Friday Finish - Mill Hill Santa's Treats

 

I like these Mill Hill kits.  The combination of cross stitch and beads make them fun.  I've done a few others in the past.  

Have you done any of these kits?  What did you think?

Work In Progress Wednesday

 The Mill Hill sweets are taking shape.

More on the sashiko fish.

And the girls with the strange legs.

So much for this week.

The People's Choice SAL - Dragonflies

Jo at Serendipidous Stitching is hosting a Stitch A Long the first Saturday of the month, with the topics chosen by her readers.  This month's topic is Dragonflies. I have stitched a few of these.

Friday Finish - Camping Out

Finish It in 2019 - October

This year I will finish what I start, and finish some other things too.

Finishes

Since my last Finish It post, I have finished 

Beaded Fobs

Started 2019, Finish 2019

Kimono Drawstring Bags

Started 2019, Finished 2019

Brazilian Pin

Started 2019, Finished 2019

September Ornament

Started 2019, Finished 2019

New Starts - 2019 

Fashionable Ladies

Mill Hill "Camping Out" kit

Miniature Rug

Heron Bookmark

Hexagon Butterflies

Again, so far, so good. You can see all of my Finish It In 2019 here.

Check out Magical Quilt's post to find out more about Finish It In 2019.

Two Paper and Bead Ornaments

I felt like doing something small and beady so I stitched up these two little bead on perforated paper ornaments.  I think they turned out rather cute.

Work in Progress Wednesday - Getting Unstuck #5

I started this many years ago and while I have finished several other bead and cross stitch on perforated paper necklaces, this one was stuck.  Somewhere there was a counting mistake, so I put it away.

 

I pulled it out this week and was able to finish it in about three days.

 

I have another project that is stuck that I want to start working on next.

Snowman Finish

I’ve finished this little Mill Hill kit, called Smiling Snowman, into a tree ornament.  My first finished ornament of the year.

Snowman Beads

I’ve added the beads to the snowman.  Now I need to cut it out and put the three pieces together.  The cutting part makes me a little nervous.  The kit came with a pin back, but I think I will make it into an ornament instead.