Stitch from Stash - May Report

Month: May

Earned: $28.00

Spent: $37.14

Where I Stand for the Year: +$20.36

May seems to have disappeared in a fog of post surgery recovery.  Things are improving, just a bit more slowly than I would have chosen :)  I may even be able to sport actual shoes again by the end of this week - I can't even imagine what it will be like to wear matching shoes again!

I was able to complete several little projects, and my stash increase came mainly from floss.  I am just 2 skeins away from a complete DMC cotton collection! Now I have to complete that organization project I have brewing in the back of my mind.

Little Ornament for a sweet Niece

Unfinished Ornament to have on hand during the
 upcoming holiday season, just 7 months away ;)

A cute little Lizzie Kate Santa, not sure how
 I'll finish it yet.   I think it will be for me,
but maybe it's really a gift in the making!

An unfinished ornament for an adorable baby Nephew

Another unfinished ornament to have on hand.

A little decoration for my Imagination Studio.

Stitch from Stash - November Update

November was a pretty good creative month for me.  I spent most of stitchy time on a crochet project that has been in the works for several years.  My deadline was Thanksgiving (yesterday) and I made it with a whole week to spare! It came in conjunction with deadlines completed at work and church too, so once I was finished I hardly knew what to do with myself!  I did start and finish this little piece, which is for a friend who loves Russian Nesting Dolls.

I did contribute to my stash for a new project I'll be working on soon.  I spent $60 on the thread packets for The Victoria Sampler Christmas Village.  I have never worked with silks before, so that will be a fun new adventure!

Four year ago I started a crocheted Creche for each of my siblings (one brother and one sister) and their families.  The first year I did Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus.  I also put together a stables with plastic canvas and felt, and made a separate baby Jesus for each of the nieces and nephews (so they wouldn't fight over him).  The next year I did an angel and donkey.  Last year I did the shepherds and sheep (two of each for each family).  This year was the Wise Men, or the Wise Guys as I came to call them.  My Mother made this nativity for us when we were younger but never got around to making the Wise Men, so I decided to make a batch for her as well!  This was the hardest year by far and I am glad I did not start with the Kings or I never would have done more, they were the hardest and most time consuming of all.  There is still a cow in the pattern I did not make yet, which I may do next year.  The pattern did not include a camel pattern but I really want to try and figure one out to include as well.

Close up of the three King #1s

Close up of the three King #2s

Close of of the three King #3s

Here's the whole gang of nine!

Stitch from Stash January Update

From my Stash this past month I completed three scenes from The Prairie Schooler's  "Starry Night".  I have two left. They will all be for my Papa's Christmas gift this year.  I had previously finished two, one each for the past two Christmases.

I also completed Mt. Rainier Santa, from a Mill Hill kit I picked up a few years ago.

I did increase my stash by the Lizzie Kate Pattern below.  It was $4.04 not including tax or shipping.

My Birthday was the end of December, I received a gift card for Hobby Lobby, this is what I picked up with it.

 
This month a couple of things took me away from stitching, I also did some cake decorating. The tree cupcakes were for a friend who just adopted three children. The tree is honor of their family shrub growing into a tree. The Olaf Snowman, was for the daughter of a friend from work.