Update and a small start on a small project

Okay so I seriously need to pick up my textbooks and put down the stitching. So tonight I vow to make a serious dent in my school work before I pick up the needle again!


But here is my HAED update, Sleepy Spring:

Here is a small project I was gifted by Deborah (I have not figured out how to make this clickable with her name yet... hmmm I need blogger help! lol) anyways at first I thought, "Oh no! I can't do this it has beads!" GASP But I keep seeing all these wonderful smalls created into beautiful finishes and I want to learn how to do those as well! I can't learn if I just let it sit! So anyways this one has good instructions and in the end it can be a pin or a magnet, and the beads do not look too hard, though I have yet to put one on yet as it says to do all the cross stitching first. I'm having fun with this one too! Oh it will be a wreath and its kinda strange material, like plastic sort of, which will allow me to cut out the middle.

Last but someone had asked me what teacher pattern I was going to be doing when I get my order from 123 stitch

OH one more because he is so cute! My 5 year old Jacob! :) (I have to laugh here he is so tan! My daughter has fair fair skin and he's so tan always! Next time I'll snap a picture of her, however she's 12 and it is not so cool now to get your picture taken!)

One more update!

I placed my first order from 123 stitch today! A teaher pattern! :) and my first linen to go with it, I ordered this fabric: 28 ct. White Jubilee 36x27. I hope that is good for a first timer! Well once I tried linen (from my local stitch store and I had a hard time seeing, now I wear glasses so I am hoping I'll be more successful!

An update!

Wow! So much time has passed as I took a break from just about everything! School has kept me very busy and I'm excited and nervous that I'm nearing the finish line and next semester I'll be student teaching and finally my dream of becoming a teacher will be here! Wow!

Here is my almost finish of Lacy. I need to finish the back stitching, why I can not seem motivated to finish the back stiching is beyond me!

Also I found this in my digging around, Ireally thought I had never finished a project. I have come back and forth to the crafting of cross stitching over the years and I was surprised to find this completed project, I just need to frame it. I remember stitching it vaguely now, gosh how the years blend together, I do remember it took me a long time and when I started it my daughters hands were so small and when I finished it, only one hand would fit. Now my baby is 12 years old, so I'm so glad I have this. I have no clue how to finish it since I have no clue what kind of paint I used to do her hand print and I do not want to risk losing her handprint! Any suggestions are welcomed!

Last but not least, I began my first HAED, I did grid it, or started to which has been extreemly helpful even if it was a pain to do that when all I wanted to do was stitch on it! So here is my start on my HAED!

I really need to get an update

on here with my new picture of my progress of Lacey. She really is turning out really nice. I know I've made some mistakes but well I'm just hoping that no one can see them! :)
Still in school, still making A's.

Fustration anyone?

So once Lacey was coming along beautiful. Then I discovered I've messed up somewhere along the right side of her. So I attempted to frog her on that side, I ended up putting a hole in my fabric. I attempted to put a patch of fabric on the back and started to stitch on her again. After awhile I realized she is still messed up somewhere which is making the entire pattern off on that side and its driving me CRAZY!

I'm ready to start all over. Does that sound crazy???

Here are some pics of my poor Lacey girl!

An update on Lacey

My updated photo!

Day 3 of Lacey!

My new friend Deborah helped me with fabric and floss for this project. I'm forever grateful that she gave me a start and it is very refreshing to see there are wonderful people out there.

I'm excited at my progress on Day 3 (that I ended last night and knew I wanted to post this now so I can work on it some more!)