WIP Wednesday 12/17/2014

Wednesdays sure do sneak up on me these days!  It has been a crazy week.  I have made a lot of progress, but not nearly as much as I had hoped.  In addition to the holiday busyness of life, the boys have had appointments, I have been working, had a cold, and my hubby had an out-of-town trip. (How often do you think you end up in a seat next to someone you know on a flight when you are not traveling together?!  My hubby was pleasantly surprised and had an opportunity to catch up with a friend we have not seen in some time.)

Thanks to my cold, I had a day where I had zero energy.  Sitting and working on this cross-stitch was the perfect way to pass the time.  I managed over 300 x-stitches in one day.  (There is always a silver lining!)

On Saturday, we had the opportunity to visit with two wonderful couples we know.  We played Scattegories all evening and had great fun.  My hubby and I put together a couple of Hot Cocoa Gift Kits to give to our friends.  We used this hot cocoa mix recipe from injennieskitchen.com.  (I discovered the recipe on Pinterest last year when I was trying to find an alternative to the cocoa mixes in the store that have so many extra fillers.  I love that it is dairy-free; we make ours with unsweetened almond milk. 3 of the 4 of us in our house prefer this to the store mixes.)  In addition to the cocoa, we provided mix-ins.  There are marshmallows, miniature chocolate chips, crushed peppermint candies, and Kahlua.

Here is another sneak peek at a gift I am working on.

We are a bit behind in everything this year.  I am off to help my boys finish decorating the Christmas tree before their dad makes it home from the airport.

I am linking up with Work in Progress Wednesday at pintangle.com.  To see what others have been up to, check out the links in the comments on this post.

I hope you all have a wonderful week!
Renee

Last Week's List of Goals:

 Short-term:

1. Freebie Santa and the Mouse Ornament -  Heaven and Earth Designs chart by Michele Sayetta and artwork by Scott Gustafson. (I believe the ornament is a portion of the chart "Santa and the Mouse.") Complete 100 x-stitches by next week.  Over 300 x-stitches done!
2. Make a birthday gift.
3. Embellish a block in exchange for the sitting fee for my son's senior pictures. (This will stretch my creativity, as the requested topic is out of my comfort zone.  I ordered specific fabric from an Etsy shop to help with the theme.  This should be fun!) 
4. Complete 7 items on my check list for the We Support You project. Only 1 more done. Gulp!
5. Work on Christmas Gifts See above.
6. Catch up on reading a few blogs?!  (I hope!) I made it to a couple...

Long-term: 

1. Make a purse with my April CQJP 2014 block.
2. Make a purse with my July CQJP 2014 block.
3. Complete back for May CQJP 2014 block.
4. Make a purse with my May CQJP 2014 block.
5. My CQJP 2013 May block - better late than never?! (It is referred to as Block 4 if you follow this link.)
6. Embellish August CQJP 2014 block.
7. Embellish September CQJP 2014 block.
8. Embellish October CQJP 2014 block.
9. Embellish November CQJP 2014 block.
10. Piece December CQJP 2014 block.
11. Embellish December CQJP 2014 block.
12. Complete back panel and make a sew-in frame purse for my Etsy shop. 
13. Paint guest bathroom.
14. Embellish and assemble thank you gift.
15. Make a get well gift.
16. Complete the wall quilt I plan to create with all of my CQI Winter/Christmas blocks. Complete quilting so it is ready to add the back and bind. Work on this in 2015.
17. Make a TAST post. Work on this in 2015.

This Week's List of Goals:

 Short-term:

1. Freebie Santa and the Mouse Ornament -  Heaven and Earth Designs chart by Michele Sayetta and artwork by Scott Gustafson. (I believe the ornament is a portion of the chart "Santa and the Mouse.") Complete 100 x-stitches by next week. 
2. Make a birthday gift.
3. Embellish a block in exchange for the sitting fee for my son's senior pictures. (This will stretch my creativity, as the requested topic is out of my comfort zone.  I ordered specific fabric from an Etsy shop to help with the theme.  This should be fun!) 
4. Complete 10 - 13 items on my check list for the We Support You project.
5. Work on Christmas Gifts

Long-term: 

1. Make a purse with my April CQJP 2014 block.
2. Make a purse with my July CQJP 2014 block.
3. Complete back for May CQJP 2014 block.
4. Make a purse with my May CQJP 2014 block.
5. My CQJP 2013 May block - better late than never?! (It is referred to as Block 4 if you follow this link.)
6. Embellish August CQJP 2014 block.
7. Embellish September CQJP 2014 block.
8. Embellish October CQJP 2014 block.
9. Embellish November CQJP 2014 block.
10. Piece December CQJP 2014 block.
11. Embellish December CQJP 2014 block.
12. Complete back panel and make a sew-in frame purse for my Etsy shop. 
13. Paint guest bathroom.
14. Embellish and assemble thank you gift.
15. Make a get well gift.
16. Complete the wall quilt I plan to create with all of my CQI Winter/Christmas blocks. Complete quilting so it is ready to add the back and bind. Work on this in 2015.
17. Make a TAST post. Work on this in 2015.