finishes ...

May Cottage
CCN
Finished 5/11/12
Stitched on 28ct Tea Dyed Monaco
with DMC Threads 

 I finally finished the May Cottage ..realizing I only had about two weeks to display it lol
I have a small frame at work where they fit perfectly when stitched on 28ct and have right next to my table in the embroidery room =)

 I LOVE LOVE LOVE the  colors of this one and feel its the prettiest so far !
I dont think I'll stitch the June cottage yet ...or soon, I feel kind of burned out with these (and ive barely done 2) and besides I didnt like June much, July is my birth month so I cant wait to see that one

So the same day May was finished this little kit arrived in the mail

The Princess
Dimensions kit
Finished 5/13/12
14ct Aida and threads from the kit 

The kit came with an iridescent ribbon for the crown and wand about 1/8" thick ...now how the heck am I supposed to get that thru the itty bitty holes?!??!

well I couldnt ! and used some #4 kreinik braid that I had on hand left over from Sabrina ...added some beads to the crown for a bit of extra sparkle and tadaaaa! finished and I am very please with it =)
Well Alondra might not know how to read yet but her name is something she identifies right away and when Showed off my finish she inmmediatly said that is not me ! and you know I want one too
and of course I had already thought about converting the threads and making one for her too ..luckily the kit had enough for both =D

The Princess
Finished 5/19/12
Stitched on 20ct twinkle Pink Lugana Opalescent from Silkweavers

 this one took me for freaking ever! *sighs* and I made so many mistakes but I'll just call it customized and unique just for Alondra

she wants me to finish it into a wall hanging and we'll put it outside the bedroom door 

Im planning on stitching another one for one of my nieces ...but after im over the shock from all the back stitching ...with me there is such thing as too much backstitching and it was driving me BONKERS!

Well im out! ...I want to work on stargazer for a bit before I go to sleep =) and its already 11pm over in my side of the world ...and tomorrow is domestic sunday and I have lots to do
hope youre all having an awesome weekend !!

WIPocalypse #5 a finish with a side of whining

Sadly I didn't stitch as much as i wanted to this week, Alondra was down with an ear infection last week, and dealing with Dr appointments and being on hold for freaking ever with the insurance and then  her being down for four days in a row it just left me so tired for some reason! 

She was finally feeling better Monday but I was so tireeeeed lol and she had way to much energy from those four days she rested and I had none! 

but I did manage to finish my ornament during my breaks =) 

 I don't have the details =S but its from LHN and it was the one released last month ...does that help? lol
turns out I used white for one bird ...and somehow how my baggies mixed up and used B5200 for the rest it does look a little different but not much
I bought some crochet lace to finish it off so maybe ill work on that this week ...if i can figure out how to sew it in =S

and this is the only wipocalypse progress so far =)
I have to put her away so I can finish the May cottage my missing threads arrived yesterday
and I my fabric for Princess Palace arrived too !!!! ...but its too small =( but I already found something else that would fit on it, didn't realize princess palace was so BIG
well I'm off to do some laundry and stitch a little on the May cottage =)

PS Lately Ive been feeling like working on Noah's sub so it may make an appearance soon !!! ...maybe

Touching the Autumn Sky

 Tadaaaaaa!

Touching the Autumn Sky
Mirabilia
Stitched on 32ct Belfast - SMF "Forget Me Knots"
Finished 4/23/12

 Ive been happy dancing all week ! but since I havent been able to get a good pic ...I didnt post
not that these are all that great but at least theyre in the day time with natural light

I am so happy to finally have her finished!! ...and now Im looking around for frames and mats etc 

I think I already found the perfect one but I still have to order it =) 

so then I started Stargazer ..the picture is upside down ...and refuses to flip! >=/ 

Im stitching it on Sparklies Winter Skies Opalescent and LOVING it 

but then from the corner of my eye I saw the calendar and realized May is coming up in a few days !!! so I went on panic mode looking for threads and fabric ...

 and started the May cottage from CCN =) oh my goodness ! the colors are so pretty on this one!!!! Im using the suggested DMC and I just love looking at it I love the aquas and the pinks together. I dont think ill finish it on time to have it hanging in my embroidery room at work like with April ...Im missing a few threads but I already ordered them and they should be here in the next couple of days (hopefully)

so here's my WIPocalypse list so far I added the cottages and took out a few so it might look longer but its pretty much the same

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• 99 Bottles of Beer- Ink Circles
• A - 2x's Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy
• April - CCN Cottage
• Ariel - Bucilla Kit
• August CCN Cottage
• B - Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy
• Bambi Sketch
• Bent Creek - Christmas Mantle
• Birdie Stitchery Quilt
• Boo Club Flip it's - Lizzie*Kate
• Christmas Elf Fairy - Mirabilia
• Christmas Eve - Mirabilia
• Christmas Rules - Lizzie*Kate
• December CCN Cottage
• Deck the Halls - Mill Hill Kit
• E - Brook's Books Stitchers Alphabet
• E - Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy
• Eternity - Brooks Books Bride Ornament
• F - Brook's Books Stitchers Alphabet
• G - Brook's Book Stitchers Alphabet
• Golden Girl Apples - Mirabilia
• Gorjuss Girl - Kit
• Halloween Cascade - San Man Originals
• Halloween Fairy - Mirabilia
• Halloween Rules - Lizzie*Kate
• Haunted House - San Man Originals
• July - CCN Cottage
• June - CCN Cottage
• LHN Ornaments
• May - CCN Cottage
• Merry Members 12 Days of Christmas - San Man Originals
• Mickey Mouse
• Miss New Years Eve Fairy - Mirabilia
• Noah's Sub - Stoney Creek
• Nora Corbett Reindeers
• November CCN Cottage
• October CCN Cottage
• Plum Pudding - Glendon Place
• Princess Castle - Bothy Threads
• Quilt SAL - San Man Origianls
• Rosemarkie - Long Dog Samplers
• September - CCN Cottage
• Six Fat Snowman - Lizzie*kate
• Spooky 13 - San Man Originals
• Stargazer - Mirabilia
• Touching the Autumn Sky - Mirabilia
• Tulip Candlewick Pillow Kit
• Two for Tea - Popcorn
• V - Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy
• X - Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy

I already Ordered the Fabric for Bothy Threads Princess Castle =D =D so I might have a new start soon
PS This list still makes me think Im crazy! heehee

ok thats enough for today , I wish you all the happiest of weekends ♥♥

TUSAL ...and a bit of stitching =)

Here's what my TUSAL looks like as of today =) 

Thursday night when I came home from work I wanted to work on something ..."easy" so instead of working on trying to finish TTAS I pulled out Christmas Mantle 

 so I worked on part 2 ..and a ½ , the other half of part 2 is the last stocking but I'm always afraid it wont line up so I'm going to work on the stockings in order

Stocking #2 "Angel"

 and here's my two stockings so far =) pretty huh?
I'm still amused by the huge X's and I really like how they're coming out .

and last my At Work Project =)

darn pic wont flip ! =P

I've working on this little ornament during my breaks at work, happy to see that its almost done, I bought some crochet lace to finish it hopefully it comes out nice

yesterday Alondra and I spent the whole day with my cousin & fam =) they're are making their garage into a studio so off we went in all our sickness to look at marble counter tops sinks and faucets etc ...they picked the wrong person to go with them because ...well I'm not very domestic ...at all ....seriously lol
but we both had lots of fun and ate like crazy

Alondra & Nahym 

They have no shame xD ..Alondra even fell asleep for a little bit there lol

what I'm most happy about is Alondra and Nahym got along REALLY well this time, they re only a year apart and before they just wouldn't look at each other but they played the whole day and didn't fight ONCE =)

A lil more ...

Progress on TTAS :)
I caught a nasty cold two weeks ago ... and I'm still trying to recover from it
so progress on TTAS has been slow going ..but going

April Fools ! =)

 OK I might not have a prank for you but I do have a finish =)

April Cottage
Country Cottage Needlework's
Finished 4/1/12
Stitched on 28ct Tea Dyed Monaco
with Recommended DMC 

 I started this right after the Ariel pillowcase and started taking it to work since I wanted to work on TTAS during the evening

but I wasn't making much progress in the two 15 minute breaks a day I get, so I started working on this at home, I stayed up as much as possible Friday and Saturday thinking I would finish it ...so this morning I still had all the flowers to go and I log in to Facebook and see posts about April Fools etc and I'm thinking "oh silly gooses! its not until tomorrow ! ...isn't it?" O_o ! 

NO! lol so I kept stitching on it between laundry and cleaning until it was finished =) ...but honestly my tush hurts from the past few days trying to get it finished 

Alondra has been sick all this week =P the worst days were Monday and Tuesday when she just couldn't get out of bed , these last days shes been pretty much just dealing with an annoying cough and a sore throat, so once she decided to leave the bed she was sneaking into the closet and came out with this !

I had forgotten about this one!! and it just perfect for Easter and spring ..I love it ! Cant believe I had it tucked away in the closet, cant believe its also framed with all those creases there lol but next weekend ill take it out and iron it and put it back in
In the meantime i gotta go keep working on fixing my latest fiasco =( ...I didn't realize I left my newly loved favorite pink lipstick in my hoodie and well ... i threw it in the washer and dryer so now my clothes are all stained =( ...but then I'm not that sad because of the clothes lol I'm sad because I had just bought it a week ago and talked about how hard its been to find the perfect shade for me ..and now its just an empty tube .*sighs* ...but its also a good excuse to buy a new one =) so its not all bad

Liebster Award =')

Aw, I was awarded the Liebster Award by Emma over at XXXStitching

Thank you so much ! =)

Liebster is a German word, meaning favourite, dearest or beloved. The Liebster is awarded by bloggers to other, newer bloggers who have fewer than 200 followers, to spread the word and help the new(er)bies gain wider recognition.. 

The award comes with four conditions that each recipient must satisfy when accepting

1. Choose five up-and-coming blogs (with fewer than 200 followers) to award the Liebster too.

2. Show thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.

3. Post the award on your blog. List the bloggers you are giving the award too with links to their sites.Leave comments on their blog so they know about the award.
4. Share five random facts about yourself that people don’t know

my 5 Liebster Awards go to ...

1.- Leslie - Stitching Under the Sea 

2.- Heather - Firefly Dreams

3.- Cindy - Chronicles of a Cross Stitching Hockey Fanatic

4.- Lizy - Lizy's Lovely Stitches 

5.- Michelle - Stash of Sanity ...coz she needs to blog her lovely recent finishes =)  

and five random facts about me 

1.- I own over 50 pairs of heels ... and wear nothing but my converse's everyday 

2.- I havent seen more than a inch of my natural hair color in about 15 years 

3.- I wear dark eyeshadows because I think my eyes are small ...so I figure that way they POP!*

4.- I dont like feet =P

5.- I dont own a quilt ...duvet cover or anything of the sort for my bed, and I get so Stingy at the thought of buying one lol I dont mind spending money on stash or fabrics but when it comes to that i just dont have a budget for it lol 

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♪♫ Under the sea ♫♪

Im very late in posting my progress on the darn  pillowcase, it went A LOT faster than the sleeping beauty I stitched last year but it still didnt push me to stitch the whole thing

 I had warned Alondra that I would only stitch Ariel and not the bubbles and stars around it ...even thou she gave me like a millions reasons as to why I should with a side of PLEASE MOM ... I didnt !! =D and do not regret it ...at all, well maybe a little but im find with the guilt right now

 so here she is =) she likes it ..im done with it ! were both happy campers

Ariel - Pillowcase
Kit by Janlynn
Finished 3/23/12

 then I pulled out TTAS to work on it for a little bit, were still getting along and im loving it =)
not much done but I'll working on it as much as I can throughout the week

TTAS as of 3/25/12

and my lovely TUSAL for March =)

WIPocalypse Finish ..and a lil torture

Miss New Year's Fairy
Mirabilia Limited Edition Kit
Finished 3/10/12

isn't the clock cute?! I love it 

Tadaaaa

WIPOCALYPSE 2012

• 12 days of Christmas - San Man Originals
• 99 Bottles of Beer- Ink Circles
• A - 2x's Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy
• Ariel - Bucilla Kit
• B - Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy
• Bambi Sketch
• Bent Creek - Christmas Mantle
• Birdie Stitchery Quilt
• Boo Club Flip it's - Lizzie*Kate
• Brook's Book - Stitchers Alphabet
• CCN Monthly Cottages
• Christmas Elf Fairy - Mirabilia
• Christmas Eve - Mirabilia
• Christmas Rules - Lizzie*Kate
• Deck the Halls - Mill Hill Kit
• E - Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy
• Golden Girl Apples - Mirabilia
• Gorjuss Girl - Kit
• Halloween Cascade - San Man Originals
• Halloween Fairy - Mirabilia
• Halloween Rules - Lizzie*Kate
• Haunted House - San Man Originals
• LHN Ornaments
• Merry Members 12 Days of Christmas - San Man Originals
• Mickey Mouse
• Miss New Years Eve Fairy - Mirabilia
• Noah's Sub - Stoney Creek
• Nora Corbett Reindeer
• Princess Castle - Bothy Threads
• Quilt SAL - San Man Originals
• Rosemarkie - Long Dog Samplers
• Six Fat Snowman - Lizzie* Kate
• Spooky 13 - San Man Originals
• Stargazer - Mirabilia
• Touching the Autumn Sky - Mirabilia
• Tulip Candlewick Pillow Kit
• Two for Tea - Popcorn
• V - Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy
• X - Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy

Does it seem like this list got longer?? .. well it did! after a day of picking up around the house I found some UFO's and WIP's laying around ..and then I decided I wanted to stitch one of the alphabet fairies for one of my nieces ...and realized I had more around the same age so I needed to stitch one for them too ! =S so I had to add them to the list of to do's
I cleaned up a little more the newly received stash pile but I'm not really to add it to the list ...yet
I definitely need a weekend to organize my stitchy stuff

and now comes the torture of the title ... I guess some people never learn ... by some I mean ME of course
the misses aka the bubble ... decided that Aurora is just not her favorite princess anymore I think she decided that right after I finished stitching her the Aurora pillowcase =P
Her favorite is now Ariel ..so here I go again with a darn stamped cross stitch kit .. goodness I hate those! lol
its going a bit better this time ..I think it would be quicker this time ...I hope so

well look at the time! ... daylight savings time started today =P it already feels like I just woke up ..and its already 2pm and haven't done a thing but gotten breakfast
I gotta get laundry started and clean up and grocery shopping in a bit .. I hope you all have a fun weekend

Update and a Dejavu Finish =)

Touching the Autumn Sky
as of 2/26/12

 last week TTAS and I got along really good ... well most of the time, the first night I I got her out I had to frog everything I had done but after that it went really smooth and I didnt want to put her away

Our Home
Dimensions ½ kit =D
Finished 2/29/12
Stitched on 28ct Hand Dyed "Parchment" from Sparklies 

 This one im keeping for myself ...dunno where I would hang it but for now its in the finished bin

I also received thursdays night Bent Creek's Christmas Mantle, I had been lusting over this since they very day it came out and finally purchased it

 I wasnt expecting the 18ct linen thou ... the X's are HUGE! lol so its taking me a bit to get used to it ...and the fabric is so stiff but its ok im liking it

except for the fact that it didnt have enough of the two blue threads >=/ *ggrrrrr* and of course it some huge thick DMC thread enough for and 18ct over 2 that I have never purchased so i have none in my thread box to replace ... so my socking (thats how alondra says it heehee) has an incomplete swirl and a big 'ol hole at the top ... and my windows are glass-less >=P
Im going to check the other two packs to see if theres some of those two colors to finish it off if not i guess ill send bent creek an email or luck for that thread around

 and here's the whole thing so far

 not much progress on this yet since the last picture ..but its something, I started taking this one to work but I cant never seem to get a chance to stitch it ..but ill keep trying =)

and to finish this post here's my TUSAL for ... february? since im late posting .. or March ? i think im late too lol but either way here it is

Alondra and I were having a mommy and daughter day ..making cake and cookies and doing laundry and remodeling the room (meaning her making a mess all over ..sleeping bags on the floor included) ..until she abandoned me for the little girl next door ... so its pretty much turned into a gazillion calories just for me and housework before I can sit down and stitch ...booo!
so I guess I should get to it ..hope you had a fun and amazing weekend =D
and thank you for stopping by and leaving sweet coments theyre are truly appreciated ♥
oh and Mr/Mrs Anonymous I dont not want to enlarge my prostate or anything of that sort ...so stop it =)

First finish of 2012 =)

 but first where I'm at with TTAS =) ..well here's what she looks like as of last weekend when I put her away, were still not getting along lol and I was missing a thread so I decided to put her away ..order the thread and work on a small

 so here's where this comes in ! I basically did all the stitching and most of the scattered words in a day! I was so excited and just kept going until it was about 3am =)
Throughout the week I kept working on the borders when I wasn't to tired and tadaaaaaa Friday night it was done

Our Home
Dimensions Kit
Stitched on 14ct Aida
with provided threads
Started 2/10/12
Finished 2/17/12

so I started another one for myself since I had purchased this one to give away to my aunt ( I hope she likes it) mine is about half way so maybe a 2nd finish soon 

ok ! gotta go check on the washer ..domestic Sunday is NOT in full force lol I woke up in the laziest mood ever and the gloomy & cold weather is not helping, ...but im loving it haha 

hope you're all having an awesome weekend !! =D

Hellooooo??? is anybody out there??

My goodness! a whole month without updating my blog! wish I had tons of good excuses ...but I dont ! I have been lazy as heck! you know? the computer is here but the phone is all the way over thereeeeee ... and then computer ...check.. phone ...check ! .. ugh but the usb cable is not around =P and so on lol
other bad influence has been facebook! between my diet group and my cousins and the Mirabilia group (which i love by the way) I have been trying to catch up on all the posts and well time just zooms by !

but I have been stitching, not much and not as fast as I should since I posted that humongous WIPocalypse list .. you know what? I think I kinda scared my mojo away for a bit, but then realize this is supposed to be fun! and as much as I would love to be able to stitch every single thing in my stash ... well there no way I could ever
So here's where im at ! .. kinda! lol ive gotten a bit more on both of these but havent taken a pic but you get an idea

Miss New Years Fairy
Mirabilia

Touching the Autumn Sky
01/28/12

Touching the Autumn Sky
01/31/12

This picture shows the color of the fabric better, I love the purples and pinks and blues! =)

this is the kind of sunset i had in mind when picking my fabric ... 

 At the beginning of the month it was also Alondra's 5th birthday !!! ... *sighs* oh my how that child has grown =') ... and so fast!
 So we took her to Disneyland!!! for the first time ever! and she absolutely loved it ...me? i thought it was disgustingly full ! and expensive lol and the lines were ridiculous an 1½ wait to take a picture with Rapunzel is just crazy, we only went on about 4 rides the whole day! lol, but she loved it and that is all that matters

of course I took many many pictures, but this one is my favorite !

Just realized I forgot once again my TUSAL picture but ill post it next update, I promise it will be much sooner since im stitching TTAS face and Im so excited! =) 

for now ill see ya'll soon! hope you have an amazing rest of the week ♥