I haven't decided how to finish this one. It was a challenge to stitch. I had lost the stitch diagrams and had to look up stitches on the internet and stitch them at my computer.



I stitched this one on white instead of the recomended blue because the blue Crescent Colors floss I received was so pale. That's one thing I don't like about having to place orders online instead of looking at things at a shop where you could possibly get a darker shade of the same hand dyed floss. Then I got allergy medicine on it and had to wash it. Guess what? Crescent Really Teally runs! I almost cried! Instead I soaked it in cold water for a few days and rescued it. I did the finishing this week for the SMO board challenge.

I have two projects I'm currently working on now that these are finished. Two years ago mom bought a big box of cross stitch items that went unsold at a church rummage sale. She had bought a few of the items earlier in the day and went back and made an offer on everything that didn't sell. They wanted to give her the box for $5 but she insisted on a donation of $25 dollars which she had to insist they accept. The fabric alone was worth much more than that. Included in that box was a bunch of JABC buttons , Mill Hill treasures and a little bag of Honeybee Creations buttons with the original $70 price tag for Stoney Creek's In Every Season which I had admired in the past. I tracked down an original pattern on Ebay (the newer one is for JABC buttons and a little different.) and have started stitching it. I've also started Love One Another by Little House Needleworks. The little lion and lamb are so sweet.

I stitched this little tin topper for Lisa from the SanMan boards for our friendship train. Lisa had sent me the floss earlier in a floss exchange. I just love the bright colors.

This is my progress on Charming Cat, a Daydreams kit. When I started stitching on Friday night I had only completed the tail.

I have since finished her and will post an update photo soon.

Progress from the 3/13 SAL at Let's Stitch.