Welcome 2014!!

A Wrap-up of 2013

First of all I want to wish everyone  a Happy New Year! This may be my last post of this year and I’m trying to cover everything.  Here is a rundown of my WIPS:

Africa

Around the World in 80 Stitches

Positive Thinking

Thine is the Trick and the Treat

Idelia Mae Rich

Three Kimonos

The Rose Sampler

Turtles All the Way (Just started 12-21-13)

Now here is a rundown of my finishes for 2013

Spring Heart

My Needle and My Floss

Anniversary Heart

Petit Cat (Cinnamon Stick)

Bottle Cap Pincushion

Easter Bonnet button, framed and ornament 1 over 1

LHN Holiday Hometown series #1, 2, 3&4

To Thine own self

Shadows

Banu 2012 SAL

Home of a Needle worker

Needle Worker

Stitching Mends the Soul

Something Old, Something New

Needle & Thread (needle book exchange)

Marriage Sampler

Angels of the World

Mary’s Sampler I & II

Christmas Muffin Top

Spiral

Sugar Skull (On the Brighter Side of Life)
 Pictures of these are located in a page called 2013 Finishes at the top of my page.

I just have to share the wonderful gifts I received from Gracie over at needlespinsanddragonflies for submitting the winning names for her two new adorable elves.

Their names are Pip and Nina.

Here are a few stash enhancements I bought at the last stitch-night and on Etsy (my new favorite place).

Well I think I have covered everything and I appreciate you sticking with me to read all of this.  This has been an exciting year and so glad I could share it with you all. I pray that everyone have a safe and happy year end and I will see you in 2014 (if not before).

I'm still here!

So lets see what's new. I finished Plum Street Sampler I before Thanksgiving and had planned to finish version II but the black fabric was getting to me so I had to set it aside for a while so here they are as of today.

To relieve my eyes from the black I picked up my Rose Sampler to give it a little attention and it went from

to here

and this was after I found a mistake and had to frog the border back to where it is on the left side.

I got a little frustrated with the frogging so I stitched this little muffin top from the Just Cross Stitch 2013 Special Christmas Issue.

Now I just have to take the time to finish it in my cupcake cup.

I picked up a couple of charts at last night's stitch night

This is as far as I have gotten on the "Sweet Shop" in the LHN Hometown Holiday series

but at least I have all of the current charts and can get caught up before any news ones come out next year. Last I just want to share some other stash enhancements.

As I've stitched I've listened to "Bone to Ashes" and "Devil Bones" by Kathy Reichs, I have one more to go "Cross Bones" before I have to make another library run.  Thank you all for stopping by and please make sure you have an email so I can reply to your comments. I try to reply to everyone.  So away I go to make some more wonderful little xxs.