Merry Christmas 2013 ... Happy New 2014!

Happy holidays to all!
Thankful for all the countless blessings to me & my family!
As 2013 have been a hard year... on my personal life... family life... work-related issues.... financial ones...I still am counting my blessings and am really thankful that it keeps pouring in despite my shortcomings.

So... let us welcome the new year 2014 with hopeful hearts.... strong faith...renewed energy.... clear minds... determined spirits!

May God bless us all!

Back in my Hands Again.....

That's right... my UFO project "Believe" is back in my hands again after such a very very long time.... I've missed it... and have done some progress on it already....

.... well, end of August we've moved house... back to my parent's house in Binangonan, Rizal since they really have to have someone with them instead of just "them".  They are both getting old and have heart problems.  Then... husband got sick after that and then... me, as well.  I've been sick for 2 weeks and have incurred work delays in the office. Such a hectic toxic experience!  But I'm well now and back on my feet again. :-)

Stitching moments....

I have enjoyed my stitching moments this week and actually wished that it will go on and on forever!  Here are my update progress...
On Butterfly Forest....

On Living With Charm...

and I've finally finished my Painted Ladies! Yipee!

I have also spent some time looking through my xstitch stash and my stitching journal which I have to update, too. I promise to feature them here in my blog soon.... Happy stitching everyone! :-)

The Reality Of Being A Mom....

.....just would like to share this.... I am a mom to two wonderful boys... 21 & 17yrs old now... both are college students.... I really wish the best for them in this life... I love being their mom and I will be forever proud of their every little accomplishment... even when things go wrong I will always be here for them... even how frustrated or disappointed I may become, I will still stand by them no matter what! I love them ... with all my heart.

Rainy Tuesday...

It's a rainy day today... woke up due to the sound of thunder... i have an update progress to share on my Butterfly Forest project....

....and I have started on a Lizzie Kate design "Living with Charm" ... I'm actually ecstatic about it because it was given as a gift and I was looking for it for a long time now... it was only in my wishlist years before... can't believe I have it now...so, here's what I have stitched so far...

...have no office work today due to heavy torrential intense rainfalls... so i would make the most of it and spend it sticthing! Yipee! Take care and happy stitching everyone!

LOVE SAL

I have joined in the LOVE Stich-A-Long activity of the local crossstitch FB group I just recently joined in... and enjoyed it! Here's my LOVE SAL project....

Here's the free pattern that goes along with it....

Happy stitching!

An Updated Version Of Me!

Good day to all!

I have been in a turmoil of a life since my last post... lots of happenings along the way... been crossstitching on & off... still coping with office work related stress... have joined a local (Philippines) crossstitch FB group, a blackwork stitching FB group & a Margaret Sherry sticthing FB group...

Well, life isn't that easy, I should say, but is worth the try... I have been reading inspirational books... grateful for the help and comfort it gives...and am really thankful for my wonderful family... for my hubby who's really 100% supportive and patient with me...

As I've said earlier... I haven't abandon crossstitching.... just has been slow, stitching on & off as time allows...  and I have found a new local needlecraft store! We have been househunting for the past 2 months and we finally found one... It's a 2-storey house which will be large enough for the whole family & all of our things!  And this new needlecraft store is just so near! Only a 10-minute ride! ...and as a start I bought the ff:

 I was so excited!  The store is Heavenly Stitching Moments and it carries a wide variety of patterns, threads, fabrics, etc. I just can't believe that they actually have the Q-snaps! I've been longing for it for a long time and just settled on seeing it in the internet.  Finally, I have it now and have tried using it right away and I loved it so much!

My current WIP includes:
1.  Butterfly Forest by Dimensiones (as shown above in my new q-snaps!)
2.  Living with Charm by Lizzie Kate
3.  Painted Ladies featured in the CrossStitcher magazine
4.  Other small designs like the EMS flower months which re-energizes me during boring days...

Always have faith in the Lord for HE will direct your way. Being human, we sometimes lose sight of it all but we have to be strong.  Life is a never-ending process... and is short. We have to enjoy every second of it! Live life to the fullest!

Happy stitching everyone! :-)