Tuesday, March 12, 2024

February Scrapbooking Pages

I really had a good month and was able to complete 8 pages,
 2 more than my monthly goals. 

The bridesmaids dresses arrived. They look very nice!





Here it is as a two page spread.



A visit to the Giving Machine.


Unusual in Arizona hail.


We took the girls up to Woods Canyon to play in the snow, unfortunately there wasn't a lot. We did drive around a found a small hill with enough snow for the girls to go sleighing.



Thanksgiving 2019 All 4 girls here. One sister lives in California.



Christmas 2019 Different activities.




Christmas 2 page spread.


Filling in my goal sheet.
Part of the reason I did two extra pages is I want to 
color all parts of my barn.





























Monday, March 11, 2024

Week 9 Stocking Update

It was a good week and I finished off those Wisemen 
and all those tiny leaves on the trees. 
I almost finished that line of words. 
The blue design and the star were also completed.



The other exciting thing that happened to show progress was I did my first rolling up of the stocking to make it easier to stitch at a lower area.


It might not look like much, only a stitcher could apricate that act.

Happy Life!


Saturday, March 2, 2024

January Scrapbooking Pages

Some of you may know that I also do scrapbooking. 
For 2024 I set a goal to do 6 pages a month. 
I think it is doable if I stay focused.


Get all cleaned up for company and making Cranberry sauce for us and friends. I had the wrong year on the Thanksgiving pictures, it was really 2019. Which is also the last year I hosted at my home. Now I make my favorite side dishes and we go to our big kids homes. 




Baking the pies and side dishes.



How it looks as a two page layout. Noticed the wrong year.


Year fixed.




This is from our niece's bridal shower. She is the oldest sister of my adopted daughters. 


A dear friend Marcie did the dress alterations. 
They don't like me taking pictures.





At the wedding! We had fun in the photo booth.
We love our alien eyes.

Those are my pictures for January!

Be Happy!

Friday, March 1, 2024

Week 8 Stocking Update

I don't have a lot to say this week, other than it has been a busy week. With all kinds of stuff. But here come the pictures. 
I am excited to start a new area.


From February 29th.

I tried to put the needle through some of those bottom blue stitches to finish of the thread and the frame was starting to get in my way. If I keep working towards the bottom I am going to have to roll my stocking up. Or I could go up and work on the top of the stocking. 
Decisions, Decisions!




The white plastic covers are to keep the fabric clean.
I really wish those holes looked that big when I am stitching. 


This was from the night I started January 4th.



This is from February 1st.


Keep being happy!

Monday, February 26, 2024

Week 7 Stocking update

I am so grateful that my husband is a handy man!
I tried to find a new clip on magnifying glass but no such luck. I have had that glass for a long time.  So, I asked my husband if he could work his magic and he did!


Here is my light clipped on to a monitor to keep it in the right position for the glue to dry.


Look at what a good job he did!



And here is my progress! I just have to finish that last Wiseman and I better do those leaves on the trees before I forget. But it was fun to change up the pace and do some words.  
The day I take the picture of my progress is on Thursday but I don't always post the progress right away.


Have a great week!


Sunday, February 18, 2024

Week 6 Stocking Update And An Eye Issue

I did make progress but not a lot. But some is better then none. 



Can you see the progress? Obviously the word Him is the most noticeable. But there are more leaves on the top trees and the third Wise Man's body is done. 

I did a lot of birthday celebrating. And I also hit some hiccups. 


My magnifying glass that clips on my floor light's pole broke. I do have it taped for now. I might buy a new one if I can find one.

The other hiccup is a little bigger.


This is my left eyeball. On Monday evening I felt a feeling of a falling film over my eyeball. Tuesday during the day I felt my vision wasn't as clear as it could be. But nothing super strange. 
Tuesday evening I was out with friends and after dinner while my friend was driving I noticed a bar of lights in front of my eyes. 
Obviously not normal.

So, Wednesday morning I called my eye doctor's office and was seen.  The doctor who examined my eye took this picture with his phone and sent it to me to explain what happened. 
The white arch is the top of my implanted lens from about 2009. 
It has slipped it's mooring. It does happen but it is not common. 
Of course, if it different or uncommon I would do it or have it. 
The shape of the arch is the same shape of the bar of light I see when I look only with my left eye, only flipped over. 
I have to see the retinal specialist who will replace my lens or reattach the loose side. I don't see him until March 19th and then they will schedule surgery. Until then, I am not to bend over or pick up heavy items. And I will have this crazy double blurry vision which will slow down my stitching efforts. 
The good news is the pressure in my left eye is normal after my laser surgery 6 months ago for Glaucoma and my retina from my detached retina is still attached.

But I will continue on. 


Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Week 5 Stocking Update

I am late posting this but the pictures was taken on last Thursday. 
I had a wonderful busy weekend and a couple of days to spend
celebrating my birthday. I can't miss those celebrations!

Even when progress is made there can be some obstacles. 
I was stitching away and felt something strange on the bottom. 
I flipped it over and what did I behold? A bird's nest.

A clump of threads on the bottom. 

A different angle of the birds' nest.


All gone! 

It feels and looks much better. 

Look how much I have gotten done!


There won't be as much progress for the next Thursday report, 
too much celebrating taking place. 



Saturday, February 3, 2024

Stocking Update Week 4

Well, I did very little reverse sewing this week.
And it was only where I was working. 
What a relief!
It was nice to have stitches already laid down. 
That helps when I am tired I don't have to stop to count. 
I just do the other side of the X.

Stitches Laid Down

Do you love how I store my needle?

The X completed

I still have a lot of little leaves to make. 
The picture was from Thursday night February 1st.
Four weeks from when I started on Thursday January 4th.


Yes, I am still marking my chart, sometimes. 

Now that I have posted my progress I am going to do more stitching!

Happy Stitching!
And
Happy Weekend!


Saturday, January 27, 2024

Week 3 Nikki's Stocking

Well, I am making progress, 
even if I did ended up doing some ripping!
Luckily it wasn't a lot.
I also have to be careful of what I am watching. 
I found when I am watching Downton Abby, for the 2nd time, 
I stop stitching and just watch. 
That doesn't help with the progress. 

This is where I ended last night Friday the 26th. 
I made it all the way to the left side and 
I was one stitch too close to the flower pot. 
I had to unstitch all the way to the left hand side of the 
bottom of the first hill on the right. 
It get's tricky when you have to skip stitches. 
I moved to working on this section because
 I was tired of working on the top part. 

January 26, 2024


Tonight I was able to find my mistake, undo and redo. 
And it is such a wonderful feeling when the two ends meet in the middle, perfectly. Plus I had just enough thread on my needle to do the last stitch. 

January 27, 2024 All fixed


I guess I did get a lot done this week. I have been reporting my progress on Thursday nights but tonight is Saturday. And I didn't stich everyday. 

Nikki and Klint came over last Sunday for a visit and they were impress with the process of doing counted cross-stitch. 
And the progress. 





Thursday, January 18, 2024

Stocking update Week 2

It is amazing how much progress can be made 
when you make no mistakes!
Or no major mistakes!!
Or none that I can see!


I am now going to take my tired eyes to bed!

Happy Stitching!