New Start and 2013 Year in Review

Hey Blog Buddies,

Hope you all had a marvy holiday.  Ours was very enjoyable.  I got some time to stitch on my new start over the past week, and the theme was:

Beer...

 

Beer...

 

and more Beer

 

Yes, of course, I'm working on Ink Circles' 99.

 

The top shelf is done:

So it's 11 down and 88 to go!

The bottles are cute and colorful,

and I love the way they pop

against the Ale linen.

I'm thinking that this is one project

that DH will be inquiring about.  A lot.

 

I finish-finished a Christmas ornament, too,

but the recipient has not yet seen it,

so that will be a reveal in the new year.

 

I'm close to finishing LHN's Warm Winter Woolens,

and hope to get it done before year-end.

 

As for my 2013 goals, I had an overly ambitious list--

I knew that going in--but did manage 45 finishes.

The majority of them were small:

ornaments, seasonal smalls and such,

but I finished one or two larger projects as well.

If you're interested in photos,

just pop over to my 2013 Goals page,

the link for which is at the top of the blog.

 

Since I have a frightful amount of

projects all kitted up but not started

(they scare me every time I look at them),

I'm making a serious effort to buy

no new charts and very few threads/linen in 2014!

Can I do it?  Time will tell.

I've joined the Stitch from Stash SAL hosted by

Mel at Epic Stitching

which should help to keep me focused.

Sign-ups end on January 2nd.

 

Of course, there's the little matter of the

four workshops that I've signed up for in 2014!

But according to the Stitch from Stash rules,

they don't count if you keep stitching on the pieces

during the year.  Alrighty then!

 

Of course, I haven't forgotten my WIPs,

so just for fun I've joined the

2014 Turtle Trot SAL hosted by Claudette at BAP Attack.

Each participant picks 10 WIPs that he or she

wants to make progress on during the year,

and posts regular updates.

Many of mine are projects that

regular readers of this blog have seen in 2013,

but I'll also be trotting out (heheh)

some Oldies but Goodies, too.

 

That's it from here.

Have a fun and safe New Year's celebration,

and I'll see you all on the other side.

Thanks for visiting!