Guest Blogging and a Flat Finish

My first guest post for "Stitching the Night Away" is up today.  You can read it here.

I got up the courage to attempt to turn my Holly Heart Mill Hill piece into a flat finish.  I left 1/2" around the sides and I was able to flip it successfully without damaging anything.  It's looking nice.  I didn't put a kickstand in the back but next time I'm at SCRAP, I'll be looking for some nice border cording.

Can you believe Thursday is Thanksgiving?  I totally forgot!

Holly Heart stitching finished

I finished up the stitching on Holly Heart last night.  Just have to figure out how I'm going to completely finish it off.

Sorry, not the best picture in the world.  I also had an idea last night for a new Sola Scriptura design.  We'll see if I can get it started.

Mill Hill Progress

Here is what my Holly Heart looks like

I am thinking about finishing it as a flatfold but I'm not sure how easy that will be with the beading.  Any suggestions?

I haven't been stitching on it much because I'm trying to finally beat Final Fantasy III for the DS which I have never finished in the 4 years that I've owned the game.

Some Finished Chrismons and a New Mill Hill Project

I finished another set of Chrismons and here's what they look like

Grapes (yeah, I know they don't quite look like grapes in this color scheme), a symbol of Holy Communion

Manger, representing the manger that Jesus was laid in when he was born and symbolizing his humility

The Chi Ro, the first two letters of Christ, known in history because it's the sign that Constantine saw in a vision and was told "in this sign conquer" so he put it on the shields of his soldiers and he won and so Roman became Christian

The Crown of Life, referred to in Revelation

The Triangle, representing the Trinity (3 persons in one God = three sides to a triangle...)

The Triangle with a circle, representing the eternal Trinity because a circle has no beginning and no end

I'm working on the last page that I have now and I have some where the stitching is completed but it is not "all the way finished."  But I decided to take a bit of a break and do this cute Mill Hill kit

It has a bit of an indentity crisis because the front says "Holly Heart" but the instructions say "Candy Cane Heart."  It looks look a Holly Heart to me so I'm gonna stick with that.  Here are some progress pics:

When I was sorting the beads, I spilled some of the champagne and gold PETITE! beads on my white carpet. Not fun!

Some Guest Blogging

So, I'm going to be guest blogging on Stitching the Night Away.  My introduction was up yesterday and you can read it here.

I've actually been stitching stuff but have been so busy with my loom knitting presentation and doing all this paperwork for UNT and therapists for the girls and an ARD for Zoé that I haven't posted or taken any pictures.  I'll try to remedy that this weekend.

Blog Hop #11 Interesting and Unusual Stash

What has been your most unusual or most interesting stash acquisition to date?

Lately, my stash has been provided by one store:  SCRAP.  SCRAP is a "creative reuse store."  Basically, a thrift store for craft stuff.  Awesome deals.  So awesome in fact, that I have my own album in the side bar where you can see the cool stuff that I've picked up there.  We're talking Mill Hill kits for $2.

Visit all the blogs in this round of the Stitching the Night Away Stitching Blogger Blog Hop:
Find the instructions on how to participate in this round by clicking here.

Dia de Los Muertos

I actually remembered it this year.  And I remembered to pick up some pan de muertos in Denton.

Mmm. Fresh baked too.

I also finished this kit that I got at SCRAP for $2

They will go great on the Christmas tree.

And finally, I started a scarf.  Hoping I have enough yarn to finish it.