Keebles World

As per usual, I'm a bit late with this month's WIPocalypse. It was a pretty slow stitching month, but I did get my new one started, The Princess And The Pea. I guess there is really no need to show a blank canvas, so here is where I made it to (which is not nearly as far as I wanted to be): I also did a bit on A Summer Ball - it ended here last month: and I got to here: Hopefully next month will be better, but I haven't been in a stitching mood lately, so no promises!

After the rambling of last years Disney inspired fest-o-fun, I knew another Disney-themed Challenge probably wouldn't be a good idea. You see, since Disney is the love of my life, I can't shut up about it. I was really getting bent out of shape because I couldn't cover all the topics I wanted to. I was afraid that I wasn't portraying the magic that is the attractions and parks and resorts and shops and restaurants and food and...well, you get the point, in the right light. But, worst of all, I was getting "home sick" for Disney way too soon before my annual Halloween trip...bad juju! I needed to find another topic this year for my sanity as well as yours, so a different plan of action began to take shape. About a year ago, I discussed different region codes and how easy it is to watch DVD's from other countries along with a brief (well, brief for me) description of British TV in general. Here is the link to that post if you're interested. Most ...

Here is this weekend's stitch progress...I started here: and ended here: Confetti is really amazing...one minute you have blobs of spots then, before you know it, you have a bouffant head!! While I'm thinking about it, I'll be revealing my A to Z Challenge topic in the next couple of days. Exciting stuff until about the middle of April when I'm pulling my hair out and ready to quit!

I forgot how taking care of two puppies wears you out...but I wouldn't have it any other way! Little Bam ended up back at the vet's this week for his skin issues. It was a pretty quiet spring break week at work, which was good considering the home front hasn't been so quiet. First my all-region DVD player died (a devastating blow), then my plumbing went bonkers. Needless to say, not a lot of stitching got done this week in the Blair household. But what would life be without it's overly abundant and often painful hiccups? Bam is doing a bit better today with his new food and meds. I replaced that crappy Philips player with a Sony (which just happens to have a hundred times cleaner picture with its composite connection than the HDMI of the Philips...god I love Sony!). The plumbing is temporary fixed until Monday. All and all, I'm looking forward to a nice, quiet, stitching weekend while watching the complete first series of Ripper Street! So as I sit here f...

I spent so much time avoiding stitching this weekend, it made it hard to keep up with any progress...but here it is starting here: and finished here: There is a heck of a lot of confetti and my heart just wasn't in it. I wanted to play with my puppies (and did a whole lot)!

I am not a writer, as you guys can probably tell. I am a very scattered, passionate, grammatical nightmare who rants continuously about silly things. My bestest friend Katy over at The Suddenly Kate Show , on the other hand, as emerged in a big way, self-publishing her own ebook of two short stories (as well as a prequel of her upcoming novel) under the pseudonym of Marjie Myers!  It is available on Amazon here . The first, a romance called 12 Days - the official description being: A romantic comedy; a man, a woman, a dog, a challenge, romance, laughter, memories, love & hope. And the second, Young 80: A horror; a young woman, a foggy night, a race home, trapped, scared, confused, crazy, an old woman, an empty room, a lost love and hope. So let's get on with the questions! Ok, let’s start off with the blandest question of all, but one that has popped into my mind more than once…where do you get your inspiration for your characters from? Is it all imagination, o...

It is very apropos that March's Ort jar pic is this: The only other mid yawn shot I ever got was Zachary. We are a very happy family!! Thank you everyone for wishing us well!

My stitching lagged this week for another reason. I've mentioned we were on the hunt for an addition to our family. I got denied rather quickly from the first rescue group I applied to, never got an answer from the second, and even my own local pound never responded to me. I broke down and went to the puppy store, only to be shot down there too because they didn't have any Shih Tzu's in stock! I decided it was fate and gave up. I have a co-worker/friend who got her rescue pug about a year ago and she contacted the woman who handled her adoption to see if they had any Shih Tzu's. They didn't, but they knew of another rescue group that dealt with more "fru-fru" dogs (which I think is hilarious since that is what I always called the popular people in high school). She gave me their name, Arkansas Southern Dog Rescue, and off to Google I went. But one little guy in particular caught my eye within the first 20 seconds of looking...it was definitely love...

I started the week pretty good, but didn't end it so good due to other reasons I'm saving for the next blog post. I spent most of the last two weeks getting my threads in order because I got a new system. Some of you may remember I used to keep my thread like this: I've been looking for a better method, and after reading numerous reviews on Amazon, I decided to go with a small parts container. I could put my second full set of DMC's in it as well with room to spare and excitingly spent an entire week wrapping bobbins. Other reviewers had said they had no trouble with their bobbins, but I wonder if; a) they are talking about the same bobbins I am; and b) they didn't fill the drawers as full as I did. Problem was, although the bobbins fit, they were a bit too tall and would fly out everytime I opened a drawer. I couldn't go back to the old system now that I had double the number without adding five new boxes. Then there was the issue of what happe...

I have started The Princess And The Pea! Funnily enough, I swear I started on this one with the same color I started my little Highland girl with. But without further ado, this weekend's work, starting with Saturday: to tonight: I also worked a bit on A Summer Ball, but I absolutely HATE working on it...HAED's have spoiled me forever! No fractionals, no back-stitching, just straight cross stitch. But I guess I should show where I made it on that as well (although it isn't much): And that's it, another very short weekend has gone. No news on the puppy front either. Chalking that up to fate right now and just letting it be. Just a short side note, for my inner Whovian...BBCA has been airing a special series on each Doctor for the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who (as well as tons of other specials). It seems as though they are airing one Doctor special a month, January was William Hartnell and February was Patrick Troughton. Which means, at this rate, it w...