Wednesday, April 18, 2012

So, What Has Jane Been Stitching?

Associated Talent's Skeletor
Sadly, the answer to that question is Not Much. I have a deadline for Belleza and the same deadline for a second small piece that came in the mail this week and there's a custom stitch guide I should be doing, but March was hectic with a two week trip to visit my husband's family, which involved the same amount of planning and luggage that one takes on a climb up Mt. Everest.  Belleza was too large to go with us, so I took a small Associated Talents ornament which is called Skeletor as my travel project.  There are a series of these small (two and a half inch square roughly) Halloween ornaments which are a quick and fun stitch.
http://www.atneedlepoint.com/CanvasLookup.asp?Category=Halloween&SubCategory=Ornaments&QueryPage=1

When we came back from our trip, of course everything had to be caught up on but as soon as that was accomplished, my mother had another mini stroke so I packed again and went to see her, again without Belleza (who is probably feeling neglected, poor thing).  When I got home, I came down with a bad cold complicated by the historically high levels of tree pollen in Chilly Hollow.  I have been sick ever since, coughing and blowing my nose, and sleeping whenever I could.  So I have not stitched much in a month.  Hopefully that is about to change.

I did manage to finish stitching Skeletor, whom I named Bob.  That's him above.  He is a sweetie and will make a fabulous flat ornament when I have time to find a good backing fabric.  But for now he's going back into a drawer to stay safe until I have much more done on Belleza.


Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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10 comments:

Peggi@Tapestry Fair said...

I love what you did with "Bob's" eyes.

The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure said...

The eyes were Serendipity. I planned to use beads nestled in the sides of the Smyrna crosses but they didn't look good and wouldn't stay put. I had found a tiny red sequin on the carpet that I put in my tool tray several days earlier, so I fished that out to see how sequins would look. It turned out to be perfect!

karen said...

Best wishes for your mom.

Steph's Stitching said...

Bob is a cutie. I hope you are feeling better soon! I hate being sick.

The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure said...

Steph and Karen, thanks for the good wishes. They are appreciated. Bob likes the compliment, too!

Goldylox99 said...

Hope you feel better soon! And warm wishes for your mother.

We love to read your blog, but make sure you get some quality "me" time.

Hugs from Critter Cove,

~Judy

Donna said...

Bob - do you read the Harry Dresden Files?

He's very cute. My kind of guy.

Nancy L said...

Bob's a cutie! Ditto on the eyes, and I love the lavendar border. I hope you're soon feeling caught up from the travel and recovered from the cold and allergies.

The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure said...

Donna, we watched The Dresden Files on TV and were fans, so we've started reading the books in the series.

Nancy, thanks for the good wishes. The lavender border is just couched Petite Silk Lame Braid. It's such a pretty color and I used the darker color in the same thread for the outside purple border to add Oomph.

Judy, thanks for the good wishes for Mom and me. She's as well as can be expected and my cold is over. Now we just need for the trees to get over flinging pollen everywhere and I'll be fine again.

Anne Bloom said...

You have really had a time, haven't you? Best wishes for better health all the way around! Bob is a cutie!