Well its been awhile since I posted a Sunday update....All of my 2007 finishes, including all of the pieces I gave as gifts are all now listed in my finished album.
I've updated and added to my Lust List.
I spent Christmas with my Dad and New Years with my mum and will be going back to work on Tuesday.
Christmas was quite fun this year. I received wonderful gifts and lots of cards and threads from my stitching buddies on the BAPXS list. I received a new microwave from my Dad, a set of really good cutlery, ovenmits and socks from mum. Jewellery and CDs from Paul. Oh and chocolate, chocolate, more chocolate and two books on chocolate (one from mum and one from my non-stitching friend Alison).
I've been working on a new piece since New Years Eve. Spotted Butterfly by Szulet Designs. It was a chart mum had in her stash, and I bought enough fabric (28ct Monaco "Sky" by Dreams with Angels) for both of us to stitch this one up. When I was at mum's I pulled out her chart, checked I had bought enough fabric for two, cut it in half and then promptly nicked the chart and some of her DMC threads and started to stitch it.
Wasn't planned - just happened.
I brought the chart home with me spent a half day scrabbling around my local Spotlight and Lincrafts stores for a spool of Kreinik #4 Very Fine Braid in 001 Silver. Finally found one spool in dubious circumstances in Lincrafts.
The plastic casing had been opened and it looked like the thread had been unwound ... possibly some removed ????? Anyway it was the *only* spool available so I took it to the front counter and explained the circumstances. No reaction from the staff and no discount on the cost of the spool. I took it anyway as I wanted to finish this item before I went back to work on Tuesday.
I finished all of the cross stitching while watching the cricket yesterday and then ran out of Silver braid (used for the back-stitching) this afternoon. So no finish yet for me.
It feels silly ordering one single spool of metallic from Karen@Dragonflydreams so I will put this one away now and get the thread delivered with my monthly fabric of the month club in February.
Tomorrow its onto Gemstone Dragons from Dragon Dreams. This is needed for an RR to go out so its the first priority. Then if I have any time left in the week - I might work on my The One.
Especially as I haven't worked on it at all since last July when we started this SAL.
.... or I might have to start Peridot from FireWing Designs. This was a birthday present from Laura that thanks to the vagaries of International Mail arrived a couple of days ago ( 5 months late).
I'll see after I work on my RR ...... time to go and get some dinner now and then relax for the evening. Tomorrow will spent washing cleaning ironing and doing everything else needed to facilitate an easy return to work the next day.
