Finish Friday First

I pushed so hard to finish this project and now I feel so forlorn at it's completion!

Let it Snow by Barbara Ana Designs stitched on 28ct Jobelan Dusty Green.

 

 

I modified the flower in the vase, the charted version was 2 large blooms and I thought it was too heavy for the tip of a scissor!

I love the detail of the tiny pair of scissors she holds.

 

Finish Friday

 

I currently have 40 WIPs, am stashing like there is a stitchers apocalypse and have recently come across a series of projects that will take years of focus to complete (more on that later). As my primary focus will be this mystery project I have devised a plan to rotate in other WIPs.

 

Finish Friday was born from the idea that I will work on the project in my pile that is closest to completion.

 

Next Friday I will resurrect the Kiss for beading and then plan to tackle Night Creatures.

The Maiden

Let it what?

 Let it Snow!

One quarter left! The Maiden

Snip Snip

 I have reached the halfway point on Let it Snow by Barbara Ana Designs and am really loving the change of pace from all that Halloween stitching! It has also been fun to dust everything in Snow!

I was going to rechart this to read 2017 as the date, but then I realized by flipping 2 numbers I could make it my birth year!

A Tail to Tell

Today I post our 42nd update, the largest posting year since 2012. This milestone marks my return to stitching, and a renewal of the art and friendship that  brought the maiden, mother and the Crone together.

This friendship has seen me through the past 2 decades and has been a source of strength I am grateful for today. While I am the only one left in Las Vegas, the Mother is a native and the Crone built her life here. We are devastated by the tragic events of October 1st, a day that has left it's mark on our city. I am heartened by the response of my neighbors, police, first responders, and world community. We are and will remain Vegas Strong!

 I spent the night stitching away with The mother, after visiting our LNS and  enjoying a dinner out. We both  resisted the urge to start   something new and as a  consequence I was able to reach the bottom of my Sirena!

 I was also fortunate  enough to spend some time over the weekend  with the Crone in St. George, we stitched away in a hotel room and even found Ghastlies Fabric on sale!

 I brought some WIPs to show the crone, and she loved my Barbara Ann design so much that she found this gem from the designer I just had to have! I'll be stitching halloween designs for the next year at this rate!

While at the LNS I also picked up parts 2&3 of Something Wicked by Sam Sarah. I avoid charts that come in parts, but I made an exception for this one! The maiden

Let it Snow (Just not in Las Vegas!)

 While the Winter has official come to an end in Las Vegas, my needle continues to form snowflakes! 

This is my first Barbara Ann Design, but it will not be my last!

The Maiden