The Kick List: September 2010

Sunday, 26 September 2010

Nefertiti update 260910

So, here is the latest on my Nefertiti:) She is coming along very nicely...I just don't want to put her down...which means I stay up late when I should be going to bed...but that is a price I am willing tp pay. I was planning on finishing the face and then go on to other things before coming back and finishing her, but I decided to leave the face for last instead as that will bring her to life. I will keep working on her now and then, but will take turns finishing off some Christmas items in between. The other picture is of another Christmas item I have to finish off as an ornament. It is quite cute:) / Ylva

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

Angel ornament finished 140910

So, this morning I went to the emergency dentist and had one tooth removed...this tooth has been giving me trouble for more than a month, and I've had pain in my neck, jaw and especially my left ear because of it. I went last Saturday to the same emergency dentist and got antibiotics, which unfortunately did not help more than a little. So, today I have been sitting taking it very easy in the sofa, trying to make sure the bleeding did not start over, and so far I've been ok.

I have a picture of the front and back of the ornament, and I think it looks quite cute:) So, this is my first ornament present ready. Ye

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Sunday, 12 September 2010

Angel finished

So, I have finished the angel, now I just have to locate the little box where I keep my charms, so that I can put the snowflake around the sheep's neck...then I need to do the finishing touches so that it is ready to be sent closer to Christmas:)

I did ust Fuzzy Stuff for the sheep, so it looks kinda fluffy:) It was really difficult as the thread is so thick and fluffy, but I managed eventually. Probably not perfect, but very cute:)

Hope to be able to show my finished product tomorrow evening...

Ylva

Thursday, 9 September 2010

my first Christmas project

So, here is the first project I'm working on, from Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments 2004 by Crosseyed Cricket. It's called Gabby's Angel. I am not using the exact colours, and instead of the teal required for the apron, I am using a lovely multicoloured DMC:) And, for the sheep I will (most likely) be using beads for wool instead of the french knots they ask for...I just cannot do french knots...

Ylva

Vicki's list

Short term jobs
1. Sort out my filing - several boxes and a collapsing pile on my desk do not constitute a filing system.
2. Do my accounts - I usually file at the last minute, this time I want to get them done earlier.
3. Paper and paint the toilet walls - I'm fed up with bare plaster.
4. Get another design in a magazine - I'm trying to break into the UK magazines and at the same time hopefully get more into the Australian Publication 'Creative Embroidery and Cross Stitch'
5. Tidy my bedroom - This room doesn't get the attention it deserves. 'Public' rooms get all the attention and as it doubles as an office it has suffered, it's time has come!
6. Build a new back gate - It just needs doing.

Medium term jobs
1. Finish the kitchen - I've done a lot of it but have ground to a halt. I need to fit the sink unit, 2 more bits of worktop, build a cupboard round the electricity meter, tile and fit a blind.
2. Finish a DVD project - I am working on a DVD for my business and really must get going on it quickly.
3. Get a book published - This could be a tricky one as getting published is not an easy project but I have to try. I am working on a complete Hardanger course around a perpetual calendar project/ set of 12 designs.

Long term job
Swap my daughter from the small bedroom to the larger spare room. Whilst this doesn't seem like a big task, it really is! The spare room is full of my work supplies and (as we don't have a useable attic) has been used for other storage. I have to pack up the room and move it to storage, repair the plaster, paper and paint, fit units and shelves and build a wardrobe/cupboard into the alcove. I can then move her in but the job doesn't end there. I have to put up shelves in the spare room and build a set of cupboards that are purpose designed to hold my work supplies so that when it is all done I have a useable spare room (her old room) that will be suitable for guests and not a room full of boxes that is impossible to get into.

Ylva's list

Short term goals

1. I want to finish my Heavygoing Grizzly for my nephew - only have the background left to do.

2. I want to do a biscornu as they look so much fun to do.

3. I want to do a little pincushion - embroider a nice pattern and attach to a tiny little pot....

4. I need to finish organising my room - I have sooo much stuff.... cardmaking, stamping, embroidery, sewing, computers, cross stitch.....

5. I want to make a list of all project I want to do - some I have started on and some I am eager to start on.

6. I want to make a patchwork cushion for my mother.

Medium term goals

1. I want to finish the hardanger calendar partwork Vicki has created - It is gorgeous and I cannot wait until I can hang it on the wall.

2. I want to finish my Nefertiti cross stitch picture - I have Tutankhamun already framed on the wall and he is looking a bit lonely.

3. I want to make a patchwork quilt for my bed.

Long term goal

I need to lose weight - I need to lose a lot of weight, but I will put this in stages of 10 kilos......and celebrate massively when I have reached 50 kilos. Anything more than that is a bonus.

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