Hello my lovelies!!
I can't believe it's February already! Whoa, where did time go?! I have been very busy teaching, which is great!! But that leaves me with little time to do what I love to do, stitching and reading/commenting on blogs! That's okay though, I need to catch up on yucky bills and things. I really wanted to make another post for January but it wasn't in the cards for me. I have a number of things to show you so I will jump right to it.
First of all, I forgot to post a picture of my finished reindeer ornament, designed by Daffycat. I made it for my Dad for Christmas and he loved it. Here he is with his special holiday moose hat he always wears! He loves his moose!!!
When I finished the ornament, my husband remarked "It looks like ravioli!" Okay. Thanks my love, now whenever I look at it, all I can see is ravioli :P (He read this part and exclaimed "Hey! Don't tell everyone that!!" HEHEHEE!!!)
Onto the next piece. Last weekend, I quickly stitched up this sweet little design for my friend's birthday (the one who made the tags!) I used Daffycat's ribbon tutorial to finish it and it turned out beautifully!! The ribbon I used is from HDF and when I ordered it, awhile ago, I didn't realize how tiny it would be. It's 2mm!!! I seriously have a problem with picturing measurements in my mind's eye. Anyways, it took me about an hour to get it going. It was so fiddly!! After I got the ribbon edging on its way, it took me another hour and half to go around the design! OI I say! I'm glad to report that my friend has received it and has it already displayed! I made her a card too but forgot take a photo of it. Maybe she will take a picture of it and send it to me so I can show you all how pretty it is. While taking photos of the little scissor fob/ornie, Titus came rolling in to help.
Stitched on scrap of 32ct linen
WDW in Dutch Iris
HDF 2mm silk ribbon in Besooted
Design from Tantes Zolder
Oh that sweet little Titus! He's so sweet and curious! Really curious about my stitching. Yesterday he jumped up on my sewing desk and was smelling Jane! OI that boy!! I had to get him off. This then became a game!! So now I have to hide Jane from my curious kitty. Speaking of Jane, I finally got the DMC thread and actually got the flosses that came before and after the recommended number, just in case! I wasn't about to do another trip to Michael's for a thread! Funnily enough, when I got home and compared the greens, the shades are so completely different I had to take a picture to show all of you.
Crazy hey?!! Needless to say, my TUSAL jar has become fuller with the light green that I frogged. I put in the new green and I am happy with the change!!!
Eh. The sun went down as I was taking these photos. The colours are so much nicer in person.
Well, it's time for me to go. I hope you have enjoyed the pictures of Titus. He really is the funniest cat around. He acts like a dog and is scared of the strangest things. I will tell you more about that another time. It will probably be a Titus only post!!
I'll leave you with hugs and meows from me and Titus!!
I can't believe it's February already! Whoa, where did time go?! I have been very busy teaching, which is great!! But that leaves me with little time to do what I love to do, stitching and reading/commenting on blogs! That's okay though, I need to catch up on yucky bills and things. I really wanted to make another post for January but it wasn't in the cards for me. I have a number of things to show you so I will jump right to it.
First of all, I forgot to post a picture of my finished reindeer ornament, designed by Daffycat. I made it for my Dad for Christmas and he loved it. Here he is with his special holiday moose hat he always wears! He loves his moose!!!
Onto the next piece. Last weekend, I quickly stitched up this sweet little design for my friend's birthday (the one who made the tags!) I used Daffycat's ribbon tutorial to finish it and it turned out beautifully!! The ribbon I used is from HDF and when I ordered it, awhile ago, I didn't realize how tiny it would be. It's 2mm!!! I seriously have a problem with picturing measurements in my mind's eye. Anyways, it took me about an hour to get it going. It was so fiddly!! After I got the ribbon edging on its way, it took me another hour and half to go around the design! OI I say! I'm glad to report that my friend has received it and has it already displayed! I made her a card too but forgot take a photo of it. Maybe she will take a picture of it and send it to me so I can show you all how pretty it is. While taking photos of the little scissor fob/ornie, Titus came rolling in to help.
WDW in Dutch Iris
HDF 2mm silk ribbon in Besooted
Design from Tantes Zolder
Oh that sweet little Titus! He's so sweet and curious! Really curious about my stitching. Yesterday he jumped up on my sewing desk and was smelling Jane! OI that boy!! I had to get him off. This then became a game!! So now I have to hide Jane from my curious kitty. Speaking of Jane, I finally got the DMC thread and actually got the flosses that came before and after the recommended number, just in case! I wasn't about to do another trip to Michael's for a thread! Funnily enough, when I got home and compared the greens, the shades are so completely different I had to take a picture to show all of you.
Well, it's time for me to go. I hope you have enjoyed the pictures of Titus. He really is the funniest cat around. He acts like a dog and is scared of the strangest things. I will tell you more about that another time. It will probably be a Titus only post!!
I'll leave you with hugs and meows from me and Titus!!