old and new year...

Happy New Year to everyone!  I managed to have two more quick little happy dances at the end of December (I can say that now since it is January 1st)... I managed to stitch and finish both Merry One and Merry Two by Plum Street Samplers.
Both very cute and fun stitches.  I am planning on using some of the motifs from both to make into ornaments in the future.

Here they are... both stitched with the called for threads that came with the pattern, with one thread over 2 on 32ct chocolate milk jobelan by Stephanie. One of my favourite fabrics.

Since it is the beginning of a new year, it is also the annual emptying of the ort jar... these are all my orts from Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2015...

Now normally I just throw them out, but I have seen some interesting ideas of how to reuse them in the future...

And also since it is Jan 1... it is time for a new start as well..  I have been starting the last couple of years with a pattern from Jardin Prive, and I kept to that little tradition, which is now going on its 3 year.  I picked Tea Break by Jardin Prive, except I changed the pink tea cups to blue for mine...

 

 Not much to see just yet, just a floss toss...

6 fat men and playing with my stash...

since the 6 fat men sal is going to starting up soon, I thought I would pull some fabric and do some floss tossing!

I took these pictures in full sunlight, so the colours may be a bit washed out but I tried to take them under my light and that didn't work out too well either...

1. SMF Hearts and Flowers - 28 ct Jubliee, a purple & pink hand dyed fabric

2. Dinkydyes green& gold Opalescent in 28ct mystery fabric- the green is sort of an olivey colour in real life

3. Zweigart Christmas Red 28ct Jubliee

4. SMF - Tumult in 28ct Jazlynn

5. Dinkydyes blue& light blue Opalescent 28ct mystery fabric

6. an unknown 28ct fabric in a light pastel purple

7. an unknown 28ct fabric in a light sky blue colour

8. Zweigart 32ct Lugana in Antique Blue

let me know which ones you like... personally I'm leaning towards either the Tumult, Antique blue or red...

also don't forget there is still lots of time to join us for the SAL! Just click on the tab at the top of my page, and it will give you all the information!