New Projects 2014

Happy New Year!  

I'll still be working on with my WIPs of 2013, especially the butterflies  . For this year, I'll be working on new projects with varied designs but of course, butterflies will still be my forever favorite! 

I have updated my Stitching Journal and realized that I have made a total of 126 finished projects (small & large ones) from 1998 to present!  I've only finished 2 projects last year (my most unproductive year)... mainly because I had eye concerns and have been forced to use progressive lenses. I do hope to make up for it this year amidst household chores and office works.  

And so, here it goes:

My first finish of the year 2014 - "Follow your Dreams"




...and I have started a new project to start off the year... "Psalm 23"... it's a 19th century style sampler with traditional motifs and it's my first scriptural sampler project! 


This is how it will look when finished...

Hope you like it!  Thanks for lurking in 

My Stiching Journal

Hi, happy new year! 

I have started a stitching journal since 2008. I have it in four parts:

1. My Finished Projects 
A list of all my finished projects since 1998 (photos are in a separate pic album in my external hard drive).
2. My Xstitch Stash
A record of all additional new stash I bought from 2008. I have attached pics of my previous stash prior to 2008.
3. Links to Xstitch Sites
A list of crossstitch sites with freebies. I indicate types of designs featured in each site. I use 1 page per site.
4. My Xstitch WIPs
A record of my current WIPs. I used 1 page for each project. This is were I record the details of each project: designer, size, fabric used, where it came from, whom i gave it for, date started, date finished, etc....
5. My Xstitch Friends
A record of all my friends who shared same interests with mine... friends who sent me xstitch gifts so I will be forever thankful...

charmagne

"As we count our stitches...let us not forget to count our blessings..."
http://charmagne-lifeinstitches.blogspot.com/ 

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!