Out of the blue....

During this cold weather, I would like to happily share my updates....

I have bought new stash....14 ct aida fabric in green & Christmas red color, mill hill beads, kreinik metallic fine braid thread and my very first - Needleminder (love it!)

....and here's my latest update progress on my Waiting For Ships...

....and here's my first finished project for 2015... "Out of the Blue" (blackwork butterfly)...

Happy stitching to all!!! :-)

New Year....New Project!

Waiting For Ships designed by Nora Corbett for 1998 Mirabilia Designs..... a simply beautiful mermaid waiting for ships in the deep ocean.... I have just waited for the perfect fabric to go with it and when I finally had the chance ... here it is! The fabric is a hand-dyed 14ct aida in apple grape jelly shade that I was able to order & purchase on-line...

so, here is the pic of the design.....

And here's my first update... with some few stitches.... (yipee! happy me! :-D)

 Happy stitching to all!

Happy New Year 2015!

Happy New Year to all!

2014 has been a great year... with highs and lows... a really amazing roller coaster ride... best of all, I was able to focus on my accounting profession...(just still need to efficiently manage my time for 2015)....have finished some stitchy projects compared to previous years (would love to finish more projects this year)....and all in all, life has been good ... a little bumpy ride at the sides but still managed a good manuevering and looking forward for a lovely tune-up. 

And so... for 2015, I would wish for a lot more time devoted to my dearest hobby, crossstitching. I realized that life is really short - we must enjoy every minute we have... because happiness is the real treasure a person can have.

I have updated my Stitching Journal with my 2015 stitching plans & goals.... and as a start I have started my "Waiting For Ships" project using a hand dyed aida fabric....   

Here's a pic of the finished project... isn't she pretty? right?

I will upload pics of the update progress as I go along....

Happy stitching everyone!

Some New & Old......

....yes, some new & old crossstitch projects...

....here's the new one! "The Art of The Rose"... it's from The World of CrossStitching magazine.  So excited to stitch this as there are cute butterflies!!!  

.....and here's my start on it .... a cute butterfly already fluttering by! 

....and here's an old project... a UFO, I may say.... It's a mini Dimensions kit, a gift given to me by an officemate from her USA trip.

.....am planning to have stitchy projects for Christmas....I hope I can make it... promise to keep you posted with updates ...yay! Okay, happy stitching to everyone!

A Most Pleasant Surprise!!!

...Yes, so true! I received a most pleasant surprise from DMC Philippines!!! It's from their recent survey that I've participated! Love the 16 new color shades of DMC threads and it also comes with a free flower pattern. Love them all!

...and I have a recent finished project!!! 

Butterflies and Buddleia

16ct White Aida Fabric

2 strands of DMC threads

Chart was a gift from a friend from the crossstitch forum years ago (2011, I think ;-))

Happy Halloween to all! Happy stitching, too! 

Happy After All ....

         Hello all! Been sick with colds these past few days as the weather seems so unpredictable! But happy to say that:

1.  ...... I've FINISHED my Lizzie Kate's Living With Charm project!!! Yehey! :-D

....it's done on 14ct white DMC Aida cloth using 2 strands of DMC threads... it has some specialty stitches on it ...

..... and i have stitched my nickname signature on it! 

2.  ...... have managed to stitch some progress on my HAED "Believe" project ... am so excited stitching this now as the words "believe" pops into view! 

3.  ...... and have found this new gadget to aid me on my eyesight problems... and I'm definitely loving it! Just have to replace the current mini lightbulb which give yellowish light to an LED white one for a more clearly lighted view.

4.  ...... and wanted to share some homebased found gadgets that I have discovered to be of great use in my sticthing projects...

..... used bathroom tissue roll holder... it's great to hold your fabric in a roll to avoid fold creases...

.... some plastic clothes pin... to hold your rolled fabric while stitching by hand... I used it on large projects so as not to be annoyed with the majority of the fabric... I roll the fabric up to where  i'll be stitching and clip the clothes pins on both rolled ends.... so, I can hold the rolled one with my right hand and stitch with my left hand. 

.... stabilo exam grade mechanical pencil... i used it to mark my stitches so I can stitch one color at a time... and this one is great as it comes with the eraser that completely erases any wrongfully marked ones that I did.  Leaves no mark at all! I also use it for gridding!  

5. ....... and I have started  a new project! A Margaret Sherry Cat! "Home is Where the Cat is"... bought the pattern online and have been so happy to have it as I just used to see it on internet sites and can't find a way to get hold of the pattern for so long. 

...have decided to use 11ct Mocha Brown Aida fabric using 4 strands of DMC threads... and found it to be great!  Less eye strain as the fabric holes are much bigger! I decided to use this fabric count for medium sized projects from now on.

....and the difficulty of this project is the use of petite stitches! Hmmm... good thing that it's an 11ct fabric ... so, i can say that it's currently manageable.

6. ........ I have been rummaging from my crossstitch stash in our upstairs loftroom and found this long abandoned project (UFO) ... It's a great project (Anchor pattern "Victorian Springtime") and I really would like to have this done... the only thing that's keeping me from doing this is the fabric I'm using... it's an evenweave! soooooo tiny holes!!!! 

7.   ......... and so thankful to the Lord for always guiding my family and for all the bountiful blessings! We have been blessed with new 6 accounting projects... will have super busy days ahead but hoping to still find my stitchy moments! 

Happy stitching to all!  

...Lots of Wishful Thinking!

...a warm hello on a bright sunny morning here in the Philippines! :-D

...well, i've been thinking alot lately... very thankful for all the blessings that are coming our way despite my spiritual shortcomings... seems like i'm having some kind of depression... maybe some sort of withdrawal symptoms from resigning from my office job to doing home-based accounting job....but i know these feelings will pass... in time.... anyway, some good things are coming our way... new prospective clients and accounting & audit projects... really looking forward to all of those... so, our own personal business is looking up & going well... eldest son is currently developing an accounting system software focusing on accounts receivables and collections.. he is currently in-charge of our IT group.....youngest son is doing well in school ...already in his 3rd yr of college - accountancy course...... all in all things are looking great.... so, happy me!

.... on the other side.... still glued to my crossstitch projects... I have 2 WIPs on the go - Believe and Lizzie Kate's Living With Charm... wanting to finish them soon so I can start the "Keep Calm" project.... still thinking if i will just do a solo one or trio... with my fave colors - fuschia, apple green and teal bluegreen.... ooooh... i forgot i stlll have a mini one on-the-go... the Butterflies and Buddleia... well, it's just a mini one, so, i'm sure i can finish it sooner.... then, am wishing that i could start doing small projects line-up - margaret sherry ones. cute chikadees, butterflies, etc. before i could re-start on stitching the HUGE project - Paradise! .... really have a lot of wishes... hehe :-D

..... i would like to try baking, too.... hopefully try making french macarons... then choco lollipops... choco crispies.... cupcakes and brownies!!! ...and see if i could make a business out of it... i really want to have some business on the side ... for my own personal satisfaction... :-D

..... and i've been following a lot of tv series nowadays - Smallville, CSI, The Strain, Forever, The Voice USA and The Walking Dead season 5 will soon be starting...and also to mention some local tv series - "Hawak Kamay", "Ikaw Lamang" and "Hiram na Alaala".... I love the new tv series - The Strain and Forever... both thrilling to watch....and i'm looking forward to watching new movies - Lucy, A Good Marriage, Annabelle, A Walk among the Tombstones, The Calling and Left Behind... really a movie and tv fan of horror and thriller stories.  

...wish that i could also find time (what with all these interests in me) to read my pocketbooks collections and e-books... a fan of James Patterson, Linwood Barclay and R.L. Stine... also have a collection of the I Am Number Four series but still have not read any of the books (but have luckily already watched the debut movie - and loved it!) .....

....also wish that i could renovate our house ... to have the space and corners that i wanted...more organizers, cabinets and lots of natural lighting, meaning.... BIG windows!  ...a new wall paint... new curtains... new furnitures and appliances.... WOW! that's a big wishful thinking, don't you think? :-D

.... so...maybe i'm feeling down because of all these wishful thinking....because it's really a LOT!.... as the saying goes...be content with what you have ... and that is happiness.... i'm just human... with needs... with wants... with dreams and wishes.... i guess, am just saying that i'm still a human after all.

....well, just wanted to put my thoughts into writing... a journal... have kept one but have not updated it for such a long time... this blog is a good thing, though.....i would like to wish everyone a happy day... happy stitching to stitchers out there.... really am thankful that we're blessed ... so, enjoy life while you can.... smile .... be a blessing to everyone you meet... God bless!