Stitch from Stash April

Bought this month: 2 DMC Color Variations sets. Reason: I want to use them in place of the hand dyed floss in Lizzie Kates and similar patterns.  And because I was dying to use these half off coupons for JoAnns. J So, total spent: $10.

Projects worked on: I finished the rune which I posted earlier this month.  In a day or so I’ll post the Smalls SAL piece for April.  Since I still can’t seem to get back to working on my big projects I’m jumping in to the small ones.

 

More news on these when they’re farther along.  But joining them sooner rather than later will be these.

 

To prove that when I’m not stitching I’m looking for more things not to stitch on. J Not to worry, I’m only starting one new thing (from each).

Happy stitching World

A finish to share

It’s late Sunday night and there are the usual million things to do.  But I wanted to end the weekend by sharing my latest finish.

 

This is the Angelic Rune designed by Dork Stitch.  The inspiration comes from the Mortal Instruments books and movie.  I did this on 11 count Aida with 3 strands of purple “craft” floss.

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Stitch from Stash March 2014

So I splurged this month too.  My LNS was having a St. Patrick’s Day sale – you know, 17% off.  I went there to look for one of the Little House sheep and came away with this.

 

This is far more impressive than it looks.  The Lizzie Kates were full price, less the 17%, but all the other were 50 cents each.  I know!  It’s amazing what you can think you need at that price.  Which came out to be $14.52.

On the plus side, I did resist a sale on some Disney patterns on Etsy.

Not a lot of stitching this month.  I finished a Santa piece for the Smalls SALL and started a rune pattern Dork Stitch made.  I’m aiming for more stitching and less shopping next month.  Unless there’s another splurge weekend of course.

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Small SAL March 2014

My life has been taken over lately by extraordinarily mundane things.  But I see a light at the end of the tunnel when Anomaly Con rolls around this weekend.  Before the mundane attack there was what has to rate as a perfect cross stitch day.  I was sitting by the window watching it snow and playing some Martin Denny (think Tiki musicJ). Then I managed to finish this.

 

It’s called Relaxin’ Santa from Tropical Christmas by Stoney Creek.

I haven’t decided what to do for next month yet.  But I’m sure something will turn up.

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Stitch from Stash February 2014

I told you I’d get around to spending money.

Total February purchases: $4.01.

This includes 3 skeins of floss which I thought I needed.  Until I found where they had gone.  One only took a day to turn up.  The other one took a little longer.  So the only remaining mystery is why I thought I had to buy 2 skeins of 761.  Just beat having to choose another color I suppose.  The rest of the money is for 3 packages of bobbins.  Because if I’m going to impulse shop at least I know I can use them.

And then there was splurging!!!

Splurge Weekend purchases: $42.62.

What a fun weekend.  I bought two magazines, two patterns and a piece of tropical orange fabric for a pattern I got for my birthday.

New starts for the month were two sprites, my piece for the Smalls SAL and what I think may be by first Teresa Wentzler piece “You were hatched”.

 

This is Mina, one of the Dork Stitch sprites.  The other one and the smalls piece are pictured in earlier posts.  If/when I make it farther than the corner border I’ll post a picture of the TW piece.

I was going to say I hadn’t worked on any WIPs this month.  Happily that’s not true.  I did finish Lizzie Kate’s Thankful String during IHSW.

Some time on my bigger pieces would be nice, but if next month only goes this well I’ll be happy.

Happy stitching World

Smalls SAL February 2014

This month’s small project is from the January 2004 issue of Quick & Easy Cross Stitch.

 

I don’t know who designed it.  I was thinking of making it into a pincushion.  On the other hand, it’s small enough to be a nice scissor fob too.  Says the person who’s never made one.  Time will tell if I get around to turning it into anything. J  Meanwhile, on to next month.

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IHSW February 2014

Pretty good weekend.  I started it by finishing this.

 Sailor Venus sprite by Dork Stitch.  She is going to go with the recently completed, but not pictured, Mina sprite to become my next keychain.

Then I finished my Smalls SAL piece.  More about that next post.

After that, I was going to work on my Theme-A-Licious piece.  Except I couldn’t find the color I needed.  So then it became “Ok, I guess I’ll work on this instead.”  Which turned into “I’ll guess I’ll just finish this.”

 

“This” is Lizzie Kate’s Thankful String.

Now back to the TAL piece.  Has anyone seen my 948?

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