Day 6

Day 6: Grateful that I was able to transfer my son to a new school. He starts today.

Want to wish him luck.  I love you bud.

Hugs

Jaunice

November 5th Grateful.

Nov 5.  Grateful for yesterdays giggle session with Paul.  One of those times when no matter how hard I tried or he told me "Mom I am serious" I couldnt stop laughing.  Love ya Bud.

On a stitching note.. Put a few more stitches in my Santa Project.  New pics to come soon.

Hugs

Jaunice

Thankful November

I know its not stitch related but thought I would join in with the group.. Seems like a good idea.

I am behind but not too behind.

Day 1: Absolutely One of the biggest things I am grateful for is my son Paul... Best thing that ever happened to me.

Day 2: Grateful that I can stitch and craft.

Day 3: Grateful for all my friends both in real life and here on the web.. My stitching friends etc.

Day 4: Grateful I got an extra hour of sleep last night.

Thanks for reading.  Stay tuned.. Hopefully more stitching to follow.

Hugs

Jaunice

Thank you… Thank you… Thank you..

I received my wonderful Halloween Exchange from Lisu Spahalski.  It was so cute.  She made the most adorable pinkeep.  I really need to learn to do these.  The design is Boo by BBD and is from their Trix or Treat book.  She used 28ct Antique Ivory Cashel linen. She included some pumpkin sticky notes and a darling little spider. 

Hugs

Jaunice Minor

Utah

April Wipocalypse…and other musings…

Well January, February, and March came and went when I blinked.  I can’t believe how fast this year has flown by.  My step dad will be coming home on Saturday and we are so glad that hes doing better.  The school play is done thank goodness.  Paul is settling down. 

We are working on getting more physically fit and losing weight.  So things are hectic still lol.  However I did complete another mitten.  Here is my patriotic mitten.  I thought it turned out so cute.  Still needs some embellishment but its darling as is too.

Wipocalypse 2012 March… Just a bit late.

Well its been crazy here.   My step dad has been in the hospital.. Mom, Son and I all sick.  Work Crazy.  But I did manage to finish another mitten.  This adorable mitten is number 3.  I am a wee bit behind on my schedule but we will see if I can crank them up again.  January Started off good and then it was all downhill from there.  My schedule was to have me complete 10 by the end of February with another 5 in march and here we are the middle of March and I have 3 completed.  Sheesh. 

Without futher ado… Mitten number 3.  Baby its cold outside is its title.

The picture really doesn’t do it justice.  It will have buttons and then its supposed to look like a sweater I believe. 

Until Next time.

Bye

WIPocalypse February 7th

Well things slowed down a little bit.   I am working on Mitten number 3.  I have included a pic of this little mitten.  I am really loving stitching on these… Hoping I have a whole tree full by December.  I have been working on one other WIP but cannot show that one just yet.  Well have a wonderful night.

Bring on the Mitens

Well I have finished stitching 2 mittens so far.  Trying to stitch 5 a month… key is also finishing 5 a month… in order to have enough for a tree by next december.  Here are the 2 that I have done so far.

 

Still have to add a cardinal button to the birdhouse mitten and possibly a button or two to the mitten mitten.

Paul and I were able to go to the Utah Jazz game on Saturday January 14, 2012.  WE WON… yeah.  He got to meet Thurl Bailey, Ron Boone, and Phil Johnson.  He was so excited. 

Enough for now.

Hugs

Jaunice Minor

Wipocalypse Official Post #1

Well January is here.  Whew survived the holidays.  I have my first new finish of the year.  I finished Mitten Number 1 and started on Mitten Number 2.  I am loving stitching these CEC Mittens.  They stitch up really fast.  Still have to get some stitches into my UFO project. 

 

Just have to add the cardinal button to the birdhouse and the first mitten is ready for finishing. 

Have a great Day.

Jaunice

Wipocalypse–First Finish 2012

Although I don’t have to post yet … this is my first finish for 2012.  It is also my first ornament.  Not the best I have ever done but it turned out ok.  Will do many things differently next time.  But not bad for my first time. 

Thanks for looking.  I hope everyone has a wonderful new year.  I sure hope 2012 is better than 2011 and everyone’s best year yet.

Hugs

Jaunice

Wipocalypse 2012 and a Return to Blogging…

For any of my non crafty or non stitchy friends… WIP stands for Work in Progress… and of course most know about apocalypse.  I have signed up for a SAL in which to finish any unfinished projects or to help me get new ones started and done that I would like to do.  My plan is to decorate my Christmas tree in 2012 with all hand made ornaments.  My tree will be done in the Cross Eyed Cricket mittens.  I love Vicki Hastings mitten designs.  She has more than enough to decorate a whole tree with no duplicates.  Just in case though I plan to also stitch a really cute snowman flake design that was in the 2010 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue. 

I am including a list of all the CEC Mittens that Vicki Hastings so graciously provided to me to aid in my stitching efforts.  Wish me luck in this mighty task. 

2012 Will hopefully be a year of new beginnings.  My goal for the moment is to attempt to lose 40 lbs. (I need to lose much more but just concentrating on 40 right now).  Will keep all posted as the year goes on.

The Official CRICKET Mitten List 2011

Number 143 Woolen Mittens - 5 designs

Number 150 Woolen Mittens Two - 3 designs

Number 153 Alphabet Mitten

Number 154 A Well-Dressed Man – Noah’s Ark

Number 160 Ginger Mitten

Number 162 Winter Ribbons

Number 166 Mittens Once More - 5 designs

Number 167 Evergreen Wreath and Winter Lights

Number 172 Nip in the Air Mitten

Number 178 Winter Basket Mitten

Number 189 Snowflake and Winter Birdhouse Mittens

Number 190 Nutcracker Mitten

Number 200 Spider Mitten

Number 201 Turkey Mitten

Number 202 December Mittens - 4 designs

Number 205 Have a Heart Mitten

Number 207 Stars & Stripes Mitten

Number 224 Cookie Jar Mitten

Number 225 Button Up Mitten

Number 226 Family Mittens

Number 227 Lone Pine Mitten

Number 228 Victory Mitten

Number 229 Kissing Mitten

Number 230 Promise of Spring Mitten

Number 286 Dickens’ Mittens-Chapter 1

Number 287 Dickens’ Mittens-Chapter 2

Number 288 Dickens’ Mittens-The Last Word

Web Graphs [File & .pdf format]

2005 Mitten – Hot Chocolate Mitten

2006 Mitten – Bell Mitten

2007 Mitten – S’mores Mitten

2009 Mitten – Mitten - Mitten

2010 Mitten – Oatmeal & Shamrocks

2010 Holiday – “Baby It’s Cold Outside” Mitten

2011 Holiday – Mitten Cakes

2011 Holiday – Sophia’s 1^st mitten

JCS Ornament Editions

2006 – Away In a Manger Mitten

2007 – Keeping Watch Mitten

Hard Copy

1996 – Winter Angel Mitten

2001 – Mermaid Mitten

2001 – Chili Pepper Mitten [Texas]

2002 – Don’t Peek Mitten

A Halloween Finish

I have been stitching and actually finished a piece into a cube.  I stitched a stitchy kitty design out of the Just Cross Stitch Halloween Ornament issue.  It turned out pretty cute I think.  I still have to put a bow and ribbons on top of it… but you get the gist.

This was a fun finish.

Hugs

Jaunice

Surprise …. I am Back!

Its been forever since I updated this blog.  I thought I would try to start again.  I finished an autumn cross stitch piece last night I thought I would share with you.

I plan to make this into a door hanger.  I changed some of the colors up a bit.  The grass I used an overdyed called kudzu instead of the golden color it called for.  I was pretty happy with the way it turned out.  I will post the pics once I get it finished.

Thanks for reading.

New Card…

I saw this card on another blog… Dawn Griffiths did this card in different colors.  I really liked it.  Its using the emboss resist technique.  The colors are Bravo Burgandy, Kraft (crumbcake now) and white. 

In other news.  Paul turned 10 on Wednesday.  I can’t believe my baby is 10.  He had a wonderful party on the 20th and we went to see the Utah Jazz play on Wednesday.  We won and he had a great time.

Hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving.

Hugs

Jaunice

Don’t Faint Another Update

I got a chance this last weekend to put some stitches in an old WIP.. its an old Leisure Arts Kit called “Checking it Twice”.  I love this design.  Course I got rid of the Aida and substituted evenweave and got rid of the floss that the kit came with and substituted DMC.  I just work on it while I can.  Below is a pic of what its supposed to look like and my progress from the 13th and 17th of November.

Its beginning to finally take shape.  I can’t wait to get this framed.  I would like to try and put it in maybe a round frame but we will see.

Well ta ta for now.

Hugs

Jaunice

12 Steps for Craft addicts

This was composed by Liz Lucero from Splitcoast stampers but it holds true for us stitchers as well as stampers and paper crafters.  Thought you might get a kick out of this.

THE SUPPLY COLLECTORS TWELVE STEPS

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1. We admitted we were powerless over craft supplies - that our lives (or at least our space) had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that our sister crafters could help us return to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to ourselves and not be influenced by coupons and bargains.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of all our supplies.
5. Admitted to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our shopping.
6. Were entirely ready to realize that shopping is not a defect of character. We are not bad people for buying supplies, we just buy too much of what we don’t need.
7. Humbly asked ourselves “Do we really need to buy this?”.
8. Made a list of all persons and places we could donate to and became willing to do so.
9. Made direct donations to such people or places wherever possible, except when they really didn’t want our supplies.
10. Continued to take inventory of our supplies and when we were overstocked promptly admitted it.
11. Sought though creating and using our existing products to improve our space and our mojo.
12. Celebrate our creativity.

LOL… I love it.  Hello my name is Jaunice and I am a craft supply addict.  That’s why I have the following quote on my email.

"There is a very fine line between hobby and mental illness."
Dave Barry

On that funny but true note… I will say goodnight.

Hugs

Jaunice

“F” is for friendship

I made this card tonight.  Its for a swap I am in.  I hope the recipient likes it. 

Not a whole lot going on this weekend… Was a pretty quiet weekend.  Which is good because next week at work is going to be crazy busy.  Hopefully tomorrow I get my new office.  I will post pics when I get a chance.

I think it’s a nice office.  Its my first office.  I am kind of excited.  My first business cards etc. 

Hugs

Jaunice

I am baaaack…..

Well a lot has happened since last posted.  I graduated in May of 2010.  My son and I got to go to Disneyland.  It was just a fabulous trip. I also started a new job for the same company I worked for,  I am the Business Office Manager for our newest Senior facility.  It is so nice now to have time to actually Stamp and Stitch and spend time with my son.  Below are some cards i have done in the recent past.  I am in the middle of cleaning my stamp and stitching room.  There is a monumental task in its own right.  I will post pictures of my stamp catalog and my clean room lol.  I am putting together a catalog of all my stamp sets so that I can find what I want when I need it.  I never thought it would be all that important but its come in handy already. 

This was created for a great friend in California for her Birthday.  She loves Cows and this was perfect. 

I made these for our new residents moving in.

I made these two at a stamp camp in September.  The wreath is braded and was kind of tricky but fun too.  I loved the clean and simple christmas card we made.

Well I better head off to bed now.  More tomorrow.

Hugs
Jaunice

Quote of the week

"There is a very fine line between hobby and mental illness."
Dave Barry

I love this quote.. It definately is me to a T.  Some days I feel like I have crossed over the line.

I plan to try and start updating this more.

Hugs

Jaunice

Couple of items and more

Today I received the nicest card from the RAK group at Split Coast Stampers.  Heather sent me this card.  She did such a nice job.

My friend made the next card front in a sympathy swap.  I happened to need a quick card so she gave me one of the fronts she had made.  She did a beautiful job. 

Right now things are so hectic.  Its the last 2 weeks of school.  Plus I have a big ugly scary birthday coming up on the 30th.  Lets just say I am 29 again with LOTS of experience lol.

Back more after school.

Jaunice