Now all we need is snow

The kids had a blast decorating the tree yesterday. I bought a lot of new decorations on clearance after Christmas last year so getting to finally play with all the new stuff was like..well, Christmas!

Noah preferred to keep all his ornaments close together.

After a wee bit of help from mommy.

Lights!!

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Go check out all the other beautiful Christmas trees!

This cute little design is from Daffycat! It was a pretty quick stitch, which I love, and I enjoyed thinking of ways to finish it. Thanks Daffycat!

My second flat fold!

I learned a lot from the first flat fold I attempted and this one came out a ton better! Definitely more fun once you know what you're doing.
Now who's next? O.0

Happy Birthday Noah!!

My little bug turned 3 today!! He's grown so fast and it's hard to believe in a few months he'll be the middle child. Don't worry bud, you'll always be my (not so little) baby boy.

Grandma brought over some gifts this morning since she won't be able to make it to party later.

The new toys kept the kids distracted while I made a school bus cake! Obviously cake decor is not one of my strengths.

Yesterday I found this while searching for ideas for school bus decorations so I made one to hang on the front door.
Now I better get my butt moving and get the rest of his presents wrapped!

Romy's patterns

I discovered Romy's Cross Stitch Patterns blog a couple months ago and went a bit crazy stitching up some of her patterns with plans to do more! If stitching is your thing go check her out! She has a ton of cute patterns (for free!) and now has a book of new designs for sale.

Here's what I've stitched so far. Unfortunately I didn't get these first two finished off in time for Halloween.


My first flat-fold!

Not sure if I'll make this one a flat-fold or an ornament

That last update was pretty appropriate

I can't believe it's been over a year since my last update! Although not completely due to procrastination. I had a bad case of tendonitis for a couple months and wasn't able to do any kind of stitching. Then it took a while for my crafty mojo to come back. So here's some of the things I've made since the beginning of the year. Enjoy!

This is what 357 granny squares looks like and they only took me a month to make! I seriously expected this afghan to take six months at least but I was determined to at least finish it, unlike many other projects. That determination really helped speed me along, no procrastination here!
All put together with a border!

Jasmin guarding the goods

I thought I'd never want to make another afghan like that again, then I surprised myself by making 237 hexagons for another one for my daughter. I have yet to put them together.

A Sue Hillis design. The hubby says I'm not allowed to use this excuse :P

A shawl crocheted for myself!

My current project, a checkerboard baby blanket. I now have five and a half rows of blocks done. This may or may not be for my baby...yes, I'm expecting baby #3 in Feb. 2011!

So true

Thanks to Cross Stitch Happy for offering these free charts! I enjoyed stitching with beads for the first time and made one other small change. Can't wait to start the next one!

P.S. I have no idea why my text is underlined

My little stitcher in training

Paige wanted to help me with my cross stitch the other day so I gave her some fabric and floss to make her own. Surprisingly it kept her interest for quite a long time and she didn't need hardly any help. Welcome to the crafty side baby girl.

Still here

I've been seriously procrastinating with updating here but I have plenty of pics to make up for it!
I finished this blanket just in time for the baby shower. Baby Adrain (no, that's not a typo) will be here any day now! I want to make another in pink.

Noah's Beep Beep blanket. Lightning McQueen approves!

Noah approves too.
I made cards and magnets for my mom and the MIL for Mother's Day.

Willow Tree Sampler. This one only took me 4 days to stitch, that's like a world record for me! I'm thinking about stitching it again with different colors.
Stitched on 28ct Buttermilk Linen. The fabric is a light yellow which doesn't show up at all in the picture.
A freebie from here. This one only took a couple days longer than the Willow Tree. I'm on a roll!! The wings are sparkly but can't really see it in the picture as usual.
Stitched on a linen napkin. Yup, I bought a set of 4 linen napkins at a garage sale for $1 with no intention of using them as napkins. Reuse & Recycle!
This will be a Christmas present for the FIL. It looks like a giraffe at the moment but, trust me, it's a fish.

And just because I can. Here's my two little bugs that keep me busy in between stitches.

Back from the framers!

My first piece to professionally framed! Click to embiggen.
Hanging in the living room. Please ignore the off centeredness of the frames and wall in need of paint.

You can never have too much stash

I was able to go on a little shopping spree last month, as if I needed more! I really need to figure out a way to organize this stuff.

First is Growth Rings from Just Cross Stitch magazine. Brown and turquoise threads to match my living room on white 32ct lugana. I started this last week but between the kids and my own attention span I haven't been able to concentrate on it much.

Goodies from 123stitch.com. My favorite stitchy site. These were in my mailbox only two days after ordering!
Hand-dyed fabrics from Enchantedfabrics.com. Full of lovely sparkles!! 28ct Opalescent Lugana in Prairie Skies and Bubblegum.
Charleston Lady from TheStitchery.com. I've been wanting this one for a long time. I'm thinking about switching out the aida for the Bubblegum Lugana.
Even with all this lovely new stash I've been knitting more than stitching lately. I was tired of the boring plastic stitch markers so last night I made some new ones.

Then I made a charm for the dog.
Time to get back to stitching...now where do I start?!?

I'm on a roll

Bent Creek's Wedding Row
32ct 2 over 2
This was so quick and easy. I love it! Now to figure out how to frame it.


Close up
Not sure what I'll be starting next. I went on a bit of a shopping spree online last week so I'll have lots of new stash to choose from pretty soon.