J is for ...

Jetties and Joy.

Here is the tile with tangle.  I also forgot to make corner dots and border.  I kind of like it without, so I might not put them on the rest.

Here is my completed Zentangle J Tile.  This one I actually enjoyed drawing.  Busy enough, but not too busy.

Fully Finished Gallery SAL #3

I am a day late on this SAL, everyone else started showing their Fully Finished Gallery yesterday.  If you haven’t heard of this SAL, go over to see Rachel at Ten Hour Stitcher for all the details.  Thanks again Rachel for hosting this SAL, it has encouraged me to finish several things this year.

Just Nan’s Gingerbread Angel.  I finished stitching this one August 1, 2016.

I actually assembled it last month, but forgot to include it with the other ones.

Freebie from Charles Craft (not available anymore).  I stitched this way back in 2008.  

Snowman Front 

Snowman back

This one I stitched so long ago (2008).  I absolutely love the colours, the sparkly DMC metallic white floss.  They recommended stitching it on vinyl aida.  I of course prefer to stitch on 28ct evenweave.  I tried so many times to assemble it, but the shape is so tight when you try to sew it together (front to back like a biscornu) it doesn’t work.  It didn’t help that I cut it so close to the shape of the snowman.  I finally decided to stitch an extra skinny piece and make it like a mattress.  I think that is why it is called a mattress pincushion.  It still took a lot of fiddling, but I’m happy with the results.  I will hang it on my Christmas tree each year to remind me how much time and love went into finishing it!!







And finally a Just Nan Holly Bows.  I finished it into a pillow.  I like this finishing technique because you don’t need another piece of fabric.

I is for ...

Intwine and Inapod

I found my tiles were looking busy, so I decided to only make 1 tangle line to separate the Zentangle patterns.  I will continue with this format, just drawing 2 zentangle patterns for each letter of the alphabet.

Here is the tile with tangle, I forgot to draw corner dots and border.

Here is my completed Zentangle I Tile.

H is for ...

Hopscotch, Hollibaugh and Hearts & Diamonds.

Sorry, I’m a day behind this week.  I was so busy yesterday trying to finish my sister’s birthday card so I could mail it today.  Her birthday is next Tuesday and she lives about an hour away from me.  I hope it arrives in time.  

It was late by the time I finished that I didn’t have time to do my Zentangle for the day.

Here is the H tile with the corner dots and tangles.

Here is the completed Zentangle H Tile.  I just noticed the typo (wrote) Diamonds & Hearts instead of Hearts & Diamonds.

I finally found a Zentangle pattern ... Hollibaugh that I enjoyed.  That’s why it is coloured!!

G is for ...

Girdy, Groovy, Gra-vee, Good Joss, Govlen.

Here is the G tile with the corner dots and tangles.

Here is the completed Zentangle G Tile.

Blackwork Anemone - Part 10

I finished part 10.  I’m all caught up on the SAL.  I still have to add all the black beads to the whole project.  I have some black beads, just have to find them.

Now that I’m posting the photo, I realize I forgot to backstitch the butterfly.

Blackwork Anemone - Part 9

I love the colours of this SAL.  This is a 12 week SAL.  I’m almost caught up, Lesley just released part 10 last Wednesday.

I just finished part 9 of the Blackwork Anemone.