Photo Finish

Sweet Treat is officially framed.



I also made an envelope out of an old picture for the thank you note.



I really hope this is a good item for Ann's rescue.

Go-o-o-o-o-oal!

So it's a new month, so it's time for new goals. Last months were:

Finish the last 6 of Ninja Baby's Care Bears. One more was finished
Finish the parrot for Mr. CW's Mom. Page 1 is finished
Start and get at least 25-50% of birth sampler done for cousin's baby girl. Done and waiting on a name and date.
Get at least 400 more stitches into Ninja Baby's birth announcement. I started over and probably have about 150?
Frame and send out Sweet Treat to Ann. Framed.

July's goals are:

1. Do three hankies for Sandye.
2. Send Sweet Treat to Ann.
3. Finish the last 5 Carebears.
4. Finish at least 50% of page 2 of Murphy the Parrot.
5. At least 200 stitches into Heaven Sent.

Heaven isn't too Far Away.

I got started on Ninja Baby's birth announcement...finally. Okay, so I might have procrastinated a little. I mean heck, he's only 4 months old, right? Heh. The Very-Brady-Baby has one and she's not even here yet. *blush*

Anyhow, here's the start of a long process.

Star Light, Star Bright

A Star is Born is almost complete. The Very-Brady-Baby's birth announcement should be able to be given to her mom, sans name and date of course, on Sunday.

I'll also have to take pictures of V-B-B's presents from me and my wrapping job (quite creative, I think).

Any who, without further adieu, I present my progress.



Here are some close-ups of Mr. Teddy.



And these odd colored lines? That's the start of the words "a star is born."



I love this design. Feminine without the frou-frou. Perfect for this particular little family.

What the...

Yep, I'm still here. Life suddenly exploded... again.

• Doctor's appointment for my migraines- no change.
• Uncle Boo graduated- Congratulations, dude!
• Estranged grandparents of CW wanted to get together- That... was interesting.
• Storms up the whoohah.- I chose to protect the computer.

But... I am here. Promise. First, I missed my own blogiversary. Yep, that's right. 5 days ago, my craft corner was in cyberspace for exactly 1 year.

Secondlyly, here are my goals for June.

1. Finish the last 6 of Ninja Baby's Care Bears.
2. Finish the parrot for Mr. CW's Mom.
3. Start and get at least 25-50% of birth sampler done for cousin's baby girl.
4. Get at least 400 more stitches into Ninja Baby's birth announcement.
5. Frame and send out Sweet Treat to Ann.

And something I found on Stitch Bitch's blog. She's linked over on the left.

What is in the back of your car? Um, some cinder blocks and a bag of softener salt the last time I looked. (It's a pick-up)
What color is your toothbrush? blue
Name one person that made you smile today? Mr. CW
What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Sleeping
What were you doing 45 minutes ago? I hardly remember 5 minutes ago today.
What is your favorite candy bar? frozen Snickers
Have you ever been to a strip club? Yeah.
What is the last thing you said aloud? Why?
What is the best ice cream flavor? mint chocolate chip
What was the last thing you had to drink? water
What are you wearing right now? a black t-shirt and blue jeans
What was the last thing you ate? a bagel
Have you bought any new clothing items this week? No, but I did last week.
When was the last time you ran? The last time I was chased.
The last sporting event you watched? The last game of the Stanley Cup Finals. Go Redwings!
What is your favorite flavor of popcorn? ranch
Who is the last person you sent a comment/message on Myspace? No, no myspace...ever.
Ever go camping? Yeah.
Do you take vitamins daily? yes
Do you go to church every Sunday? No.
Do you have a tan? Sure...if being almost see-through pale is a tan.
Do you like Chinese food over pizza? Sometimes.
Do you drink your soda with a straw? Sometimes.
What did your last text message say? "Mkay so what's up?"
What are you doing tomorrow? I haven't decided yet.
Look to your left, what do you see? my dragon lamp, my alarm clock, and my dragon incense burner
What color is your watch? blue and silver
What do you think of when you think of Australia? wallabies
Do you use chap stick? in the winter
What is your birthstone? sapphire
What is your favorite number? 7
Do you have a dog? 4 of them
Last person you talked to on the phone? Mr. CW
Have you met anyone famous? some motocross riders, a radio dj that was on "WifeSwap" and an 80s singer
Any plans today? not particularly
How many states have you lived in? 2
Ever go to college? Yep.
Do you dye your hair? Sometimes
Biggest annoyance in your life right now? friends
Last song listened to? Linkin Park- Leave out all the Rest
Can you say the alphabet backwards? yes
Do you have a maid service clean your house? no
Are you jealous of anyone? no
Is anyone jealous of you? Maybe.
Do you love anyone? Yep.
Do any of your friends have children? Most of them.
Do you eat healthy? Sometimes
What do you usually do during the day? Live.
Do you hate anyone that you know right now? Hate is a wasted emotion.
Do you use the word 'hello' daily? probably
What color is your car? mocha brown
Do you like cats? yes
Have you ever been to Six Flags? no
How did you get your worst scar? I fell on a spiked gardening utensil when I was 6.

In Stitches for Charity

I mentioned in my last post that I was donating a couple of projects to a friend's rescue to be auctioned. I decided to post pictures of the one that is closest to complete. Click the thumbnails for full size pictures.


This is Sweet Treats, designed by Dimensions. Please excuse the shaky photography. I never claimed to be the best photographer, even after photography classes.


I haven't done any of the back stitching yet, and there is still a lot of flora to add, but it's coming together nicely.


The pink you see between the two hummingbirds is the start of another blossom.

What say you? From what you see here, would you bid on it for charity? It will, of course, be cleaned and framed before I hand it over to Ann.

That Quite Contrary, February.

Another month has gone (where, I ask) and so begins one anew. I have too much to do. Fah. So... here are my goals for February. I so know most of this will go unfinished.

1. Finish all eight Care Bears for my brother's room. Sunshine Bear is almost completed.
2. Finish Lil' Yet-to-be-named's Heaven Sent birth announcement. By the time I finish it, I should have all of the relevant info. An example can be seen here. http://www.janlynn.com/detail.cfm?ID=2176
3. Start and finish Bedtime Bears Trio (Janlynn)- also for my brother.
4. Start A Friend Knows, created by Dimension.
5. Start and finish baby quilt.
6. Start Try to Relax (Dimension).
7. Finish Love by Artecy for Mr. CW.
8. Finish Parrot by crosstitch.com for Mr. CW's grandmother.
9. Finish Deer latch hook kit (Caron) for my father.