This is the Ornament SAL hosted by Stitching Lotus
I have three different ornament challenges running this year, the JBW Alphabet Cat stitched in a different colour scheme each month, the Dragon Dreams 12 Dragonlets of Christmas, a FB exclusive and the Hallowe'en Ornie SAL blog.
I have successfully stitched 12 months for the JBW Alphabet Kitties but have only finish-finished 9 of them. Job for the New Year! Here is the full calendar:
The 12 Dragonlets of Christmas were equally successful. Here they all are ready to be finished as little box lids for my son's 12 Days of Christmas countdown to Epiphany:
Finally, Silver Lotus has confirmed that there will be a SAL next year, a Smalls SAL, all details found here. I have decided on four different categories this time (will I be able to keep them all going? Who knows!). They are:
I have successfully stitched 12 months for the JBW Alphabet Kitties but have only finish-finished 9 of them. Job for the New Year! Here is the full calendar:
And the Hallowe'en Ornie SAL? One ornie a month? It started off well:
January - a freebie from Silver Cute Dwarf's blog
February - a freebie from Jaunty Fox Designs found here
March - a freebie from La Contesse's blog
May - Val's Stuff as featured in the 2012 Hallowe'en Ornie Special of JCS.
June - my own design based on those designed by Carand88
August - Julia Lucas' Trick or Treat from Just Cross Stitch Hallowe'en Special 2013
And that was it! I did stitch the Drac-in-the-box for most of October but it didn't fit into the themes for the SAL. Lainey has said she is not able to run the SAL next year for personal reasons so I have volunteered to do so. I am just waiting to hear back from her as to whether I can be an Admin on the current blog, if not then I will set up a new one and we'll go from there. Any suggestions as to themes?
Finally, Silver Lotus has confirmed that there will be a SAL next year, a Smalls SAL, all details found here. I have decided on four different categories this time (will I be able to keep them all going? Who knows!). They are:
Dragon Dreams - 12 different Dragon designs
Hallowe'en Ornie SAL - 12 different themes
Little Stitcher Fairy Tale 12 Days of Christmas - one per month
Primitive Hare Spooky Countdown - one per week starting 31st January
Very nice works!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! :)
A lovely year down and a new one to come! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI loved reading your blog post - Happy New Year to you x
ReplyDeleteWhat a lot you have stitched this year! I look forward to following your stitching in 2014.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on all the ornaments/smalls. Really like the different cats.
ReplyDeleteWow they all look so good when posted together. I especially love the Halloweenie projects and the cute lil Dragonlets!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a fantastic New Year stunner!
I'll see you in 2014.
Alicia xox
Congrats on all the great finishes Jo.
ReplyDeleteLinda
Good for you on getting so many monthly challenges completed! The kitties and dragonlets are adorable. You stitched some great Hallowe'en designs too! Thanks for the links.
ReplyDeleteWow, impressive total of finishes for 2013! Well done!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing what you stitch next year :o)
Happy New Year!
You had a great stitching year for 2013. Congrats on so many darling finishes. Happy New Year to you -
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Wonderful! Patriotic cat is still my favourite
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Jo, well done on a year of lovely finishes
ReplyDeleteHolly Molly dear Jo! All of them look great and there is so many! Have a wonderful New Year filled with health, happiness, prosperity and plenty of stitching time!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stitching!!
ReplyDeleteNice projects!! :)
Happy New Year!!
Hugs,
Lili
That's a lot of ornies! Looking forward to seeing what you decide to do next year :D
ReplyDeleteooooo well done that girl :)
ReplyDeletewishing you a wonderful stitchy new year and looking forward to seeing what you get up to stitching wise in the new year :) love mouse xxxxx
Good job you dont have to pay vet fees for all those cats! They are fabulous.
ReplyDeleteAll of your ornaments look wonderful - I always find it interesting to see one design in different colors; it looks so different each time.
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