Stitch From Stash - January

Spent: $97.55
Earned: $0 (my page finish of Mario doesn't count as I started it pre-Jan)

So I'm not very good at this...

In my defense HAED had a 50% off sale which om nom nom nommed $50.55 (damn exchange rate!).  However given I bought FIVE charts for that it's almost like I made money!  At least that is my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

Here is what I picked up:

The Snow Queen Mini - Ruth Thompson

The Witching Hour Mini - Lisa Parker

Color Me Blood Red - Marta Dahlig

Winged Companions - Anne Stokes

Tea - Anna Dittman

My other purchased came from a destashing group on Facebook.  They were a piece of 28 ct Jobelan in Oberon from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie ($12), a massive piece of 28 ct Lugana in Castle View from Silkweaver ($25) and finally five Watercolours by Caron threads ($10).

My aim for February and March is to spend nothing and finish everything!!!

Stitch from Sta...

This was going to be my Stitch from Stash update but would you look at that HAED are having a 50% off sale...

Glendon Place SAL - Check in Numero Uno

I started off really excited about this first check in - I love the design, I love the fabric I'm using, I love the silks and I love stitching it...but then I took the photo...

The varigated section is in the wrong place!!!!

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

I'm an accountant, you would think I could count!

Page Finish!

Woohoo I'm now 2 pages down in Mario World!  There wasn't as much blue on this page as there was on the first which was refreshing.

So that is 31,240 stitches down, 235,000 to go...

My Mario World project is what I will be continuing to work on as part of the HAP SAL.

At least now I can make a start on my Glendon Place SAL - Plum Pudding on opalescent Wintered Marble Cashel by Stitches and Spice!

First check-in for the SAL is the 15th, so hopefully I will have a nice chunk of stitches done for it.

Happy New Year!

First post for 2015!

Unfortunately 2014 didn't end with as much stitching completed as I hoped buuuuuut I intent to make up for that with my remaining holiday time.  Especially given that January will probably be full of new starts.  Firstly there is the Glendon Place SAL which I will be stitching the Plum Pudding design for.  I have received my silks and fabric (I'm using opalescent Wintered Marble from Stitches and Spice) but I'm still waiting for the chart.  Sadface.  However I did also buy myself a Christmas Treat of the Red Velvet Cake chart, silks and fabric from Picture This Plus so worse comes to worse I will do it for the SAL instead.

The HAP SAL I'm not as worried about as 90% of the projects I have fit this category.  I'll probably stick to working on my Super Mario World Map for it given it's the biggest I have at the moment at 520 x 512 stitches.

Speaking of Mario World - I'm oh so close to a page finish!  Only about 1000 stitches of ocean and waves before page 2 of 20 is complete!  As this is just the two colours it should only take a few eps of binge watching TV to get it finished.  I shall post photos once it's done.

As for my other WIPS, there hasn't been too much progress.  Around the World in 80 Stitches has to have some of the ray stitches and lazy daisies unpicked and redone as I can't count and stitched a few in the wrong place.  In anger I gave up on the left heart and moved to the Scotch stitches in the right-hand heart.

I haven't touched my poor neglected kitty HAED, but I did kit him out completely between Christmas and New Year 

In closing I just need to mention Stitch From Stash.  Simply because it's a day in and already it's stopping me from madly buying charts I want but really don't need.  Part of me is glad about this, the other part is all NOOOOO I WANT NEW STUFF!!!

Lets see how long the willpower lasts...