IHSW Progress for April!

I have somthing to share this time!!!

I did work a little on my Shore line. A small before

Now after IHSW

Not Bad!  I would have had more if I hadn't been tempted to start a new project!  A lovely friend (Thank you Liz (Radidragon)) via the HAED BB was sweet to gift me with Mini Dragon Charmer by Wall

I had to start it.  I am going to find a way to fit her into my stitch schedule!!!  Can't wait to get to all the blues!

Here is my start on her!

All in all not bad for my hermitting attempt!

Happy Cross Stitching!

~~~Vani~~~

 

Long over due!

This is a long overdue post!  Life has been a little hectic, but I managed to put in some stitching just haven't blogged!

I thought I would give you an update on some and show you a new start!

I am almost finished the top row on QS Terra Fairy Sprite

I started another page on Shore Line Village which I will be working on this weekend also as part of the IHSW. 

Here is where I am on this current page...

Golden Promises

Love the Sparklies!!!

And lastly I am so happy to introduce my new start! 

Meet Ganesha

I haven't made too much progress as I only worked on him a couple of days, and the picture isn't the greatest, but I was so excited to share I had to show you something!  Isn't he Awesome!!!

Anyway here is my horrible pic!

Happy Stitching!!!

~~~VaNi~~~

January IHSW & Shore Line Village 48487 / 161550

I made some progress this weekend, although I would have liked to hermit a bit more than I did!  I have managed to get the first few columns of ten done finishing all those lone stitches.  I hate when there is just one stitch that you have to stitch!  Takes a lot of time, but is satisfying when its done.  And granted half of those lone stitches are ones that I missed the first time around!

From Afar

And closer up

Next in line for finishing is the beige building and the walkway and the red flower bushes!

Happy Stitching!

~~~Vani~~~

November IHSW & Animal Babies - Hedgehog Day 1

I am happy to say that I actually got a chance to do some hermitting!  As you can see from my previous post during my Hermit weekend I finished my Caterpillar Baby!

And then I also had a chance to start Baby Hedgehog!

Here are the Day 1 pics:



Believe it or not that's three different shades of yellow.  This time I am going to take a photo after each color is added.  I liked how that was documented last time.  

Until next time!

~~~Vani~~~

IHSW September - Shore Line Village

So this past weekend was International Hermit and Stitch weekend. Is it just me or are these weekends coming sooner and sooner!  I had every intention of Hermitting myself away with my Shoreline, but unfortunetly life doesn't work that way.  I am sad to say that a close family friend passed away on Thursday, so my weekend was busy with spending time with his family and mine and remembering the good times.  

So I decided to make my own IHSW, I postponed mine to Monday and Tuesday.  So that will explain why I am so late in posting my IHSW post!  As soon as things quieted down I pulled out my Shore Line Village.   I am diligently working away on this 7th page.  As I cross country I find that it may take a while for the picture to pull itself together.  I seem to be getting closer to my goal!

Before IHSW,

After IHSW,

(The colors aren't true in the second picture, I had to try to brighten it up, I will replace with a new picture tonight)

I am sorry for the less than perfect picture.  It is a little blurry, I promise the next one will be better!

The greenness is filling out nicely on the sides of the pathway, funnily enough I added more Dark Brown and Darker Brown, not green!  But they do help highlight the green that is there!

Until the Next Stitch!

~~~Vani~~~

IHSW Coming Up!

For IHSW I have chosen to work on Shore Line Village!  Here is my before shot...

I really hope to make some nice progress on this page.  I am eager to see the Walkway fill out and to see the detail on the sides emerge!  I am also looking forward to seeing what all you other hermiters are up to and what you are going to be stitching on.  I have to say that its nice to see the numbers so high lately with participants!! See you on Monday for the After!!!

Happy Stitching!!!

~~~Vani~~~

Non stitching update and IHSW

Hello everyone!

With regards to the International Hermit and Stitch weekend, sadly I was unable to hermit.

I am just posting to tell you that I have had a busy couple of weeks, life wise, but am now ready to get back to my sitching!   So looking forward to that.  I have missed my sitching very much.  I am going to be working on my Shoreline Village in the near future, I was able to put just a few stitches here and there inbetween the busyness.  I hope to post soon with at least a wip pic.  Just cause I love posting pics, this is the last photo I have of my Shoreline.

Happy Stitching!

~~~Vani~~~

Golden Promises and IHSW results

More white!  I've been stitching lots of white this weekend to fill out my IHSW. 

I took this opportunity of all this white to take advantage of my new lap frame and try two handed stitching!  I have to say its going well.  I never would have thought it would go this well. Although it could be said that I am sittching just in blocks and it is on 18 count.  But I am starting to get the hang of it, and hopefully in the future as I get more comfortable, it will speed me up!   I hope to have this page finished soon and onto the next one in the near future!

Happy Stitcing,

~~~Vani~~~

Forget Me Not & July IHSW

For the International Hermit and Stitch this month I will be working on Golden Promises.  But that doesn't start until Friday! 

A little but of grey green color added to FMN. I hope I can get some more done next time.



I am really looking forward to the blue flower coming at the bottom of this page.  There is so much green in this chart!  It seems in all charts there is at least one color that has very big chunks in it.  I have ones with black pages, and ones with white pages!  You would think they would go faster than the confetti pages.  Sometimes they do, but more often, I find myself getting bored with the monotonous of it.  But I do like the end result it gives me.  On to more green....

~~~Vani~~~

edited to add:  I meant to answer mdgtjulie's comment about my Lapframe. I got it from sewandso.co.uk.  I love it and I would highly recommend it.  It made my stitching much more fun as its not straining my arm and shoulder and neck muscles straining to hold a frame along with the masses of extra fabric I deal with due to the fact that I can't stitch small projects! 

IHSW - Forget Me Not - Janani

Hi all,  I didnt' hermit as much as I would have liked!  But did a little.  Lots of green!

I hope to do much better this week!

My daughter is really enjoying her stitching!  She has finished one square which will be one side to the box we will make!

She then made a start on her next side, she decided to do straight across for this one.

She's doing a great job!  Hopefully next time I will have more to show!

Until the next stitch.

~~~Vani~~~

IHSW - Forget-Me-Not - Golden Promises

So its the end of another IHSW.  I was able to finish my page on Forget Me Not!!! And I absolutely love the spot of blue in the bottom right corner.  

After I finished this I picked up my Golden Promises to try and get a few stitches in her!

I am happy to have finished the page on Forget Me Not, and even happier to pick up Golden.  Tonight as part of the Christmas/Winter Sal that I do on every 24 and 25 I will be working on Winter Wings for a couple of nights, then back to Golden.  

Joyse,  my sons recital was fabulous!  8-10 year olds doing hip hop!  It couldnt get any better!  Next month I have my daughters ballet recital.  That should be real cute!

Happy Stitching all!

~~~Vani~~~

April International Hermit and Stitch Weekend

So I recently joined a group of stitchers around the world who stitch every third week of the month together.  They call it the International Hermit and Stitch weekend. Meaning you turn yourself into a hermit for the weekend, how ever long you can manage and just stitch!  I thought that sounded like lots of fun!!!!

So I will be working on Sunny this weekend.  

Here is my Before

Until the next stitch...

~~~Vani~~~