tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28931779336354653942024-03-13T15:24:14.110-07:00Fantasy Cross StitchStitching whatever makes me happyHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-5552104405036120162017-06-11T18:23:00.001-07:002017-06-11T18:23:29.262-07:00I Suck!Hey guys miss me? I can't believe it's been so long since my last update but I have a lot to share. I have no excuse for my absence other than getting into flosstube. I guess I like the platform because I can listen while I stitch and so it's easier to find time. I've been lurking on your blogs but I haven't commented on them all. 😳 <br />
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But enough with that, on to progress! First off I have done some stitching on museum shelf which was here:<br />
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Now it's here:<br />
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I started this doing extreme cross country but now I'm switching to cross country by page.<br />
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I also did some work on the dragon sal:<br />
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Other than that I don't have much else to show. I've started working on Santa in the clods again but don't have much to show.<br />
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On the personal front I finished all of my schooling and am officially a teacher! I don't have a job teaching yet but I'm hoping my current company will need one soon.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by I'll see you all next time!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-75467174935201417212017-03-05T19:41:00.003-08:002017-03-05T19:41:59.743-08:00Lots of Progress...and a Fat Frog :(Hello again faithful followers! I'm sorry I haven't been on in a while. Life and stitching has gotten in the way. I'm happy to say I have a lot of progress on my new start! Last time you saw me was almost a month ago and I didn't have much to show then. Just my Birthstone Dragon SAL (which has a new month out that I haven't started yet). But I'm excited to show you my new start! I chose Max Color Museum Shelf by Aimee Stewart charted by HAED. The more eagle eyed among you might have noticed that I already have a progress bar up with progress. I was planning on doing a post at the same time but I totally forgot! The progress on my bar is from when I finished my first color:<br />
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Both pictures show the same amount of progress. As you can see I'm doing this extreme cross country. I tried to get good photos but it's a very large piece so it's difficult. But this is all of 301 and the colors are more true in the bottom photo. I started with this color because it's the first stitch in the upper left corner but then I decided to do the color with the most stitches so I started black next. I'm only 4 pages in so far (not including some bleed through to other pages) and I only finished this today but here is my most up to date progress:<br />
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Close Up:<br />
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Here is what it will look like when it's finished:<br />
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Two different pictures and I'm not sure which one will be closer to the actual piece but I'm assuming the more muted one.<br />
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This is being stitched on 28ct Jobelan 1 over 1 full cross. The pattern has 74 pages and 236 colors and measures 750x536. So yeah...it's going to take me a while to finish. Can you see where the girl with the pearl earring will be? :)<br />
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The frog has visited me a few times so far on this piece. The first time (other than a random stitch here and there) was with the black:<br />
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I had done all of this and it was 2 rows down too far so I had to frog it all and restart. Keep in mind the grid lines are pages so this is a pretty significant amount. Basically a whole weekend was spent stitching it and then I spent all of Sunday night frogging. Nightmare and too much of a difference to fudge. The frog visited me again a few days later but it wasn't such a big deal then I was just off a stitch for part of one of the curtain lines so it only took me a half hour to frog it.<br />
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I'm starting to lose steam with the black so this may go away for a while or I may switch out for a color with a few stitches but we'll see how it goes.<br />
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On the personal front things are going really well so far in my student teaching. This new teacher is soooo much better than my other one. I'm still learning the ropes since my observation week had not only a day missing out of it but every other day that week was not a typical school day. We had an assembly one day, a field trip the next and some junior Olympic tryouts I had to help with. I started taking over a bit last week but tomorrow starts my first lesson takeover. Well I did a lesson last week but they were just practicing their typing so I wasn't really counting that.<br />
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I'm actually getting more stitching done than I thought I would at this point. I just booked my final test today for the first week in May so I may have to take a stitching break to study for it. It's a state assessment that's required for licensure and it's apparently really difficult so I'm going to have to really buckle down and practice it.<br />
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Well that's all for me at the moment. The new Zelda game is supposed to come tomorrow so I'm sure that's going to cut into my stitching time as well. My goal was to finish the black on this page before I played so I'll probably be starting it tomorrow lol. My hubby has been playing on his new game too (Final Fantasy) so I'll stitch while he plays.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by I'll see you all next time!<br />
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-59371143821685099802017-02-17T19:23:00.000-08:002017-03-05T19:01:43.208-08:00February GGHello again! I'm happy to say the first half of my student teaching is officially over and the second half starts on Tuesday (Monday is a holiday for us in the U.S.) and the second teacher seems like we'll get along a lot better. The kids from the first class all made me cards though so I'm looking forward to reading those this weekend :)<br />
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I've started a new project but I'm not going to show anything until I get the first color done. I'm only about halfway through because of some issues I've run into with counting. However, we're here for GG! I missed it last month because I was so busy I forgot! There isn't huge progress this month but any progress is good :)<br />
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Gifted Gorgeousness is run by Jo at Serendipitous Stitching and is our chance to show off projects we got as gifts. Here's my progress:<br />
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One of the red threads in the first dragon was gifted to me in a Christmas card two years ago. I'm finally caught up on both SALs so I'm happy :) Thanks for stopping by see you all next time!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-16776208908239162592017-02-06T16:36:00.001-08:002017-02-06T16:36:44.331-08:00Hello Again!Hi everyone! I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while (over a month!) things have been pretty crazy so far. I am happy to say that I got a lot of progress in though! Student teaching has gone a little easier than I thought and I'm more than halfway through my school tasks for it. My first two tasks are done (out of 4) and my 3rd task is over halfway done and 2 of my 6 observations are finished. I'm happy to say I passed everything so far. My host teacher and I have had a few bumps but I think it's because we have contrasting personalities. Next week is my last week with my current teacher but I'll be going into other classes to observe. My last observation in my current classroom is on Friday and it will be an art lesson. Every other lesson has been math. I'm teaching my 3rd graders how to multiply and divide.<br />
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Okay enough school stuff...onto stitching!<br />
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So I mentioned I've been busy right? Well I have finished my HAED challenge and have another page done on Celtic Wolf:<br />
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I'm not sure why there's that dark streak in the white but I may rip it out and restitch it. Kind of odd since it's the same skein as all the rest of the white. This pattern is crazy so far there's been very little black and a ton of purples and blues. I also dyed my fabric and started the Dragon SAL from Ingleside Imaginarium I talked about last time. I haven't finished January yet but I hope to in the next day or two.<br />
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I decided to dye it a nice gold color with a tea stained underlayer so that it looks like the dragon is sitting on a bunch of gold. I also did the border in gold Kreinik for the same reason. I thought at first it would be too much sparkle but we'll see I'm liking it so far. Now I'm thinking about adding some sparkle to the dragons too!<br />
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The next one I don't have a picture of but I spent almost all of SuperBowl Sunday gridding my fabric for HAED's Museum Shelf by Aimee Stewart. The chart is 750x536 and has 250ish colors and I'm doing it on a sage green 28ct Jobelan that I got in that giant sale my LNS had when it closed. I didn't think gridding would take all day since I only gridded the page lines but holy crap! I'm going to be extreme cross countrying it so I needed to grid all of the pages and I'm glad I double checked the numbers because I screwed up a lot!<br />
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In other stitchy news, I've finally joined the Flosstube community! Here's my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIrUKOiZn0GbuVxuf8oALw" target="_blank">link to my channel</a>. I only have one video up so far but will make another probably on Wednesday. I need a large amount of time alone to make my next one since it's dyeing fabric :)<br />
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I ordered some new needleminders which should be coming in soon so I'll share those but in the meantime I'm just stitching on whatever strikes my fancy :) So I'm hoping to get caught up with dragons and possibly start Museum Shelf but we'll see, I've been itching to start Rapunzel again as well. Thanks for stopping in I'll see you all next time!<br />
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-28727586895227911732017-01-02T21:16:00.000-08:002017-01-02T21:16:06.615-08:00A Finish and Haul!Hi everyone I'm back! I hope you all had a nice holiday. I had a good one but I'm not ready to start back to work tomorrow. I have to go to my regular job for a week and then I start my student teaching until the beginning of April. I'm so nervous about it and feel like I have no clue what I'm doing. I'm sure I'll be fine though.<br />
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The good news is I have another finish to share! Not quite in time for the end of the year because the beading took waaaaaay longer than I thought but I finished Raven! Last time you saw her I had only done the black so there are quite a few pictures to put in. I also have a lot of new stash that I got for Christmas so let's go!<br />
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Here's where you saw Raven last:<br />
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Then I started to add colors alternating between her dress and her skin as the skin was over one (well technically over 1/4 as I stitched this on aida).<br />
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First I added some eggplant purple:<br />
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Then I did her darkest skin:<br />
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Sorry for the brown hue my mom's house didn't have very good lighting for pictures. I added a lighter purple next:<br />
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The lighting gets better I promise! Then a slightly lighter skin color:<br />
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Then my favorite purple color:<br />
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Another much lighter skin tone:<br />
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The next purple:<br />
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Then the skin backstitching which was a color not used in the rest of the pattern:<br />
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The final purple in her dress was really pretty too. It was more of a blue I thought but it's DMC 156:<br />
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Then I had the moon to do:<br />
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The second color:<br />
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And the final color was a blend of the other two colors:<br />
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And finally the beads!<br />
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If you click any of the pics you can make them bigger but the pics really can't do it justice. The beads are gorgeous in person.<br />
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So she took me a little longer than two weeks to finish but I was a bit obsessed with her. She still needs washed but for now she's put away. My plan is to finish all 12 and put them in the same size/kind of frame so I can display them all and have them look cohesive. I want to say I'll do it all when I'm done with all of them because they're all different sizes but it'll really be when I can afford it, which won't be for a LONG time. With my student teaching I'm going to be working without pay for 3 months and we're going to be looking to buy a house (finally!) after our lease is up in March. We'll probably have to live with my mother-in-law for a couple of months so we can save up for a down payment.<br />
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Anyway, I got a lot of new stash in a kind of last-chance binge. First off two of the things I got were presents from my mother-in-law for Hanukkah. I told you guys last time that I sent pics to her with a <i>very</i> subtle hint ;) But she got both that I wanted which are Dimensions Gold kits. The first is Fall Fairy:<br />
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Then since I was finishing Raven I decided to get two more Bewitching Pixies:<br />
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These two are not my favorites but I love the colors in the last one. I also got all of the beads needed for them. Raven was my first time beading on a project so I got a bead organizer (which has all of the beads for all of the Pixies so far):<br />
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I love it because I can just grab what I need and put it in my travel case. I also got a great tool off Amazon. It's called a Bead Smith and was only I think $7. It's better than a Sticky Bob because it's cheaper and once it gets dirty you can just rinse it off and let it air dry and it's completely sticky again. I keep it with the plastic covers on when not in use but it's great for travel because it holds the beads well and is flexible so it fits in my case.<br />
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The last thing I got was another piece of Aida for the next Pixie I do (they only had one silver sparkle one left) and a piece of gold sparkle for my new start. I still need to dye both of them but I'm not rushing it. Oh yeah my new start? ;)<br />
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Blimeycatstitches on Flosstube is hosting a SAL this year. I haven't started it yet but I'm not worried about it at all. I'm still debating what color to dye the fabric. Or colors I should say since there are going to be a bunch of different colored dragons (including white). The pattern is for sale in her Etsy store and a new one will be e-mailed each month.<br />
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That's all I have for now. I'll have a couple of new Needleminders to show when they come (I may have done some tipsy shopping on New Years Eve) but luckily it's only $7 with shipping. I deleted some of the ones I didn't absolutely need before she billed me luckily! Even then it was only like $25 I think but still!<br />
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I'm going to apologize in advance if I don't update in the next few months. I start my student teaching next Monday and will not be doing much stitching at all. The only thing I might work on will be the SAL. I have an hour long phone call every Tuesday as well as lesson planning, meetings every Thursday and creating a portfolio. I'm hoping to still read blogs in my off-time though as that's easier to me than stitching. Well not easier because I like to comment but less time-consuming in that I don't have to take everything out and set everything up. I can just grab my computer and go.<br />
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Thanks for listening to me ramble I hope you enjoyed the update! See you all later!<br />
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-36113185739096988832016-12-21T10:42:00.000-08:002016-12-21T10:42:59.003-08:00Mini-Finish, New Start and Some Stash!Hi everyone! I know it's been almost a month since I've posted on any progress but I have a lot to show and talk about! So grab a warm beverage and a snack because we're off!<br />
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First off, I have made some progress on Santa in the Clouds. The last time it looked like this:<br />
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And now I've filled in more of the top:<br />
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Next I get to put in some gray which will be a welcome change from blue. That spot in the middle is where the star is.<br />
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I didn't stitch much on this because I got distracted with holiday stuff.<br />
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However, I do have a finish to show!<br />
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Yep Halloween Green is done!<br />
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I was surprised because the color on the bottom is 307 which is bright yellow and it's the same color as the windows but looks really different. Now I only have Halloween Yellow to do and then I'm done with them all. I haven't fully finished it yet but I'll probably wait to do that until I finish Yellow.<br />
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Finally, I have a new start! I told myself I wouldn't start it until I finished Halloween Green which is what pushed me to finish it but ever since I have I've been a stitching machine! Curious yet? 😈<br />
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It's Raven from Nora Corbett's Bewitching Pixies series! I stitched all of the black in the last two days and I think I'll have her finished in no time! She's stitched on 14 ct opalescent Aida that I dyed a stormy gray with a touch of purple. It's a tad darker than I was planning but I like it. I chose the gray because it's something that all of them will look good on and with the sparkles it's like they're conjuring magic on a stormy night. Each one will have a touch of the same color as in their dress. The purple didn't come out super well but I still like it. I'm excited to get into the purples in her dress and the moon. I'm going to do the skin over one so that will take a while but I don't think it'll be too bad. All of Halloween Green and Raven have been stitched since the weekend since I am now officially on break from work.<br />
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I also got a bit of new stash. The first I'm not going to show but I finally finished my DMC collection after 3 trips to the store. I only was short by 50 or so colors.<br />
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The second thing I got was the Dimensions Gold kit Woodland Enchantress.<br />
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It was on clearance at Michaels for $20 originally $45. They had 2 other kits on clearance that I like which are Fall Fairy and Aurora. I sent pictures of them to my mother-in-law with a 'very subtle' hint that I'd like them for Christmas and that they were on clearance 😀<br />
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Finally, I received a very generous gift from Keiley at Keebles World. She got me a HAED!<br />
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This is After the Ball and I love it because not only is Cinderella a brunette with blue eyes (like me) but she's so pretty and has such a wistful look in her eyes. I also like that it's not a blatant in-your-face fairy tale picture (although I like those too).<br />
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Whew that's a lot! I'm still catching up on blogs but I'm only about a week behind now instead of over a month. I haven't been reading a lot lately because I've been too busy stitching but I'm okay with that!<br />
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After the new year I won't be stitching much because I'll be starting student teaching which is going to eat up almost all of my time. Luckily the school is less than ten minutes from me. I'm hopefully going to have one day a week that I won't do any planning or anything and can just stitch but we'll see how things go.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by! I probably won't be back (well depends on how Raven goes) so if I don't see you again have a Merry Christmas or happy whatever holiday you celebrate! We celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah at my house. I'll see you (hopefully) before the new year!<br />
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-54968628186815649672016-12-02T16:57:00.001-08:002016-12-02T16:57:38.717-08:00Christmas Advent Calendar!Hi everyone and Merry Christmas! Okay it's not here quite yet but I'm taking part in Jo's Christmas Advent Calendar blog hop! The wonderful Jo from <a href="http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/2016/12/2016-online-advent-calendar.html" target="_blank">Serendipitous Stitching</a> is hosting again this year and this is a great Christmas blog hop where we showcase some Christmas projects and talk about special Christmas things :).<br />
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First off here are my Christmas cross stitches that I've completed:<br />
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Please don't pay attention to the matting job. My mat cutter didn't work like I was hoping so I need to get a better cutter. I painted the mats so they matched well. I love how they look except for the mats being uneven.<br />
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This is my first 3 colors and is pretty true to color. I was actually able to snap a pic while the sun was still out.<br />
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First up is Paradise! It is framed and on its way to the recipient.</div>
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It it ended up being 39" long so shipping was quite expensive. I had to reframe it a few times too because I found a cat hair, then a piece in the back was sticking out and then I found a little black speck right next to the sun. Then I refused to look at it again lol.</div>
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my next update is that I have a color finish on Halloween Green.</div>
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Finally, my new start! I started Hocus Pocus by Tilton Crafts. I was going to do cross country across the whole piece but then I realized that there were no stitch counts in the pattern so in order to update my progress bar I've decided to stitch by page...kind of. I'm stitching the colors in sections to avoid the page lines I had in Paradise. I'll update my progress bar after I totally finish a page. The stitching in the picture is 939 and it is over 3 pages.</div>
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I'm loving the fabric I dyed and I'm not stitching the black on the sides so that the fabric shows through. I'm stitching the swirls though. That's what a lot of that stitching is.</div>
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I'm still trying to catch up on blogs but I'm still around 400 behind. I'll catch up though! Thanks for stopping by see you all next time! I'll probably have another new start I'm feeling the Christmas spirit ;)</div>
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This time I have another 24 colors! And the lighting was great there so the pictures are better. Some of the colors were only one stitch so you may not notice a difference but I took a pic anyway. I also tried having the color I finished on the bottom of the pic so you can see I did. The mountains are almost finished and will be tomorrow. I actually have another color in in the ocean but couldn't get a good pic so that will wait until daylight tomorrow and the end :)</div>
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Lots of pictures but I'm so pleased with how the mountains turned out! The bright orange spot was the most interesting because each stitch was a different color:</div>
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Still quite a bit left but I think I only have like 4% more to do. Probably less. I updated my progress bar which now reads 94% done but I'm only counting completed roes of 10. So all of those stitches in the middle aren't counted. But I'm really hoping to have a finish by the end of the week. I'm not doing anything this weekend until I finish it but I've been so tired I haven't stitched much during the week so far. And rosh hashana dinners don't help since they've taken both nights Sunday and Monday what with driving. So we will see but I'm feeling confident!</div>
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Hopefully I'll see you guys this weekend with a finish!</div>
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Thanks again to all of my readers and followers you guys mean a lot to me!</div>
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Oops I almost forgot! Here's an updated pic of Halloween Green!</div>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-36609574186682620662016-09-28T23:22:00.000-07:002016-09-28T23:55:56.386-07:00Big Update!Hi everyone I'm here with another update and it's a big one! I've got 24 more colors in and the sky is officially finished! I got quite a bit of ocean in as well. I already updated my progress bar but I got another 4 rows of ten done. A lot more than that but I only count a row when it's complete. Enough talking now pictures!<br>
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I didn't take many on my cruise so I won't post but I had fun! This weekend I'll be at a stitching retreat so hopefully more pics soon!</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for stopping by I'll see you all next time!</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-33720855075296858532016-09-17T21:12:00.007-07:002016-09-17T21:12:59.577-07:00Happy Birthday Jo! Birthday Blog HopHi again! Jo is having a blog hop all about her birthday! Here's what I got: <br />
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1982 - Jo was 16. Over the summer, Jo got her first job - Bedmaking at
the local holiday camp with her best friend. Not the ideal job for two
asthmatic teenagers with a dust allergy! But it paid £2.40 for three
hours work which was the same as a paper-round paid for every day and
twice on a Friday. Jo also dated her first boyfriend, this lasted about
as long as her job did! Summer only and then back to school for her
exam year. Jo was making more friends out of school thanks to her
family moving house and discovering a love of rock music which was to
define the rest of her life.<br />
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Well first off I wasn't born quite yet that year (but hubby was ;)). When I turned 16 I had a surprise birthday party that my mom threw for me. Actually I had 3 parties! I got my driver's license and a new light purple Plymouth Neon. I think that's the only time I saw that color of car ever was the '95 Lilac Neon. I also had my first job (to pay for the car and the insurance) where I worked at a roller skating rink selling concessions. One of my worst jobs ever but one of my best quitting stories :) A little risque for here though!<br />
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Now Jo loves everything Halloween so these are two things I've stitched that I think she would like :)<br />
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-5321318856598911532016-09-15T22:25:00.001-07:002016-09-15T22:25:24.778-07:00September GG!Hi everyone welcome back to another Gifted Gorgeousness hosted by the lovely Jo from Serendipitous Stitching. GG is our chance to show off projects intended as gifts or using things we have been gifted. I'm working on Paradise per usual and have quite a bit more progress. <div><br></div><div>Here is last time:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsi-MXmUcUH2MpbBLdbT1nD16Esqi5YrtyNs6_qd1fywdOBIHuYf5aJJwJjx4qMCwfcNA300hGsNj5CiOKSRdJA6sWDW4XoLq8ykKyVSa5AXbacjJabZBTV2xxXSpNhYcwj_F-9Ap_IM/s640/blogger-image-1272578364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsi-MXmUcUH2MpbBLdbT1nD16Esqi5YrtyNs6_qd1fywdOBIHuYf5aJJwJjx4qMCwfcNA300hGsNj5CiOKSRdJA6sWDW4XoLq8ykKyVSa5AXbacjJabZBTV2xxXSpNhYcwj_F-9Ap_IM/s640/blogger-image-1272578364.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And the next several colors. 11 to be exact :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamAZ_x0y50UpL8OgR0Bqfkx1tXf57Wxh-DEVc1nkgDtaECKX2LkpZT3FIdE0BpTMHK7ED7OpZsL0YM5rPiRuJxhB9kTFzK9-OjpHWs100P1QPXKsgYV3teFIy7yx3uHrPAqerjY7WuMI/s640/blogger-image--731596785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe72x_UO0RSbwOVxjHEN4VAx4eH3l4Mn2YWY9_Rlsumh5kmnYacYXXokynV6aXJyJgSHrasoJm_sBKYPhjwRJgQTFoptOkRjPU8J1kbyK9t18KqpwOrQjBedRrcwJKjriOUKfiqJyYtME/s640/blogger-image--118701824.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So as you can see I filled in quite a bit of ocean next to "fly" as well as a good part of the sky. My next color will fill in most of the sky to the cloud above "the". I'm about halfway toward the top row of pages being finished. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I don't think it'll be done by the end of the month but I'll be taking it to the retreat. If I don't have it done by the end of next month then I might cry lol. But a lot of it depends on this weekend. I'm hoping to stay home but hubby doesn't know if we're doing anything. There's a little carnival we might go to but that probably wouldn't take more than a couple of hours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I made more progress on Halloween Green. I stitch it while I'm at lunch during student teaching and the kids are really interested in it. I even have one girl who was asking where she could go to start one! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Speaking of which, school is going well for the moment. I really like my host teacher and I get to observe 5th grade which I was hoping for. I've already taught a mini lesson on Harry Potter which was fun. I have 6 more days to observe and I'll be done with it in mid-November. Then I start my student teaching in January.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But for now I'm off to hit the hay. I feel like I can't catch up on sleep no matter what time I go to bed so I'm really glad tomorrow is Friday. I'm hoping tomorrow is like last Friday where I had no students. I can't stitch in my off time but I can watch flosstube while I do math lol. Thanks to everybody who leaves comments and to all of my readers. I try to reply to all of the comments that are given by readers who are not no-reply emails. If you're not a no-reply commenter and I don't reply to you let me know because there may be a glitch. You guys are awesome thanks for sticking with me through the journey!</div><br></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-14978680154194631282016-09-05T22:56:00.001-07:002016-09-05T22:56:29.871-07:00More Colors!!Hey everyone welcome back! I'm happy to say I have now finished both corners. I'm not sure how many colors I've done but let's find out!<div><br></div><div>Here's last time:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZZcgwvBGoHq6zBIyuUQenArKyB71L8Jatq9-x7h4iXmD0q6wJKJbXqq6MPheID5CzbPxHeNF3Z7x7ht0t0lhJj2Or7RC-D6JIlDH6Y78UDO1Na7vtrGibv4vnm4tekoGUvzPL1xxLuc/s640/blogger-image-1676815024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZZcgwvBGoHq6zBIyuUQenArKyB71L8Jatq9-x7h4iXmD0q6wJKJbXqq6MPheID5CzbPxHeNF3Z7x7ht0t0lhJj2Or7RC-D6JIlDH6Y78UDO1Na7vtrGibv4vnm4tekoGUvzPL1xxLuc/s640/blogger-image-1676815024.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then I added the dark blue that brought me to the bottom corner:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicq8SClt2yWZtlNjxMKaceoYIAP7eW1yZjeKoZY-4mqKLQgL3N-aeM_WP5Yrc0XkB7t4aoOLhwCHRE2kkrj-UdWzIYK_MoJsU9FO-ZD7sCtaHsI8fK6bRaPm5Q3iNcBYlVHrbxb4riI0g/s640/blogger-image--1565332764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicq8SClt2yWZtlNjxMKaceoYIAP7eW1yZjeKoZY-4mqKLQgL3N-aeM_WP5Yrc0XkB7t4aoOLhwCHRE2kkrj-UdWzIYK_MoJsU9FO-ZD7sCtaHsI8fK6bRaPm5Q3iNcBYlVHrbxb4riI0g/s640/blogger-image--1565332764.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Sorry it's washed out I tried to take it in direct sun. Then I added another dark blue that filled in the top corner and some mountains:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yvn5WWbiBRWzw_yZS8teFkOnfCtr5Uai2zZfllKAPq_-mZxDQb_u3gJ7tNNYlHtb0ZY-UHtzPeTWu4s-QlE40DQHYzBOGrbEmD_t91sCNJJ3B7WgVMH2OE6PldcW7Ut7pXHvtT-AMp8/s640/blogger-image-1833556140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yvn5WWbiBRWzw_yZS8teFkOnfCtr5Uai2zZfllKAPq_-mZxDQb_u3gJ7tNNYlHtb0ZY-UHtzPeTWu4s-QlE40DQHYzBOGrbEmD_t91sCNJJ3B7WgVMH2OE6PldcW7Ut7pXHvtT-AMp8/s640/blogger-image-1833556140.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After that was some light blue starting again on the left:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4cxNqiOlTmZiz6N6P1rMKpHwYdK5qXx2v_liGXF5cmFmIPQ8gRsB7KqPBbE3ZMf0nfg6o0CcmoVNdr8XJ9QI6_iBAApdwMHfQ7mWzMxb04z8_NdOpzi6EPjo0vA1QwUnr8HK4d4SKjI/s640/blogger-image--305758824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4cxNqiOlTmZiz6N6P1rMKpHwYdK5qXx2v_liGXF5cmFmIPQ8gRsB7KqPBbE3ZMf0nfg6o0CcmoVNdr8XJ9QI6_iBAApdwMHfQ7mWzMxb04z8_NdOpzi6EPjo0vA1QwUnr8HK4d4SKjI/s640/blogger-image--305758824.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Then there was another light blue:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ7q1J1ebOXaiHSUzEQ0KjDcyrpCnDWUAJUE3BsDESETHctSv7jwAkF1NsarXSRUfMTnlWQYrvkkkEo0g8sqiutM3AuuszjS4SSQleZb9Z3Kj4lKOQs4RJ_Xlq97LKyBpterE0S3A408/s640/blogger-image--642566998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ7q1J1ebOXaiHSUzEQ0KjDcyrpCnDWUAJUE3BsDESETHctSv7jwAkF1NsarXSRUfMTnlWQYrvkkkEo0g8sqiutM3AuuszjS4SSQleZb9Z3Kj4lKOQs4RJ_Xlq97LKyBpterE0S3A408/s640/blogger-image--642566998.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This picture probably is the most true to the colors in real life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After that there was yet another light blue:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaZTlnEG0kC7LFBRF_0pKDRP8fS40RG1oLKoDHS47W0LNw8StuYQ96841rA6hSQf0pxBxsudCrPodl3dutQh-6sV4Hn1GeMKKCfvgU34lvrgbi4xf1CYFO-N4zbWrRZHl2gu0BzKiKy0/s640/blogger-image--931045976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaZTlnEG0kC7LFBRF_0pKDRP8fS40RG1oLKoDHS47W0LNw8StuYQ96841rA6hSQf0pxBxsudCrPodl3dutQh-6sV4Hn1GeMKKCfvgU34lvrgbi4xf1CYFO-N4zbWrRZHl2gu0BzKiKy0/s640/blogger-image--931045976.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then came a sky blue color which is at the top although it doesn't look like it but filled in a lot of the sea:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVliSi3LSYTw6cSx0JUMG3HvUQy1ji4ZtpQ9LqCsvI5y446JXCmNSjvy4Gu_qWFompqFTBDktM28PusAeE6WZUKqVSqpmwbTj5iBA9Er94Wz-5Wjm8VmMY9vyiSkFpALQe-lyTnxFoj6Q/s640/blogger-image--1893411613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVliSi3LSYTw6cSx0JUMG3HvUQy1ji4ZtpQ9LqCsvI5y446JXCmNSjvy4Gu_qWFompqFTBDktM28PusAeE6WZUKqVSqpmwbTj5iBA9Er94Wz-5Wjm8VmMY9vyiSkFpALQe-lyTnxFoj6Q/s640/blogger-image--1893411613.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Finally came a very interesting color. The color is 159 and is supposed to be blue gray. It looks blue gray on the skein and bobbin but comes out pinkish. Very odd. But here is is:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfJxnzKOHYfQL6PZsPKpTe6BMLkttG-b_-jDYYNUzQs0TlNwdW4k-HyBm5ybtYKJNkvGFUoAvtCfzdzT8qENGsc0qU-gVAOXdmWkZOpOHXZtcdj8DxUMxJUa9EVGoaJJlk1eopjJH65Q/s640/blogger-image--503640314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfJxnzKOHYfQL6PZsPKpTe6BMLkttG-b_-jDYYNUzQs0TlNwdW4k-HyBm5ybtYKJNkvGFUoAvtCfzdzT8qENGsc0qU-gVAOXdmWkZOpOHXZtcdj8DxUMxJUa9EVGoaJJlk1eopjJH65Q/s640/blogger-image--503640314.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The next color will be lagoon blue and there's a lot of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So counting up that's 7 colors and my progress bar is updated to show I'm 84% done. Not bad for 10 days. My dad was in town so I wasn't able to stitch a ton. On the plus side it looks like my school stuff is working out so yay for that! I leave on a cruise in 2 weeks but I don't think paradise will be done and I'm not taking it with me. But I have the frame all ready to go I just hope it will fit right. It's a floater frame so we'll see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I will be taking Halloween Green and Swirling Peacock on the cruise with me. I started some of the green on Halloween but forgot to take a picture. Hopefully next time I can show it 😀</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At the end of the month I'm going to a stitching retreat all weekend so I'm hoping I can get paradise done then.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also purchased another HAED. This time it was Museum Shelf by Aimee Stewart. I got the max color but not the supersize.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yDTR5xYhGKRF8qDRC8roK73hyphenhyphen2okdHrdSm-Zoi5U-fCf4Qp9cmnMlJBtk4td7z8SgkLJxMAPThJQyY2Pq9Nos-1jpCXbYYgq78Qag0XyRSXXZUuhXTwDQSBG4_Pu3Vus2B7PnG-ILkM/s640/blogger-image--268233537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yDTR5xYhGKRF8qDRC8roK73hyphenhyphen2okdHrdSm-Zoi5U-fCf4Qp9cmnMlJBtk4td7z8SgkLJxMAPThJQyY2Pq9Nos-1jpCXbYYgq78Qag0XyRSXXZUuhXTwDQSBG4_Pu3Vus2B7PnG-ILkM/s640/blogger-image--268233537.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No clue when I'll start but I've been drooling over this one for a while. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thanks for stopping by I'll see you next time! I'll leave you with a pic of Mocha "helping" make the bed:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrRQOyqPHYw24Mn-7j0WYbbpTfRSBwnWxP8E0rW24NDDdjNFvxjY6pCMcC3pz5DUVVH4VlzOEhSNZIzHAZz7MsJ7a7XFpUWBARirXlKGKX0DXkjuggTUZjekwzAvwPCFHPJNUUFAUWj4/s640/blogger-image-620914568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrRQOyqPHYw24Mn-7j0WYbbpTfRSBwnWxP8E0rW24NDDdjNFvxjY6pCMcC3pz5DUVVH4VlzOEhSNZIzHAZz7MsJ7a7XFpUWBARirXlKGKX0DXkjuggTUZjekwzAvwPCFHPJNUUFAUWj4/s640/blogger-image-620914568.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-941930713268666262016-08-25T00:16:00.001-07:002016-08-25T00:16:11.600-07:003 More Colors!Hey guys I'm back! I've finished 3 colors this time but it felt like the last took forever. Last time I was here:<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehiZPmzZbk57FsxCUnxyy2pHmsg7kvMfIzu2dsh5lwOb0BI3uLSkquYCBJE_32VW5A548_WJo_6OXKM93Wv5x5Wz4P4GvGnJPMUEh1FI4K6adw4tTzDSKdFZ9lwNb4L0nCNJPdy6ILLs/s640/blogger-image-1176857856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehiZPmzZbk57FsxCUnxyy2pHmsg7kvMfIzu2dsh5lwOb0BI3uLSkquYCBJE_32VW5A548_WJo_6OXKM93Wv5x5Wz4P4GvGnJPMUEh1FI4K6adw4tTzDSKdFZ9lwNb4L0nCNJPdy6ILLs/s640/blogger-image-1176857856.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Then I added the bright blue:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UfrqemoJ4BmK9SIxwICgFtGDrq-vAoUb7xVmB_k0mAwzGX7_HqPhl9EAlKkubeumYYjMf-Y_yGTcCKRxsfOqzmrbBa9JwqkN057eBKQvAPb2OKf-RBQddlTV70kNnfKGeEgjrEza2Po/s640/blogger-image--1966632713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UfrqemoJ4BmK9SIxwICgFtGDrq-vAoUb7xVmB_k0mAwzGX7_HqPhl9EAlKkubeumYYjMf-Y_yGTcCKRxsfOqzmrbBa9JwqkN057eBKQvAPb2OKf-RBQddlTV70kNnfKGeEgjrEza2Po/s640/blogger-image--1966632713.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Then bright green:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgWMiIV6PW66nd-cESFTxHA1nXju1sl48UV-1SqBXfdg1k5VTkBUScTgNT9Wzp9_iMCPQp6lxMTuWODPxjYDaiEgvsTBsl1DR3Ps7Ree9iyIokmsCYrrVBCBHtrFHcNg813VMZBYeA3s/s640/blogger-image-1004259553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgWMiIV6PW66nd-cESFTxHA1nXju1sl48UV-1SqBXfdg1k5VTkBUScTgNT9Wzp9_iMCPQp6lxMTuWODPxjYDaiEgvsTBsl1DR3Ps7Ree9iyIokmsCYrrVBCBHtrFHcNg813VMZBYeA3s/s640/blogger-image-1004259553.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>There wasn't much green but more than I thought. Then I added another dark blue</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUk7Pkgk5-EMGUjuUC7NbIw57N8UqLUUWT-Q45C6DhJHj35M-FvSNT3mzzqkcX-LPL3nCrX40cZxvEK8ry7xL14ifm-QDqlVqXopAWUX2sL3HhIV0fnYLTehu_wlTkpX95-YtiW5Dpz8U/s640/blogger-image-877809370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUk7Pkgk5-EMGUjuUC7NbIw57N8UqLUUWT-Q45C6DhJHj35M-FvSNT3mzzqkcX-LPL3nCrX40cZxvEK8ry7xL14ifm-QDqlVqXopAWUX2sL3HhIV0fnYLTehu_wlTkpX95-YtiW5Dpz8U/s640/blogger-image-877809370.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I have another dark blue which will fill out that upper right corner and all of the space in the bottom under the dark blue then I'll be able to use some lighter colors starting under the light green on the left. After that I should be able to start updating my progress bar.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm behind on blog reading again unfortunately. I've been dealing with a lot of school issues lately which has taken a lot of my time. I'm hoping to get them worked out tomorrow and get caught up on blogs soon!</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for stopping by ill see you all next time!</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-51915763255756638732016-08-20T00:54:00.001-07:002016-08-20T00:54:39.988-07:00Another Color Down!Hi guys I'm back again with another big color finished!<div><br></div><div>Last time:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHFNK07GHj4gGfs79ZcqpXmVBSlwMnqy5_exM21XTMyX91ePEAkXot-YfJRSaKhX8okN6Vg5mPqdaUwGr5ADr8wVrg7EoL2_VRlyA9HCVPNf7cEdc00B9axjUMOc-xZEKwZxrjoFRUJU/s640/blogger-image-668034491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHFNK07GHj4gGfs79ZcqpXmVBSlwMnqy5_exM21XTMyX91ePEAkXot-YfJRSaKhX8okN6Vg5mPqdaUwGr5ADr8wVrg7EoL2_VRlyA9HCVPNf7cEdc00B9axjUMOc-xZEKwZxrjoFRUJU/s640/blogger-image-668034491.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>This time:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NhFAt_9epG2gu9ISuoqK7YZ7dc11skk_xHPTupaT4WpoTvQXxlB_QuA22nwYB4jGtF6R6njyDvW-JOFjPQ61dy3R8pCaElFdZYFel_x-Qj5Zk2owVRurKG1pBlLQM4kLlElQAd7lfLw/s640/blogger-image--2040784901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NhFAt_9epG2gu9ISuoqK7YZ7dc11skk_xHPTupaT4WpoTvQXxlB_QuA22nwYB4jGtF6R6njyDvW-JOFjPQ61dy3R8pCaElFdZYFel_x-Qj5Zk2owVRurKG1pBlLQM4kLlElQAd7lfLw/s640/blogger-image--2040784901.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I'm about halfway through the next color but I think I'll save it until the color after to post. I'm working with 3844 now which is a really bright electric blue. It's basically the color above the stitched part in the last photo. There's a lot of it but not a ton of the color after. </div><div><br></div><div>I've forgotten to mention I'm going to update my progress bar after I finish every 10 stitch row starting from the top. If I finish one in the middle I won't count it until I finish the one above. It's just easier to keep track that way :).</div><div><br></div><div>I don't have much to report except that I'm getting into reading again. Im currently restarting the key trilogy by Nora Roberts. I'm trying to only reread books so I don't get so caught up in a new story that I neglect my stitching :)</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for stopping by I'll see you next time!</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-48921633496683205562016-08-16T00:05:00.001-07:002016-08-16T00:05:00.583-07:00Happy GG I'm Back with Another Color!Hi everyone it's the 15th which means it's time for another Gifted Gorgeousness hosted by the oh so lovely Jo of Serendipitous Stitching. This is our chance to show off our projects that were gifted to us or that we are stitching as gifts. Of course this means more Paradise which is being stitched for my cousin for her wedding. <div><br></div><div>I forgot I didn't take a picture last night when I finished the color. It was almost 1 when I finished (eek) so I was ready for bed. But anyway I forgot to take the picture and started the next color when I remembered so ignore the 50 or so stitches on the top row that nut out. I'm sure you can imagine where it's supposed to end ;)</div><div><br></div><div>Last time:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHu0V1ofk21IYlEy7h24bCdmHJjKfOEGYdAqBg_8Wa7jUNf8SWWLq_cHujF73xuuigra-TUS4Z5W_Ac1_CyRUajJ7TMgss8ybzLHjI3BEYaBQAZxVdsF8CnNL4hNai3Fs4cryB-aemhOw/s640/blogger-image--1364884076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHu0V1ofk21IYlEy7h24bCdmHJjKfOEGYdAqBg_8Wa7jUNf8SWWLq_cHujF73xuuigra-TUS4Z5W_Ac1_CyRUajJ7TMgss8ybzLHjI3BEYaBQAZxVdsF8CnNL4hNai3Fs4cryB-aemhOw/s640/blogger-image--1364884076.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Now:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadIwthLYZy8LbzmJw_BWregHJY8TCUna3K5PrAuFDE3bI6DwOliBLDdGZhjUz-6qxEiKqQ0xIhlPeAJ6sJGu-fLmZzvt63ktukNjebWS5fXLAXFhWlZU4kYzCe4q_RYXgpwepeY7fEEw/s640/blogger-image-1893243429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadIwthLYZy8LbzmJw_BWregHJY8TCUna3K5PrAuFDE3bI6DwOliBLDdGZhjUz-6qxEiKqQ0xIhlPeAJ6sJGu-fLmZzvt63ktukNjebWS5fXLAXFhWlZU4kYzCe4q_RYXgpwepeY7fEEw/s640/blogger-image-1893243429.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I already finished the next color in that top section which took like 4 hours and filled in a lot of the top. But there's a ton more of that color so you won't see an update for a bit :). Ok so if I keep going at this pace it'll be like a day or two lol. I promise I'm not going to post after colors that only have a few stitches. I'll still take a picture but will post multiple pictures.</div><div><br></div><div>And speaking of pictures I decided I'm not going to post any full piece pics until it's all done. I stopped sending pics to my cousin a little while ago so it'll be partly a surprise. But I figure 9 pages of progress pics is a good enough size :). If any of you really want to see the full size I'll email you one :)</div><div><br></div><div>But anyway I'm conflicted stitching this. I feel like I'm making a ton of progress and none all at the same time lol. Maybe because I'm too eager to finish lol.</div><div><br></div><div>But on happy need I only have one more class to finish in order to start my student teaching/observing. So I might be able to take a small break. If it gets approved through both work and school I'll be doing my observations every Friday for ten weeks starting 9/9 and ending 11/2. I have a few vacations in there which is why there are more than ten weeks there. </div><div><br></div><div>And on the Pokemon front I'm up to 110 caught out of 151 (some of which haven't been released). </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for stopping by I'll see you in a few days!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-10242125087014568772016-08-14T01:15:00.001-07:002016-08-14T01:15:42.928-07:00Late to the Party but Exciting Stash!Hi everyone I'm back! This is just a short update. I've decided I'm going to make a new post everytime I finish a color. Unless it's just a few stitches. <div><br></div><div>So I know I'm late to Jo's summer shoehorn party but I'm putting in paradise. After all summer is all about the beach right?!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzEVmDXdvui7To9sJW5W4ZSRnBf1qMUnUjXEJL2MqZPDboS-KC5QraL1zez7mF9uUURWDPuruC9T73jUc2urc29iGqXBDZydfqtUCtML2ZbDvChLko8EKKXXwqJXt2KJoZs3Kum0aQoQ/s640/blogger-image-444031656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzEVmDXdvui7To9sJW5W4ZSRnBf1qMUnUjXEJL2MqZPDboS-KC5QraL1zez7mF9uUURWDPuruC9T73jUc2urc29iGqXBDZydfqtUCtML2ZbDvChLko8EKKXXwqJXt2KJoZs3Kum0aQoQ/s640/blogger-image-444031656.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Here's another color which felt like it took forever! It's the lighter one so you can see there's a ton more. The next color has a LOT so you may not see it again for a while. You'll see a bit though for GG. </div><div><br></div><div>What's my exciting stash?</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8LaY9nJ4LpyBY2rhwGkm787AYK6s6C5JyzpRSQBY5qbNF8PPAhDYKTCytEP60nM48hKRsKI4C0j52W47CE5mK3fgYSawkBf9caNl-KqciEAtGB37AEjLLNXlIJ7XY2jv9DwYDxkguac/s640/blogger-image--1436531909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8LaY9nJ4LpyBY2rhwGkm787AYK6s6C5JyzpRSQBY5qbNF8PPAhDYKTCytEP60nM48hKRsKI4C0j52W47CE5mK3fgYSawkBf9caNl-KqciEAtGB37AEjLLNXlIJ7XY2jv9DwYDxkguac/s640/blogger-image--1436531909.jpg"></a></div>It came! My millennium frame came in the mail yesterday! I've put Celtic wolf in there already and I love the tension. A big thanks to Jo for calling them for me to jumpstart the process of sending it. </div><div><br></div><div>So, it was ordered for my birthday on 4/14. After 12 weeks had passed Jo called for me and they said it was done and they would send it out. 2 weeks later and nothing so Jo called again and he said he didn't know why it wasn't sent but it would go out later that day and the tracking would be updated. The tracking never updated but it arrived less than a week later! I'm not going to put paradise in it because I want the tension the same since I'm almost done and it's pretty well locked in to the current frame. But everything else not in hand will be in there.</div><div><br></div><div>So I'm finally caught up on my blog reading. I'll try to keep up now. Here's a better shot of Mocha helping unwrap:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sAQ5AfZdpvKp9SVAHjI0HDMyxxenQZRS4q7i7kbRrJT16FMn4zLQSgWaZx80zYjaxFOt8hQnoqgk2wr4sJFxPdaHlaMA3RHPGcUZSDGxBJBSSsQ6upu9AI9B6CzFF1T-dkfyhdsVt4g/s640/blogger-image-274455743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sAQ5AfZdpvKp9SVAHjI0HDMyxxenQZRS4q7i7kbRrJT16FMn4zLQSgWaZx80zYjaxFOt8hQnoqgk2wr4sJFxPdaHlaMA3RHPGcUZSDGxBJBSSsQ6upu9AI9B6CzFF1T-dkfyhdsVt4g/s640/blogger-image-274455743.jpg"></a></div>Sorry for the bad pics I got the 36" bars with the 14" stretchers so it's really big and difficult to photograph.</div><div><br></div><div>I'll see you all in 2 days!</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-63947903408149308062016-08-10T17:16:00.001-07:002016-08-10T17:16:22.839-07:00Mini Finish!Hi guys I'm happy to say I've managed a bit of a finish. Nothing major but the words on Paradise are completely finished! I've managed to also reach the right side of the piece!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeaXbski_RuCiBfYRqhP2jIJgDbUq_46Gq2e0A28xTF_Qk6JNoRGdUyG9lofNYVQDGBRzvSK2iOaNEJWXGAdfMCGAOot4TV2NQ8-zqvzJgTZFaF3IZFRaUoYVtpdjhsdQFPUID8iXBEw/s640/blogger-image-220302516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeaXbski_RuCiBfYRqhP2jIJgDbUq_46Gq2e0A28xTF_Qk6JNoRGdUyG9lofNYVQDGBRzvSK2iOaNEJWXGAdfMCGAOot4TV2NQ8-zqvzJgTZFaF3IZFRaUoYVtpdjhsdQFPUID8iXBEw/s640/blogger-image-220302516.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrOKKYUpqnQY1Cv6LzRSEsdpe23Hqw384KS8J4Oz-UBEvkrGsfXp9PuSdJPzUuBEErasSfL_MTJSou4bbTTawegFtrmNxfVJpZsqcLJx3iBt4L_xGOHep_LbhlIdHw39YY28uYwFfG_E/s640/blogger-image-928487114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrOKKYUpqnQY1Cv6LzRSEsdpe23Hqw384KS8J4Oz-UBEvkrGsfXp9PuSdJPzUuBEErasSfL_MTJSou4bbTTawegFtrmNxfVJpZsqcLJx3iBt4L_xGOHep_LbhlIdHw39YY28uYwFfG_E/s640/blogger-image-928487114.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjRryzoHV3FVkj7yCjLpy0ENYuTYUCUtIm0znOKnMCsGu4D-pURYgt6XKyzdAuBibIZQusKp9LOGZxGMN5VdqQ5RD2047rOmtu4JmI0rWxs2uRjIRVgpBTsjkr2DdcztLjNrsqpuePPQ/s640/blogger-image-626760987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjRryzoHV3FVkj7yCjLpy0ENYuTYUCUtIm0znOKnMCsGu4D-pURYgt6XKyzdAuBibIZQusKp9LOGZxGMN5VdqQ5RD2047rOmtu4JmI0rWxs2uRjIRVgpBTsjkr2DdcztLjNrsqpuePPQ/s640/blogger-image-626760987.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I'm really excited! I've also decided I'm going to do all of the rest of the pages at once so don't expect any page finishes for a while! But I think it will go faster. Surprisingly these colors are actually pretty true to the original which is weird because it was night when I took these.</div><div><br></div><div>Alright hopefully I can stitch again soon because hubby's been wanting to see almost every movie that's come out so between that and school I've been stitch deprived :(</div><div><br></div><div>On the plus side my anniversary went well :) I got some cool gifts </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyij-QSa_XkrigT0Jcq6RCKwfz-KkU70ug7ptVqIYhqklodNptczUx_MvIAuFUrw4K9quzwMJ85IbgamSSlpcVocfsZ4U1TAnqiHTISn24crdaou3f7DP6XCdri7KhXlfKoY9YV7QrnT4/s640/blogger-image--235305273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyij-QSa_XkrigT0Jcq6RCKwfz-KkU70ug7ptVqIYhqklodNptczUx_MvIAuFUrw4K9quzwMJ85IbgamSSlpcVocfsZ4U1TAnqiHTISn24crdaou3f7DP6XCdri7KhXlfKoY9YV7QrnT4/s640/blogger-image--235305273.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>(Not the computer lol)</div><div><br></div><div>Kitty tried to help:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqtuKwIK7WDU-5EVDOXO55xO_9tCEMhBvQYwY-z3YV4zVoRfYT8JLoihW3J6-qv0ObpEbI0Ri4FP6Fjc-C0v3EQnH_gWJXXGk9nsQRBNTn2eTzojx3tQiNNTvOyB4r4nsJGPFiNbzpoY/s640/blogger-image--969376380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqtuKwIK7WDU-5EVDOXO55xO_9tCEMhBvQYwY-z3YV4zVoRfYT8JLoihW3J6-qv0ObpEbI0Ri4FP6Fjc-C0v3EQnH_gWJXXGk9nsQRBNTn2eTzojx3tQiNNTvOyB4r4nsJGPFiNbzpoY/s640/blogger-image--969376380.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>It was pretty funny lol. I'm almost done with my actual class work too so just student teaching in January and some observations before then. I just have to plug away at the last two classes.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for dropping in I'll see you next time!</div><div><br></div><div>By the way I know I'm really behind on blog reading but I'm working now to catch up. Sorry! I'm reading then from the earliest to now and am a week and a half behind so sorry if I send lots of comments :)</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-11731235714943788812016-08-02T23:59:00.001-07:002016-08-02T23:59:39.441-07:00I was Sort of Right! 2 Page FinishHi guys I'm back with another update! I've finished 2 pages at almost the same time and have finished another section!<div><br></div><div>Last time:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAkvjRrIcV6ShUDEVwr1551v_454LBZcuVma4uKclEhu1Ftx8mrxzEbR-D3KuYh62QNVzGgTAyV9FMP4mCjSwz2UyCmoFrIbf_DEDb0URrUfPOQMfV7UxUN5iK8wJ_rKHGOqj5qgLg3k/s640/blogger-image-1905492603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAkvjRrIcV6ShUDEVwr1551v_454LBZcuVma4uKclEhu1Ftx8mrxzEbR-D3KuYh62QNVzGgTAyV9FMP4mCjSwz2UyCmoFrIbf_DEDb0URrUfPOQMfV7UxUN5iK8wJ_rKHGOqj5qgLg3k/s640/blogger-image-1905492603.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>First page finish:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMt5ziBZyH3BkN3a5b94QB9O3U6Z3xlDCAd32awe7oKV227GUHCgr_Yruvd5JFlGNe0HLojlJyKR8OskGe5t8drRoublC9rZy_WCzNRVNOTdZkKWf0Uarc1t92QRTUbeE_0QKLt17U64/s640/blogger-image--245370284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMt5ziBZyH3BkN3a5b94QB9O3U6Z3xlDCAd32awe7oKV227GUHCgr_Yruvd5JFlGNe0HLojlJyKR8OskGe5t8drRoublC9rZy_WCzNRVNOTdZkKWf0Uarc1t92QRTUbeE_0QKLt17U64/s640/blogger-image--245370284.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJDcuM7GciR0I4ovJgWwUTVFc335RgU2BQX_sqi9OuEtMlSNsyViIs0cLmCD9WJmvriGjX3SB0O56Q_qwVjFAzN-0ElDEg31xsa76HPdXPh91fm68mevod3JAR64YAKKpxTtXl-m3910/s640/blogger-image--111036683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJDcuM7GciR0I4ovJgWwUTVFc335RgU2BQX_sqi9OuEtMlSNsyViIs0cLmCD9WJmvriGjX3SB0O56Q_qwVjFAzN-0ElDEg31xsa76HPdXPh91fm68mevod3JAR64YAKKpxTtXl-m3910/s640/blogger-image--111036683.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Second page:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4Wt21AfEJxYBzQB0BMyI9ep-XyhDMpXZVC1XwToPXTPCv3XtRZ_4DOSHddlFQV2LnrXiTZP6a7-3wLVv5O-aNqEPlNy5tOTTcEBbFcqtjVPR78elHGFKU3yfR5pYP8plTAGt2uJzCbc/s640/blogger-image-435181192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4Wt21AfEJxYBzQB0BMyI9ep-XyhDMpXZVC1XwToPXTPCv3XtRZ_4DOSHddlFQV2LnrXiTZP6a7-3wLVv5O-aNqEPlNy5tOTTcEBbFcqtjVPR78elHGFKU3yfR5pYP8plTAGt2uJzCbc/s640/blogger-image-435181192.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCeUwqIfNg3hSiWUvolzhoRZWSZe3S4QSxOyBpqAQBvttot_xLWPx7RcspzJLJJYGG6nfH0YS2ay7q_GlAS8-DfBlBFSeWKSKfqx0VgcAipVojCIu3Z0WZoN0eSpyKk3PlQRXW6VwPKg/s640/blogger-image-1145315151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCeUwqIfNg3hSiWUvolzhoRZWSZe3S4QSxOyBpqAQBvttot_xLWPx7RcspzJLJJYGG6nfH0YS2ay7q_GlAS8-DfBlBFSeWKSKfqx0VgcAipVojCIu3Z0WZoN0eSpyKk3PlQRXW6VwPKg/s640/blogger-image-1145315151.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I have 9 pages left to stitch which I'm going to do in 2 sections. There are only 4 whole pages left and I'm going to do one more section just like I did this one and then the last section will be the same set but with the partial pages added too. Depending on how many letters are left on the last page I may just go ahead and finish them. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm getting really excited to finish this and I'm getting kind of anxious because I'm so close. </div><div><br></div><div>I also have some stash to show...I got my first Miras!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoUanyA6zU-DrUn_K2ob0G5IGy6nTh1OK1w2XoBb0YcCQnJjxWQ4RRy_HgRf-IPDmUiR5eYIUotzHh0twV1alLiZSVLmaFz0X0FyIktL0F0rxSobrzwAyyCgAlZLBOaY3TiSGnampcM8/s640/blogger-image--1074897206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoUanyA6zU-DrUn_K2ob0G5IGy6nTh1OK1w2XoBb0YcCQnJjxWQ4RRy_HgRf-IPDmUiR5eYIUotzHh0twV1alLiZSVLmaFz0X0FyIktL0F0rxSobrzwAyyCgAlZLBOaY3TiSGnampcM8/s640/blogger-image--1074897206.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I went ahead and got these two because they shared beads but I think the model stitcher for Zenia (the red one) used a different colored bead because they look red in spots that have the blackish beads. So I may have to make another order :D. I actually got these a few weeks ago but I forgot to show them. </div><div><br></div><div>In other news I finished my state tests that will allow me to be a teacher but won't get the results until late this month. I don't feel very good about some of them though but I won't stress until they get here.</div><div><br></div><div>Unfortunately I won't be able to stitch much until I get caught up on my schooling. I've been slacking off a bit but if I finish two classes I'll be back on track so I just have to take like a week off to catch up.</div><div><br></div><div>Whew I feel like I talked a lot! </div><div><br></div><div>Is anybody still with me?</div><div><br></div><div>Well I'm off its hubby's and my 5th wedding anniversary tomorrow so we'll be celebrating. No plans yet but we'll see what happens.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for stopping by I'll see you all next time!</div><div><br></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-46358921002705837482016-07-24T21:22:00.001-07:002016-07-24T21:22:39.781-07:00Okay I was Wrong... Page Finish!So I didn't finish the 3 pages at the same time but that means I have one of them done!<div><br></div><div>I was stitching mostly while watching Pokemon and watching crash course history for my upcoming test.</div><div><br></div><div>Last time:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKtVj0JIqmjdV1OJUfW2PAPQ64rCMFAEKwbK99b3ckvxuDcszCMqWR56uA_dHvUgZWneTgoqrDCexXNvfdZo4aI5W_-MLXcqhj0tJ4ogez6lH2PM3HsvqaNF9KeS1vAYgIDWb2MyjoRc/s640/blogger-image--1290921375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKtVj0JIqmjdV1OJUfW2PAPQ64rCMFAEKwbK99b3ckvxuDcszCMqWR56uA_dHvUgZWneTgoqrDCexXNvfdZo4aI5W_-MLXcqhj0tJ4ogez6lH2PM3HsvqaNF9KeS1vAYgIDWb2MyjoRc/s640/blogger-image--1290921375.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Now:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittQ2RoKTxwNjWDrUXwve9S4y4tM4S9Xd1dzmmXgDEjgVEEIhqzbO9jX5QTDmF8it-IvccihdYEFCE6BNfcClGPljGQBQNkmdJdDAurZEpN26iIvTol3GZM1oWIBAaRqnSPwYLb_54N48/s640/blogger-image--777993190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittQ2RoKTxwNjWDrUXwve9S4y4tM4S9Xd1dzmmXgDEjgVEEIhqzbO9jX5QTDmF8it-IvccihdYEFCE6BNfcClGPljGQBQNkmdJdDAurZEpN26iIvTol3GZM1oWIBAaRqnSPwYLb_54N48/s640/blogger-image--777993190.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70b5Mbx9LWmgKsldSO0CtS4JLNgw8ypG48ewNklWwmJ2mSeo10k7lVyn_zki_6ntizEMh7kQsxd5l4bZf4luaNRP7y4mH6BPi3O1rd7wJg6DYNP-sJMAwASAYAvJtEhlvIEdYEI0jqQk/s640/blogger-image-885895617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70b5Mbx9LWmgKsldSO0CtS4JLNgw8ypG48ewNklWwmJ2mSeo10k7lVyn_zki_6ntizEMh7kQsxd5l4bZf4luaNRP7y4mH6BPi3O1rd7wJg6DYNP-sJMAwASAYAvJtEhlvIEdYEI0jqQk/s640/blogger-image-885895617.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Those are the same colors in the mountains and sea which is why it took so long.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVAKtlzSPutsYiyzl_YidsfOXeZbP5vcv6t3fNFmix6u2Rouckq_PXkX4CowgFgVs1fGGOFYov8m9dtYLzk8umthaV5gkfByGg68FKN9skCDhLGPrrUKHU4ga2Pxr5s-RJxfambW5_mg/s640/blogger-image-1664729239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVAKtlzSPutsYiyzl_YidsfOXeZbP5vcv6t3fNFmix6u2Rouckq_PXkX4CowgFgVs1fGGOFYov8m9dtYLzk8umthaV5gkfByGg68FKN9skCDhLGPrrUKHU4ga2Pxr5s-RJxfambW5_mg/s640/blogger-image-1664729239.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Ahhh there's a pidgey on my frame!</div><div><br></div><div>Lol couldn't resist. So I'm hoping to finish pretty soon and I'm not starting the haed challenge until I get my millennium frame because I don't want to take off paradise until I'm totally done with it.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's a kitty shot :)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhDt8osgTHcYaF49acPnun9CY27AMGJCnTdHhn5MWvJE2B9Qz5eQwLtLAnmBuFtKYzZ7wMfMREq9dxjUZg5sX0gR_h462E0NXKrvbWiGVA_zo4gUKGZ5a5g5KbpT2ynKY0faMRyHMgho/s640/blogger-image--1191242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhDt8osgTHcYaF49acPnun9CY27AMGJCnTdHhn5MWvJE2B9Qz5eQwLtLAnmBuFtKYzZ7wMfMREq9dxjUZg5sX0gR_h462E0NXKrvbWiGVA_zo4gUKGZ5a5g5KbpT2ynKY0faMRyHMgho/s640/blogger-image--1191242.jpg"></a></div>She stole daddy's chair lol.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for stopping by I'll see you with the next page finish!</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-9167312439792633522016-07-22T12:57:00.001-07:002016-07-22T12:57:52.303-07:00I'm Back with an Extremely Late GGHi guys sorry for the long absence I had a destination wedding this past weekend which made me miss GG and then this past week I haven't been home due to a birthday, a dentist appointment and working late so I can take today (Friday) off. I'm currently catching up on blogs when I can put I've gotten a bit hooked on Pokemon Go and I have my state tests next Friday so I've been studying a lot.<div><br></div><div>But anyway onto the pics! I haven't made a ton of progress but I finally finished the clouds in this section and just started the mountains. I don't have a page finish yet but I'm hoping for one soon. 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Thank you to everyone who offered to help and a big thank you to Jo who was able to call them. They should send it out soon hopefully. They said last week but the status hasn't changed so we'll see.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for stopping by I'll see you next week!</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187502290685197741noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893177933635465394.post-5063044595188782372016-07-08T17:15:00.000-07:002016-07-08T17:15:09.103-07:00Update and a Plea for Help!Hi everyone I'm back with another update! Sorry about the long wait! I don't know if I have a page finish but I think I do. I decided for this set of pages I would work on all 3 at the same time and it seems to be going pretty quickly. I know it's been almost 2 weeks since I last updated my blog but I wanted to finish a color and I kept being halfway through when I had good light. The top page is about halfway done and the other 2 pages have some nice progress. 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Now my plea for help. I'm hoping someone from the UK can call to check on the status of my Millennium Frame for me :D I'm on the other side of the world pretty much so the hours end up being totally off from mine. If you want to help let me know and I can give you the order number :) <br />
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