Madame la Fee

32 ct Cafe Mocha

Dmc Floss

I actually finished stitching this one on Wednesday night

and framed it last night. It is now hanging on my tree.

Last night as I finished this one up I decided to put a little

project together and here it is

I found this block at Lowes and bought some

pink & green ornament (little ones),

some pink & green ribbon and

a small string of white lights.

I have it sitting on my kitchen counter.

I just love it! and they are so easy to put together.

Last night I sat and stitched on names for the

grandkids stockings that I hang up for them. I had two done,

Trey & Gavins have been done since they were born, Sharlee needs her

name stitched and I have to do Kay's three adopted girls names stitched

on there stockings. This shouldn't take to long to get them done.

1 name done 3 to go.

Will post pics when I have them completed

Well I am off to finish the last of my Christmas decorating

and then I have to do some errands for my DH and DS.

Hopfully I will get some stitching time in today.

We will see?

Happy Stitching Everyone

Denise

My Thanksgiving Week

Just a quick post before my granddaughter gets here to spend the day.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving! Our meal was on Friday

So the girls could go to there in-laws for the

Thanksgiving day.

Thursday night we left to start shopping for black friday.

we started at walmart and went to Target & Kohl.

The lines were long (45 min wait)but I did get some

good deals and a lot of christmas shopping done!

Our group got home about 3:30, we slept

for a couple of hours and then it was up to get our

Thanksgiving dinner going.

This was the second time that I went Black friday shopping

but I think the girls are going to leave me home next time.

They seem to think I slow them down a little.

It really is not my cup of tea, with the crowds and all.

so it might have been my last.

After our fabulous meal and a short nap, my oldest

Daughter decided we had not shopped enough so back to

Sioux Falls we went this time we went to Hobby Lobby

& Joanne Fabrics. Now this is my kind of shopping.

I got fabric to make fun pillow cases for each of my

6 grandchildren. and stocked up on DMC floss and needles

(the gold plated ones)

I got my tree up and decorated and now I have to go

thru more boxes of decorations to hang and set around the house.

I just love this time of year.

I have not finish finished anything lately but I have some things  to show:

First up is a small christmas ornament, I have showed

the first 3 to this set in a previous post. They are small

but I don't know that I will get all 12 done by Christmas

We will see how things go.

Next Up

I got the blue and white done on Santas beard .

And then I just had to start a new one.

This one is a freebie that I saw on a blog,

This one is almost done just have some of the

candy cane to finish up. I will post where you can

find this pattern when I do my next post as this one

should be done by then.

My granddaughter is here and watching Minne Mouse already.

I just have to share a few more pics of my family:

these were taken on Friday after we ate.

My Husband Terry and 2 of our granddaughters.

My son TJ giving another granddaughter a ride.

and our youngest grandson riding his 3 wheeler.

They all had a blast.

Oh and I forgot this picture

These 3 spent Wednesday before Thanksgiving with me and

they decided they needed a fort in my living room.

They had the dinning room chairs, the couch cushions and

every blanket they could find.

Well I better get to finishing my christmas decorating and spending

some time with the little one here.

Happy Stitching!

Denise