Keebles World

There are good and bad points to long weekends...the good being that I get more stitch time, the bad being that the more I'm home, the more I want to stay at home and never leave. I've managed to work myself up into a headache over it, so this is going to be a short post. I left off with Alice and the B's here: and made it here tonight before I had to stop: I just couldn't muster enough to finish Cinderella's head. I need to get back into a normal rotation, so I really should switch projects this week. I also managed to finish a diamond cross stitch: And tried to start another one, but there were some beads missing so I had to email the seller (who is promptly sending out replacements). I started another project, but it's small, not at all what I was expecting on top of being hard to see and full of confetti, so I haven't really been in the mood to work on it much. Guess that's good news for my stitching.

Well, not so great a pic, but here it is in all its glory: I got it framed at Hobby Lobby and it took over a month of waiting. I've heard so many horror stories about Hobby Lobby framing, so I was more than a bit terrified. My initial conversation with the framing staff did nothing to make me feel better either. There was talk of splitting the mat up into two separate pieces to accommodate the two windows (I thought that was stupid, but they made it seem like it was my only option). The guy also tried to sell me an expensive velvet mat (which made no sense since you can't feel/see it under glass) and he almost snarled when I asked for the cheapest black frame they had. But we hammered out all the details and I was told it would take three weeks and the initial quote was $57. It was supposed to be ready on the 24th, so I called on the 23rd just to check. The guy I spoke with was rather rude and told me they would call me when the project was due to be finished (i.e. the...

Like I actually needed more stash, but my regular journey through the Disney patterns on Etsy led me to another spending splurge at Neni Designs . Since she still has the 10 patterns for $10 sale (as well as a 20/$20 and a 30/$30 now) and she has new Disney designs, my obsession got the better of me. Thankfully, I stuck to the 10, but now I have yet another 10 patterns I will probably never be able to stitch in this lifetime. Without further ado - the one I'm most excited about (and might actually do before Lilo and Stitch Otherwise): There were several that almost made the cut in my previous purchases, but for one reason or another got edged out...this time, however, they got their chance: And there were quite a few other new ones: I always kicked myself for not getting this as a kit in Disney World during the 35th Anniversary (I picked the other kit instead when I should have just bought both), so this will make a valid substitute: These next two stumped me a bit (si...

I know my blogging has been limited to weekly stitching posts, but I think it's just an after-effect of the April A to Z Challenge. Besides, other than my extremely sucky work life and my non-existent home life, there just isn't anything exciting to share. Before I get to the IHSW stuff, I continued working on Night Wish this past week. Although I'm still not up to my normal stitching self, I did do better. I left here last week: And by Thursday night, I was here: For the start of the second International Hermit and Stitch Weekend (I missed last week's), I wanted to work on Night Wish and I did on Friday, although not very much because I worked late: But after spending most of Saturday afternoon helping a friend buy supplies for her first HAED (and she managed to get every single thread she needed...that NEVER happens to me), I decided to go back to Alice and the B's. I haven't stitched on them since January and I left off here: Between Saturday ni...

I started the week out great stitch-wise...my stitch bug was back and I was all excited. I left off here last weekend: And by Monday night had made significant progress: I was anxious for Tuesday night, but then the mail ran and several more diamond painting/cross stitch kits arrived. I tried to wait, but I just couldn't. I had already finished two, the tiny one: And the tree that was destined for work: But during my first shopping blitz on AliExpress, I found another tree I liked better and it arrived, so Tuesday and Wednesday was used up: But I still needed to finish the Amazon kit that was short on beads, so I just used another color and finished it Wednesday and Thursday: Come Friday, I got the kit I was most excited about and spent the entire weekend working on it (although it's so huge, I only made it almost halfway through): If there is one thing I've learned about this stuff, the bigger the project, the better the image, but I seriously question the...

First up, as per usual, I'm late for this month's TUSAL post. Since it didn't manage to make it into the A to Z Challenge, how about a bit of my pirate-land? The ORTS really grew this month because of Rainy Wedding's words. It's really hard not to waste a ton of variegated thread and waste I did. Speaking of which, I finally got Rainy Wedding mounted. I went with the words at the bottom, although I part of me still thinks it might have worked better on top: I'm pretty sure we'll go simple...black mat and black frame, but when will be a bigger question. I'd like to get it done before Jessica comes back from maternity leave in the next couple of weeks, but I'm just not sure. On the stitching front, I didn't start back until Saturday and only stitched for about 20 minutes (more on that in a minute). Sunday was much better though, I managed a full day. I was going to work on Suteki, but I figured I'd better work on something I like ...

I'm going to try not to be as wordy as previous years (but no promises). I did two challenges this year, my Jane Austen Alphabet Cross Stitch project, which is now complete: I haven't gotten it framed yet...heck, I still haven't gotten last year's framed either, so there is no telling when it will get done. Thanks to my friend Tiff for her suggestion of the blue fabric over the brown...she made the right choice I think! There is really nothing more to add on my second challenge, My Disney Collection, other than I have realized that my OCD apparently isn't strong enough to focus me in one particular direction. I like to think I have a Duck Room and a Princess/Villains room, but it's more like a Duck/Stitch/Parks room, a Mickey Bathroom, a Disney-themed kitchen, a living room filled with various objects, and a Princess and Villains bedroom. I don't think as a whole, they look so bad, it just looked a bit hoarderish when I divided them up into categori...

First up, some very important news...I got RAK'ed! Me...little ole me! I received this amazing piece of fabric in the mail just last week: It's a pretty fantastic thing! I did manage to finish the A to Z project a week early, so I started back on the wording for Rainy Wedding and managed to finish it not 30 minutes ago: I altered the pattern considerably (yes, you read that right, I altered a pattern!). The bottom was supposed to be a mirror of the top, but it was so overpowering considering the lettering was so small, I needed a softer finish. Now the big decision, do I put the wording at the top (imagine both projects mounted together with a mat covering the seam lines): or the bottom: The initial plan was for the bottom, but I'm beginning tho think it might look better at the top...what do you guys think? On to other matters, I started a new hobby. I was watching one of my usual Flosstubers, and she mentioned Diamond Cross Stitch. I started looking ...