Once I finished the last set of bunnies, I still have lots of thread leftover. So, I drew up a bunny, and started on this last night. The punching goes quickly, it's the edge finishing that takes a while. I still need to punch a border for this one, but am undecided on which color.
Today was warm - I think it reached in the 60's. It's SO nice to be able to go to Sam's Club without battling snow. I took James to the library this afternoon. It was their grand re-opening open house. The remodeling was completed in January, but are just having the open house now. We picked up some refreshments and entered a drawing.
Tomorrow it's back to school and work. On top of working at school, I have a big phone project to be done this week. Guess the yard clean up will have to wait!
I just finished this punch needle bunny set! I backed them with some green wool to match the carrot tops and green sleeves on the girl bunny. I think I'll list these on ebay tomorrow evening, and then start on a set for me.
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have new threads! No, not new clothes, new Valdani thread. On Monday I received this adorable pattern by Primitives by the Light of the Moon that I had ordered. (thank you Ginger!) I managed a trip to the local stitchery store yesterday to purchase thread. I decided to give Valdani a try. I have Mr. Beans already punched, and will start Miss Sophie next. I like working with Valdani - a lot. Since it's on a spool, no need to stop and re-thread. I like the texture, too.
This morning was Bible study. Instead of doing our scheduled lesson, we watched "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat" since we're studying Joseph. This afternoon it's a little laundry and hopefully some more punching!
Here's a spring stitching sampler that I finished stitching last night. I aged it in coffee and vanilla this morning and left it to dry all day. Now to decide how to finish it. I have some green wool that I found earlier this week. I'm thinking a small pinkeep.
I can finish baking the stitching now that our oven is working again. Here's what the old ignitor looks like.
Tomorrow is the last day of ISATs for the kids. I've enjoyed having no homework for James this week. The others still have homework, though. Two more weeks until spring break....
I just finished this bunny punchneedle pinkeep! I cut the loops on the bunny and tail to give it a textured furry look. Now that I've found Weeks Dye Works floss, I'll be punching a lot more. I just love the slightly variegated muted colors. It works great for backgrounds. I used it for the green and blue in this project.
I started a cross stitch spring pillow for my next project. I found some green wool fabric at a local shop that I'll be using for the backing. What's after that, I'm not sure.
Here's a photo of James at his school music program. He's between a friend from his Cub Scout den and a girl who shares the same birthday as him (we even combine birthday treats and get one really good treat!). He wasn't thrilled about doing the program, but he did sing a little - I think.
I was at Walmart on Friday, and was walking past the freezer isle. This section of frozen fish jumped out at me. We're going to have dinner with Captain Sig!!! For those who don't know Captain Sig, he's the captain of the Northwestern on Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch". We got hooked on that show last year, and were glad to see some endorsements for the guys. James thinks these are the actual fish that he caught. Maybe it is, or maybe it's caught by Captain Phil of the Cornelia Marie. We can't cook them yet, though. I was ready to pop some homemade pizzas in the oven last night, and the oven didn't heat up. I ended up putting the pizzas on the grill. It didn't turn out too badly, but would adjust the temperature down a bit next time so the bottoms don't get as dark. Tomorrow I'll try to find a new igniter, and save the money for a service call.
The kids have ISATs this week at school. I'll have to make sure they get to bed early.
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