Sparkly!

This was my first time using blending filament. I remember stitching this outside on lunch-breaks and it was so shimmery in the sunlight.

Joy

This looks like it might be from Little House Needleworks. I need to find the magazine to find out.

Shalom

Didn't want to leave out my Jewish friend (so I left out everyone!).

Snowman and bird

Again, a Christmas ornament.

I loved working on this one.

Santa

Santa for the Christmas ornament project.

Wreath

Another Christmas ornament.

Alma Lynn Snowmen

My plan, back in 2004, was to make a bunch of Christmas ornaments. So I stitched this up as part of that plan. They never got made up though....

French-knot-a-palooza

The entire center of the sunflower contains approximately eighteen gazillion french knots. This has such a great texture because of all the knots.

Scissorkeep-to-be

I'm not certain that I'll use this as a scissorkeep when I assemble it. I'd be terrified of chopping right through the cord.

(When I assemble it... who am I kidding??)

Too Much Housework

And the first linen project was very quickly followed by the second; Too Much Housework by Lizzie Kate.

First linen project

Lizzie Kate's Love is the Greatest Gift was my first project on linen. I believe this was in an issue of Just Cross Stitch.

Christmas present-to-be

Stitched as a Christmas gift for one of my mom's friends. I think I finished this while I was still living with my mom (at least 4 years ago), and yet it's still in my possession.

Yet another old project

This is dated 2003, but I think there was a 5-10 year gap between the time that all the stitching was completed, and the day that I finally finished the back-stitching!

Egyptian Pair

I started the Queen on a trip to Disney World with my mom and my friend Carole, her husband and her husband Paul. We stayed at the Disney Institute (current home of Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort).

Disney

Two fun stitch-ups. I love the energy in the Jitterbug compared to the sleepy heads on the cloud.