Too much to do

Aaargh study! I am so over it at the moment. I am currently working on an essay that Just. Keeps. Going. I imagine I'll finish it some time in the next century. Sadly, this has meant that I haven't had much time for stitching. I won't post any pictures for this post, as there's not much change to appreciate in either piece that I'm working on at the moment. I have been doing mostly backstitch when I've had the time.

I was away over the weekend for a conference in Brisvegas (realistically known as Brisbane, and not really anywhere near as exciting as Las Vegas). But it was nice to get away for a bit. Although I had to work, I looked at it as a holiday and had a really good time. I did a bit of shopping and went out for a few drinks...I also watched a lot of Greys with my colleage who I was sharing a room with. Good times.

Alright, it's late and I'm off to bed (I have ANOTHER conference tomorrow!) bleugh! I'll include pictures in my next post. Thanks for stopping by :)

Older and tireder

It was my birthday on Friday...hooray I love birthdays. I got a lovely necklace, Grey's Anatomy Season 4 on DVD, and lovely bowl and a massage. Brilliant! However, I am now excruciatingly tired...I had a pretty big weekend...went out on Fri and Sat nights, had an aerobics workshop on Sunday, had to prepare a presentation for a conference next week. Too much. Now that I'm 25 I can't quite handle as much...whinge whinge.

But, beside that I have done a bit of stitching.

I am currently participating in a Christmas round robin and secret santa. I finished my Secret Santa piece, but have decided not to show it on here for the moment. I will wait till I send it out. Needless to say, I am incredibly proud of myself. I sewed my little christmassy piece into an ornament and made and attached my own cording! I'm beaming :)

I have done a bit more work on my puss cat for my other round robin. He is below.

Isn't he cheeky!? Loving him to bits :) Should finish him in the not too distant future, then I can get back to Stroke of Midnight...I am actually missing her and very much want her finished.

Paris is also coming along. I'm a little bit nervous that I won't get it done it time...but I must remember Christmas is still a good 5 weeks away.

This probably doesn't actually look that different from my last post. There would be more white, and more backstitch. Looking forward to getting this done so I don't have to work on things in secret (I think it also means that I am spending more time on this when I should be studying...naughty).

I have also done a bit of spending. I bought '501 Cross stitch designs' by Sam Hawkins. I used to borrow it from the library when I was a teen. I feel all nostalgic now owning. Plus it will be great for my Christmas round robin :)

I also bought the lastest editions (available in Australia) of Cross Stitch Gold and Cross Stitch Collection. I have a problem. As we have all thought at some point..."when will I ever have time to work on all these?!?!"


Anyway. That's probably about it. Thanks so much to those who have read and commented on my blog. Keeps me motivated. Have a lovely week! :)

I should take some time to study...

Yes, I should take some time to study. But there are two major barriers: 1) I don't want to study. 2) I want to stitch! Oh life is difficult!!!

Oh well. This will be a short-ish post as I need to get to bed...I have to be up at an outrageously early hour to work at the gym tomorrow :(

Remembrance of Paris is coming along. It feels very slow. I am currently working on the white stitching and am getting pretty bored. I would like to have this done by the end of Nov, but it's a very busy month for me, so I'm not sure how I'll go. Picture below:

Hooray! No more half stitches. Although it's slow and tedious, I am liking the way it looks.

I have also done more work on my naughty puss cat for the round robin, but I won't post a picture of that yet. I am also working on a secret santa christmas ornament (a very little one), so no pictures of that either until it's been received.

Instead, I will share a photo of one of my previous completed projects. Mirabilia, Rose of Sharon:

I remember buy the chart just after I finished high school...I would have started her in 2002 and finished in 2004. I'm very proud of her and love the colours. Now I need to get off my arse and have her framed (either doing it myself, or batting my eyelids at my dad and having him do it...I refuse to pay for framing, at least until I have a solid job).

In reading other people's blogs I am now hugely keen to do another Mirabilia. I have Ashley's Roses and Shimmering Mermaid in my stash, but they will have to wait until I've cleared some of my WIPs.

That'll do for now. Enjoy your week ahead (just think, only 5 more days till the weekend!)

Nov begins (which means I will soon get older)

Here we go...

it has been a while since I posted. I suspect that the put it off as time spent posting is time away from stitch. Plus, I haven't set myself up to have other people read this yet...so perhaps that will motivate me a little more :) I'll start commenting on some other people's blogs (after all it's a reciprocal thing).

Anyhow, I have some progress reports, and I'll upload lots of pics in this post as I didn't include any last time.

Let's see. Stroke of Midnight has had very little attention the past month. This is because I have several other projects going which have due dates. But, there's been a little bit of change (although you have to squint to see it).

Sadly she's going to have to be put away until after christmas. I'll get her out again after that and will ignore everybody until I'm done.

Remembrance of Paris is going well. I was getting very sick of it for a while, but have made some nice progress today. I will post two pics because I have finished the Arc de Triomphe and the Eifell Tower and am currently working on the Sacre Coeur. I am doing a pretty good job of hiding this from my parents :P

This is the middle and right side completed. Below is the work I've been doing on the left.

The backstith really brings this piece together so I'm looking forward to getting to that on Sacre Coeur.

Now, I have also finished the koi fish, and turned them into a birthday card for my mum.

I am really pleased with how this turned out. I think the colours are beautiful. And I am quite proud of the card. I made it out of a manilla folder :) My mum was pleased to get the card and said that she would like to find a frame for it. This was nice as she's not always hugely supportive of my hobby (thinks it's a bit strange).

I have also started two other projects since my last posting (as if I don't have enough to do!).

When I finished the fish I started Kitten Reflections, a Dimensions petit pattern. This was going to be one I worked on when I'm in my room (I usually work on my stitching in the living room), but this will now be sidelined for a bit to make way for Paris and my other project (to be shown in a minute...

You can't really tell what this is from the picture, but it's the bottom corner of a lily pond. I'm looking forward to getting back to this.

Now, the other project I'm working on is a round robin...my first! I'm quite excited about it. I am participating with three other women, one in the UK and two in the Dominican Republic. My theme is going to be cats :) I have started on mine with one of the anchor cats. So far he just has a body, no head.

He's a cheeky little man :P I think it will be so exiting having people from around the world working on projects together. I have already selected my patterns for the other ladies' rounds!

In non-stitching news, I have almost finished my uni coursework. I have an essay to go...2,500 words of sheer tedium. Sadly I won't have my thesis and placements finished till next year, so I'm still a bit away from the end.

Also, it's my birthday soon!! Hooray. Only 12 days away and I will have acheived a quarter century...pretty impressive I think :) I am hoping to get some nice pressies (really they should call them present days!)

Anyway, I'll finish up this epic post. To anyone reading, thanks for having a look. Happy stitching! :)