Deals Galore...and some stitching!

After my great deal on two Bothy Threads patterns I figured that was it for me for awhile. Nope! My local Joann Fabrics is moving. They have some great deals. I picked up an Ottlite caddy for 20 bucks. They normally sell for 80!

 It's so pretty! Well at least mine will be when it's out of the box.

I made some good progress on my Bothy Threads. We had some strong storms come through last night. My dog is terrified of storms. She has a thunder jacket and gets a dose of benadryl to calm her down. So I was up late stitching while she panicked.

Finished more cream and gold background. Think I'll work on the cat next to add more color!

I took a break from the shed to work on a newer start. I realized I have never worked on anything Halloween themed! I picked up this kit awhile ago and thought why not. The bright colors will be nice after all the cream!

 I am loving my chart clip I found at Hobby Lobby. Makes it easier for charts I haven't been able to copy or color the areas differently.

Here are some updated pics of my furbabies.

 Bella pretending she isn't waiting for Bear to look away so she can steal his food.

 My parents dog Rion cooling off in my step mom's project outside.

 Bear was mad at me and pouting!

 Poor  Rylee baby. So worn out by all the storms.

 My silent watcher Pippin. Okay, not so silent. He has asthma and wheezes and snores!

That's all for this time. I'll end with a question. Those of you with furbabies...How do you keep the hair off your projects?! Or remove it from them? I swear no matter how careful I am all I see is cat hair!

Bothy Threads!

A friend knows that I like stitching on my Bothy Threads cut thru. She pointed out two patterns on Etsy. I picked up the cut thru Windmill and cut thru North Pole House for about 35 total, including shipping! I'll post more pics of my stitching tonight. Grocery shopping and laundry come first. Oh the joy! I'll also post some updated furbaby pics.

Actual Progress!

Finally got some stitching done this weekend! I didn't make a lot of progress on my cut thru. Mostly because I had to tear out the blue above the umbrella and restitch it. I hate it when you're off by one stitch! I plan on stitching more on this tonight and tomorrow working on my exploding Tardis. When the boyfriend and I find a place we like (and can afford! ) we plan on having a Doctor Who themed bedroom. Maybe I'll get the stitching dine before we move out. HA! By the way, big thank you to my Mom for making me a q-snap cover. She used some leftover scrub fabric. (She makes all my scrubs)

How time flies!

Holy Moley how times flies. Its been almost a year since my last post! I was really busy with my job there for a bit. Working 70 hours a week, sometimes 20 days in a row. I'm so happy that I have a newer job (again). Now I work 8 to 5 with no nights, holidays or weekends! I pulled out all my old sititching and looked over my projects yesterday. I have not touched anything since last August. My boyfriend is out of town for the weekend at a convention (ACEN) so I am planning on stitching and getting caught up on some movies. I'll post update pics soon. Promise!

Radio silence

Sorry for my lack of post as of late. I've had a lot of things hit all at once. I started school again this week. 2 years until I have my degree in hand. Geeze that looks depressing when its written out. I started paramedic school this week so I've been busy with that. If that wasn't enough a friend told me about the company she works for. Well I called in Tuesday, sent my app in Wednesday and was hired today! The big kicker of it all, the main reason for my lack of posting, I've been sick. I wish I could say I'm one of those stoic people who muster up and move on...but I'm not. I'm a lay in bed watching netflix while I attempt to have the dog grab me another water. (it never works fyi)

With starting the new job I'll have regular hours and only have to work every third weekend so I'll have more time to stitch (I hope) I should get some stitching in Saturday. I have to go babysit my mom who had surgery on her left hand. But I owe her, she sat and listened to me whine with every surgery or illness I've had (medical people make the biggest babies lol)

Testing...

Has anyone else had trouble posting lately? Half the time I try to post it gives me an error, the other half it just doesn't let me type! Not to much to update today. I'll try to post some pics when I get home. Stay tuned!

The wait is over!

On a totally unrelated stitching note...they have finally named the 12th doctor! Peter Capaldi is going to be taking over at the start of season 8. I am very interested to see how this will play out. He is older than the last 2 doctors and I don't know how that will go with the younger crowd, but personally I am excited. I think he is going to do a great job.

I'll post some cross stitch updates tomorrow. This has been a crazy week at work and at home. What little time I've been there I spent it sleeping!