A New Years Resolution?

It's just struck me (again) how badly I have neglected this blog. The fact that I still have ANY followers at this point honestly boggles my mind! lol! I've taken for granted the fact that this is the one place on the whole World Wide Web that is really 'mine', where I can post about anything I like, am passionate about, or am intrigued by.

Since my last post, I have gone through at least 2 stitching slumps, a computer crash, I've had some medical issues which I am not prepared to elaborate on, and there has been some family drama. But, amidst all of that, I've had stretches of time where all I've wanted to do was sit and stitch. Of course, when you have responsibilities such as housework, trying to run a small Ebay store and cooking specially for multiple people with food sensitivities, you find that your time is not always so free to stitch as you'd like. I have been fortunate that amidst all of that, my stitching has not been completely neglected. I have a batch of pictures of all the finishes (except for beads) that I have completed since my last post. I admit that the closure of my Webshots account has caused a little frustration, but Photo- bucket will do the trick for now. :)

Are you ready?!!? Here we go!!

M'Lady & The Unicorn


Charlotte (Purple conversion)


Crystal Symphony (I finished the last 40% of her last year)


Enchanted Dreamer (Purple Wings Conversion)


Lilac Pixie (Without wings)


Waterlily (w/ longer hair)


Mediterraneo (Passione ricamo)


Crescent Dreams (Pink Blanket conversion with Rosebuds)


Bliss Fairy (Finished 1-27-13 - Purple Conversion)


As I usually explain when posting pictures, I am in no way opposed to beading/blinging up my pictures...LOL... but for now, a lack of finances and space are prompting me to wait on attaching the beads. It is far easier to store them this way, as I don't have to worry about crushing beads, or having to iron around beads later on. It will all come together in one graceful motion later on. :p

My newest stitching start is of Joan Elliotts' "Lady Bird". I am so excited! I have found what I believe to be the perfect fabric for her, and I can't wait to see it all come together! She is also my first JE project. :D

Here is a little snippit. Shhh... don't tell anyone! ;0



Toodles for now!

It's a new day...

So...I am finally back. I have been in a terrible slump
after the holidays, and am only just pulling out of it.
My family had a great Christmas. We went away for a week
to our favorite resort...(it was a surprise trip sponsored
by my brother)...and I seriously needed a vacation after
the vacation! lol It's surprising how tiring a 'rest' can
be. ;) I took a fun picture while away, & I love how it
turned out! I fondly call it 'Double Vision', because if
you look closely, you can see the back of my brothers head
as he drove, & my Moms hair as she sat in the passenger
seat. (I was obviously sitting in back ;)



Like I said before, I was really in a bad slump after
Christmas, which affected my stitching like you would
not believe, & the only thing that pulled me out of it
was watching DVDs on my laptop. So... I pulled out
"Scarecrow & Mrs. King" from the good old days, and it
was like magic...poof!...I was instantly absorbed in the
stories, and stitching came back so naturally. lol! I
ended up watching the whole first season in a week...
averaging about three episodes a day, and THIS is what
my picure is looking like now.



The picture isn't that great, but you get the idea. The
original picture had a blue ribbon flowing through the
horses' tail, and I took that out. It's supposed to be
a war-Unicorn from Narnia, and the ribbon just wasn't
jivin' with that theme. ;)

While we were gone on our Christmas trip, we stopped by
a theatre and watched the new Narnia Movie. Not quite
as good as I had hoped, it was very enjoyable, & I will
definitely be buying it when it is released. I don't
know what the director was thinking, as the main story
line was totally far out in left field, bet certain
elements were brilliant. What did you all think of the
movie? :)

The rain... it fell and fell.

First of all, let me say 'hello' to all my newest followers! Hi!
I went from 4 to 13 in about a week... so I now feel a greater
responsiblity to blog more consistently. I musn't disappoint. :)

It has been a really drippy day today... a perfect day for
stitching. But have I been stitching? Nope. I've been busy
with cleaning, cooking, and altering my blog. I was ready for
a decorative change... though I'm still not in love with this
look. Hmm....??? I may be tweaking it more in the near future.

I've been back on the 'Psych' bandwagon, seeing as the season
re-started last week. I'm not exactly sure how I feel about
the new 'developments', but at least it gives me something to
look forward to each Wednesday. *lol* I'm sure I'll end up
buying the season anyway.....don't want the prior seasons to
get lonesome. ;)

This week has not been totally void of stitches...I was
able to get a bit of stitching done on my two latest projects,
so of course I will be posting some updates for you
all. ;) My Crystal Symphony is looking like this so far:




I also decided to start a new picture... it's called "M'Lady &
The Unicorn". I am a huge fan of the 'Narnia' stories... & this
picture reminds me of Jill & Jewel In "The Last Battle". Here
is how she looks so far:

So... wow... it's almost November! That is just hard to believe.
Only two more months to figure out what I will do for Christmas
gifts. Hmm.. this could take some intense thought!

I have been quite the busy stitcher this last month. I took a
few days off due to some 'under the weather' moments, but am
pulling out of that now. I finished the DMC and Kreinik of my
Queen Mermaid last week. She took about 6 weeks to stitch. I
put her on a hand-dyed solo...& used some additional outlining
so she would pop with all the 'activity' behind her. I am very
pleased with how she turned out.



I also finished my contest entry for the Mirabilia board.
My goal was to add in all the kreiniks. I didn't realize
how many beads are on this one! The embellishments
alone for just the pictures I've stitched so far.... not even
mentioning the pile of pictures I PLAN to stitch.... will
require quite an infusion into my bank account. These
pictures need their own retirement fund I think. haha!



I am plainly not in the mood to tackle my Cinderella right
now, as I plan too many alterations, and am feeling rather
intimidated. I will get to her eventually, but for now, she
is being put in my UFO file. I started a new Mirabilia last
evening.... & have pretty much come to the conclusion that
I'm too good at matching colors! Here is my first picture
of Crystal Symphony - and you can decide for yourself.

Midst of August

This is a busier time of year for us. I have been helping my Mom
with the canning. We have been preserving fruit and berries, and
have a new supply of jam to eat on. Yum!

Let me see what has happened in the last month. Hmm.

Well... I've celebrated a birthday... been visited by family from
out of state... canned alot... and completed stitching 2 models.
They aren't big models, but they are very cute, and were rather
intricate all the same. Here are pictures:

H for Hearts - Sweetheart Tree


S for Stitching - Sweetheart Tree


Now I await my next commission. :)

I have been working in spurts on Cinderella, but have lost the
'mood' to stitch right now. I feel like I should take a few
days off, but will probably just push myself through. :) I did
attempt to shake off my stitching slump by starting a new project
(Queen Mermaid), but I am such a stickler for completing WIP
pics before starting new ones, that my conscience is pestering
me for leaving Cindy in the lurch. What is up with that? lol!

Prgress pics coming soon! ;)

And the rockets red glare...

Howdy! And Happy 4th of July! :)

I went outside for a little bit to enjoy the neighbors
firework displays, but came in soon after to get back
to work on some more of my stitching. My goodness!!
It sounded like a reenactment of WWII out there!!! I
don't know about you... but I'm not fond of the sound
of bombs exploding...even at the best of times! Yikes!

I guess it is fitting though... as it is in rememberance
of a war and the freedom that came to us because of it.
What an amazing gift those men and women gave us
through their sacrafice! Thank you veterans! And thank
you God! :) We still need to fight for that freedom,
because there are evil people out there who wish to take
it away from us bit by bit. We cannot let that happen!

It was a nice day spent at home. We had a lovely meal
of Orange Chicken, & I was almost tempted to have some
lemon cheesecake, but I was a good girl. ;) I hope
the scale reflects my self-control in the morning. ha!

I'm busy trying to get some of my wips finished up this
week, as I will be expecting a model to arrive in the
mail pretty soon. It will have to be a pretty quick
stitch, so I need my calender free of other projects.
It should be fun though. My first model-stitch. :)

I hope you all have a lovely Summer!!

What a great start to July!.... *rolls eyes*

Okay... so this just made my day!

I woke up today... checked email... visited my fav.
stitching board, & within 2 hours, my computer was
completely useless.. having been taken over by a worm!!!
The only explanation for the worm is visiting boards.

So... I am now unable to visit the board!

So... I am devestated!! *sobs*

The irony of it is I was just thinking about shutting
down this blog as I was spending so little time here.
But now I will have plenty of time to blog due to my
lack of board visits. So, this blog will officially
remain open. :)

For those of you who know me from the board.. I'm sorry
for my abrupt departure. I hope to keep in contact with
some of you if possible. If any of you would like to
write me.. you can contact me here: StitchingCafe@yahoo.com

True, I'm a little depressed about it, but it's not the
end of the world, and it certainly won't be the end of
my stiching! I love it... and will continue to love it! :)

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On a more 'happy' note... here is an update on my Cindy:




And here is my semi-finish of Poppy.. minus embellishments: