Sweetheart Sampler Stocking Finish

I am happy to report that I have finished my second stocking from the Love is in the Air booklet by Blackbird Designs. I think it's just dah-ling!

Sweetheart Sampler
by Blackbird Designs
Fibers: Gentle Art Sampler Threads
Fabric: 28 ct. Autumn Field Linen

Instead of starting yet another stocking, I put some 32 count French Lace linen on my scroll frame and started the Letter L by Nora Corbett. What you see in the progress pic is the fairy's dress and her leg. It's coming along nicely.

And, as promised, here are pictures of the cards I made for my Mom's birthday and for Mother's Day.

A friend of my sister's had seen the invitations that I had made for my niece's First Communion, and now she has requested that I make a single keepsake invitation for her own daughter. I'll have to find some time to fit that in between job-hunting and wall-painting!

Hope you have a warm and wonderful day!

First stocking finish

I finished the first stocking from the Love is in the Air booklet by Blackbird Designs. I love it. It's just so cute. I ended up frogging two of the hearts at the top and restitching because I didn't like how I had done them. I think I was still getting used to stitching with hand dyed thread at that point. I am going to wait until I have more itty bitty stockings stitched before I finish this one.

Be Mine
by Blackbird Designs
Fibers: Gentle Art Sampler Threads
Fabric: 28 ct. Autumn Field Linen

I couldn't wait to start on the next one, so I dove in right away. Here is my progress so far.

Sweetheart Sampler
by Blackbird Designs

My husband's side of the family is coming to visit us on Saturday, so I made a Mother's Day card for his Mom. I've been a little tired of making cards after doing all of those invitations, so I used a pre-cut card to save myself some time. I also used another of those gold foil roses that I had bought at the CreativFestival. I think it looks pretty good for really not being in the card-making mood.

I'm thinking of possibly putting Celtic Summer back on my Q-snaps and making some progress on her. I also need to get started on the Letter L by Nora Corbett. I am stitching it for my sister-in-law and hope to finish it into a cushion for her for Christmas. She will also be coming to visit this weekend. We plan to visit some cross stitch shops. I think that I will buy the supplies for this new start then, and just tell her I'm stitching it for my sister.

Have a great day everyone!

A Finish to Share!

I am very excited to have a finish to share with you. Here is Each Day is a New Beginning, in all her unframed, unironed glory!

Each Day is a New Beginning
by Kooler Design Studio
Fibers: DMC
Fabric: 14 ct. White Aida

I love how bright the colours are, but I'd forgotten just how stiff Aida is. I'm really not a fan of the fabric anymore. I was planning to get it framed last week, but I just lost my job so I will wait to frame her until I find another one.

The CreativFestival was OK. I was expecting a lot more cross stitch booths. I think I counted 5 or 6. But it is the smaller of the two yearly shows. I did buy some card making supplies and some gifts for my Mom. Her birthday and Mother's Day fall on the same day. She makes jewellery and sells it on consignment, so I bought her this -

Now, I've never made jewellery before, so wasn't entirely sure of what to buy, but I thought these glass beads and especially the crystal pendant were pretty.

For myself, I bought some brads, no-set eyelets and foil 3D decoupage sheets. The foil sheets are beautiful. I'm already thinking of Christmas because I bought two sheets of Christmas themed motifs.

I didn't realize the decoupage sheets were die cuts until I went to take the picture. I used one of the golden rose motifs to make a Mother's Day card. I also made a birthday card using different materials. I was very thankful that they were die cuts because I was under a time crunch and I'm not sure that I would have gotten both cards finished otherwise. Unfortunately I mailed the cards yesterday and forgot to take a picture. I will have to snap some pics when I'm visiting my parents.

My final purchase was some hand dyed fabric called Firelight. I also found some Czech glass beads for my stockings. I thought I would have to use Mill Hill beads, but it seems like the Czech beads can be found in fabric/sewing stores. They only had 2 of the 9 I was looking for, but it's a start! I will post a picture of the stocking when it is finished. It's almost there.

My last stitching update is on the RR. I finished stitching on Karin's sampler in the DMC conversion listed on the chart.

Karin's RR

I think that I will treat myself to some stitching time this morning. But first, coffee! Have a great day everyone!

Oopsie!

Wow! I'm way behind in posting to this blog. I'd been feeling overwhelmed lately as I have an upstairs hallway to paint, yard work to do, taxes to file, a Round Robin to keep up with, etc. At least I have been pretty good about posting on my Cross Stitch Confetti blog.

So here is what I have been working on lately. It was actually causing me some stress as I knew that the deadline was looming!

These are invitations for my niece's First Communion in May. I made ten invitations with coordinating envelopes in four different styles, but all using the same layout. I love how they turned out! It had been awhile since I had made some cards, so it was good to get back into it. I just wish there hadn't been the pressure of a deadline.

Here is a progress update for Each Day is a New Beginning. I have all of the backstitching done on the bottom half. I just need to adjust my scroll frame and backstitch the top half and then I will be finished. Yay! I can't wait to have this framed and up on the wall in my crafts room.

I also started stitching one of the stockings from Blackbird Designs' Love is in the Air booklet. It is so much fun! This is my first experience stitching with hand dyed floss and I am loving it! I've since bought the January and March stockings. I will have to get April as well since it has just been released.

I decided not to use the R & R fabric that the pattern calls for after all. I was at my LNS and she said that the quality of R & R fabrics is not quite as good as some other's. Plus it would be a bit of a pain to have to order since neither of the LNS's I frequent carry it. So I went ahead and started stitching the stocking on the Autumn Field fabric that I had bought. I really like how the threads look against the fabric.

Last, but certainly not least, is a photo of Willeke's Round Robin after I stitched my heart on it. I think these are the colors that the pattern calls for, but it felt a bit wrong stitching a gray heart. As long as Willeke loves it, that's all that matters!

Until next time, happy stitching!