Today’s Finish!
Today’s Friday Finishes is a really cute little piece and is number four in the Mini Kits Series!
Name of Piece: Item #021-1389 Noah’s Ark
Designed by: Kit still doesn’t say.
Distributed as a kit by Janlynn Company under their Design for the Needle series.
Kit Contains: 18-count aida fabric, 6 strands embroidery floss, frame, self-adhesive mounting board, needle, graph, & instructions
Finished Size: 2.5 inches round
Today’s finish!
Today’s Friday Finishes jumps back to a gift I made for my very musically inclined friend! It also happens to be number three in the Mini Kits Series.
Name of Piece: Item #021-1389 Musical Notes (Lyrical Music)
Designed by: Kit doesn’t say!
Distributed as a kit by Janlynn Company under their Design for a Needle series.
Kit Contains: 18-count aida fabric, 6 strands embroidery floss, frame, self-adhesive mounting board, needle, graph, & instructions
Finished Size: 2.25 inches x 2.75 inches oval
The signature on today’s Salvaged Stash piece.
Welcome to the second Salvaged Stash article!
This is the one that was meant to be the first article, but I was so excited about the pillow cases I pushed this article to second instead of first. This piece is also what began my Save the Stash from the Trash mantra that sparked the whole ‘revolution’ that’s been going on with me in regards to that. So if you’re ready for an unbelievable origin story, then this is the perfect article for you!
Stitchers be warned: there is horrible stash abuse from non-stitchers in this. It may make you angry. I know I certainly was.
So remember that little thing that I called my Cat Rotation that I talked about a long, long time ago?
It was a complete and utter failure. Which is why this particular article is coming now rather than in February like it was supposed to.
I think I set myself up for failure with a scheduled routine. There was no way I was going to be able to find consistent time to stitch; the week I was supposed to be stitching on this, for example, I didn’t end up stitching at all that week. And then I went on vacation and was supposed to take my stitching with me to work on, which I did… but I never once picked up my needle. And then there’s the fact that large projects and I don’t agree with each other and yeah, this rotation went nowhere fast.
This is the second project in my Cat-Themed Rotation, “God Sent Special Things” by Janlynn.
I have had this kit for quite a while now, I don’t distinctly remember buying it but it must have been on one of my usual kit-buying sessions. I have always thought the kit was really pretty though! Before I decided on doing my rotation I was seriously considering doing this piece on its own. I love the cat motif and the colors are pretty and appealing and I only hesitated with not starting it before because of the size, 5″ by 7″, because I’m used to doing lots of little projects instead of one larger one.
The first piece in my Cat-Themed Rotation is this one, “I Don’t Do Mornings” by Dimensions.
I picked up this kit on my first (and so far only) trip to Michael’s, where I was determined to walk out with a kit of some kind. I am a cat person so I loved cat-themed projects, and I love the phrasing on this since I’m not a morning person in the least, and one of my cats Shyloh essentially does this every morning once you open your door: climbs all over you chattering saying, “good morning, good morning, good morning!” and demanding love and attention the moment you roll out of bed. So I can definitely relate to this poor mother cat!
Welcome to the first article in our newest Progress Report: Cat Rotation!
I am a fan of small projects. I am impatient and will often have a hard time getting through larger projects because I don’t feel that I make as much progress in one sitting as I do with small projects. This is why I have a huge pile of small kits to do and a slightly smaller pile of the finished products. These motifs are usually animals or little phrases, and I have a small Bucilla kit which is of a house (that I really want to do). However, lately I’ve been having a strong urge to not only do a big project, but do more than just an animal or a cutesy little phrase.
Buzzing Bumblebee
Today’s Friday Finishes is one that I didn’t like too much when I bought it, but fell in love once it was finished!
Name of Piece: Item #021-1389 What’s The Buzz (Buzzing Bumblebee)
Designed by: I don’t know why I still have this on here because none of these kits list the designer.
Distributed as a kit by Janlynn Company under their Design for the Needle series.
Kit Contains: 18-count cotton Aida, 6 strands floss, frame, self-adhesive mounting board, frame, needle, graph, instructions
Finished Size: 2.5 inches round
The finished piece.
Finally! Months after the first article, we finally get to the Friday Finishes article that’s an updated version of my second finish, the Love Bug!
Name of Piece: Item #021-1199 Love Bug (Love Bug 2012)
Designed by: The kit doesn’t say, but I have a feeling that they both might have been designed by the same person.
Distributed as a kit by Janlynn Company under their Design for the Needle series.
Kit Contains: 18-count cotton aida, 6 strands floss, needle, graph and instructions, self-adhesive mounting board, and frame.
Finished Size: 2.5 inches round
