A very late WIPocalpyse post

 Here is Quaker Faith Hope Love © Midnight Stitching. I  managed to get a few stitches in over the last full moon......so hopefully this will be a finish soon!!!!!!

 And before I forget it's IHSW  

and I am off all weekend 4 whole days...and except for a few errands I'll be stitching to my heart's content!!!!!!

Wipocalypse and......

I'm a bit late I meant to post last night but I got mesmerized by the full moon......at one point it looked close enough to reach out and touch! I posted Holly © Mirabilia a bit early but here she is again in all of here glory!!!! I'm thinking of getting Jill Rensel to frame her! And next is Heaven Above © Midsummmer Nights Dream which got a bit of attention this past month as well!!!! 

I am focusing the next month on my HAED's in particular Captive by Marta Dahlig.....the mermaids had me for 2 months and now she is getting loud and I picked her up yesterday and it felt so good to be stitching her again ! I actually did quite a  bit and plan to continue tonight....I've ordered another one that I plan to start as soon as I get it.....Red Riding Hood by Alexandra Dawe . I have learned when they call you must answer!!!!! 

January IHSW

Hello all.....this month's IHSW was a bit of a bust for me and maybe I should not have signed up but I did....Have I mentioned that I abhor the word "should" it just implies regret to me and I honestly don't have any. I did work Friday and Saturday so I had grand plans of stitching when I got home but the only thing I did was fall sound asleep..too funny I know.....and that's with caffeine.

Since I finished the mermaids recently I thought what can I stitch then I found this gorgeous fabric at my LNS called Witches Brew and my love of Rose pixie © Mirabilia took hold.......so I started her on Thursday technically not IHSW

Rose pixie © Mirabilia (pre pic)

and here is the post picture with what I had accomplished by last night ......

I truly think I have Mermaid fever.....is that even possible .....I think it must be simply because Bluebeards Princess © Mirabilia sang her song and I have answered with a start as of tonight! She is just so pretty and I have the chart and fabric and basic threads so I say why wait! But to tell you an honesty it is not helping my WIPocalypse list at all! 

I keep re-editing this but I must add that I had the most lovely visit with Kathy  . It's so great meeting fellow stitchers and being able to share our addiction love of counted cross stitch! We started with lunch and then it was off to Stitcher's Paradise for stitching and stash enhancement !!! The wonderful ladies I stitch with each Wednesday had heard Kathy was coming so we were a group of 5 and it was such a fabulous time.....a bit like we'd all known each other forever! Well I'm off to the call of the Mermaid Princess...

I couldn't wait......

I have had my first finish of 2012!!!! Here is Holly © Mirabilia in all of her finery!!!!! The beads took about 2 days

I am thrilled but have been bad and started 2 other pieces......oh well it's all good .Trying to decide do I bead the Mermaids or stitch on the new piece...decisions decisions decisions......

Mermaids and WIPocalypse

A bit late but none the less I am posting my WIPocalypse before and after pictures and also my mermaids......

So here is Holly © Mirabilia she needed back stitching, kreinik, and beads to call herself complete and she is almost there. Before

And after .

And here are the Mermaids of the Deep Blue © Mirabilia or as I refer to them the sisters.....

  

and a closeup of their faces 

I worked on Holly today and let me just say after 2 months of focusing on the Mermaids it felt weird to not be stitching them....

The Re Re Revised list.....

So you thought that last list was it.....ahhhh well no after some thought and input from stitching friends here it is......

2012 WIPocalypse

1.Holly by Mirabilia

2.Miss Valentine by Mirabilia
3.Quaker Faith Hope and Love
4.Angels Dwell Here
5.Quaker Gone Tropic
6.Salem Remembered
7.Nora's Alphabet
8.Dog Lessons by Lizzie Kate
9.Pumpkin Crow
10.Christmas Elf
11. Heaven Above by Midsummer Nights Dream
12. Elizabeth by Carriage House
13. Sleeping Beauty by Mirabilia

A good list and most with a good amount of stitching completed. Some just called out to be added to the list and who was I to say no...............2012 will be a good year!!!!!!!

And there are new starts planned as well...I wouldn't be me if I didnt have new starts planned.....more later off to do some more Kreinik on the Mermaids.....

Revised List....

And once again I present to you my revised WIPocalypse after much thought this list is better the pieces are far closer to being done and it seems less daunting now.....
2012 WIPocalypse:

1.Holly by Mirabilia

2.Miss Valentine by Mirabilia
3.Quaker Faith Hope and Love
4.Angels Dwell Here
5.Quaker Gone Tropic
6.Salem Remembered
7.Nora's Alphabet
8.Dog Lessons by Lizzie Kate
9.Pumpkin Crow
10.Christmas Elf

Happy New Year ...........and what is everyone starting on the first????? Curious minds need to know......