Needlepoint Progress

There's been progress on both of these. I've gotten all the colored stitching done in the upper left hand corner of the auction piece and, since this picture was taken yesterday morning, got most of the long arm cross stitch border of it done. the black lines delineating the edges of the signs will be couched, so after I get the border done, I'll be filling in that square. I've also gotten the second, red border done on the flower piece and started the third border. Maybe soon I'll actually be able to work on the focal point. At least it's coming along.

A Collection of Ornaments

I really need to get better at finishing ornaments. I am good when I take a lot of time and plan properly, but really am not good at using glue well. So, these ornaments are not finished well - they don't set off the stitching well. The one that I stitched (with the gold hanger) is much better. I have another ornament to finish soon. I'm going to try to take more time with it and do it properly.

Couching a Petal

The goldwork is coming along - I've spent this week's worth of time on it couching this one petal. I'm almost done with it. The pointy part I'm not quite happy with - the core gives a sharp turn, but the gold metal wrapping around it doesn't want to bend as easily. Anyway, as I do more lines of it, it becomes more acceptable. I'm liking the look of this more than I thought I would.

A Couple of Completions

The box is complete now - I added the cording this week. My husband will be taking it in to his office after I take it to the next Pocono Mountain meeting to show off. Someone saw me finish the stitching at the last meeting and really wanted to see the finished product. The butterfly picture is the Group Correspondence Course "Mariposa" by Dakota Rogers that I finished earlier this year. My husband finished framing it this week. I think he did his usual great job!

Panda and Round Robin

Baby panda is started - the black is its arm. This is coming along at least. On the round robin, since I didn'thear from Muriel, I went ahead and started the sun in the corner. I'm using two colors - the same yellow she uses in the border and one of the DMC Variations - 4090. The checkerboard looks quite a bit more subtle in person. It's going fairly quickly and I might have time to put something else in. Not sure what, though.

It's That Time of Year

I've done it again - overcommitted on ornaments. I have to mail one out by December 5th and take another to my local guild meeting on the 11th. One of these is a freebie from Isabelle Vautier's blog and the other is from the October Gift of Stitching. Started both this week and alternating working them between each of the other things on my list. The heart is about a third done. The square has a long way to go. I'll get them both done in time, I think. If I don't, I have another thing stitched up that I can finish as an ornament.

Ribbons and Roses Purse Strap Progress

I really need to have my husband put a coin or ruler into the picture for scale, but the width of the strap is between a penny's and a dime's diameter. I've gotten about seven inches done ... only thirty-six more to go. I think it's looking pretty good for a first attempt at a beaded design. I think I'm going to alternate working on this and some of the other parts of this project.