Wipocalypse - post #12 or the final report, including some previously unseen finishes & made up biscornus ...

Dear all,

This post is going to make me cry. Since I haven't done a starting point post this year... this is what I will do this year sort of thing ... I now will need to try to remember all my wips. And also since I was doing so poorly on my goals I changed half way to a broad goal of 25 finishes (regardless of size). So this included a lot of smaller projects... but the goal was met.

Progress:

Christmas Candle (HAED):

December 2012

December 2013

Good Heavens (Anchor kit by Margaret Sherry):

October/November 2011

December 2013

Picture of Elegance:

Sometime in 2011

December 2013

QS Literate Dragon (HAED):

Started in 2013

Field of Poppies (Yiota's XStitch):

Started in 2013

Untouched: 

Xmas Chums

Tending the Flock

Fizzy Moon card kit

Cabin Fever by Dimensions (Gold Collection)

Making Lickle Wishes

Venice by John Clayton

Finishes:

For detailed info check out the "Pre-2014 Finishes" tab. There are some finishes here that I haven't blogged about before (the finishes tab will be updated to have them in the next few days), including the finishing off of the biscornus:

December 2013

December 2013

November 2013 - makeup bag finish

November 2013 - makeup bag finish

November 2013 - closeup

November 2013 - makeup bag finish

October 2013

October 2013

September 2013

August 2013

August 2013 - front

August 2013 - back

Biscornu finish

Biscornu finish

Biscornu finish

August 2013

August 2013

July 2013

Makeup bag finish

July 2013

Biscornu finish

Biscornu finish

July 2013

Biscornu finish

Biscornu finish

Biscornu finish

July 2013 - Front

July 2013 - Back

Biscornu finish

Biscornu finish

Biscornu finish

Biscornu finish

June 2013

July 2013

June 2013

June 2013

June 2013

March 2013

March 2013

February 2013

February 2013

January 2013

January 2013

A few giveaways to browse and enter ...

• Two by Nancy:

The Twelve Days of Christmas $50 gift certificate giveaway

Click on Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe to enter by the 24th December 2013

Fourth Day of Christmas Give-away:

Click on Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe to enter by the 25th December 2013

• And one giveaway by Gaynor aka StitcherAnon

Click on Stitchers Anon to enter by the 26th December 2013

Speaking of Stitcher Anon do check out her charts tab ... pdfs are currently on sale. I couldn't resist and bought one (which has been tempting me for some time now)...

my purchase

I will now need to say my goodbyes. This post has taken me quite number of days, of uploading and editing. One thing I have learnt from this ... I am going to have a clear starting point for next year's Wipocalypse. So expect that sometime soon, and the update of the tab. You can see a few new SAL ones have sprung up already. I am starting them in 2014, as well as getting a new finishes tab then too (the other one is getting rather long). 

Till soon, when I might update you on craft fairs and such like (something I have been promising for some time now),

 

UFO progress update ...

Dear all,

I know I should be updating for the Wipocalypse, but before I do that I want to get a bit more stitching in (I know cheating at the expense of next year). So for now you will have to settle on the progress of the UFO I have mentioned in one of my previous posts. 

It is called 'Good Heavens' an Anchor kit by Margaret Sherry that was abandoned for over 2 years!

This is how the bunny looked prior to 2012 Wipocalypse:

It was photographed with the intention of working on it ... but that never happened until now. 

One could definitely see it emerging. If I ever pick up 'Rending the Flock' pigs will definitely fly!

There are quite a few giveaways over at Nancy's:

Seventh Day of Christmas pick your present!

Click on Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe to enter by the 19th December 2013

and

Eleventh Day of Christmas give-away ... Fabric!

Click on Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe to enter by the 23rd December 2013

Until soon when I get a little more stitching in before looking back on my progress and despairing at the incomplete goals (oh joy!) 

 

TUSAL - post 12 and another giveaway from Nancy ...

Dear all,

As promised the last TUSAL post of the year. I think I have done quite a bit of stitching in 2013. And posted almost on time.

11 moths and the 12th

December and the 11 months

2013!!!

I will also mention yet another one of Nancy's giveaways over at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe:

Second Day of Christmas give-away:

She is giving away a chart of your choice (and believe me there are so many to choose from).

To enter click HERE.

Deadline: 15th December 2013


Till soon,

 

I won I won I won ... and there is more ...

Dear all,

Remember I have mentioned that giveaway Nancy was having. Well I have won ... 3 skeins. I am so happy. I bought some charts from her before (don't judge, I tried to resist ... and well I couldn't), so now  I know what I will be stitching them in. Very happy.

And how Debbie said, 'I'm a winner and you can be one, too' since Nancy is having quite a few other giveaways.

Quaker Chart with floss giveaway for one. There are three to choose from, but my favourite is:

To enter click on Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe.

Deadline: 15th December 2013 

So hurry.

Promise to post the belated TUSAL tomorrow. And you won't believe it ... I picked up a UFO... I know I could not believe it either. 

Take care,

 

Wipocalypse - post #11 ... I do have a finish and a giveaway I have to mention

Dear all,

I am going to post even if it kills me! You won't be able to imagine how long it took me to compose it. First of all apologies for the weird bright colour of my photos ... the projects are not as bright in real life.

First of all is the Xmas card kit by Margaret Sherry. Free kit from the Cross Stitch Crazy December 2012/issue 171.

I have now completed this one (some indication at my attempts to compose this post).

Anyhow next up is my progress on the 'Field of Poppies' by Yiota's XStitch. Not sure if I mentioned about my failure to fully grid it. I was gridding away ... and ran out of the red stuff. Since the bottom was done I decided to start stitching and then transfer the gridding to top. 

There is still tonnes to go.

Next up is my SAL piece, QS Literate Dragon. I haven't managed to complete it, but stitched enough for three extra charts. My choices were: QS Heather, SK Trick or Treat, and QS Theatre of the Absurd.

I have put it aside for now ... Since it was driving me crazy (especially page 1, I can't seem to find some shades of green). I might go on to bottom left page when I next pick it up, or finish off the bottom right ... it has a few more stitches to get me stuck in.

And my finish is the tiny Fizzy Moon, it will be an addition to mum's present:

will look up what magazine it came with in the next few days (if I find the time). 

And a giveaway is over at Nancy's (a very generous lady indeed ... there are quite a few on her blog all going at the same time):

Christmas Over Dyed Floss Give-away:

Don't forget to mention it was me who sent you (you probably wouldn't to increase your chances of course). 

Oh, and Nancy is currently having a free shipping offer if you buy some skeins ... so tempting.

Click on ...  Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe .... to enter.

Deadline: 10th December 2013.

Till soon,