Updates! Life keeps taking over!

Life, huh.

Still crazy.

Still super busy.

My last post I mentioned working on a second birthday present. I have 7 days to finish and frame it.

I started my course this week as well.

4 days a week, starting at 9.30am for 5 hours each day.

Doesn't seem like a huge deal, but I'm having issues with my insomnia and sleep habits.

So it's been pretty full on.

Not to mention we're playing classroom roulette, because the classrooms and staffroom for the communities sector are closed off.

Thanks to all those crazy storms, we have sections of roof that have collapsed.

So we don't have actual classrooms, we end up having to find out when we get there in the morning.

Other downsides include the lifts being out of order as well.

Looking like a 3-6 week wait for them to be repaired, and that's only if we don't have anymore storms.

The course itself is looking to be interesting, and a little fun at the moment.

I know it won't always be, I know there are going to be some things that pop up that will be a little uncomfortable, a little emotional.

But it's all part of learning to help people.

As for stitching, I've not done much. 

All my TAFE teachers have given me permission to stitch in classes, so I will get more done that way :)

But then I decided to take part in Stitch Maynia.

The crazy creation of Coffee Stitcher and A.Stitch.In.Time

15 new starts.

1 for each of the first 15 days in May.

I've picked my projects, picked out fabrics. 

I haven't photocopied working copies or floss picked, but I can do that each day.

The plan is to take pictures of each one, then I'm going to do blog posts and videos for them.

Just got to get used to studying again and settle into a routine.

So back to sporadic posts and videos :P

Some photos!

Terry Pratchett shirt <3 RIP Sir Pratchett

The storms hit here with sunlight, hail, winds and rain. 

Later there was rainbows, hail and lightning.

The floodway behind my house rose up really quickly. 

Thankfully it didn't get much higher than this.

Spider's don't like wet weather, they come indoors and eat other bugs.

This is a Spider Bro.

They typically don't bother humans, just other spiders and bugs.

Got this sharpener from TYPO.

Gotta use the butt :p

HAED Sale, of course I did :p

Cute little glass jars I can use as ORT jars

Andrew has finished the outline on his first project

Stitch Maynia plans

Best. cup. Ever.

I'm thinking of giving the ort jar away with the present because it looks pretty cool.

First project for Stitch Maynia

Second project for Stitch Maynia

How awesome would this be to cross stitch?

I'd just settle for the Spiderman part :p

Cross Stitching Update

Life seems to always get in the way when I want to film. I will hopefully get around to filming my January book wrap up tomorrow before the Rental Inspection happens.

And a cross stitch update video later this week as well. 

First up I have two small finishes for the year.

The first is a stitchable notebook kit that came with Cross Stitcher magazine that had been sitting in my stash for a long time. I switched out the colours for Sea Dragon by Fiberlicious.

I stitched this with 3 strands for better coverage.

 Then we have this little Bernard Black - Black Books pattern from Plastic Little Covers on Etsy.

I ended up doing this one for the Mellisously Hopeless SAL

I had bought some red wine to stain the fabric with, but it dried grey.

I couldn't get the grey out, so I went over it with red dye,

It doesn't have the effect I wanted, but it's sort of red wine-ish.

So this one was a new start for January's Quote SAL. I haven't done much yet.

This one is being stitched with Fiberlicious hand dyed cottons.

And a new start for Feb, the Valentines SAL.

Also being stitched with hand dyed cotton from Fiberlicious.

This one is Poison Rose.

The fabric is from Stitches and Spice.

And we have the Frosted Pumpkin Storytime SAL.

The first frame is now finished, and I have yet to make a start on the second.

I regret not changing the frame colours to some of the hand dyed cottons I have.

Some of the Dinky Dyes ones are sort of pastel-y and would have looked nice.

This one is Almost Time by Victoria Frances charted by Tilton Crafts.

Not a lot happening here....

Mini Raven Kin by Selina Fenech, charted by Heaven and Earth Designs.

I've been working on this one a little today and am getting closer to a page finish.

It's only a half page granted, but hey, a page is a page :)

Also, Tom Hiddleston needle minder appreciation.

The amount of times I find myself looking at the needle minder and not stitching....

And here's my progress for the Mirabilia SAL

Again, not a whole lot going on here, but every stitch counts.

This is another project I've done some work on since taking photos, I'm almost finished the first square.

Still pretty far behind...

And last, but not least, Arthas!

I am thinking I might skip the Gloria and Pat SAL, and start a different project.

I received an Arthas chart for a shoutout on my blog/Youtube, which will also be coming in the next few days.

I want to start it. 

Like, now.

I need more Arthas in my life :p