Stitching updates

Been awhile since I posted update pictures.  First, I finished page 2 on A Victorian Xmas Eve:

 So here's what the whole thing looks like now:

Next I worked for a bit on TW's Camelot Sampler but couldn't focus on it for a whole week so I only stitched on it for 4 days because the over 1 twisted vine border is so cramped and slow moving.

 Then, for a big change, I worked on a Dimensions kit called Tree Ornament, on plastic canvas.  I'll twist some of the red floss into a cord and glue it to the back along with some felt to finish it off.

Frank and his Bride and SFS April report

Here's Frankenstein and his Bride after another week of stitching.  I stitched all of page 2 (right side of house & top of Frank's head) and started on page 3 (bride).  It's a fun piece to work on!

For the month of April, I only spent 99 cents on stitching stash and that was for a digital XS magazine.  I worked on Frank, the Camelot Sampler, A Victorian Xmas Eve, and completed Triple Jack and stitched Snowmen Trio.  All designs from stash!

Snowmen Trio

Here's my xmas piece for April.  It's Snowmen Trio by Cottage Country Needleworks.  A cute but easy design that took me 3 days to stitch.  I'll make it into an ornament later.  I used DMC instead of the hand-dyed floss it called for.

April stash expenditures so far only consists of one cross stitch magazine, but in digital form, so it only cost 99 cents!

CamSam progress and Pumpkins!

Here's where TW's Camelot Sampler is after week 3:

 I finished the Camelot medallion, the initial & date blocks and started on the twisted vine border.  It's entirely 2 over 1 in that section so I thought the parking method would be the best way to tackle it but I'm struggling with parking since I've never done it before.  Here's a close-up of the twisted vine border:

After that rotation, I finished the Mill Hill kit called Triple Jack, that I had begun in March: 

This is my first time working with beads and I chose to use black floss to attach them (matching the black aida) rather than using a floss that matched the beads.

Victorian Xmas Eve week #5

I finished a week of working on this piece a few days ago but didn't get around to posting a picture.  I ended up stitching a lot of snow and did some other parts when I got tired of doing that - finished the red dress (except for backstitching) and started on the 2 kids.

I put this piece back away until the next rotation and picked up Camelot Sampler.  The confetti stitches are KILLING me!  It kills my motivation and speed.  But one stitch at a time, I'm getting it done.  

Frank's Family Portait & SFS March

I actually completed a week's worth of stitching on Frank's Family Portrait over a week ago but didn't post it then.  It's by Glendon Place.  Here's what the finished piece will look like:

I'm using the recommended 28 ct lugana in "Mire" color from Picture This Plus but it's not as vibrant as the model.  It still looks pretty neat.  So here's my progress after a week:

I knew my stitching time would be limited this past week due to some volunteer work I do so I picked up a small kit I had: Moonlight Madness: Triple Jack by Mill Hill.  I'm almost done with the stitching of the pumpkins but still have the border and all the beads to go.  Here's what the finished piece will look like (no progress pic yet):

And for my March Stitching from Stash totals: 

Carryover into March: $1.87

Purchases in March: $18.80

Total spent: $16.93

I bought some beads for my Camelot Sampler, some floss I needed for Frank, but the big purchase was the 365 Cross Stitch Designs bookazine.  Love it!

Camelot Sampler progress after week 2

I didn't have nearly as much stitching time this week as I've had in the weeks past but I still got a fair bit done on Camelot Sampler considering all the confetti stitches with blended threads.  The bottom part of the castle is visible!

Next I think I'm going to start a Halloween piece to get back to having a rotation of 3 projects.

Happy Stitching!