Good morning all,
We've had a very busy week and a half getting ready for and having Grandson's birthday so very little stitching has been done. His mom built a lego table for him. He was so excited!
I have been able to get a little reading in the hour before bed. I checked my phone and realized I forgot to take a current picture of my Linen & Things SAL. Hopefully I will get a chance to put in some more time on my stitching and actually remember to take pictures :). I'm starting to miss it lol.
The wonderful Nancy over at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is having an amazing giveaway for some of her thread sets. Stop on over and tell her I sent you.
Ta Ta for now,
Angela
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Monday, January 13, 2020
Taking Care of Yourself
After all the hardships of last year my goal is to take better care of myself. This means that I need to focus on my health, both physical and mental. One of the ways I plan on doing that is taking a day at least once a month and leave the grandbaby with his aunt and spend some time out of the house doing things just for me.
This weekend was my first "Me Day" of the year.I started the day getting a mani/pedi. Afterwards, I went to my LNS where I sat and chatted with some of the local ladies who bring their current project to stitch and socialize. This was my first time participating. I was a little nervous at first because I don't always feel as if I fit in and you could tell everyone knew each other already. But they made me feel very welcome. I was there a couple of hours and put in a few stitches, met some new friends and picked up the threads and fabric to start Linen and Things 2020 SAL. I put some stitches in A Little Mystery sampler bonus chart #3. I am using the same fabric I used for the Texas Valentine and the threads called for in the chart. I really like how it is turning out.
I went back home and picked up DD2 and the grandbaby to pick out DD2's birthday gifts. She wanted clothes and a nice bookshelf. After shopping I went back out for dinner. It was great to get out and do something different.
Monday I made a start on Linen and Thread's 2020 SAL.
The next week passed pretty slow and on Thursday I stayed home from work because I wasn't feeling well. I had already started the new SAL earlier in the week so I decided when I couldn't sleep anymore that I would work on the SAL. I love the colors I am using (16 ct aida Mediterranean Sea and DMC 3799 as my main color). I was able to make some great progress but then the motif on the left wouldn't line up correctly. I pulled out the whole center and moved over to the butterfly. I put it down for the night after that.
I didn't make much progress this weekend. I found a new show on Netflix to watch (AJ and the Queen) and I couldn't help but binge watch the entire season. What a funny and heart warming show. This week I plan on finishing part one of the SAL and pick the bonus chart back up and do some more work on it. We have the grandbaby's birthday party this weekend so that will cut into my stitching time as well but hopefully I will be able to make some great progress.
Ta Ta for now,
Angela
This weekend was my first "Me Day" of the year.I started the day getting a mani/pedi. Afterwards, I went to my LNS where I sat and chatted with some of the local ladies who bring their current project to stitch and socialize. This was my first time participating. I was a little nervous at first because I don't always feel as if I fit in and you could tell everyone knew each other already. But they made me feel very welcome. I was there a couple of hours and put in a few stitches, met some new friends and picked up the threads and fabric to start Linen and Things 2020 SAL. I put some stitches in A Little Mystery sampler bonus chart #3. I am using the same fabric I used for the Texas Valentine and the threads called for in the chart. I really like how it is turning out.
I went back home and picked up DD2 and the grandbaby to pick out DD2's birthday gifts. She wanted clothes and a nice bookshelf. After shopping I went back out for dinner. It was great to get out and do something different.
Monday I made a start on Linen and Thread's 2020 SAL.
The next week passed pretty slow and on Thursday I stayed home from work because I wasn't feeling well. I had already started the new SAL earlier in the week so I decided when I couldn't sleep anymore that I would work on the SAL. I love the colors I am using (16 ct aida Mediterranean Sea and DMC 3799 as my main color). I was able to make some great progress but then the motif on the left wouldn't line up correctly. I pulled out the whole center and moved over to the butterfly. I put it down for the night after that.
Ta Ta for now,
Angela
Thursday, January 2, 2020
New Year - Same Old Me
I've decided that I am not going to make any resolutions this year. Each year I make new resolutions and each year I abandon them within the month. This year I am not going to put myself on that roller coaster. This year I am going to make one goal..be the best me that I can be. What this really means is that I take care of myself better. I'm not going to be around forever but I would like to be around for a while longer. I am going to eat a little less, eat healthier foods, move my body more and get myself on better financial footing. This may seem a lot, but all I have to do is take little steps and before I know it I will have reached those goals.
Since my last post we moved houses. We went from a small two bedroom apartment to a nice sized four bedroom. We each finally get our own room. For the first month, other than meals, we barely saw each other. But now that we are starting to settle in we are spending more time together. My room is large enough that I am able to fit all my craft supplies on one half and sleep on the other. After about 2 months I am mostly unpacked and settled enough that I was able to pick up my stitching again. I treated myself to a new pattern last weekend "Texas Valentine" by Redbird Designs. I wanted something small to get me back into it since it has been about four months since I wanted to stitch.
I was able to finish the design yesterday. This was a wonderful project to get me back in the swing of things. This was stitched using 18 ct aida color Raw with the charted threads. I forgot to pick up the suggested button the day I got the chart so I hunted in my button collection and found this little cutie. I will finish this up into a little pillow once I find some fabric I like for the back. I have to unpack my fabric bin first to see what I have available. I would really like to use something I already have.
Since my last post we moved houses. We went from a small two bedroom apartment to a nice sized four bedroom. We each finally get our own room. For the first month, other than meals, we barely saw each other. But now that we are starting to settle in we are spending more time together. My room is large enough that I am able to fit all my craft supplies on one half and sleep on the other. After about 2 months I am mostly unpacked and settled enough that I was able to pick up my stitching again. I treated myself to a new pattern last weekend "Texas Valentine" by Redbird Designs. I wanted something small to get me back into it since it has been about four months since I wanted to stitch. 
I was able to finish the design yesterday. This was a wonderful project to get me back in the swing of things. This was stitched using 18 ct aida color Raw with the charted threads. I forgot to pick up the suggested button the day I got the chart so I hunted in my button collection and found this little cutie. I will finish this up into a little pillow once I find some fabric I like for the back. I have to unpack my fabric bin first to see what I have available. I would really like to use something I already have.
Once I finished this quick stitch I started hunting for my next one. Until yesterday, most of my craft supplies have been sitting in boxes waiting to be brought out. I figured I might as well start unpacking and setting up my craft side while I was looking for the next project.
I still have a few bins left to unpack. My plan is to get some bookshelves that are deep enough for baskets. I will be able to put my cross stitch fabric, the quilting/finishing fabric and yarn in them and have it all easily accessible.
Time for me to let you all go for now.
Ta Ta for now,
Angela
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