All Done!

Oh, I can't tell you how happy I am that this is finished and hanging in its place on the stocking shelf!!!!!!! (You can click on either picture and they should show up larger.) Now I can start to kit up my 15 projects for the January cross stitch challenge! And no, none of them are this involved!!!

Here's the line up of the stockings that I've done over the past 9 years...
I'll be starting a new cross-stitch only blog soon. With the January challenge coming up I don't want to overwhelm all of my faithful stamping followers! I'll let you know the link when it's up and running. Speaking of stamping, I'll have a post for the TAC blog hop up as soon as it's open!

Blessings!

Tricia

So Close!

Hi friends! Sorry to be missing in action for so long, but with Thanksgiving and company and working on this stocking, I just haven't had a minute to spare! Today is Tara's bday, and here's what she's getting... It's *so* close - but I still need to do all the backstitching on the bottom half, finish the silver across the top, and add in the french knots. When I finish this, I'm going to work on a project that I can finish in a night or two that has *no* back stitching. ;-) I can't say that it doesn't add to it, though! It really seems to just light up with each stitch!!

Thanks for stopping by! I plan to have a card to show you by tomorrow at the latest. :-)

Blessings!

Tricia

Stocking Update!

Another week's worth of progress on the stocking! :-) I'm so pleased!! I do get bored easily, though, so I spent yesterday going through some of my stashed projects and ornament magazines and made a list of things that I would like to make next year. I have quite the list, I tell you! One of the things on top of the list is Country Cottage Needleworks Pumpkin Cottage. It's my 'I can start this when I finish the stocking' piece and since I just love the pattern, it is a good incentive to keep working!! :-)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Tricia

Stocking Progress!!

Hello stitching friends! Here's my progress on the stocking for this week. It's fun seeing the pictures, because I notice things that I don't really see when I'm working on it. Things like the smoke coming from the chimney. I still have some outlining that I need to do on this section, so I think my goal for next week will be the next two rows of 10 and the outlining. We'll see how I do!! :-)

I'm looking forward to stopping by a Needlework Shop this week. :-) Yay! I just love seeing all the new patterns in person. I'm thinking I might pick up CCN Pumpkin Cottage if she has it in stock. We'll see what happens when I actually get there though!!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stitching!!

Tricia

Tara's Stocking

Update - 10/17/10