Bucket List (end of 2012)

As it's the end of the year, I thought I'd pst an update on the Bucket List - this is basically an annual update on the fact that I am clinically insane - but it keeps me amused all the same.

1. HAED: Lancelot and Guinevere (Fenech)

2. HAED: Dragon Rider (Spangler)

3. Maia: Winter's Majesty

4. HAED: Linda Ravenscroft: Chakra Fairy

5. HAED: Hannah Lynn: QS Clara

6. Passione Ricamo: 2012 Mystery SAL

7. Soda Stitch: World Collection – Girls

8. HAED: Hannah Lynn: Heather

9. Bothy Threads: Kings & Queens

10. Bothy: Cut Thru Castle

11. Cattitudes: Not only do I not know what’s going on

12. Cattitudes: To Bathe A Cat

13. Cross Stitch Collection: Heathcliffe

14. Cross Stitch Collection: Regency Ballroom

15. Cross Stitch Collection: Robin Hood

16. Cross Stitcher: King Arthur Sampler

17. Cross Stitcher: Medieval Lady

18. HAED: A Source of Admiration

19. HAED: Aimee Stewart: Night Flight

20. HAED: Aimee Stewart: The Teamaker’s Daughter

21. HAED: Aimee Stewart: Journey’s End

22. HAED: Annya Kai: Autumn Own Trio

23. HAED: Dahlig: Hope

24. HAED: Dahlig: Iris

25. HAED: Dahlig: Light

26. HAED: Dahlig: Love

27. HAED: Dahlig: Vanity

28. HAED: Hannah Lynn: Alice Lost

29. HAED: Hannah Lynn: Melinda & Moohoo

30. HAED: Hannah Lynn: Miss Marabelle

31. HAED: Hannah Lynn: Amanda & Axel

32. HAED: Hannah Lynn: Annabelle

33. HAED: Hannah Lynn: QS Genevive

34. HAED: Hannah Lynn: Payton

35. HAED: Hannah Lynn: Little Miss Deelish

36. HAED: Hannah Lynn: Runaway Princess

37. HAED: Hannah Lynn: Smartie Pants

38. HAED: James Christensen: Shakesperean Fantasy

39. HAED: JBG: Faces of Faery 185

40. HAED: JBG: Faces of Faery 187

41. HAED: JBG: Faces of Faery 162

42. HAED: JBG: Faces of Faery 141

43. HAED: JBG: Poe

44. HAED: JBG: QS Alice in Clockwork

45. HAED: Linda Ravenscroft: Daughter of Avalon

46. HAED: Linda Ravenscroft: Daughter of the Reef

47. HAED: Linda Ravenscroft: Lady Autumn and the Green Man

48. HAED: Linda Ravenscroft: Maiden Spring and Jack the Green

49. HAED: Linda Ravenscroft: Mask of Colours 1

50. HAED: Linda Ravenscroft: Mask of Colours 2

51. HAED: Linda Ravenscroft: Mistress Summer and Lord Baccus

52. HAED: Linda Ravenscroft: Mistress Winter and Jack Frost

53. HAED: Linda Ravenscroft: Rapunzel

54. HAED: Linda Tso: Ice Winds 2

55. HAED: Matt Stewart: Eternal Promise

56. HAED: Meeting on the Turret Stairs

57. HAED: Meredith Dillman: Alice in Wonderland

58. HAED: Meredith Dillman: Blossoming Spring

59. HAED: Meredith Dillman: Dancer

60. HAED: Meredith Dillman: Fall Fire

61. HAED: Meredith Dillman: QS Airships

62. HAED: Meredith Dillman: QS Steam Punk Fairy

63. HAED: Meredith Dillman: Queen of the Night

64. HAED: Meredith Dillman: Raven's Treasure

65. HAED: Meredith Dillman: Summer Sun

66. HAED: Nene Thomas: QS Whispers

67. HAED: Rachel Anderson: Emerald

68. HAED: Rachel Anderson: Ruby

69. HAED: Randal Spangler: Flights of Imagination

70. HAED: Randal Spangler: Hit any Key

71. HAED: Randal Spangler: Medieval Shelf

72. HAED: Randal Spangler: So Many Books, So Little Time

73. HAED: Randal Spangler: Sundae Delight

74. HAED: Randal Spangler: Train of Dreams

75. HAED: Randal Spangler: Treasure Quest

76. HAED: Rebecca Sinz: Enchanted Evening

77. HAED: Rebecca Sinz: Despair

78. HAED: Rebecca Sinz: Hope

79. HAED: Selina Fenech: Bewitched

80. HAED: Selina Fenech: Bubbles

81. HAED: Selina Fenech: Hide & Seek

82. HAED: Selina Fenech: I Put a Spell on You

83. HAED: Selina Fenech: Impossible Love

84. HAED: Selina Fenech: Jinxed

85. HAED: Selina Fenech: Lady of Avalon

86. HAED: Selina Fenech: Mab

87. HAED: Selina Fenech: Nephalia

88. HAED: Selina Fenech: Titania

89. HAED: The Soul of the Rose

90. HAED: Zielinska: Asian Fantasy 1

91. HAED: Zielinska: Asian Fantasy 2

92. HAED: Zielinska: Asian Fantasy 3

93. HAED: Zindy Nielson: Ice Blue Maiden

94. HAED: Zindy Nielson: Snow White

95. HAED: Zindy Nielson: Snow White Falls

96. Joan Elliott: Air

97. Joan Elliott: Earth

98. Joan Elliott: Water

99. Joan Elliott: Fire Goddess

100. Joan Elliott: Autumn

101. Joan Elliott: Spring

102. Joan Elliott: Summer

103. Joan Elliott: Winter Fairies.

104. Joan Elliott: Blue Geisha

105. Joan Elliott: Garden Geisha

106. Joan Elliott: Cinderella

107. Joan Elliott: Rapunzel

108. Joan Elliott: Sleeping Beauty

109. Joan Elliott: Lavender Fairy

110. Joan Elliott: Sweet Pea Fairy

111. Joan Elliott: Oriental Lady Beauty

112. Joan Elliott: Oriental Lady Grace

113. Joan Elliott: Oriental Lady Wisdom

114. Joan Elliott: Renaissance Lady 1

115. Joan Elliott: Renaissance Lady 2

116. Joan Elliott: Renaissance Lady 3

117. Joan Elliott: Poppy

118. Joan Elliott: Iris

119. Joan Elliott: Butterfly

120. Joan Elliott: Ladybird

121. Joan Elliott: Lavender

122. Joan Elliott: Dragonfly

123. Joan Elliott: Rose

124. Joan Elliott: Lily

125. Joan Elliott: Chrysanthemum

126. Joan Elliott: Snowdrop

127. Joan Elliott: 2012 Christmas Angel

128. Joan Elliott: Sweetpea

129. Lanarte: Geisha

130. Lanarte: Indian Beauty

131. LOTR: I've got four Lord of the Ring Charts by Fluffy Kittens (I kid you not), I'd like to do one of them, don't mind which)

132. Magical Cross Stitch: Dark Sorceress

133. Magical Cross Stitch: Earth Goddess

134. Magical Cross Stitch: Fairy Queene

135. Maia: Geishas

136. Mary Hickmott Designs: Penguin Parade

137. Memoirs of a Geisha

138. Mirabilia: Autumn Queen

139. Mirabilia: Midsummer Nights Fairy

140. Mirabilia: Shakespeare’s Fairies

141. Mirabilia: Spring Queen

142. Mirabilia: Summer Queen

143. Mirabilia: The Kiss

144. Mirabilia: Three for Tea

145. Mirabilia: Winter Queen

146. Mystick Stitch: Mark Spain:

147. Mystick Stitch: Mark Spain:

148. Mystick Stitch: Mark Spain:

149. Mystick Stitch: Mark Spain:

150. Mystick Stitch: Mark Spain:

151. Passione Ricamo: Fae Eyes

152. Passione Ricamo: Fairy of Dreams

153. Passione Ricamo: Mediterrano

154. Passione Ricamo: Medieval Enchantment

155. Passione Ricamo: Moon Fairy Spirit

156. Passione Ricamo: My Lady of the Snow

157. Passione Ricamo: Once Upon a Time

158. Passione Ricamo: Selene, the Moon Goddess

159. Passione Ricamo: Spring Fairy Spirit

160. Passione Ricamo: The Night

161. Passione Ricamo: Winter Beauty Princess

162. Pixel People: Firefly

163. Pixel People: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

164. Pixel People: The Princess Bride

165. Pixel People: Labyrinth

166. Self Designed: Princess Bride

167. Self Designed: Susan Sto Helit (Discworld)

168. Self Designed: Wicked

169. Self Designed: An Anime Chart

170. Serenity Stitch: Pride & Prejudice

171. Serenity Stitch: Merlin

172. Serenity Stitch: The Hobbit

173. Serenity Stitch: North & South
174. Tilton Crafts: Hocus Pocus
175. Tilton Crafts: Wonderland

Birth Sampler

Dragon Dreams - Fairy Tale Sampler

Dork Stitch: Come to the Dark Side

A little later than intended

... but still before the end of the year so I'm happy, all of Clara's outlining is done and I'm ready to colour her in. I'm going to put her away for a little while to finally dedicate some time to some other projects but I'm pretty happy with how she looks and looking forward to adding all the colour in.

2012 Goals and how I've done

Short answer, not great!

 

So, here goes:

HEAD: Lance and Gwen: The top row, so that's 3 pages to complete - Didn't manage it - did one page in total

HAED: Dragon Rider: The bottom row, so that's 7 half pages. - Didn't manage it,3 pages in total

Maia: Winter's Majesty: Next row, so that's actually only two pages - Also no, managed half of it.

Dragon Dreams: Fairy Tale Sampler: Complete - woohoo, I completed one

Pixel People: A chart off the bucket list, there are 3 to choose between - Nope

Cross Stitcher: King Arthur Sampler: At least the first page. - Didn't even start it

Joan Elliott: Start a Joan Elliott chart - Failed miserably

Dork Stitch: Come to the dark side - Completed

And now I need to justify the fact that I failed all but two, here are the things that weren't on the target list that I got distracted by:

•  Chakra Fae by Linda Ravenscroft - 1 and a half pages
• Hannah Lynn's QS Clara - by the end of the year I'll have completed the black on all 9 pages
• Passione Ricamo SAL - two full pages (apart from beads) and half of the next two pages
• World Collection - first girl (China) compelted.
• Pride and Prejudice - first page completed
   

It meets up!

You have no idea how relieved I was when I finished the circuit and it actually met up, such a relief. I was absolutely terrified that I'd get to the bottom of the page and find that I was a stitch out somehwere around the edge. I actually did a little happy dance when it worked! I'm now taking bets on whether I can get her finished by Christmas rather than New Year, it might be achieveable. We've only got a couple of things to do today, although I am working tomorrow (boo), and I volunteered for the Sunday shift, it wasn't on my rota but they were short so I volunteered... if I hadn't done that I'd have finished for Christmas by now!

I think this will be my last post before Chirstmas (unless I do manage to finish her - well, the black), so I hope everyone has a lovely Christmas, gets everything that they want from Santa and don't spend all day stuck in the kitchen cooking! Have fun!

Last International Hermit & Stitch of 2012

And it didn't go to badly actually. Especially considering the time of year and how many other things there are to get done. Clara is growing, Only 1 full page and two partials to go (one of those I'm now over halfway through), I think I'm still on target to get all the outlining done by the end of the year (fingers crossed)! I do love her, I almost don't want to finish the outlining because I know that the colouring in will go so much slower... but then I've got Heather to look forward to starting for the Rakateers SAL so just as I finish it for this I'll have a new one to start on (yeah, like I need a new start, I know).

For those that do celebrate, hope everyone is looking forward to Christmas. I have to admit that with the two jobs I'm really looking forward to some time off, as I'm (currently) not down to work for either job. Think we're closing the office over Christmas, and as my second job is casual, all the hours that are available go to the full time staff, which I'm perfactly happy with. Most of my shopping is done, I have to finish my wrapping this week and that's it, it's all good!

Happy Stitching all!

I'm slightly less behind!

The title says it all really, I'm still behind, but it's slightly less behind than I was last week. I'm still hoping to get the top row finished by the end of the year, but seeing as I'm also wanting to get the black of Clara finished by the end of the year (and she's calling to me more), this might fall by teh wayside ever so slightly. It's been quite nice stitching this week though, the gold work always surprises me by being much easier and quicker to stitch than I expect it to be, and I've also been doing some nice easy block stitching, thus why it actually looks like I've made some progress this year.

Another page done

Here's the development of Clara, I'm still loving working on her, and this page has stitched up quite quickly! I'm starting another Hannah Lynn as a New Year SAL (Heather for those that are interested), so I'm looking forward to another one where I can enjoy working on the outline! I think I'm still just about on track to get all the black done before the end of year, although I also want to get some more progress done on the Passione Ricamo SAL before the end of the year! Can't believe it's that time of the year when I'm looking towards end of year targets and working out what targets I want to set myself for next year.

I was starting to catch up...

I was starting to catch up (not much I know, but a bit), I was working on pages 3 and 4 together and was starting to get somewhere, then the new page was released this morning, and I'm still about 3 pages behind. But she has grown this week, and that makes me happy... and she's on my new Millennium Frame, which I'm loving! The new page released today is very exciting, it's got her face on!

 

I don't update on this project because she lives under my desk at work, but as I'd finished the first one, I couldn't resist bringing her home to take a pic. She doesn't look that clear because the flash has bleached teh paler colours, but I'm quite chuffed to finally finish one of them.