Week 22 and Week 23 Nikki's Stocking Update

This picture was actually taken on Wednesday the 5th. I had just gotten a new thread and realized I had used the wrong color to fill the basket. It looks so close to the other color I hadn't realized it wasn't a match. Since I had finished so much of the basket, I decided to continue with the same color. No one will know, except I just told the world. 

Here is a comparison between the two stockings. 

Kierra's from 1995 and Nikki's.

I actually like the mistake better, it is brighter.

This is the picture for Thursday, June 13th.

I was tired of filling in the basket, so I started working on the flowers and leaves above. Each time I look at this I find more missing flowers on the right side. 

At this point, I think I will never get this foot area done. 

But I will!

The top will be easier!

Week 21 Nikki's Stocking update for May 30

Since it was such a busy week, prepping fleece to take to High Adventure for the kids to have a Just Serve project to work on. 

Yes, I trimmed the salvage off of all that fleece yardage!

And enjoying 3 days and 2 nights at camp.

Even with all that I did manage to get some stitching done. 

After finishing the right branch in the left basket, I realized I still needed to do that branch in the right basket. 

So, I did that and started some leaves. 

Do you remember my broken magnifying glass? Well, the tape didn't hold up. And I was tired of retaping it. 

And I could not find a new glass like the one I had to replace the broken one.

I bought a new magnifying glass on Amazon. The picture looked good and the principle sounded good. It was supposed to hang from my neck. However, the flexible neck material was too long, and the magnifying glass was not in the correct place for me to see. 

I did all kinds of configurations to try and make it work. The one below worked the best but was uncomfortable. 

See that black circle on my head, that is the neck support for the magnifying glass. Yup, I twisted that thing around 

and placed it on my head. 

I did that for several months until I couldn't stand it anymore. 

So I broke down and bought these new glasses 

with interchangeable lenses. 

What a difference they make. 

More comfortable and I can change the lenses if I need to. And I don't need my regular glasses with them. 

Here is hoping I will have more time to stitch this week.

Week 20 of the Stocking Update for May 23rd

I am late posting this update for the following reasons:

Samantha's High School graduation was on May 23rd.

Mary, Samantha, and Richard

Samantha's graduation Dinner was on May 24th.

The Family

Klint's birthday celebration was on May 26th.

Just us

On Tuesday the 28th I left for High Adventure with 

the youth from church. And I returned on May 30th. 

It was pleasant during the days around the mid-70s 

but cold at night down to the 50s.

 A big difference from the Valley of the Sun where 

it was 105 the day we left. 

Me at camp.

So now for the stocking!

I found a mistake

Yes I found a mistake and I had to loosen some threads

 that were secure to fix the problem.

I was able to finish filling in the bottom hill and 

add some branches to the left basket.

Now to fill in the baskets and finish the branches and flowers.

Be Happy!

Week 19 Nikki's Stocking for May 16th

I am going to be on time for this week's post.

Last week's goal was to finish the outline of 

 the hill the church sits on, and to fill in the year completed, my initials, and the Scripture reference. 

First I needed to check with Nikki about how she wanted the year written, as 2024 or just as 24. I showed her a picture of my oldest daughter's stocking, who has the same stocking, and I only used 95. 

I have no idea why I used two different colors for the lettering.

 I never noticed until now. 

Nikki decided on 2024.

All the lettering is completed. 

The next step is to fill in all the background. 

This is the lowest edge of the stocking. 

By Thursday evening I finished this much of the background. 

I am making progress. I should have it done by 

this Thursday the 23rd.

Thursday the 23rd is High School graduation for our youngest!!

Be Happy!

Week 18 Nikki's Stocking update for May 9th

I missed posting for last week. 

Better late than never.

My goal for the week was to finish the church 

and start the hill it sits on.

Here is the church before it is backstitched. Doesn't it look nice?

Now it is really finished and looks more complete. 

The next evening, on Thursday I had the hill started. 

I hit my goal.

Week 17 of Nikki's Stocking

I made some good progress this week. 

I am jumping around a bit. I wanted to get that church started. 

And believe me, when I say, I will be glad when it is finished. 

Working with almost the same shade of floss as 

the background is hard. 

Once the church is finished I will start on the bottom hill!

I worked on a few of the plants in the cornucopia.

 A close-up of the church. 

Be Happy!

April's Scrapbooking Pages

I waited until the very end of the month to do my scrapbooking 

pages for April because of my eye surgery.

Not because of my vision but because I can't bend over and since things fall on the floor or I have extra paper storage on the floor I didn't want to do it too early. 

As it was I dropped letter dies on the floor. Luckily my magnetic wand picked them up. My poor knees bark at me whenever I squat to pick something up. The picking-up tool helps with picking up some things but not for notebooks and pictures.  One is too heavy and the other is too flat and light. 

I did five pages one page short of my monthly goal, 

but since I am three pages ahead from other months 

I am still on track for my annual goal. 

All these pictures are from 2019, this is Samantha doing chalk drawing with two of our neighbor boys. 

Ages are almost 4 and 1.5 years old.

Samantha was 14.

Playing in the dark, we lost electricity twice in 2019. 

Here we are out to dinner at Native our favorite wing place. 

We were celebrating 7 years as a family. 

Left side page.

Right side page.

During fall break I took the girls to the Go Cart place.

Goal Chart

The poor lamb doesn't have a body.

I see the eye doctor on May 10th, I hope I can start bending over again. It is amazing how many times a day I stop myself from bending over. 

Be Happy