Monday, August 18, 2014

My Other Finish From Yesterday...

"Bless This Home"
From Dimensions
Designed by Angela Staehling
Finished August 17th, 2014
 
So, I was a little busy yesterday with the crafting... To be fair though, there was just the backstitching in the quilt area and a few french knots left to do... I was motivated... And then I went to see Expendables 3... Busy day...
 
For the record, I am not religious in any way.... My stitching seems to be trending that way though... Weird... :D

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Birthday Present!!!


"I'm Actually a Mermaid"
From CloudsFactory
Finished August 17, 2014
 
I made a pillow!!!! So proud of myself... This was hand stitched, because I really suck at using the machine... I think it turned out awesome, especially for the first time I made a pillow... Like, ALL OF IT!!!! I even had to do surgery of the pillow-form because it was round-ended, and I wanted rectangular... Yes, it's a franken-pillow-form... The back fabby is from Wal-Mart... I think it matches loverly... So excited!
 
Finishing Prowess = leveled up!!!

Saturday, July 26, 2014

A Small Finish...

 
"Large Circle Peacock"
From Dimensions D.I.Y. Stitch Kit
Finished July 11th, 2014

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Goodbye, my friend!


"Leap of Faith"
From Bucilla
Finished June 26th, 2014
 
 
Framed about 2 hours before it was given... Lots of time, right? I figured this was very appropriate, seeing as how this girl is going to the Yukon to serve in a remote community for 5 weeks, and then in the fall she's off to Alberta for Bible College... We spent last night with co-workers past and present, eating, and then hanging out around a fire pit and watching fireworks... She will be missed...

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Upcoming Events...

Will be watching the GoT's finale on Tuesday a my friends house... Excited for that...

Tea Party concert on the 28th of June... Awesome...

FanExpo in Toronto at the end of August...

In stitchy news, working on a quick goodbye present for a co-worker who is leaving in 9 days... I should be able to get it done this week... Will post a picture when it's finished...

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Easter Bunny!


"On The Hop"
From CrossStitcher Magazine # 277
Designed by Sarah Cookland
Finished April 12th, 2014
 
I wanted to do something quick and easy because I feel like I've fallen behind on my resolutions... This literally took less than an hour to stitch... I popped on some jump rings and put it on a chain instead of the silk cord the magazine calls for... I think it turned out really cute, and I will be wearing it to work for the next few days...
 
Until I go on my short vacation, that is... Yup! I've booked 6 days off around the Easter holiday... I needed some time away from work... This includes a couple of days with the family in Ottawa, so good times shall be had... Kicking the whole thing off with a visit to Port Huron and their lovely craft stores...
 
Just have to get thru the next 4 days of work...

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Monday, February 17, 2014

In Other News...

So, working on my little resolutions... Been hanging out with friends, watching TV, or movies... Or Coriolanus on the big screen, which was absolutely fabulous, btw...

Next up on the entertainment schedule: War Horse, playing live at the local movie house as a simulcast with tons of other movie theatres... It's the same deal as Coriolanus... Which makes me super excited...

After that, Toronto for a "HiddleHunt" as my friend calls it, and Imagine Dragons... In April, six whole days off of work and a trip to Ottawa...

I think things are progressing awesome...

Finished!!!

"Morning Lake"
From Dimensions Gold Collection Petites
Designed by Darrell Bush
Finished February 17th, 2014
 
And thus, I beat last year's completion count... Next up, Max's Moon to finish...

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

There Is Progress...

Hopefully, at some time tomorrow, I will have a finish...

You know, unless I get super distracted by the computer, or going out, or television, or something...

Just sayin'... Could happen...

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Only Finish of 2013...

"Pretty Dove Festive Hoop"
From CrossStitcher Magazine # 271
Designed by Fiona Crouch
Finished December 19th, 2013
 
Here's my only finish of 2013... A very small Christmas ornament I made after a co-worker gave me a jar of her delicious habanero jelly... Totally worth the exchange!!!
 
Not saying this was all I did last year in the crafty front... I certainly stitched on other things, I just didn't finish anything else... That's one of the goals I had in mind for this year; finish some of those WIPs that have been kicking around for far too long...
 
I am way more then 3/4's done with Morning Lake, which I started last year as a charity project... It's the next thing on my to-do list... I look forward to getting it off that list...


First Finish of 2014!

"Cardinal in Snow"
From Dimensions, Daydreams
Designed by Les Didier
Finished January 26th, 2014
 
 
I'm excited because this makes this year already equal to what I finished last year, and I'm hoping to do much better then that! This is a great start to that goal! Yay for me! :D


Tuesday, January 21, 2014

New Look...

Updated the blog a bit... See? I'm trying to stick around! I really really am!!! :D

Friday, January 17, 2014

Goals for the Year of 2014!

My year last year was a crazy combination of all things life...

Work was successful and stressful, with getting my Regulation for Pharmacy Technician in April, and I am now able to take prescriptions verbally, process transfers, and check physical components of medications... I have many new responsibilities, and while sometimes frustrating, I do love my job...

I vacationed in Newfoundland yet again in the summer, spending a week in my hometown and then a week in St. John's... We watched many of movies, went on a boat tour with whale watching, and visited Signal Hill and Cape Spear (Where I went missing for over an hour with no cell phone signal. There were things to see!!!)...

I also spent some time in Ottawa last year, and managed to see my first NHL game live... It was terrifying, and not just because of all the Leaf's fans... Those seats in the upper levels are high and steep!!!

There was shopping in London and in the states to be had...

There were seasons of television to be watched with good friends, Lannisters to cheer and zombies to yell at... I made cookies to eat while enjoying the zombie apocalypse, for 8 weeks in a row...

I had a tooth extracted after I broke it on a bagel... Not the root-canal tooth, a wisdom tooth... I also had an emergency filling in the spring when I couldn't take the pain of a cavity anymore and had been up all night with the hurt... Both dentists were fantastic...

A friend came up to visit for 2 weeks, and I'm sure he had a good time...

New glasses... I love my new glasses...

Debts were paid down massively, and I have almost finished paying off one of my credit cards... It has been a year since I have received a phone call advising me of delinquent status of anything... I think that is my biggest accomplishment of all, and I am very proud of it...

I came out of last year better then I went into it... Things were busy and good...

But I want this year to be better...

1. Blog! Yeah, that's right... Blog! It's been about a year, and I've been horribly remiss... I probably don't have anybody to even blog for anymore, it's been so long... But, forget that, I can blog for me, as a record of the things I've done... Now, to just do it!

2. Do more stuff! I'm a homebody at heart... I love sitting in my comfy chair by my fireplace, reading a good book... That needs to change... I am 31 years old, and I'm feeling like I need to get out more... A lot more! Not that there's anything wrong with what I've been doing, but I have friends, and I need to see them more often then I have been... At the end of the month I will be going to see a National Theatre production of Coriolanus (taped production at the movie theatre, but still, awesome), and at the beginning of March I will be going to see Imagine Dragons live in Toronto... In addition, I am saving up some money to take a trip to Australia to visit a good friend who's been down there for more then 2 years already, if that's this year or next who knows... So, yeah... The year is looking up already...

3. Stitch more! I finished 1 project last year... And it's not the project you think... It was a small Christmas ornament that I made as a thank-you for a co-worker... It took 2 days... The rest of the year was spent not-stitching... So, this year, I want to finish 3 WIP's, and get started on a large project that's sitting in my stash...

I think that's it for the moment... Wish me luck! :D