14 Projects in 2014 - in memory of Soulie

mrs-moneypenny

welcome savvy, your list sounds wonderful, i cant wait to see photos of the lovely things on it

sweetcarer

Hello girls,

Some of you may know what has happened (via the cross stitch cafe) and some might not - I recently lost my mum, and have been a bit of a lurker in the forum.

Yesterday, I managed to do some stitching and finished the latest part in the learning sampler - where I learned variation of smyrna crosses (top 2 rows and bottom 2 rows) and double leviathan stitches (middle row).

So here it is with the first 5 parts done


I have tried to zoom in here with the specialty stitches


Will try and pop by again soon,

sweetcarer

mrs-moneypenny

our thoughts have been with you sweetcarer, we are here when you feel like posting.
must add such beautiful neat stitching thank you for sharing it

commuterGranny

Hello Sweetcarer. It is always hard losing someone close but I hope you have many happy memories to hold on too. I too think that among the Forumites you will find many others who will understand how you feel.
Meanwhile carry on with your beautiful needlework. You most certainly have an amazing talent.

tricksie

savvy wrote: »

Hope you don't mind me joining the party late I think this is a lovely way to remember a much missed member btw. I will try and do 14 things although everything else always seems more important than taking time out for me - so that's kind of why I'd like to try this and force myself to stop with the miserable things once in a while

There are many things I'd like to make but will have to learn first!

1. Male 40th card
2. Valentine's Card
3. Slate sign
4. Glitterise jars for table centres
5. Paint inside of bottles
6. Wire wrap seaglass and make thong necklet
7. Seaglass mobile
8. Seaglass anklet
9. Text Art dog shape for dog den
10. Polish seaglass, if I can acquire a stone tumbler
11. Driftwood art
12. Seaglass chandelier for garden
13. Transfer photo to canvas or fabric
14. Make party bunting for garden

Oh heck, better get my fingers out!!

Wow, what a wonderful list. Can't wait to see your progress.

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

But i am trying to stick to my pledge of not buying anymore kits untill ive used up at least most of my stash. im letting myself buy things to complete items

Having done this last year mrs m I know how satisfying it is to stash bust! The reward of course is once you've used everything up you can go and buy some more :j:j:j

savvy

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

welcome savvy, your list sounds wonderful, i cant wait to see photos of the lovely things on it

tricksie wrote: »

Wow, what a wonderful list. Can't wait to see your progress.

Ahh thanks you two, umm wonderful or ambitious - I think more the latter with my life!!

tricksie wrote: »

Having done this last year mrs m I know how satisfying it is to stash bust! The reward of course is once you've used everything up you can go and buy some more :j:j:j

Hm I need to stash bust too, bought loads before my accident with a view to churning lots out to sell, then lost all my creativity (which wasn't much to start with!) with the injury, then came all the chaos and fighting to keep my head above water, so it never got used Now I'm unemployed you'd think I'd have more time, but now I have a giant huskamute to entertain and take for walkies!! :rotfl: But I will try harder to find some time and learn what I need to to complete at least 50% of that list!!! _pale_

Roz_V

Sweetcarer I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. You're in my thoughts x

I've uploaded pics of the headbands being modelled (very loose use of the term model! First time I've done a selfie :rotfl:) into the Flickr group - didn't fancy plastering my mug all over the forum though! I've sewed the button onto the thinner band and am quite pleased, though may crochet a flower for the next one. Will see how much wear this one gets before I decide!

Only got 6 more squares to do for the granny square cushion, then got to decide how to finish & sew it together - busy weekend planned with little time to crochet but I'm so near yet so far with this - been working on it (sporadically) since November!

mrs-moneypenny

morning all

done quite well on tiger cub this week


hope everyone finds time for some crafting stuff over the weekend

Tashatutuw

Good Morning!!

Lovely progress with the tiger cub Mrs MP!

Another quick update from me - I will pop some more pics on flickr later (I can't do it from work)

1. Wedding invitations for day and evening and RSVPs – done 13.02.2014
2. Wedding information sheets, Menus and Orders of Service – started 13.02.2014 (information sheets done)
3. Activity Books for the kids - done! 16.01.2013
4. Table Plan - going to use a mirror for this and have bought that already so as soon as we confirm our guest list more I can crack on with this
5. Winnie the Pooh cross stitch - started out as a gift but the baby in question is now 5 (and won't appreciate it anymore) so aiming to have it ready for any of my own potential children..
6. VW Campervan cross - started as a gift for DF in 2012 and never completed
7. Christmas stockings for 2014 - done 18.01.2014
8. Christmas gift sacks for 2014
9. Christmas cushions including 'Noel' and 'Stag' (carlamarie you inspired me, I had been thinking about buying them!)
10. Coca Cola blind for kitchen
11. Coca Cola clock
12. 'Home is where the heart is' cross stitch – done! 31.01.2014
13. Christmas Alphabet sampler - started 01.02.2014
14. 8 pearl 'bling' gift boxes, 6 pearl 'bling' lipbalms and one pearl 'bling' wooden box for rings - started 29.01.2014 (4 lipbalms done, 2 boxes done, ring box started)

I diverted my attention to a quick Valentines cross stitch as a gift for OH so have made no progress with my other stitchs - its done now though so back onto them this weekend. Got a lot of time to kill for a change this weekend so hopefully good progress will be made!

bmma

Beautiful needlework SWEETCARER
LOve the cub MRS MONEYPENNY