Happy Dance and a new start

I finished Let's Visit Canada last Monday but didn't have time to post a photo. 

 

Friday night I started Just Nan's Juliet Bride Mouse.  I stitched some more tonight.  Here is my progress so far.

 

Let's Visit Canada - update #7

I completed the words ALBERTA, MANITOBA, QUEBEC and SASKATCHEWAN.  I stitched the B to finish British Columbia and started NIAG and FA in Niagara Falls.

 

You can see in the photo of the whole project that I'm almost finished the bottom left side of the maple leaf.

 

Let's Visit Canada - update #6

I am continuing to work on Let's Visit Canada.  I finished the word INUKSHUK, ONTARIO, and NEWFOUNDLAND.  Here is a close up of those words.

 

This is what the whole project looks like so far.

 

Stash Shopping

I ordered the new Just Nan's Spring Mouse in a House and Rosebud Tweet from my LNS (Stitcher's Place).

 

While I was there on Saturday I found some great deals on 28ct Lugana (2 different shades of brown) and linen (blue whisper) remnants and a full piece of 28ct Jobelan Christmas Red.  

I also bought a new Imaginating pattern called Let's Retire.

 

Another pot holder but it is a lemon pattern and 5 DMC Perle Cotton.

 

Let's Visit Canada - update #5

I stitched TRUE NORTH, Maple Syrup, TIVE in Native and a star.

 

This is what it looks like so far.

 

Let's Visit Canada - update #4

I spent Family Day stitching on Let's Visit Canada.  I stitched ANADA in Canada, AURORA BOREALIS, TUQUE, the RAL in Multi-Cultural and also a few stars around Aurora Borealis.

Let's Visit Canada

I don't remember the last time I spent hours doing nothing but cross stitching while watching movies on Netflix.  I worked on Let's Visit Canada by Imaginating.  This is my before photo taken on December 8, 2016.

 

Here is my progress from today/tonight.

 

I also did some shopping at my LNS (Stitcher's Place).  I bought 2 more Imaginating patterns.  Let's Do Coffee will be for my friend Lisa who loves her coffee. .  

 

 Let's Be Frozen will be for my Christmas/Winter decorating because my husband Dave loves snow globes.

 

I found a few patterns I would like to stitch in the new Stoney Creek magazine.

 

I love stitching gadgets so I bought this one.  Not sure when I will use it, but it looked neat!!

 

Goals for 2017

2016 Stitching Review

Last year started out ok, but I soon lost my stitching mojo and didn't get it back until the end of the year. My stitching and blogging suffered because of it.  I hope this year will be better.

2017 Stitching Goals ... It looks like it is going to be a Just Nan year!!

Finish stitching

Let's Visit Canada and sew it into a Canadian Flag by July 1 (Canada Day).

Stitch all my Just Nan Limited Edition ornaments (no particular order)

1. Gingerbread Santa Mouse

2. Gingerbread Reindeer Mouse

3. Romeo (Groom) Mouse

4. Juliet (Bride) Mouse

5. Miss Witchy Mouse

6. Witchy's Sister Mouse

7. Emma & Eliza's Christmas Hat (tree)

8. Gingerbread Garden Cube

Stitch other Just Nan charts (no particular order)

1. Feathers and Flowers (Tiny Biscornu)

2. Spring in the Meadow

3. Amethyst Snowflake

4. Floral Fifteen (fifteen sided Biscornu)

Assemble 3 Just Nan Limited Edition Ornaments I stitched in 2016.  Not sure if I'll wait and assemble them all when I'm finished stitching the other 8 in the list above.

1. Gingerbread Angel Mouse

2. Strawberry Bunny

3. Little Hedgie

These should keep me busy for the year, but if not I have a few other projects on my waiting list. 

Let's Visit Canada - Update #2

Tonight I stitched the word MOOSE, and finished the words LOON and LOONIE.  Also 1 star on the left side between LOONIE and MOOSE.

Let's Visit Canada update #1

I finally got back to cross stitching tonight.  I worked on Let's Visit Canada... I stitched the words POLAR, PROUD and the Loon (duck).

Dragon Ornament - Happy Dance

I finished the Dragon Dreams ornament a few weeks ago, but forgot to post a photo.  I didn't do the words or the border like on the sample.

I also started a new project tonight called Let's Visit Canada.  I'm stitching it because I live in Canada.

Here is my progress from tonight.