Just Nan SAL - May update

Guess what? Progress!  This is the little bit I have got done on High Hopes.  Any progress is better than none though :)

Just Nan SAL

Sadly my Just Nan SAL was as productive this month as it was last month.  There is nothing to see here people, move along...

Just Nan SAL

Ok...get ready for this one...this is the sum of my Just Nan stitching this month.

Oh....there wasn't any...sorry!

Just Nan SAL - February update

I have actually had a start and a finish this month.  I have stitched one of the 3 Santas designs - 3 Star Santa. I really enjoyed stitching this one and it only took me a couple of evenings.  I changed the border a bit. Originally it should have been black and white but I thought it made it look a bit zebra-ish so used the dark green of his gloves instead.  The fabric is either dove grey or pewter jobelan but I can't remember which.

Just Nan
1st of '3 Santas'

Just Nan SAL

Not much progress made on High Hopes this month with the Crazy January Challenge but here is a reminder of what did happen!  Hopefully I will make better progress next month although I do need to mainly concentrate on Cinderella to get her finished soon.

Crazy January Challenge - Day 5

Yesterday I worked on High Hopes which not only fulfills my Crazy January Challenge but also my Theme-a-licious and Just Nan SALs too.

I have only done a but of the white border which was frogged a couple of times as I'm not used to using perle threads for cross stitch and it looked a bit messy.

SAL's for 2014

2013 saw me joining up for several SAL's which did inspire me for the first few months until I got bogged down with my university module.  So hoping that at least the same will happen again, I am going to sign up for the following SAL's.

WIPocalypse 2014

Just Nan SAL 2014

 

This is run by Zeb and you can sign up here
I have borrowed the rules from Zeb - saves me making spelling mistakes or getting it wrong :)

Each month you stitch a Just Nan design. It can be big, it can be small, but it must be Just Nan. It’s ok if you’ve got a piece that you’re stretching out over several months too. At the end of the month post on your blog photos of your progress (or completed stitching) and a write up. Once you’ve done that come along to this site, find the latest SAL blog post by me (post date!), and comment that you’ve updated. Then, check out what other members have done, and enjoy in the Just Nan goodness.

Themes below are shamelessly stolen from here, which is where you can go to register your interest as well :) Heather is very kindly allowing us to send ideas for the mystery themes although Jo wants one where we all send our stitching to her...hmmm...no sure of that one!!

Jardin January

The holidays were a little stressful...let's relax in a nice garden. Work on any piece with flowers or gardens.

February

It's a Mystery...for now!

March Madness

Work on something different every day...it's madness...of the funnest possible kind.

April

It's a Mystery...for now!

Menagerie May

Is it a zoo in your stack of WIPs? How many projects can you find that include animals or birds?

June 

It's a Mystery...for now!

Jubilee July

It's time to celebrate! What are you celebrating this year? Stitch on your holiday-related projects, OR find some WIPs you know you'll never finish and set them free.

August

It's a Mystery...for now!

Supersize September

Dip your needle into the vast swath of fabric dedicated to your BIGGEST projects!

October

It's a Mystery...for now!

No-Xs November

What can you make without making an X?? Blackwork, hardanger, embroidery, needlelace, and the list goes on! Don't panic...you can even backstitch for the month!

December

It's a Mystery...for now!

Stitch From Stash

A year of stitching from stash with a £15 budget per month.  Hop over to Mel's blog Epic Stitching for more details and to sign up by 2nd January.

Turtle Trot 2014

I am going to shamelessly steal the rules from Bap Attack which is where you need to go to sign up.  

1. You must have a blog, because you'll be posting links to it. If you don't have a blog, you can still work on those old projects, lol. You just won't be eligible for the contest.

2. Pick 10 unfinished projects (why not 14 for 2014? I can't cope with where this will end up - 43 projects in 2043? Yikes)

3. Take a picture of them and make a blog post by the 10th of January.

4. Each month, by the 10th, post whatever progress pics you have.