Autumn update

Here are a couple of finished products from last summer! :)


(Sasha)


(Sonja)

A wedding gift for a friend:


(Sasha)

And our little gift for our brother and his wife!


(Olive Oil=Sasha, Balsamic Vinegar=Sonja)


~Sasha

Herb Garden

Look at this little beauty! I just love it, it really sparkles in person! :-)

Herb Garden: Buttons and Beads

Easter update

Here's the current state of Autumn...she's looking good! The border is going to look very different once I put the beads in -- their colors accent rather than blend with the current ones.



And here is what I worked on while on my trip to Oklahoma City to see Sonja perform in her amazing opera!



~Sasha

Spring Break update

We worked like crazy over spring break! Here are the results, as of Saturday the 20th.

March Update

Here's Summer! I'm getting close to being done with the skirt!



And herb garden, which I was working on during music rehearsals of Consul. :-)



~ Sonja

Here is Autumn -- also almost done with the skirt!



And here's my finished St. Nicholas Cathedral:



~Sasha

Update!

Here is St. Nicolas' Church in its current almost-done state:



I'm having fun alternating projects each week!

~Sasha

Finished project and experimenting!

So I finished my margarita buttons and beads kit. I just love all the colors. All the petite beads took forever because they are completed by doing a cross stitch through the bead. And there were a lot of them! But I think it turned out great. It's going to hang in my apartment's kitchen when I retrieve the frame from home.



And this weekend I decided it was about time I taught myself how to knit (more than just basic knit/purl stitches). So here's what has happened. It's a small baby blanket from a pattern I got real cheap last year. I had to consult some youtube videos for some help, but I think I have it figured out! It's about a 30" wide pattern.



A closeup of the design.



~ Sonja

I worked on Autumn this week...here she is!



~Sasha

6 week update!

Summer is looking well this week!!



Margarita is about 2 days of work away from completion!



~ Sonja

And here is St. Nicholas Cathedral...a little blurry, but the flash made the light colors look washed-out.



~Sasha

the "Monday" update

Technically it's Tuesday, but I haven't worked on it since yesterday, I promise! ;)



~ Sasha

Here's Margarita this week....Summer hasn't made any progress at all!



~ Sonja

Here's Autumn...not too much progress since last week, alas!



And after a couple of evenings with St. Nicholas Cathedral, we have this:



And I also made these...the lower one in the car on Sunday!

Monday Update

Here's how Summer is doing this week. Lookin good!! :-)




~ Sonja

Monday update...on Tuesday!

Well, I didn't think I'd gotten much done....and I haven't. Haha! But here's Summer!



But I did work on my Mill Hill Buttons and Beads kit! I just love the colors!



~ Sonja

Monday update!

Well, it's Monday evening! I didn't think I'd gotten much done on the cross stitch this week, but now that I look at it, I guess it's better than nothing!




I made this little beauty this week too:



~Sasha

Celtic Seasons Update #1

Sasha and Sonja started the Lavender and Lace Celtic seasons, Autumn and Summer, on Dec. 20, 2009. We've had all the materials for a while now and were waiting for Christmas break to get some serious stitching done. We took a picture last night after working on it for two weeks. Looking good!

August 2009

Marie Barber: Happily Ever After




I stitched this pattern starting in the fall of 08 and finished it in summer 09 in time for my friend's wedding. Dad made the gorgeous frame. I'd never heard of this artist before, but I really love how it turned out! Now there's a future heirloom in the family!

Sonja

We're Obsessed with Cross Stitch!

Okay, so this blog is for Sonja, Sasha, Aunt Mindy, and Christa to share pictures and stories of our cross stitch adventures! This will be a lot of fun!! :-)

You can post pictures of completed projects, progress reports on current projects, challenges faced on super unique projects, or anything and everything related to stitching!! (Or crochet or knitting if you have something awesome to share!)