Still Working Everything Twice

Hi there,

It's raining today and we are still under the weather in a major way so I am stitching and reading and stitching some more.

Here's my crew looking for sunshine

Here are my first birds.  I have to do more background before I can do more birds.

This weekend I'm trying to FINISH the big orange flower and work on some more flowers and background.

I can do these flowers since I've done the background.

Here's yet more yellow floss and compensating.

My big orange flower, but when I got to the end of the outline stitch I realized I had done it wrong

And now it's right - looks a lot smoother.  Yep another do-over!

That's it for now!  Have a great weekend

House Hunt and Huge Finishing Haul

Hi there,

I know I've been stitching (and posting) almost every day but I have bronchitis and only really feel better sitting up.  Once I try to rest lying down I feel like I'm drowning.  Enough of that.

Today is House Hunt Day #2.  Last night I finished the background behind the little birds in the left hand corner so they are now ready to be beaded.  I did the first one yesterday - 2 1/2 hours of work.  Good thing I used clear beading thread or it would have taken longer.

As you can see I don't trust my compensating so this diamond was actually stitched twice - once in yellow floss with the complete pattern and then I went back with the grey floche to put in the stitch as compensated.  Yes I'm aware that the pattern in yellow is off - this was a photo of pass #1.  It takes longer but it's easier to rip out the practice thread than the real thing.  And it ends up being a  no brainer as to whether its right or not.

Here's the beaded bird that I did yesterday- 8 to go!

Today I started the big orange flower

Then I got the call from UPS - here's what the back of my car looked like after pick up.

And here is my Apple Banner - credits to Melissa Shirley for the design, Amy Bunger for the stitch guide and Ruth Schmuff for the finishing.

The Top

Another top view

The bottom - the feet are wrapped in ribbon stars

I also got MORE finishing.  This box from Enriched Stitch.  My poison bottle- another Amy stitch guide.  I think there's a whole series of these, but I only have one.

Side view - you can see House Hunt in the background

And two ornaments.   The one on the left is from Amy's Christmas Club and the Santa in the golf cart was from my stash. (Princess and Me?)  That's loose red thread on the Santa ornament - have to blow that off.

That's all I've got for now!

Linda

Coming Out of the Dark

Hi there,

Those of us from South Florida will recognize Gloria Estefan's famous song that she wrote after Hurricane Andrew (?) - Well whatever hurricane it was, we sing it every year when the lights come on after the "hurricane of the moment". Yuk!

This canvas was REALLY in the dark in my closet and I figured WHY NOT FINISH IT!  I've done half of the boring part (the background) so the fun part is just up ahead.  I have the complete stitch guide so now I can finish a background square and then do a fun part, etc.

I'm starting with the lower left diamond and then I'll do those 3 birds.  All the birds are beaded so if I do a few at a time I shouldn't get bogged down.

Have a great week!

The Apple is Done

All done except for the little leaf on top!  

Enjoy your Saturday!

Next Fruit in the Rotation is the APPLE

Hi there,

Here's my apple.  The skin is finished and now I just have to finish the white section and the leaf. 

The long stitches will be couched down with what else?  BEADS!

And then my last fruit -the kiwi- and the fruit bowl is finished!

Happy Thursday 😊

Santa and Three Quarters of a Penguin

I've been on vacation to what appears to be a movie location....oh wait! it was one!

Bora Bora really is paradise- no wonder the mutineers didn't want to leave these islands.  It was hard to stitch because I couldn't stop looking at the view!

But I'm back now and here's Santa

And 3/4 of a Penguin!

I only have one more critter left and the background.  I think I'll start the background today.

Have a great weekend 😎