TUSAL - Late Again!

Well, heck, I'm late again. Here is my little jar and DBS all in one.

Last night was the last Stitch Night at the LNS for the next two months. I know I'm going to go into withdrawl. I did get a lot of stitching done on 13 Colonies though. All that's left is the border on the bottom.

Since my parents have moved down to Roanoke we've been told to reclaim some of the things from the Pennsylvania house. I made this for my dad several years ago. He was an avid fisherman and I used to go with him when I was younger. My DH has recently taken up fishing, so I thought it was appropriate for him now.

Finally, we went down to Roanoke for Father's Day and my brother-in-law's sister had her dog with her. He is a Mastiff. Get a load of the size of his head!

He is a sweetheart. Friendly as could be. The only problem is he drools. A lot! I would never be able to handle all that slobber.

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June WIPocalypse

Here is what I have worked on the past month.

Deep Blue Sea - Before

Deep Blue Sea - After

13 Colonies - Before

13 Colonies - After

Hopefully I'll get more done this month.

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Finally!

I finally have some stitching to post. I've been in a reading mood lately and my stitching has suffered for it. So, Friday they let us leave early for the holiday weekend at 1:00 pm if we had all our work done (that's Memorial Day for non-Americans). I decided to finally work some more on Deep Blue Sea. I finished part 3 last night, except the beading. I still need to bead parts 1 through 3. I think that is what I am going to do today. I've decided to just put on the delicas and leave the larger beads until the end so they don't cause divits in the fabric when it gets rolled up. Now, here is my picture.

  This is really becoming a beautiful piece. Hopefully I'll catch up part 4 & 5 soon. Part 6 comes out next month, which come to think of it, is the end of this week. AH! I need to stitch faster!

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May WIPocalypse

So here's my post for May.

13 Colonies

 I'm getting close to finishing this. A few more states and the bottom border and then it will be done. I only work on this at stitch night so it seems like it's slow going but I am happy with the progress.













 I've finished one side of part 3 on Deep Blue Sea and started on the right side. I'm trying to catch up on this one, so it will be on the stand and be my focus piece at home.

Next up is The Astronomer. I finished page 7 and hence the first row. After I catch up DBS I'm going to start the second row on this.

I picked this up at Stitch Night last Wednesday. It is Mirabilia's new Santa. Don't know when I will start it but I was really taken with it.

Finally, in non-stitching information, we went to see The Avengers today. AWESOME! Joss Whedon did a great job with the screenplay and the direction. As a former comic collector I have to say I was very pleased with the way it was handled. Go see it if you get the chance.

The other discovery I made today is the 7-11 has a sugar free Mango Slurpee! That is great news for diabetics like me. I plan on getting one almost every day. Whoo Hoo!

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April TUSAL a Little Late

Here is my late TUSAL. A lot of black and red from the Astronomer.

Now, here are some pictures of the tile work my DH and I did in the kitchen. We still have a little clean up and we have to put the sealant on it. This is the first time we have done any tile work.

DH also did the laminate on the countertop all by himself. He does good work doesn't he?

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I know, I know ...

It's been weeks since I posted. First I caught a cold my husband brought home from work, then that became bronchitis and frankly I don't feel like doing anything while I'm coughing up my lungs. We've also been re-tiling our kitchen walls. Hopefully the final part - grouting -  will be done today. Then I have to put my kitchen back together. I'll post some before and after pictures when we finish. Then, on Friday the 13th I came home from work to find my laptop had gone belly up. After looking at it my DH decided it would be best to go get a new one. It was about four years old so I was due a new one. So I went to Best Buy after doing research on what I wanted and the best price to get it for and now I am the proud owner of a new HP DV6. It's got great battery life. Now, before I got sick I was doing some stitching. I have a picture of "Thirteen Colonies". I only work on this piece away from the house, at Stitch Night and Stitch n Bitch.

Next is the Astronomer. I lack about fifty stitches and then page 7 and the first row will be done.

I really need to get myself back into my stitching. Maybe I can put a few stitches in this tonight.

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