Page finish!

I've just finished page two of Earth Song!   Yay!

I was debating sticking with the wolves for a bit, but I decided I'm going to go for a page finish with The Lonliness of Autumn from Love Thy Thread.  

Before:

Wolf #3

Over the weekend I found another wolf in Earth Song.  It took me all day yesterday to get him stitched though since he is definitely all confetti.  

I hope to finish the rest of the page by the end of the week.

I want to thank everyone for the well wishes in regards to my job search.  I ended up only being unemployed for one week.  Last Monday and Tuesday, I interviewed with two companies, both of whom extended me job offers and I started last Wednesday.  It took so much stress out of my life!

I see the moon!

First up.  The stitchy stuff.   Friday, I finally started feeling a little better and picked Earth Song back up.  I filled in the moon last night along with lots of 939.  The current picture is below.

Second.  I've been pretty persistent with a potential job.  I have an interview set up for Monday morning (happy thoughts please!).  I friend knows the owner and has given me a very nice reference so I hope it goes well.  I am also working with two staffing companies which have talked about a position at a company a little bit closer.  One has already sent my resume over.  Im optimistic which is why my outlook has gotten better and I've been able to pick my stitching back up. 

Earth Song

Hi there and welcome to my new followers!

I've discovered that stitching from stash is probably going to be easier than I thought this year.  Tuesday, I was downsized from my job.  They did give me the rest of this week paid to try and look for work and they gave me a little severance.  I spent all day yesterday updating my resume and sending it to anyone who had posted a job opening that I thought might fit.  I also called a staffing agency I've worked with before who had a position they thought might help.  I also reactivated my account with a second agency.

This morning I got a call with a temporary position that has a chance of turning into a permanent one.  It's for a company that I used to deal with quite a bit in one of my former jobs.  I asked a former co-worker what she thought and she called them right up to tell them about me.  Fortunately, she can give them more of an idea of why I left than I can.  I won't trash talk anyone.  It makes me look bad.  They're interested in interviewing me.  I just have to call.  But, since the placement agency told me aout the position and sent my resume over, I'm waiting to hear back from them.

I have done a little stitching.  Most of what I've done since finishing the tree skirt was done before Tuesday.  I've just been too depressed over losing a job to do a lot.  But here is my update on Earth Song.

First finish of 2015

Here Comes Santa tree skirt is finished!!

This one took more time than I thought it would to finish.  I picked it back up on December 2nd and thought it would only take a couple of weeks to finish off.  Boy was I ever wrong!  I don't know if it was the 11 count Aida or what!

Now, I think I'm going to go pick up Earth Song for a bit.  There's nothing like lots of block stitching!  But, my DH asked me tonight if I could stitch a poem and picture he found for his folks so we shall see.  I have to try to find some inexpensive software that imports from a scanner or picture to make that happen. 

Later!

Looking into 2015

Looking back at 2014 got me thinking about what I'm going to stitch in 2015.

Lust

started  10/1/09

before:

goal:  finish pages 19-20

Earth Song

started 3/2009

before:

goal:  finish page 2

Loara Standish

started 1/1/13

before:  

goal:  finish second band

HAED's Nightshade

started 10/31/13

before:

goal:  finish current page

Chatelaine's Rose Garden Mandala

started 11/24/13

before:  

goal:  finish

Here Comes Santa Tree Skirt-Dimensions kit

started 2007

before:  

goal:  finish

Coat of Arms

started 3/12/12

before:  

finish third row of pages

The Master (Tilton Crafts)

started 5/5/13

before:

goal:  finish page 1

Faces of Fairy 79

started 1/1/14

before:

goal:  finish

Love Thy Thread

Lonliness of Autumn

started 9/6/14

before:

goal:  finish pages 1-2

The Cats Whiskers

5 Little Pumpkins

started 10/26/14

before:

goal:  finish

I've listed my goals for each of my WIPs which right now seems to be totally doable.  

The following are potential starts.

Chatelaine's Winter Filigree Mandala

Chatelaine's Autumn Filigree Mandala

Chatelaine's Heritage Sampler

Chatelaine's Hawaiian Garden Mandala

Chatelaine's Polar Beauty Mandala

Heaven and Earth Designs Her Private Garden

Love Thy Thread Alley By The Lake

Love Thy Thread Dragon Riding Fairy

Love Thy Thread In This House

Paine Free Crafts Coffee Sea Dragon

Paine Free Crafts Mushroom Dragon

Unconventional XS He Came With the Rain

Tilton Crafts Alchemist

HAED's Sea Witch

Eclectic Bloke Designs - Lady Francis Drake

Eclectic Bloke Designs - Warrior Alice

Looking back at 2014

 Well, since it's officially 2015 and I didn't manage to finish my tree skirt, I'll just have to settle for it to be my first finish of 2015.  If you scroll down you'll see how I ended the year.

I like doing a year in review.  I enjoy seeing the progress I made especially when sometimes it feels like little progress is being made.  So here is my 2014.

Watergarden

started 1/1/09
before:

finished 2/25/14

Dorothy Walpole

started 1/1/13

before

finished 3/9/14

Chatelaine's Art Nouveau Sampler

started 5/17/14

finished 10/18/14

Chatelaine's Art Nouveau freebie

started 10/18/14

finished 10/25/14

Chatelaine's Embroidered Elegance 4

started 11/3/14

finished 12/1/14

Lust

started  10/1/09

before:

after:

Earth Song

started 3/2009

before:

no progress

Loara Standish

started 1/1/13

before:  

no progress

HAED's Nightshade

started 10/31/13

before:

after:

Chatelaine's Rose Garden Mandala

started 11/24/13

before:  

after:

Here Comes Santa Tree Skirt-Dimensions kit

started 2007

before:  

After:

Coat of Arms

started 3/12/12

before:  

after:

The Master (Tilton Crafts)

started 5/5/13

before:

frogged and restarted

after:

Faces of Fairy 79

started 1/1/14

after:

Love Thy Thread

Lonliness of Autumn

started 9/6/14

The Cats Whiskers

5 Little Pumpkins

started 10/26/14

My original goals were pretty lofty.  From 1/1/14:  I plan to make progress on all of the above plus samplers such as Ann Bower, M. Woods and others.  I would like to start a couple of Chatelaines such as the Polar Mandala, The Hawaiian Mandala and the Art Nouveau Sampler.  I also plan to have a new years start later today and sometime this year start and make some good progress on Her Private Garden from HAED.

As you can tell, only a couple of those goals were met.  I started and finished Art Nouveau Sampler and had a new years start.  Maybe 2015 will be better.