Keebles World

This is it! The final post (well, until the Reflections Post that is). I made it another year and already have next year lined up in my head (and right now I'm thinking it's time to go back down to one category instead of two, but I might change my mind before next year). I'll save the finished piece of my cross stitch for the Reflections Post, but I'm not sure yet how I'll handle part 2 just yet. Oh well, I have a few days yet and we still have one last letter to get through. PART 1 - JANE AUSTEN ALPHABET-MISS ELIZABETH BENNET It's not that I hate Lizzy, I'm just not a big fan like everyone else. I'm not even sure what it is about her that I don't like (it may be her popularity more than anything). PART 2 - MY DISNEY COLLECTION-ZED...EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK So I'm cheating a bit with Z...I initially had Zeus's brother as the category, but that fell too much into Characters and since I didn't single out any others (even...

PART 1 - JANE AUSTEN ALPHABET-MR. JOHN YATES I rather like John Yates because he seems to get his act together better by the end of Mansfield Park, but I'm not sure he is a wise choice for a husband for Julia. PART 2 - MY DISNEY COLLECTION-YEARS OF TRIP MEMORABILIA On average, I do only get to take one trip a year to Disney World (although there have been exceptions), but I always take each trips stuff and box it up (or at least I have since 1999). All my trip documents that I made as well as what I was given at the resort, a set of the toiletries from the resort, cards, magic bands, maps, character schedules, pens, every single receipt (even for a soda), used/empty gift cards, a set of each size of shopping bags, the discs of original pictures (and the DVDs of the edited ones), the Birnbaum's Guide from that year and even the napkin you get on the flight are kept in their respective year boxes. I wish that airplane napkins were the most menial of the bunch, but there ar...

PART 1 - JANE AUSTEN ALPHABET-MISS JANE FAIRFAX Does Jane Fairfax serve a purpose? I think not, but she's there and suits X pretty good! PART 2 - MY DISNEY COLLECTION-X STITCH Not all of my Disney-themed stitches came from Disney World (yes, Disney sells cross stitch kits), but some have. I haven't done them all, but some are finished and hanging: Then there are others that came from elsewhere: While others live in my never-ending, life expectancy-exceeding stash or an eternal unfinished object like the 35th Anniversary Celebration (which, incidentally, this year is Disney World's 45th Anniversary, so this one has been around a while):

PART 1 - JANE AUSTEN ALPHABET-MISS EMMA WOODHOUSE It could be because Gwyneth Paltrow played her, but I just can't stand Emma. She ranks as my least favorite Austen heroine. PART 2 - MY DISNEY COLLECTION-WATCHES I used to buy a new Disney watch every trip (because I usually go once a year and their batteries last about that long). FYI, most jewelers won't touch a Disney watch for some reason, so getting batteries replaced can be difficult (you used to be able to take it back to Disney World, but they stopped doing that too). Here is a sampling of the dead ones: A few years ago though, I splurged and got a Citizen eco watch and it's been takin' a lickin' and keepin' on tickin' ever since!

PART 1 - JANE AUSTEN ALPHABET-MISS LOUISA MUSGROVE Another "punch" girl PART 2 - MY DISNEY COLLECTION-VINYL POPS/VINYLMATIONS I try really hard to curb my Vinyl Pop collection, restricting myself to only important characters, but it still seems to be getting out of control, taking up space in all rooms (probably because I won't take them out of their boxes): I'm quite proud of my varied Stitch collection (although apparently I need to clean them up a bit): But I also have "Disney adjacent" Pops like Once Upon A Time: Muppets: and my favorite Avenger: I've been better where the Vinylmations are concerned and I don't have a problem removing them from their boxes (although I seem to have a problem getting rid of the boxes):

PART 1 - JANE AUSTEN ALPHABET-MR. EDMUND BERTRAM Again, still above Darcy although the whole "first cousin" thing tends to creep me out a bit. Although I'm not a big fan of adaptations taking on a life of their own and veering so off course from their originals, I do admit that the 1999 version with Jonny Lee Miller is one of my favorite Austen adaptations ever. When he finally breaks down and admits he loves her...well, it's right up there with Wentworth's letter to Anne (even though they stuck pretty close to Wentworth's letter and Edmund's speech was way out of left field). Funny how I now think of the show Miranda when I hear the name Edmund...mund...mund, not Edward, but EdMUND! PART 2 - MY DISNEY COLLECTION-UNUSUALLY LARGE COLLECTIBLES Obviously, I don't have room for large collectibles, but I've never been known for common sense. Disney sells figures called affectionately "Big Figs" by the community. When they originally...

I think I've figured out that when my stitching mojo is lax, my stash mojo is in overdrive...I kind of went nuts the past couple of weeks. It's been a very long time since Heaven and Earth Designs has had a 50% off sale, so I took advantage of the one this past week, almost cutting my wish list in half! Most of these are new artists to my stash, so I'm pretty excited about them. So without further ado, here are my newest acquisitions that will go in the never-ending stash pile: Chris Ortega - The Darkest Hour Josephine Wall - Libra Janna Prosvirina - In The Shadow Michael Hayes - Fallen Angel Jasmine Becket-Griffith - Gargoyles of Notre Dame Aimee Stewart - Supersized Max Colors Museum Shelf I bought my first Chatelaine Designs , the Scotland Mandala, but I'm not sure I'll ever stitch it! It calls for several hundred dollars worth of supplies and it looks INCREDIBLY difficult! I just don't think I'm a good enough stitcher yet for one of these....