HoHRH as of 6/28/07

Lately it's been my nightly ritual. After the kids go to bed I pop in a Gilmore Girls DVD and stitch until I can't stitch anymore. Or until I make myself go to bed. I really can't stay up until 12:30 anymore. It's too hard to get up in the morning! Here's my progress from last night.



I decided to go back to my old template. I just couldn't get the new one the way I wanted it. I'm going to stick with the bigger pictures though. Dh comes home tonight! I'm so glad - he can get up with Matthew in the middle of the night! :)

Well, I've been neglecting my work, so I'd better get to it! Write later!

And a little more on House #2

I don't seem to be getting very far, but I am enjoying it! Well, this is going to be a short post. Not much going on today! Write later! :)

A little start on House #2

Well, I decided to neglect the rotation for one more day. I got a start on house #2 yesterday. I would've got more done, but I realized I used the wrong green for the grassy area.


House #2 as of 6/26/07.


Both blocks together.


Threads for House #2.

Aren't those threads pretty? Not very springy, or summery now, but I like them. Well, one thing about my dh being away is I'm getting a lot more stitching done. :) But now I'd better get some work done! Write later! :)

Finally finished!

I finally got my first House finished from HoHRH and it only took close to three years! I was determined to finish it up tonight.


Well, I'm off to bed now. My eyes are drooping! I may get back to my neglected rotation tomorrow, or start on block #2! Write later! :)

Fobs and Other Things...

When I went to get the silks on Friday I noticed they had these cool scissor fobs. They had lobster clasps on both ends, which I thought would be perfect to put my threader on the other end. I looked at the price tag - $54!! I put the fob down and decided to stop by Michael's to get some supplies to make my own.



They work great! I'm so happy with how they turned out. I gave the turquoise one to my exchange partner. Hopefully she'll like it. Anyway, they are handy because I'm always losing my threader along with my scissors! :) I got just a tiny bit done on HoHRH last night and today.



I'm so close to finishing the house! The color for the roof on the chart is green and I didn't think that was right, so I went to the CHS site and saw there was pattern corrections. Sure enough it was supposed to be gray. The grass under the house is wrong too. It's supposed to be a lighter green around the darker green leaves. I'm not going to rip it all out though!

I got my Fabric of the Month from Shakespeares Peddler today. It's 40 ct. Luna, which is so pretty!



Well, I've been playing around with my template. I'm Trying to decide whether I like small or big pictures in my posts. What do you all think?? Write later! :)

No Willpower.

I wish I could say I resisted the silks for Bellemeade, but it was all I could think about. And my mom, my worst enabler, told me I should just get them because I wouldn't stop thinking about them until I did. Of course she was right! What's wrong with me that I can't resist a few silk threads?? This is what's wrong with me...



Pretty hard to resist, huh? I had to order a few spools that they didn't have because of course I couldn't wait for the thread pack to come out. I swear, I'm nuts!!

Anyway, I had a nice weekend with dh. We went up to his mom's on Saturday. I stopped at Nantz's Needlework and dropped off my package for my partner and picked up the one waiting for me...


Drawn Thread "For the Birds" and "Spot of Summer" with two NPI silks.

I had a gift certificate and a 10% off coupon from last month, so I got a couple things with them...


Drawn Thread Alpine Sampler with Smokey Pearl Belfast Linen.

I also picked up a grab bag of fabric for only $2, and a Prairie Schooler pattern...


Prairie Schooler D*E*F

So dh has left again and I'm a little down again, but I am doing much, much better than last week. I'm actually looking forward to getting some more stitching done on HoHRH.



I was so excited the girl from the Japanese blog left a comment and said that she is using 36 ct. Pearled Barley with two strands of DMC. Don't you just love our international stitching community? We all share a bond no matter where we are from! Well, that's all for now! Write later! :)

HoHRH as of 6/21/07.

I got a little more stitched last night while watching the first season of the Gilmore Girls. I never really watched the show, but liked what I saw when I did see it. So I've decided to start from the beginning. I'm ready for disk two, but have to wait for Blockbuster to send it to me.

Ginger - I love the quote. I think I am going to stay with the DMC. I may start with the little needlebook that way I'll know if I'm going to like it.

Katrina - There is a conversion for DMC and Anchor threads.

Well, not much going on today - I'm meeting a friend for lunch today and then I need to clean! Fun, fun! Write later!

Just Nan "Bellemeade"

I Stopped by my LNS today (Silk Road Needlearts) after I dropped off my niece. They had the new Just Nan in. I think it's so pretty. The owner said that he should be getting the silks and fabric soon. When I got home I looked on the Silver Needle website and the thread pack is $117.50 and the fabric is about $13! I was thinking I could save over $130 if I just used the DMC and fabric I have at home. My problem is I'm a silk addict! Must resist the silk! :) Well, I'm doing much better today - no tears! Thank you all again for all your support!

Write later! :)

Houses of Hawk Run Hollow - Block #1

Thank you all so much for your kind words of encouragement. You have no idea how much they mean to me! I printed out your comments so I can read them over again when I start to feel down. It's so funny because I feel like I'm a very strong person. But I've just been a weepy mess for the last few days. I think it's worse at night. He worked nights and I'd wait up for him and listen for the sound of the gate opening. Well, I catch myself still listening. And I mean I really need to put things in perspective here. There are so many soldiers who are fighting in Iraq, who are losing their lives everyday. Wives are losing their husbands. I'm not losing my husband, he's just in another state. He'll be home this weekend. I guess I just had no idea it would be this hard. I'm doing better each day though. It will be worth it in the long run.

Ok, enough about that! I am grateful to have my stitching. Man if I didn't have a hobby I think I would go nuts!! I decided to get my Houses of Hawk Run Hollow back out after finding this blog - Ribbip Ribbip.

I started HoHRH three years ago after it first came out. I started it on 36 ct. Pearled Barley using two strands of DMC. I regreted doing that so I put it away for awhile. While browsing her blog I noticed she was using DMC and it looked like two strands and I really liked the way it was turning out. So I got mine back out and I'm enjoying it again! I'm not 100% positive that she's using 36 ct., but it looks like it. I tried to comment to ask, but I'm not a member and didn't have a password.

So anyway, that's what I've been doing today. Thank you all again! I'm so glad I have such wonderful stitching friends! Write later!

Shepherd's Bush "O Say."

Just a quick post to share a little finish. I started this last Friday while waiting for my oil to be changed and decided to finish it up tonight. I'm still a little down, so I haven't felt like stitching too much. My hubby should be coming home this weekend though. I knew I was going to miss him and that it would be hard, but I didn't realize how hard it would be. Hopefully it will get better. Although right now I'm ready for him to quit and come home! But I know that's not possible and I know it really will be better in the long run for our family. I just need to get used to the separation. We keep saying one day we'll look back and laugh - I can't wait for that day to come! Write later!