A Very Nice Surprise

My friend's parents gave me this present last night - they're the ones who are getting the Pandas. I think it's really pretty and will try to work it into my rotation really soon. It should be a quick stitch.

Midi Mystery

I got a bit more of this done this weekend despite spending two whole days driving in the car and the rest of the week being out and about at a friend's house. It's amazing I got anything at all done. On the left arch, I got the light green done on one side. This week, I've got another two day drive, my son coming to visit, and three new pets to acclimate to my house. Somehow, I doubt I'll get much stitching done.

A New Start for a New Year

Even though I already have too many projects going on, I started another one today. It's Chatelaine's Mystery X. As you can see, I haven't done much, but it's only today! The fabric is from Silkweaver and I bought the fiber and bead kit from European Cross Stitch. I'm looking forward to seeing it unfold.

Round Robin

So, er, my husband can't tell the top from the bottom of a capital L? I think he was just in a hurry. Anyway, I've gotten more of this L done and should have it done in plenty of time to pass on on the 15th of January.

Christmas Tree

These are the pictures my husband took earlier this week of our Christmas tree. Almost all the ornaments on it are handmade - there are a few we keep that aren't for sentimental reasons. It's getting full of needlwork stuff and I think it looked good this year.

Goldwork

Just as I was on a roll with this, I ran out of Jap! So ... I ordered more from Tanja Berlin and it's already been shipped. It'll probably get here while I'm gone. This is getting pretty close to being finished. Over halfway there. I still like it, and was afraid when I started that I wouldn't.

Chatelaine WIPs

I got some done on all three of these. The one that shows the most progress is the Medieval Town Mandala - I'm almost halfway through with the leaves on the four sides. I should have the leaves done in the next week, except I have to drive for two days to another part of the country. Maybe, anyway. It'll be coming with me. For a little project, the mini Mandala is taking me quite a while. I think it's because I tend to put it off in favor of getting things like the panda done. And I'm not sure I'll -ever- finish this arch on the Midi Mystery. It keeps going on and on and on...