Gifted Gorgeousness SAL Hopefuls

For 2015, I've signed up for and hope to stick with  three SALs.

 First up is Jo's Serendipitous Stitching Gifted Gorgeousness SAL

The premise behind the Gifted Gorgeousness SAL is to only post about stitchery that has been gifted to you or by you to someone else, wins also count.

 Any part of the gift can be gifted, from the cloth to embellishments.

I'll be starting and hopefully finishing( and certainly adding) to this list over the next year.

Gifted to me by my sons:

1) "Out For A Ride" designed by Diane Arthurs

2) "Rose Watercolor Butterfly"  designed by Karen Kluba

3) "Woodland St. Nick designed by Sandi Gore Evans

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 Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe 25 Days of Christmas Giveaway wins:

(images are from VMSS ebay store)

4) "Decorating the Tree" by Nancy Turner

5) "Always Remember" AA Milne quote designed by Nancy Turner

6) "Two Long~Eared Rabbits Poem" designed by Nancy Turner

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Kate of  By the Babbling Brooke  "gifted" me with the information that this HAED design was a freebie from  Cross Stitch Collection Magazine's Facebook page. 

Thank you, Kate ")

7) "Christmas Animals" designed by Luthu Travisi

That's all for now! Not many by some standards but considering I've also got a 

HAED chart that's 304,650 stitches covering 25" x 38", I'm good with this !!

until next time,

HAPPY STITCHING ")

The Alchemist ~ One Huge A** Project

Crossed Stitches is hosting a  "HAP" SAL  in  2015.

 I have joined along with other fellow crazed cross stitch enthusiasts that enjoy a sizeable challenge. 

I'm talking 

HUGE here!!

(above picture from HAED site)

This is my recent purchase from Heaven and Earth Designs,

"The Alchemist".

I just love this chart, the character, the colours, all the craziness going on on that table.

My boys think it's fabulous too since they're both into science in a big way!

Here's the thing though, this chart is 450 X 677 stitches! 

That means the finished picture will be 25" X  37 5/8" on 18ct!!

Hence the HAP.

HAP stands for "Huge A** Project".

Hence HAP SAL to encourage and cheer on each others progress of their respective project or

projects (heaven forbid more than one of these at a time)!

So on the first of each month I will be posting my start and subsequent progress on "The Alchemist",

and cheering on the HAP participants. 

I'm just waiting for my cloth to arrive and Santa to bring me the floss ")

*HAPPINESS IS STITCHING*

until next time,

hugs