Two finishes and a start!

I recently finished two WIPs (Works in Progress) from my stash. The first was No Bees No Honey designed by Birds of a Feather.  I've had this pattern for 10+ years and have always enjoyed it.  I'm glad to have finally finished it.

 

I'm thinking I'll remove JLA and either stitch in a lighter color or replace my intials with another bee. Thoughts? 

The second piece is Everyday Sampler by Hands on Designs.  I started this earlier this year, January I think and completed the middle section.  I made a mistake starting the border, couldn't identify where the error was and put it aside.  I am determined to stitch from stash and finish some of my WIPS, so pulled it out, struggled with it until I found the error, frogged it and got it stitched correctly.  Ta Da!  I love it!

 

My current project is part two of a series of patterns released by Lizzie Kate. Part one 6 Fat Snowmen was released in 2011 and the next year Lizzie Kate released another series called 6 Snow Belles.  I finished part back in 2012, but hadn't ever gotten around to stitching the second series.  Both series are for my mother and she wants matching frames, so time to get the second set stitched and both framed.  Here's a picture of the first set of snowman and I hope to be back soon with a picture of the second set. 

 

WIP-A-Palooza!

I've been cleaning, organizing the craft room. It's never ending.

This is the walk in closet off of my craft room.

 

It also doubles as a storage area. 

Lyncoln likes to rest atop the storage containers. 

 

One wall is almost entirely shelves and storage containers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The previous owners used this as their master closet. It has 2 plug ins and plenty of room. 


I recently went through a box of kits and other projects and pulled several I really liked. I got the idea to hang cross stitch kits and WIPs (works-in-progress) from hangers from another stitcher. I purchased hangers at Walmart and then a week or two later I found a whole bunch of them five for $0.50 at a garage sale. Can't beat that price, so I brought them home. I probably could hang a WIP, UFO (unfinished object) or kit from every single one of those hangers if I really started going through things, but this is a good start. 

 

My goal is to stitch one of these projects till completed. I can be stitching something else at the same time, but I need, plan to devote a chunk of my stitching time to knocking out some of these hanging projects. Some of those kits, projects are years old. Some just need a button, but I can't recall what button and need to find the pattern. Another needs to be started all over on new fabric as I bled on the current fabric. It was almost done. So sad. Another project is one that isn't my taste, but yet I like it. I start it, but then think this isn't me, so I stop. I can't part with the pattern though. So, I'm stitching it, till complete and getting it out of my pile of projects.  I almost have one of these projects completed! I'll be sharing its picture soon!