Smalls SAL 2018 - January Check-In...

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I know I'm a day late checking in but it's been one of those month's I'm afraid....
And this being my first time taking part in 

 Hosted by Heather over at the Stitching Lotus. 
Anyway never mind I did remember to check in and I have had a start and a finish!....at least.

Little House Needleworks - Little Sheep Virtue no. 1 - Hope
I'm now on with my second one in the series so I am quite pleased with myself.


Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Gifted Gorgeousness 2018 - January

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
This year I have decided to join in with Jo from Serendipitous Stitching who hosts Gifted Gorgeousness. 
This is where you can share the stitching projects which you have been given as a gift or you intend as a gift for someone else....There are lots of ways to shoehorn a project into Gifted Gorgeousness and it looks as though I may be pushing my luck as I don't receive much in the way of stitching items as non of my friends stitch and my family very rarely buy me stitchy gifts but I can stitch gifts for others. 
Anyway this is where the pushing my luck comes in....

My lovely husband 'gifted' me this DVD for Christmas (after some clever prompting from yours truly of course)....and my intention is to pick a few projects and stitch them for my family as gifts for Christmas this year.....is that a good enough shoehorn?....
I have started stitching this lovely ABC chart from Bent Creek as a gift for a friend who loves cats....

And I gifted this little gem to myself...

This is also my first stitching finish of 2018 too.
So that's it for me so far but I have more projects in mind.
Now I need to see what everyone else is doing for Gifted Gorgeousness.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day. 

January WIPocalpse - 2018

Good afternoon everyone.

I hope you are all well.

After sorting through all my stitching stash I have decided to take part in this years.....

WIPocalypse is hosted by Measi's Musings

I have so many projects that I have started to stitch and/or kitted but nothing seems to be reaching the finishing line.....I thought by joining in my motivation may get a kick start and I would see some finishes....We will see!...

Every month we share the projects we want to finish and show our progress....in my case....'if there is any progress....'

My name is Debbie and I have been stitching for about 30 years.....Oh that sounds terrible....and I have so many things that I want to stitch I don't know where to start.....

Here is a list of my WIPocalypse projects for 2018:-

1  The Spirit of Christmas - Lavender & Lace

2  The Autumn Queen - Mirabilia

3  The Stargazer - Mirabilia

4  Bluebell - Miabilia

5  Kitty Cat Row - Bent Creek

6  Seashell Treasures - Dimensions

7  Hope - Little Sheep Virtue no. 1 - Little House Needleworks 

8  Cardinal Winter - Little House Needleworks

9  Strawberry Biscornu - Jane Greenoff

10 Mini Owl & The Pussycat - HAED

11 Forever Friends - HAED

12 Hot Cocoa - Little House Needleworks

13 Oh Christmas Tree - Little House Needleworks

14 It's Snow Cold - Little House Needleworks

15 Hello Winter - Plum Street Samplers

16 Pomegranate Santa - Plum Street Samplers

17 Jolly Happy Soul - With Thy Needle & Thread

18 Ho! Ho! Ho! - With Thy Needle & Thread

Oh dear this list looks a bit heavy going and rather ambitious but I'm a big girl and I'm sure it will be fine!!!.....

I have no plans for rotations....I will stitch whatever takes my fancy as I go through the year but at least this list gives me some kind of focus and hopefully will keep me motivated in one way or another.....and hopefully my taking part will see some finishes......

A big 'Thank you' to Melissa for hosting this SAL.

Good Luck to all those stitchers who are taking part....I look forward to meeting you all and watching your progress throughout 2018.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Happy New Year.....A Bit Late......

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Happy New Year To You All....I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.....
I know...I know...I'm sorry this is a little late....
Our Christmas was lovely although very quiet this year.....
I have been struggling with a flare of my Fibromyalgia for a few months or so now and on top of that I got a wonderful humdinger of a head cold....but things are beginning to improve now....Thankfully....
Not much crafting going on yet but I aim to remedy that.....'Oh the things that I will do'....
I'm joining in with a few things this year to try and spur me on to finish some of my projects...
Firstly I have joined in again with the Goodreads Reading Challenge....

I have pledged to read 24 books this year......so far I'm on track....
I have joined in with.... 
Gifted Gorgeousness 2018

Smalls SAL 2018

And finally

WIPocalypse 2018

So this should keep me busy and on track.....I hope......


Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Advent Calendar Day 24 - The Night Before Christmas

Hello everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I made it....a day late but I managed to finish Julie's Advent Scavenger Hunt.
Day 24 and the prompt was
The Night Before Christmas

I would just like to say a huge 'Thank You' to Julie for organising the Advent Calendar Scavenger Hunt, I have really enjoyed taking part and to 'Thank' everyone who took part who left me such lovely comments about my posts.

So I would like to wish everyone 

A Very Happy, Healthy & Peaceful Christmas

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Have a wonderful day.

Advent Calendar Day 23 - Nativity

Hello there.
Hoping you are all well.
So on Day 23 of Julie's Advent Scavenger Hunt
The prompt was
Nativity

I have had this little Nativity scene for a few years now and I often sit and think how beautiful it is.....this is one of my favourite Christmas decorations.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.

Advent Calendar Day 22 - Father Christmas

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
 Day 22 of Julie's Advent Scavenger Hunt
And the prompt is
Father Christmas

A work in progress....

Lavender & Lace

The Spirit Of Christmas

Goodness I can't even remember when I put this piece of work on the frame, when I blogged about it or when I last put a stitch to it but it is on my 'To Do' list for 2018......or not....who knows......!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day.