This post should have been written several days ago and I kept forgetting about it. :p I took my pictures after IHSW (International Hermit & Stitch Weekend) so I could post them, but never remembered to actually do it.
I didn't have a real productive IHSW this time but I did get some stitching done. I finished up my May Halloween ornament. All it needs is to have the felt put on the back of it. This is from a Mill Hill kit. It's my first time stitching a Mill Hill ornament. It's hard to see all the beading but it's there. :)
I also worked on my May Christmas ornament. It seems like this one is taking forever to get stitched! The pattern itself isn't hard. It's because I'm using metallic thread for the red. Until now, I had forgotten how much I really don't like stitching with these threads. This is how far I was after the weekend. I have 1 more of the hearts to stitch so hopefully it will be finished tomorrow.
I broke down and bought another
Heaven and Earth Designs chart. I couldn't resist because it has owls and looks like my family. There are 3 little owls, one is rolling her eyes (oldest daughter Amy), one is being held by it's feet by the dad owl (my daughter Amber, who found trouble everywhere when she was a toddler and small child) and the baby owl in mom's arms (my son Josh, the youngest). I decided instead of stitching the whole blue background I would dye the fabric blue. I usually use Rit dye but I had some other dye that looked about the same color. It turned out to be as close as I could have come to the actual background! Here's the fabric.
Here's my start on the owls and what it will look like when finished. This is my first time stitching on 25 count fabric over one. The part I started on is the baby owl.
After we finished Paradise,
Katie and I talked about doing another Stitch-a-long. We decided to stitch
'Fright Night Friends' which is another banner type design like Paradise was. We haven't started yet but I can't wait to get started! For this one I decided to dye fabric. It's originally on antique white. I wanted my fabric to be sort of a mix of orange and purple. The first time I dyed it, the colors ran together and it looked kind of pinkish. So after it dried I sprayed it again. I like how it turned out. The picture doesn't really show the colors too well. Hopefully they will show up better in a picture after it's stitched.
This is the design that will be going on it
So, that was my stitching weekend. Hopefully I'll start making a little more progress on all these starts I have going. I think I have a bad case of startitis lately. :p
Just a few other pictures I would like to share. These are my favorite tree and lilac bush in our yard. The flowers on both of them only last about 2 weeks but they sure are pretty! :) I just happened to catch a mama bird coming out of the birdhouse after feeding her babies.
Yesterday we picked up our grandson and went fishing for the first time this year. It was a perfect day. Unfortunately, since it was a school day, we got a late start so we were only there a little over an hour before it started getting dark. I brought my fishing pole with but I spent a little time reading and a lot of time taking pictures. Which is usually what happens if I have a camera handy. I think Louie is going to love fishing as much as his grandpa does.
Have a safe Memorial Day Everyone! Thank a soldier or Veteran!
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