Part 4 finished!

Papillon Creations - "How Does Your Garden Grow?" - specialty version - 4 of 12 parts now complete :-)

Long time, no post....

So - it's been awhile. A long while.....

Life is bumping along, children are growing and animals are shedding. Ginger - the puppy is now 6 months and house trained, but still jumping up on all of us despite our best training efforts. We had her spayed just this morning, and she is now back at home, resting in her crate.

I've been stitching a lot - so I'll post some update photos on WIPs over the next week. Most recently is some progress on Papillon Creations "How Does Your Garden Grow?" which is the design for my LNS stitch along.

From now on, unless I'm posting a beauty shot of a finished project, I'll just use my iPhone for pictures so as to update more often as it's pretty easy to do it that way. So, the pictures won't be great but at least I'll keep a better journal of my progresses.

My brother and my SIL had their first baby and I'm the aunt of a beautiful baby girl. We'll meet the newest hooligan tomorrow. Very exciting! Life really is good sometimes, isn't it?

Happy Friday - I wish you all serious cases of stitchy butt this weekend.

Phew!~

Hello out there for anyone still reading! What a month it's been. I have been busy so I'll give a little update on the projects that have seen the most love.

Here is my Papillon Creations SAL "How Does Your Garden Grow". I am now finally finished the first part and need to catch up the the other stitchers who have finished part three!

Makhi: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways....

Craziness - I am hoping to join in on Vonna's PS SAL - fabric is ready and I'm poised over the last chart, needle in hand. See this photo for the full effect: the picture that began teh crazy. Did you swoon a little? I did.

I finished the sweater for Hooligan #2. Since he'll be surprised all over again at Christmas, we decided to try it on a bit early and thankfully it fits. Hooligan #1's sweater is underway - I'm about 5 inches up the body.

So - there in a nutshell, has been my progress on a few projects. I really hope to update this blog more often, so please stay tuned!

Bread and such....

Have you ever been so proud of yourself and just had to tell someone? Based on opinions around the innernets I ordered this book: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. It really, truly was stupidly easy and looks amazing (taste test to come later tonight with dinner) Here's the bread:

We can't wait to eat it!

I'm involved in a SAL with my LNS and we're stitching an older freebie from Papillon Creations "How Does Your Garden Grow?" It's a mystery SAL and our fearless leader is handing out one part each month. I have only a few more days to finish up the first part or I'll be behind - so that's what I'll be stitching tonight. The specialty stitches have been really cool to work and the instructions are very clear.

Happy Monday y'all.