Another happy dance!!

I have finished another room in my dollhouse. The attic room on the right side is complete. I'm working on the gingerbread, white shell/shape of the rooms, and the shingles on the right side before I start to fill in the left side attic room. Here are some progress photos for you to enjoy.








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Holidays and a few more happy dances!!

Dave & I have 2 weeks holidays (we are on the 2nd week).  We are still renovating the basement.  Last week was the laundry room, we took the washer and dryer out for the week.  We finished the laundry room renovation.
We will have some relaxing time ... Time to stitch, watch movies, sit in the hot tub, and take long walks.
I have managed to stitch a lot on my Victorian Dollhouse.  I finally finished the bay window on the left exterior of the house.  I started this in January, but at the time I didn't know what colours I was going to substitute for the outside trim.  I also finished the foyer and front porch then started and finished the bathroom.  I hope to finish the right side of the roof. I think I'm going to continue with the roof and then do the white shell walls in between each room to give them their shape.

TUSAL, IHSW and a Happy Dance!!

A small Happy Dance.  I finally finished the living room of my Victorian Dollhouse.

This past weekend was IHSW.  I didn't sign up because I didn't expect to have any time to stitch.  But I managed to find some, so here is my progress.

foyer - after IHSW

foyer - before IHSW

We are already more than half way through the year.  We'll see if I can finish this project by the end of the year.   That was the goal when I started on January 1st.

If you are interested in seeing my ORT jar.  I have added a photo to my TUSAL page. 

June update

My husband decided it would be a great weekend to drywall the ceiling of our basement. We are still in the middle of renovations.

I signed up for IHSW, and had every intention of participating this past weekend, but with the drywalling, grocery shopping and laundry there was no extra time for cross stitching.

 I do have a happy dance from a few weeks ago. June 8th, I finally finished the Stitcher's Days of Christmas.

Now that I have finished my other cross stitch projects, I'm back to being a "One at a time stitcher".  No more "rotational" stitching for me.  I don't enjoy stitching on more than one project, I find it too stressful.

May update, IHSW, and TUSAL weekend

I finally have my first Happy Dance of 2012!!  I finished this Saturday, May 5th.  But forgot to post a photo.

I'm still working on Stitcher's Days of Christmas.  It was the International Hermit Stitching Weekend (IHSW).  I didn't stitch as much as I wanted to, but here is my progress.

 Before photo of the first day of Christmas hatbox.

After photo of the finished hatbox.  I still have the green words under the hatbox, and the second day of Christmas.

 I hope to have it finished by the end of May.

I ordered 2 new patterns a few weeks ago from my LNS "Stitcher's Place" http://www.stitchersplace.com/ .

I have put them on my 2013 project list, but it will depend on how many projects I complete by the end of this year.  My list changes throughout the year.

My ORTs for May are on the TUSAL page.

April update

Hello? I can't seem to find time to update my blog.  I stitch most weeks, just never update.  I hate blogging without photos.  This weekend is IHSW!!  If you are one of the few who don't know what it is, please go over to http://joysze.blogspot.ca/2012/04/ihsw-april-2012.html and see what all the excitement is about.  I have already joined for April. 

I really miss working on "One project at a time".  I hate the rotational method, it is definitely not for me.  After I finish these two projects (hopefully by the end of June), I can focus on my Victorian Dollhouse.

Here is an updated photo of Happy Stitching. I have completed alot since last month.  The green and white border is almost finished.  Just the white bit at the bottom.

I also started working on the center panels.  The bottom ones are complete. This has become my main focus.  It is a challenge because I usually stitch over 2 on 28ct, but this is 32ct.  I have to use a magnifier.  So it is a little slower to stitch.

Here is my update on The Stitcher's Days of Christmas.  I have finished day four, and almost all of day three.  Just the wreath at the bottom of the scroll frame.  Day two is a problem.  I don't like the 2 Sewing birds, so when I have time, I will look through my books/magazines for something else to swap in it's place.   That's why I'm not in a hurry to finish day three.

As for renovation news, the insulation is all done.  We got the inspection for plumbing & insulation, so next step is the drywall.

Stitching update

This has been a crazy month.  I have had to deal with failed car emissions and retesting before getting  my car stickers. We are also in the middle of our basement renovation.  Every weekend we have been busy moving furniture out of the basement to make room for the electrician, plumber, or inspector.

March photo of my ORT jar is on the TUSAL page.

I had to move all my cross stitching stuff out of the way.  I haven't had much time to stitch, but when I do, I feel like working on Happy Stitching.  Here is a progress photo from Sunday afternoon. 

This is Stitcher's Days of Christmas.  I have finished day four, and started day three.

A little more completed in the living room.  I love this project, but seem to pull more stitches out than I put in.  That's why I haven't got as much done as I'd like to.  I like the white walls between each room, but I'm not sure about the white lattice at the bottom of the house.  I don't like the black outline.  Still trying to decide if I'm keeping it white or if I should change it.