Friday, January 30, 2015

DUCJC2015 Project #30

DUCJC2015 #30:

Started 1/30. 

I choose this kit because it reminded me of the strawberry fields me and my daughter picked from last Spring. I think we walked away with 18 pounds if strawberries! I still have some in the freezer but not many. We are planning on going back this year!

This strawberry has clusters of beading that really gives it some great texture. It's hard to tell from the picture though.

I also managed to get Project #4 done tonight. I love it! I will take some pics of it tomorrow as it's taking a bath right now...lol!




Thursday, January 29, 2015

DUCJC2015 Project #29

DUCJC2015 #29:

Started 1/29. 

Started a Mill Hill kit tonight, as I wanted something easy to start. It's an older kit but such a cute star Santa.






I have really been working on the Hummingbird project I talked about in my previous post. I managed to get all the stitching done on it ans started the back stitching. Yeah!! I should have it done tomorrow! This was my starting point today.



Wednesday, January 28, 2015

DUCJC2015 Project #28 and Pink Hand Dyed Fabby :)

DUCJC2015 #28:

Started 1/28.

Hello Everyone :) So glad you have stopped by to visit me! I think this is the most I have ever blogged in my entire life ~ LOL! I am thoroughly enjoying it. So besides having lots of fun with the DUCJC2015 I have come away with an appreciation of blogging!

First off I wanted to show you the start of me dyeing my Aida that came in this kit, and then the finished result. I love dyeing as it is such a fun process and you never really know what results you are going to get until it's done. The HARD part is having patience..teehee! I think, or to me personally, it makes it really extra fun to stitch on a project when there is some hand dyed fabric or floss. I really love the variances in color. With me also being a quilter I really love, love, love color!

Secondly, is my progress on my new start on my hand dyed fabric. The computer screen on my end is showing it darker than in real life, but good enough to get a good idea. Once again it is dark here or I would probably get better pictures in daylight, but this is just when the time for me to get pics and blog and update on Facebook.

Thirdly, I have been working on the last 2.5 days working on DUCJC2015 Project #4. I was really bad sick when I started that project. Isn't it funny how you can remember life events when you see certain projects! Actually I am farther along than this as this was my starting point for today and I have 3 or 4 leave completely stitched on it, and getting ready to start a morning glory. I should have this one done by the weekend!

Lastly, my hubby had to take me to the ER last night around 11 pm. Yesterday morning I woke up with severe right side mid abdomen pain and it went around to my lower back. I also got nauseous on my stomach. I was going to have him take me yesterday morning, but as I was taking a shower to leave for the ER, it subsided quite a bit. For the remainder of the day, I didn't feel good, and still felt somewhat sick to my stomach. After looking symptoms up on Google I started worrying that it was possibly my appendix, so when the pain came back intense last night I had him take me. They done a CAT Scan, took urine, and gave me morphine for pain and something for the nausea. CAT Scan showed my appendix to be fine and he said he couldn't see any big kidney stone, but there was some blood in my urine, so he was thinking I probably passed a kidney stone, even though I have never had any before. He told me to come back if in 12-24 hours iy pain comes back or doesn't get any better. There has been a little residual pain today, but nothing like yesterday. I have been having some kidney problems as the last of November and the first of Decemeber I had to go to the doctor regarding a kidney infection and then a bladder infection, so I am wondering if it was due to kidney stone issues. He did say there wasn't any infection in my urine so that was one good thing. 






Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Finished my Valentine SAL and DUCJC2015 #14

Here is my 4th finish for 2015!! Finished this one on 1/25, and I love it. I used my hand dyed floss for the green and love how it turned out. I think, if memory serves me correctly, this is my first valentine piece I have done in all my years of stitching!

I will try and find a frame for it by this weekend, so I can display it this year!

P.s. - Sorry this isn't the best picture, it was after dark.




First 3 Finishes for 2015

Here is my first 3 finished in 2015. I didn't write down and I can't remember the exact dates (something I need to get better at) but I know they were all three finished in January 2015. This is also DUCJC2015 Project #'s 2, 7, and 10!

Also to explain at little at how I personally look at my finished projects. I consider a finish to be when all the stitching is done. I consider something completed when I have it's finished to what I intend to use it for -  like backing these with paper and adding the hanger to them. But that's just me :)





DUCJC2015 Project #27

DUCJC2015 #27:

Started 1/27. I love this cute whimsical kit called Checking His List. The dog at his feet is super adorable! It also comes with a musical chip that plays Jingle Bells.

I am going to hand dye a piece of fabric for tomorrow's start if it's done in time, and if not I have plenty of others to choose from :)


Monday, January 26, 2015

DUCJC Project #26

DUCJC2015 #26:

Started 1/26. I have wanted to start this kit for a really long time. I even managed to buy 2 of these kits - LOL! I just love the hummingbird, butterflies, flowers, and bees and the look of this one.

This also gets me caught up on this challenge - YEAH!!

On another note I finished my Project #14 last night which is also my Valentine SAL. I meant to iron it and take a picture of it today, but my daughter was home really bad sick today, and I took her to the doctor. The test for the flu came back negative, but all her symptoms point to the flu, and the doctor said with this new strain of flu it was making them come back a false negative. So he put her on Tamiflu and gave her something for he nausea. She will be home til Thursday probably.