WIP progress and changes...

I have been happily stitching away on OUAT. I have already stitched a little bit of her blue dress as you can see here. There are symbols that are confusing (e.g. an area surrounding with "m" symbol and some "m" doesn't look like it at all, it looks retarded, or symbols that are printed only half way, and i can't tell exactly whether they are the same as the surrounding area or a different one that i can't find on the guide) so I asked hubby to look for a big finished picture for me so I can see what color etc. and he did find a big finished picture for me on webshots and said, "Are you sure about the color of her dress?" I was like "..." and he said "I'm not so sure i like that color, but she looked like a bride holding a bouquet, why not change it to white?" And in an instant i went pulling out my DMC color card and matched up whites with the older color, i really love it when hubby says something about my projects, It makes me feel like he is involved LOL. And so I went ahead and frogged the old blues and started with the whites, I love how it's looking so far, and I haven't been feeling "burned out" yet... LOL

The prince's shirt was as i had originally planned, hubby's fave color is green, I also converted the prince's hair. If something has to hang in my house, it should look like the people living in it, yeah? hehehe..

And now...Picture...

TFL!

Cute mini HD!

I finished the birthday gift for my friend's daughter. This is the blue ballerina from DMC, but the little girl said she likes purple and pink, so i converted her tutu (correct?) to purple, i used beads in place of french knots, which i know will come out horribly!!. Also converted her hair to match hers, she is a Fil-Am (Filipino-American). Fabric is dyed by me, and the frame is glorious! I went to Michael's with hubby and my son last night and found this frame for $6.99! I came home with 2!!! Not only was it cheap, it was also deep enough to accomodate the mounted piece, since most ready-made frames are only capable of fitting a picture, this one was just perfect! I did not even have to go through the whole 'discard backing and replace it with kraft paper, and then dragging out hubby's hammer and nail a hanger for it'. It was a piece of cake!

I have been stitching again on OUAT, will post updates later since there isn't very much to see, I have decided to convert the fairy's dress this time to white, so I have been frogging what was already there, and i had to order the materials needed for my conversion. I'm hoping it will look awesome once done.

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A little more progress and a new WIP

I stitched Once Upon A Time for few more days, I worked deligently on those flowers, and I am so happy to announce that I have passed the biggest part on them and only has a little more to go. Wooohooo!!! I'm glad to know I haven't been defeated! I am now working on the fairy's wings, and then more on the fairy and the prince later, just want to make sure I can catch up on where I am on the pattern. It is getting exciting!!!

However, I have to stop with OUAT for a while, my friend's daughter is going to be celebrating her birthday soon. She's the older sister of the little girl I have made butterfly baby from before. I haven't made her any as of yet, so now is the right time. Her birthday this year is the same day as Easter. I am planning on stitching for her Blue Ballerina by DMC she is taking ballet classes, I called her mom yesterday and asked what her favorite color is, and she said pink and purple. I went through my fabby stash, and since i don't have very many smalls, i can't find any pink i like. I went ahead and dyed her a piece.

And here is my start.

I also had S.E.X. (Stash Enchancement eXperience). I received my order from PTP. The mermaid I have been eye'ing since I got back from my trip. It was one of hubby's valentines gift to me, and Wow! I just love the design!

Thanks for stopping by & leaving comments. I appreciate it. =^-^=

Tagged I've been...

I have been tagged by Yuko, First thing first...The Rules:

1. Once you are tagged, link back to the person who tagged you.
2. Post THE RULES on your blog.
3. Post 7 weird or random facts about yourself on your blog.
4. Tag 7 people and link to them.
5. Comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged.

Okay, weird facts...Ack! I don't think they're weird. But you might...So here goes!

1. I love to dip my french fries in softswirl vanilla ice cream

2. I love to eat dried fish, dried squid, salted fish and shrimp paste (no this is normal when you are a filipino, but my hubby and their family always think fish jerky is weird LOL) I also love fish head stew (the eyes are my favorite YUM!) and squid cooked in it's own ink, and seaweeds.

3. When hubby first came to the Phils. to see me, I was 20, and I took this doll with me when we hopped to another island, strapped it around my luggage, in full view. That once we got to the resort all of the attendants gave hubby a slashing look, they must'a thought i was underaged. hehe

4. One time my sister and i met up at a friends house to go to the beach, her mom was a nurse and had stashed this doll used for first aid training, I asked if i could keep it because I really like it LOL. I took it with me to the beach and bathed with it, cuz it was a little dirty, so i washed the doll, and some guy made a gesture that I was a loony! LOLOL

5. I get a crush/fall inlove/idolize anime characters.

6. When i was in high school, my favorite movie was 3 ninjas kickback, because I just think Colt was sooooo delicious. I've watched the movie countless of times and I memorized the whole script LOL.

7. I sound like a little girl. eww!


Now i get my turn of tagging 7 others, so i choose

1. Andie
2. Chiloe
3. Itching to stitch
4. Joyce
5. Jules
6. Romantic Fool
7. Sandye

Flowers, flowers... everywhere!!!

Thought I'd take a picture and see if I have made any (if at all!) progress on this never ending flowers. I worked on this for a couple of days. And you guessed it I am still on those flowers!!! Argh!!!

I just really want this over with, so i try ever so patiently to atleast work on those flowers day after day after day after day... Although it looks like once I am passed the (rose?) arbour everything should go smoothly as the fairy and prince itself have big blocks of colors, so it should be more like mirabilia-ish (which i love love love!)

Here is an old photo of my previous WIP blog entry

And here it is as of today (or since the last time i worked in it)

I have even thought about it over and over, that once I am done with this design I'm tossing it to my sister as her wedding anniversary gift this July, can you tell I am starting to get very tired of this design? LOL. But i showed a finish piece to hubby and he really loves this (no matter how many times I've yelled at him because of how pissed off i was at those flowers!!!) He even like this design better than Mediterraneo which i also adore. But maybe when it's all done, finish, over with...I will start to love this piece again. Crossing my fingers, eyes and toes!!! Kitting this wasn't a cheap one either. So please be still my heart!!

Is this new...?

Wow! I have never seen this pattern before. I wonder if it's new from ?!Who Knew!? I love Ocean treasure and I have it in my stash. But I have to have this one as well! It's beautiful!

Not so crazy about ocean daughter, but this one is an absolute must have! Gorgeous!!!

Feel free to feel enabled.

5 years ago from today...

I married my bestfriend, my soulmate, my other half, the one who completes me... *^_^*

We are two different people, yet common in every way, from two very different worlds. Fate has brought us together to love each other. (an excerpt from our love story) A love that has bounded us together into eternity, a love that bites, a love that seeps to every fiber of our being, a love that is a gift...It is not perfect, but it's in its very flaws and imperfections that has made our love stronger, deeper and more realistic in every way... Time has tested how strong our love is for each other, not even the distance could change the reality of how two people are meant to be together. All our dreams had came true, our lives were woven to be shared together since birth, life has been good to us, because it lead us to each other's path, and walked through everyday holding each other's love in our hearts. Because we were bound to be one in love...A reality that only a few has found, that includes us, a once in a lifetime love...never deceiving. ..never ending...A love that's true, a love that's real, a love that sends the God's and Goddesses down to praise it, one love, one reality... our love, our reality... that's Justin...and me...

Today, we are so blessed, we are gifted with our son, he's one proof, our proof that love is so mysterious, wonderfully surprising, and no matter what life throws at you, as long as you have each other life is worth living.

Some old finishes!!!

How exciting, this post will be about cross stitch and pictures!! =^-^=

I have finally taken pics of some old finishes I left behind in the Phils.

A wall clock i did a long long time ago, I can't even remember what it's called.

Rose of Sharon, my very first Mira. I hate pink, and i don't know why I stitched her in pinks. (0_0)

I did this not too long ago, I took it with me and actually framed it myself while there.

I did this for my mom about 2 yrs ago, she had it framed there, nicely done, and only cost a little over $10.00 ^_~

Can't resist this one, my mom's very first cross stitch project, It's so sweet and serene.

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Back from my trip!!! (picture heavy)

I got back from visiting my home country last tuesday. The past week had been hectic, my mom and nephew stayed for a couple days over in CA. I had chores waiting for me over the 3 weeks i was gone, laundry was about the size of Mt. Everest, thank God to the invention of washing machines and dryer, or i would have lost both my hands now!!!

Onto some pics:



arrival at the airport, we were greeted by sinulog dancers, that is our patron saint of cebu "Sr. Sto. Nino"


during the Sinulog Festival.




with my grandma (mother side) grandma, my mom, my cousin and my dog Midnight



this is my dad, with Connor and my nephew Trey. My mom with my nephew Trey.





karaoke is a way of life. I love pancake!



of course, my mom and i went to the salon LOL.


playtime.

during Connor's christening.

i gave him a haircut.

He got so sick during the trip. The weather was very different in the Phils. and we had to keep seeing the doctor after we arrived, we even ended up in a hospital lab one night so he can have a blood test done, we got scared as there has been dengue fever outbreaks in the Philippines. Thank God it was nothing serious but a case of heat allergy called "miliaria". I was not able to spend time out as much with my friends, or shop, didn't even get a chance to go to the beach. But i was happy to see everybody I have missed.
The rashes cleared out a week after, and we made sure we wrap him up everytime we go out, so he doesn't get direct exposure from the sunlight.

On stitching talk, I haven't been able to do any stitching lately, I have missed it, so are my FOTM's and those surprises in the mail. I can't resume yet however, we are so broke. LOL
I did get a stitchy gift from hubby for valentines, he drove me down to Solvang and bought me Isabella's Garden last saturday and PR Mediterraneo I ordered on ebay for our anniversary, it should arrive in the mail soon.
Wishing everybody a happy valentines!!!

Cutest thing ever...HD!!

Need I say more...???

A little background: La Balancoire (The Swing) by Nimue. Stitched on opalescent 36 count SW Dew Drop. Finished as a birth announcement.

I love the piece, so so cute and adorable! Only the pattern was very very frustrating, especially the back stitches, lots of quarters, 1/8's and whatever are in between those numbers. Backstitches are mostly done in long stitches, by 3 blocks and sometimes by 5 blocks. The metallic thread that was stated in the pattern, I have no idea what it is or where to get that so i subbed the metallic with PB52. The jingle bells are the smallest ones i could find at Michaels, since it's on 36 count, i can't use the standard size. I also omitted the pearls at the edge of the baby's wings, let's face it, pearls are gay. LOL Struggled a bit with the 2 strands of threads due the fabric count, but wasn't bad enough to tear this project to pieces. hehehe. TFL!