Late TUSAL and a Finish

So I am 2 days late in my TUSAL but here is my ORT jar for the year thus far:

My small Bell jars were too small to contain the ORTs so I needed to get a larger jar. If you want to see who else has posted their ORTs check out DaffyCat's blog. Most of the threads from this month are for the Spring Mandala by Ink Circles. I hope to have a photo of it tonight.

I also received "Craft Street" back from the frame shop this weekend.

It was extraordinarily difficult to find a mat that fit with this one, but after an hour or so I did. I really love this one and it hangs over my mantle in my family room.

New HAED Stash!

I decided to take advantage of the 40% off sale at HAED! I have been loving the Randal Spangler designs that I have seen on the site a picked up the following:

Mini - "Computer Catastrophes"

"So many books, so little time"

I also picked up Library Fairies 3 and 5 but cannot seem to find links to the Pictures to post here.

I am no sure when I am going to get them started but they were too good of a deal to pass up!

IHSW, Late TUSAL, Crochet completes, etc.

I am going to begin this post with my TUSAL update 12 days late. Better late than never.

I figured that it had been so long since I updated that I would post this at the end of IHSW. If you look closely at my ORT's you will see the bottom layers are from Sidney the Penguin which was completed at the end of march. The next layers are from 'The Lady and the Flag". The progress of this one can be seen in the photos below:

The last progress pic that was posted

I made some more progress on here in the past week or so and worked sparingly on her during IHSW.

Progress - 4/22/2013

As you can see I added the some of the red and white of the flag and completed more of the dress. IHSW was also the time that my in-laws were in town so I wanted to try something new as well. (My mother in law is a crafter as well so this was expected)

Spring Mandala - Ink Circles designs - 2 over 1 18ct. white Aida

I have been chomping at the bit to start this set of Mandala's from Ink Circles.  I began this patter on Saturday on some 32 ct. linen and hated how it looked. I started on the 18ct. Aida and loved it. I cannot wait to see how it (and the other 3 seasons) come out.

I am also going to put some more dishcloths that I finished crocheting on my finishes page.

Happy stitching!

WIPocalypse post late

SO Sorry for the late WIPocaplyse post but it's better late than never.

So I spent a good bit of time since the last post on "Sidney the Penguin" who is now finished. It's time for a small happy dance for another complete project this year!!!. Now I just need to figure out how to display it.

 I also made some progress on the Lady and the Flag. If you have read my blog before, I left off here:

When I completed stitching on 3/27/2013, I was here:

I also did some work on the MOD coasters:

Start

And Here is where I left off as of 3/27/2013:

status as of 3/27/2013

Finally, I did some work on the Florals:

Starting point in March

I made a little more progress on the Lily as you can see below. I think I am bored with this one as the lily has a bunch of Half cross stitches that are a pain.

This week is going to be interesting as we are installing our own closet organizer at home which necessitates cleaning it out, removing the existing shelving, spackling (sp?) and painting prior to installation. Stitching may be at a minimum due to this.

Happy Stitching! (or Organizing)

March IHSW Results

I figured I would post my IHSW results. I know that I should have done this on Monday but it has been a busy week to say the least!

I started and completed "Whatever" by Lizzie and Kate.

Here is a close up of the stitching!

Here is it finished!

Sorry for the wrinkles but I wanted to take the pic as soon as I was done with it! Behind the finish you can see the highlighted chart of Sidney the Penguin which is the other project I worked on!

Starting point on Friday evening!

When I stopped on Sunday Evening

All that is left to complete on Sidney the Penguin us a little Grey by his wings, one foot, the teal accents in hat/scarf and minimal backstitching. He is too cute! I am not sure what to do with him once he is complete... I am thinking something along the lines of a journal cover but that could change.

My plan for this week/weekend is to complete Sidney and get some work on the "Lady and the Flag"

Happy Stitching! 

Forgot the TUSAL link

I totally forgot the link to the totally useless stitch-a-long ( TUSAL ) in my last post. This link takes you to Daffycat's blog :)

On a side note...I got some more work on Sidney complete and hope to have him finished by the end of IHSW this weekend.

TUSAL and Stash additions

I am only a day late for my TUSAL update. Here is my ORT jar for this month only. (I plan on combining them later).

I have spent the time since my last post working on two projects:

Sidney - "The Penguin"

Where I left off on 2/28/2013

Progress as of 3/12/2013

I have also spent time working on the MOD Coasters. I found that the plastic is very flexible so cutting it into more manageable sizes made the stitching go much faster than when it was in a full 8.5X11 sheet.

Left of 2/13/2013

Progress as of 3/10/2013

Finally, I went to a LNS near my brother's home prior to watching my nephew for a little stash shopping. Little did I know it was there "Market Day" following the Nashville Market. There was so much to choose from but the picture of what I purchased can be found below.

I found 2 great Mirabilia patterns. The colors on these 2 were mazing. I also found some hand-dyed fabric and a few other things. I cannot wait to use it all.

All in all, it was a productive 2 weeks on the stitching front and a great shopping trip.
Happy stitching everyone!