Which is just really another way of me saying that I started something new!! It's really cute how some of the stitching ladies on the various boards giggle and tsk tsk me when I post about a new start.........they really make me glad I'm a serial starter who is relatively free from guilt.
I say relatively because I am supposed to be working on Angel of Healing, but for some reason or other, I just can't concentrate on her the last few days. I did get all the PT braid in on the bottom and all the gold and coral beading done........oh my she does sparkle and glint, just gives me pure delight! I've also filled in alot of those 'missed' stitches that were here and there which was time consuming and just a tad tedious. Now I'm at the stage where I have to make that decision about the hands.
Right now that feels like work........and since I hate stitching to be work, I decided to start an ornie for a dear friend for Christmas. Got the Dimensions kit at the Toronto Craft show last Friday knowing she would just LOVE it! She has 5 cats and this one is a picture of a kitty staring out the window looking at a bunch of birds in the snow eating seeds. The cat's got such a cute expression......even a doggie person like me couldn't resist. LOL
Now the chart is fairly easy to read, but my goodness, I wish they would find a better way of sorting floss (like maybe putting the numbers actually on the darned stuff!!!). What they call light blue green, I call light sage and it can get pretty confusing......if it wasn't for the colored picture on the front, this would be one weird looking ornament!!! But it is coming along nicely so I'll quit vetching and be thankful that I started it early enough to be able to get it finished BEFORE Christmas!!! ROFL Every year I have such high hopes of stitching all my relatives 'a little something'..........which usually turns into a whole lot of nothing! (blush) Still, I live in hope that someday I might actually make it while they (and I) are still breathing. Ahhhh the joys of carrying the prestigeous crown of Queen Startitis. Yet, I wouldn't want it any other way......it just wouldn't be the therapy I need each day. (Though DH probably would recommend a professional, but stitching is still soooooo much cheaper.)
The only kink in my schedule is some very minor alterations I have to make to Catherine's pumpkin costume and getting Sabrina's costume laundered. Otherwise, we're good to go for both the school parade and The Big Night!!! Weatherman says rain and I hope they are wrong.......nothing worse than soggy goblins and ghouls. Still, I've yet to see it totally dampen the toothy smiles on those little faces when they are shouting Trick or Treat and holding out that pumpkin or pillowcase for a handful of goodies. Heck, makes me glad I'm there to see it and I secretly think I have more fun than they do. LOL
My stitching chair beckons and my little munchkins are tucked safely in bed, so best answer the call while the coast is clear. Thank goodness it's the weekend, I can stay up as late as I want......or as long as my eyelids will cooperate.
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