June Gifted Gorgeousness

Hello All!

I actually have a small stitching update and a couple mini building block finishes! 

I realized that I missed May's Gifted Gorgeousness link up and then that I have almost missed this month's, so I figured that I should put a post together! 

First up, is the Blackwork Square SAL that I'm working on for my husband and me. I am super behind on this one since each box is supposed to represent 1 week of the year but I did work a tiny bit on it.

Currently:

Last GG post:

Second is the Magic Kingdom SAL for my daughter. I've managed to stay up to date on this one but I am not finished with June's portion yet, which is the Princess and the Frog. 

Currently:

Last GG post:

Between the Lion King and the Princess and the Frog is the Beauty and the Beast portion but I forgot to take a picture of the whole thing out of the hoop. 

Lastly, I also found a few nano block versions of characters from my husband's favorite anime: Dragon Ball Z. I ordered 4 different characters but have only received 2 so far and have made them. As I finish them, I will give them to him to add to his collection of DBZ stuff.

The first is Gohan. He was 110 pieces and took about 40 minutes to put together. The second is Vegeta. He was 130 pieces and also took about 40 minutes to put together. 

Nanoblock Gohan & Vegeta sets FINISHED! 

I think they are both cute and they are smaller than I thought they would be. For reference, Gohan and Vegeta are about 1.5 and 2 cross stitch needles tall, respectively. Hopefully the hubby likes them!

That's all I have for now! Hop on over to Jo's link up post to see the rest if you haven't already!

Happy Stitching!

Sunday Funday #7 - April Gifted Gorgeousness

 Hello All!

Sorry for the lack of posting lately. It's been busy between work, home, and the end of the Spring Term at school!

Today's Sunday Funday will be dedicated to April's Gifted Gorgeousness! I am pretty late in posting and don't have too much to share but I am happy with what I do have!

First up is the Magic Kingdom SAL that I am stitching for my daughter. I am happy to report that I am FINALLY all caught up and finished with April!

I loved the Lion King segment and it was pretty quick to stitch up! I'm really excited to see what May's theme will be!

My last piece I have to share is my progress on the Blackwork Square SAL. I'm still not caught up with this one BUT I am caught up to week 12 in March, so I'm not tooo far behind anymore!

I wasn't sure what I was going to do with this in the end but I've decided it will be for my husband and myself since the variegated thread is actually our blue and purple wedding colors! We plan on redoing our bedroom sometime this year and this would be a great addition to the artwork we plan on putting up at the end of the year!

That's all I have for today! Hop on over to Jo's page to see the other entries!

I hope you all have a happy and fun Sunday!

March Gifted Gorgeousness & WIP Wednesday 3/17/21

Hello Everyone! 

As you may (or may not) have noticed, I spent quite a bit of time changing my blog page. The overall theme has stayed the same but the layout has been updated and I even *finally* figured out how to add the tabs at the top. Hopefully the changes are for the better but I will give it a few days to see if I need to fix anything that I overlooked. 

On to the actual update! It's after the 15th AND it's Wednesday, so I have a few things to show off today! For my Gifted Gorgeousness entries, I will just show what I've actually worked on or finished in the last month.

First up is the Magic Kingdom SAL from Cunning Cross Stitch that I am stitching for my daughter. 

last GG post:

Over the past month, I was able to finish January (Ariel) and even finished February (Alice)! I need to do March (Snow White) and then I'll be all caught up. Considering I had only just found this SAL about a month ago, I am happy with my progress. The ultimate goal is to have this year long SAL done on time so that I can gift it to my daughter on her birthday next January!

Next is the Olde World Map, which I've worked on since my last GG post but not since the last time I posted about it on a previous WIP Wednesday.

last GG post:

Not a lot of progress on this one in the last month but I will get back to working more on this one soon. This will be a gift for my Mom & Stepdad. 

The next 3 will be fully finished GG entries! 

I finally framed the Pikachu Pair that I stitched for my husband for Valentine's Day and I also framed the diamond painting that was gifted to me for Christmas.

Stitchier - "Pikachu Pair" FINISHED!

Pinglin - "Hope, Believe, Love" FINISHED!

The last fully finished entry is the Game of Thrones Papercraft Face Masks that I posted about last Friday.

These were finished in time for my Mom's birthday and delivered to her on Saturday. She absolutely loves them and was super excited that they were actually done! Thank you for all of those that wished her a happy birthday! Despite some of the stuff she's been going through lately, she said she had a nice birthday celebration with the family and loved all her gifts!

That's it for GG but I do have 1 more thing to show off for WIP Wednesday. The same day I found the Magic Kingdom SAL, I also discovered Peppermint Purple's 2021 Blackwork SAL. 

When I found it, it was already on week 5. Now it's up to week 11, I believe, but I just started stitching it and I made it through all of January. I am doing the square version and using a blue/purple variegated thread (DMC 4240) for this but it's not really obvious in the picture. I haven't decided what color to use yet for the border of each section. This is my first blackwork and I am surprised by how easy and fast each section stitches up! I'm liking it so far and look forward to getting all caught up! 

That's all I have for now. If you'd like to participate or see what everyone else has worked on for GG, hop on over to Jo’s page here! 

Happy Stitching!