What was I thinking...

15 days is way too long for me to be monogamous to one project. I find my eye straying lustfully over my other pretties and I want to cheat. Then I feel guilty. So - no more. I will stitch what I want to when I want to. There. Phew. (Also - I'm getting tired of my husband asking me when I'm going to put his damn sweater in the rotation and finish it.)

Remind me to tell you about the time that I said I would have the sweater knit by the time he built me a cottage. The cottage is built - with his own two hands. The sweater? Not finished.

Caroline

15 days...

So in 15 days my Ink Circles Mandala went from this:

to this!

I think it will start to look less phallic once I put in some more colour...........

Next up is the Landmark design (you knew I couldn't stay away from it) So until February 3rd I will be faithful. I'll also try to take better pictures..... as this is about as bad as it gets.... I love me some dot dot dots..........

Caroline

Mandala check in

It has been a week and I have been 100% faithful to this project which is unheard of. I am a strumpet, after all. I am enjoying it - I don't usually do outlines first, normally the desire to see the colour RIGHT NOW would be overwhelming. This is working for me this time though.

Split pea soup for dinner tonight. Remind me to tell you about the time I gave away a ham bone on freecycle.

Caroline

First finish!

Ta-Dah! Nancy's Needle "Desert Star"

Started Dec.20th 2010

Finished Jan.4th 2011

I used all threads as charted and loved every minute of it.

So - moving right along. The next 15 days (so.. until the 19th) will be spent on this lovely. It's a special one. Ink Circles Designs has designed a special SAL project for my LNS - Thread and Eye. It's called Thread and Eye Mandala and I lurve it. I don't think she has released it generally yet - but you can get it at Thread and Eye (tell Kathy I sent you - she's the sister I never had....)

Click here to get a much better idea of what it will eventually look like and the amazing variety of colours that the stitchers in our group are choosing. That's the beauty of this one - you customize it to your colour loves. As you can also see, I am pathetically behind. So. 15 days - lots of coffee and a sharp needle. Oh - and if the kids could behave I'd appreciate it. Watch out Mandala, I'm going to STITCH you.

Caroline

Desert Star...

is not finished. When you have young children sometimes there is a warp in the space time continuum and suddenly it's the next day. So - this is my first WIP for 2011. It won't take 15 days to complete (did I just jinx myself?) and it will be satisfying to finish it.

Caroline

Stop the Insanity - love it!

I just read a blog entry by Susan - and I think she has come up with an idea that could really work for me and help alleviate some of the "OH MY GAWD I HAVE SO MANY HALF FINISHED PROJECTS STUFFED IN THIS CLOSET/DRAWER/UNDER THE BED etc.."

I just can't justify starting 15 new projects esp. since I tend to prefer BAP's and they take a few years usually for me to complete anyways. So - 15 days per WIP already on the go. I can totally do that - how about you?

I'm hopefully finishing up a Nancy's Needle design later today, "Desert Star". I started it last Monday so this has been the fastest finish for me ever. Love it. I'll post a finish pic tomorrow along with a picture of the project that I'll be working on for the next 15 days ;-)

Happy New Year!

Caroline

Has anyone seen my sanity?

Seriously.

So. The cat survived. Hopefully no one was holding their breath..... It took a month of syringe feeding (5-6 times a day...), a boatload of money and hiring a sitter to come and do it when I couldn't - but he lives! He's back to his lazy, lovey self and I couldn't be more thrilled. This picture I took the day he started eating on his own again. (ooooo - stitchy mess in the background.....)

Our older dog Madi started to have periods of dementia and bit me quite badly as I was trying to brush her outside. This was back in October. As we have young children - we had to make the decision to have her put down. My hand was very badly injured and if it had happened to one of the kids it would have been disastrous. So, we did lose an animal - just not the one I expected to die. I miss her terribly. Ginger - the shepherd pup is now just over a year old and still eating her way through socks, stuffed toys, carpeting etc. Remind me to tell you about the time she got out of her crate - ripped a hole the size of a small child in the middle of the carpet and pooped all over the room. My SIL said that she heard her howling at about 4am but didn't think to come and get me. Guess I've told you all about it now. Good times.

A ton of other things have happened, but I won't bore you with details. I've been stitching a lot - have discovered a new love of counted canvas and am considering this crazy pants January 15 starts. Though I will probably do what some others are doing and pick 15 WIPS that I already have on the go and organize them for the challenge.

I know you came for the stitching so here's the latest picture on my machine of the Landmark Design. I have don't quite a bit more since then - but I'd have to walk upstairs to take the picture. It's not New Year's yet - I don't have to exercise just yet. I learned how to tat at my retreat in October - fun but teeny tiny! And I finished a design that I customized for our family from LHN. I've missed the blogging world, so hopefully 2011 will find my nose more in your business and a few more updates about mine.

Caroline