Saturday, 31 March 2012

Like a Lamb

March decided to end like a lamb, sunny and blue and nice and warm. Hard to believe there were flurries a couple days ago! 

Ventured out today to check out the new rapid transit station in the neighborhood.  The official opening isn't for a week so it was the perfect time to check out the new facility without having to worry about crowds.  It's very snazzy looking even if the route its services isn't the greatest.
Got a little more done on my latest Lizzie Kate project, still loving my fabric choice and the progress I'm making on these Double Flip-its.

Friday, 30 March 2012

Downtown

 Had to go downtown to renew my passport so I took the camera and got a few snaps. Just a bit gloomy and misty this morning.

 Thankfully it was a lot quicker to renew the passport than it was to renew it the last time. I think I was in the office for a total of 15 mins this time, last time it was roughly 5 hours LOL.  But that was back when everyone and their dog was rushing out to get a passport. Guess everyone has one now.

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Cute

 I found the cutest Easter ornaments at Pier One and this little owl is one of them.  Cheap, colorful, and completely adorable.  And I don't think it is just Easter specific. Now to figure out a good way to display it. Hanging it off the lamp just isn't going to do it in the long run.

I have a little bit more progress on the Lizzie Kat Double Flipits, managed to get the second design completed and moved on to the third.  I love how it looks on my fabric choice, especially since I was beginning to despair I'd never find a design I wanted to stitch on it.  It's just so pretty, I hated seeing it simply sitting in my fabric drawer.

Its rainy today, and still a little chilly compared to the temperatures we were having the past couple weeks.  Still wondering if we'll get any snow before the end of the month but it looks doubtful. 

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Posie

 Very excited that the kit for Winterwoods ABCs, a cross stitch design by Alicia Paulson from the Posie Gets Cozy blog arrived today.   I've been a huge fan of her blog for the past few years and she's done many different crafts I've admired  so I definitely love that she's now ventured into cross stitch. 

Can't wait to get started on this project, but I'm going to try to get at least one of my other WIPs completed first. We'll see how long I stick to this LOL

Monday, 26 March 2012

Start after Start


 So here are all the current works in progress. I've been doing great at starting projects, just not so great at actually finishing anything. Right now the Lizzie Kate Double Flip series is getting the most attention, love the sparkly colored fabric I chose to stitch it on :)


 ABC Christmas by Lizzie Kate

                      Old World Floral by Marie Barber from March/April 2012 Just CrossStitch magazine
                                             Lizzie Kate Double Flip Living With Charm series

Saturday, 24 March 2012

A million and one....

A million and one..........starts in the past month and not much actually completed to show for all those new beginnings.  *sigh*

I know I seemingly vanished into thin air and I really have no excuse except for lack of focus.  But I do have a couple finishes to show off and I promise I'll catch up posts for the past month this week.  I had good intentions, I just never seemed to bring them to fruition.  But I'll see what I can do about turning over a new leaf, so to speak.

Thursday, 22 March 2012

To the Lake

Took a drive out to the lake to check out the condition of a friend's cottage, they were in danger of flooding most of last spring and summer and while they were lucky enough to to be affected by the widespread flooding, they weren't able to use the cottage all last year.  There's still rows of sandbags around various cottages and a lot of people have started building their own barriers to block any further potential flooding.  There's also a bunch of cottages marked for demolition.

But it was a beautifully sunny, warm day so there was time to wander around and take some photographs.  The lake is still mostly covered in ice, will be a few more weeks until its clear.