Christmas Ornament Snow Much in Love Weeks 1 - 5

Christmas Ornament Snow Much in Love - 5 Weeks

It has been nearly two years since I last had time for crafting! If you follow me on Instagram, you know that changed recently.

In late November, I carved some time out of work and school to begin working on the Heaven and Earth Design (HAED) Christmas Ornament Snow Much in Love cross-stitch based on the wonderful artwork of Dona Gelsinger.

I love Dona Gelsinger's art and had a hard time deciding which chart to buy during a recent sale at Heaven and Earth Designs. My youngest son helped me select this one.

I *think* there are 40,022 stitches, but I already found one mistake on the spreadsheet I created. Let's just say that should be pretty close.

This was my first time starting a HAED in the center. It is stitched 2 over 2 (2 strands of floss over 2 squares on the fabric) on 28-count Aida.

Although the name of the chart begins with "Christmas Ornament", it be far too large to make an ornament with. I plan to have it framed when it is complete.

I am currently on track to meet my goal of adding at least 700 stitches each week to finish this beauty by December of 2024. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Renee

Twilight Duel: SAL Update 30

 I was thrilled to have a weekend with a little extra time to spend working on Twilight Duel. 924 stitches were added since our last Stitch-Along (SAL) update on January 9th.

The black dragon's chest and head have filled in a bit more, and there are only 1,509 stitches left on Page 10 of the chart.

I do hope you will stop by to see what the other talented bloggers in our SAL have been working on. We each select our own project to work on and share updates every 3rd Sunday. 

Avis, Claire, Gun, Constanze,

Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy,

Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan,

Deborah, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy,

AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen

Have a great week!

-Renee

Christmas Project: SAL Update 5 & Twilight Duel: SAL Update 29

 

I am happy to announce I have a finish to share for our first Stitch-Along (SAL) update of 2022!

The photo above shows how Santa looked on December 19th. Thanks to some quality stitching time on December 26th, I made some great progress. The last few stitches were added in January.

My husband brought Buddy, our bearded dragon, in to see me just as I finished the last stitch. 

Yesterday, I spent a couple of hours working on Twilight Duel. The photo above shows how it looked at the end of 2021. (No progress was made between July 18th and December 31st.)

And this is how it looks now.

I do hope you will stop by to see the projects the other bloggers in our 3-week stitch along are working on. We are in different time zones, so if a post is not up, please check back later in the day.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you make 2022 a fantastic year!

Hugs,

Renee

Avis, Claire, Gun, Constanze,

Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy,

Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan,

Deborah, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy,

Anne, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen

Christmas Project: SAL Update 4

 

Is it just me, or does 3 weeks seem to pass in the blink of an eye? I cannot believe this is our last Stitch Along (SAL) update of the year already!

I have made a bit of progress on Santa. There are a couple of photos with a quarter to really demonstrate the size of this jolly fellow. He is stitched 2-over-1 on 28-count evenweave.

The photo above shows how he looked in our last update.

I do hope you will stop by to see what everyone else is working on. We are in different time zones, so if a post is not up, please check back a bit later.

Avis, Claire, Gun, Constanze,

Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy,

Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan,

Deborah, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy,

Anne, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen

As this is our last update of the year, I thought I would also share photos of Twilight Duel at the end of 2020 and from my last update in 2021. 

Twilight Duel December 31, 2020

Twilight Duel July 24, 2021

For those of you that share my beliefs, I wish you a very merry Christmas. And if your beliefs differ, I wish you a wonderful holiday season.

Warm wishes to you all!

Renee

Christmas Project: SAL Update 3

 

In the future, I need to remember to only stitch 2-over-2 on 32-count evenweave. My idea of working on this during my lunch hour did not work out because the stitches are soooo tiny that I can only work on it under my Ottlite with the magnifying glass. It is so much fun to watch Santa emerge, though!  (I took a photo with my needle to give an idea of just how small this piece is.)

The photo below shows my progress in our last SAL update. Please note the colors in the photo above are more accurate. It was dark out, so I had poor lighting for the photo below.

Please stop by to see the wonderful projects everyone else in our SAL is working on.

Avis, Claire, Gun, Constanze,

Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy,

Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan,

Deborah, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy,

Anne, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen

Thank you for stopping by!

Renee