SpitfireFae's Craft Corner

Budget February: $29.00 Earned: $0 Spent: $1.95 Next Month Budget: $27.05 So, this month I spent a total of $1.95. I had a $20 gift card from Hobby Lobby that I received as a Christmas present. I got 3 different sewing fabrics & sizes on clearance, a plastic tote to hold all my cross-stitching fabric and miscellaneous fabric, and 5 skeins of floss that I needed for one of my projects. Btw: thank you soooo much Mel! I already have a few ideas for the fabric you sent. ^_^ I finished 'Day 2' of my J.E. "Twelve Days" along with 1 angel and started on the middle, finishing the text 'Twelve Days of Christmas' I just need to add the flowers (and their back stitching) and a few other stitches before I move on to the 2nd angel and 'Day 3'. However, since my dA group, 'Stitching Pirates' is hosting a contest that focus's on tribal designs, and it ends next month, I decided to stop my "Twelve Days" and work on it. I picked a...

Well, this is my first SFS post for the year. Between all the holiday activities, house hunting, moving and unpacking it has been a very busy year so far. Month: January Spent: $0 Earned: 1 (small) finish 46 x 48 stitches - $4   I have done a lot of stitching this month. Not on R&J, except for a few back-stitching on parts of the balcony, but on one of the free Christmas pattern/its from DMC that I got from my parents and on Joan Elliot's "Twelve Days of Christmas" kit from Design Works. 1st finish of the year! Progress 1-27 My goal for "12 Days" is to finish at least 1 'day'/month. I want to have it stitched and ready to frame before Christmas of this year so we shall see how it goes. It took almost all day just to do the 2 out of the 3 green colors in the tree! There were lots of random spots for the green and medium green with the light green being a quick stitch just because there wasn't much of it. Carla is also wo...

Okay so I've been a little busy and so I forgot to do my updates. SFS: I didn't spend any $$ because of moving and all so it was a busy month. Got all the furniture in on Monday (the 22nd) and between James & Nicki (brother & sister-in-law), Tom & Marylee (in-laws) and Thomas and myself, we got a LOT of boxes unpacked and practically all the kitchen items put away.  There are still a lot of boxes (mostly clothes & bathroom stuff it looks like) up in Thomas & my room, my book shelf still needs to be set up, and my stitching stuff needs to be found & unpacked once I figure that out.  The downstairs family room/'basement' is still to be set up since that is where all out computer/game systems are going but that will be worked on this weekend while I do the bedroom stuff. Who knows, we might even get to hang up a few of our pictures too. As for Christmas, it was a blast. We did a secret santa exchange with Thomas's side of the family. ...

Well....once again, I'm late.  Very late this time.  But between moving and family obligations I think I get a pass ;) Yes, moving! We're all packed up, things are on their way to Colorado, actually it's already there and in storage , apartment is cleaned and all keys are turned back into the complex, and we are in Kingwood till Dec 6th spending time with the family. Thanksgiving was fun. Charlie, Sarah's father, was in town since he had a job interview on Wed. So it was Joseph, Jason, Sarah, Emma (who has gotten sooo  big! Hard to believe she's 5 months old already!!), Lindsey, Dad, Mom, Thomas, Charlie, and my self.  It was fun and chaotic, as always. The next day was take down Christmas stuff and start decorating the house. Always a day of stress.  Mom and I did the banister, which as always was a fight to try and remember how we did it the year before, Dad and Joe put up the tree and lights. Then in the evening we decorated it with the ornaments whil...

Okay so first of, I don't sew....like....at all. At least not very well So for me to make an ornament at all is kinda a big thing.  But I wanted to try something new and well....with the Stitching Pirate's Ornament Exchange, it's the perfect opportunity to try it out. However, this ornament is NOT for that exchange! Well.....not any more. ;)  I was going to keep it for that but Thomas and I are going to a wedding this weekend and I had already talked to Jennifer (Thomas' cousin) and she said she would love an ornament when I asked.  I plan on making a few of these to give out as quick Christmas gifts, but didn't want to give them out to someone (non-immediate family member) who might now like/appreciate them so I asked first. She was ecstatic that I would make something for her so I attempted to finish it before we left.  If we had gotten on an earlier flight I would have just finished it on the plane or while we were waiting for a connecting flight, but th...