Well tomorrow is looking pretty busy what with heading off to the airport at 10am. I wont be online or home until very late Friday night - so probably Saturday before I reconnect with any of you again :) :)
So I thought I would post my week's update now.
I finally finally finally finished off my Gemstone Dragon RR and sent it off winging its way around the world. I did most of the border, Onyx dragon and placement holders for the others in the RR.
This took most of the week. I had hoped to finish the border but it was not to be. I simply ran out of time. (Which is ridiculous I know - but I admit to having been disorganised for this one).
Last night while trying to rest and recover from a hectic work week and arrangements for this coming week interstate, I decided to relaxing with some stitching. Egged on by Denise (yet again) I started a new piece ....
I stated Excellence by Szulet Creations. I managed one whole letter before the one-day cricket test ended early.
Today has been cleaning house, preparing for next week and generally catching with life.
In other news all sent RAKs and birthday presents have now arrived (except one). The financial dieting is going well although quite a few charts have been added to the Lust List.
Including the new Rosewood Manor Seasons of the Trees. This wont be released to after Nashville. It has everything I love about AaFG and leaves out the bits I don't like (the verse).
Oh speaking of things I simply *must* have. I *MUST* acquire one of these. Next time someone wins the Lottery please consider RAKing one to me.....
In personal news, the food dieting is going well - I'm now back under 90 kilos (I'm now 196 pounds). The psychological impact of being back in the 80s instead of the 90s is tremendous !!!!
Have a fun week all and I will catch you this time next week .....
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.
