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Greetings and Happy New Year!

I didn’t do nearly as much cross stitch as I had hoped/planned in 2018, but that’s probably typical of us cross stitchers. It always takes so much longer than we anticipate.

I’m not going to make my long list of family events and holidays to (hopefully) make CCS cards for, as it just doesn’t seem to happen. Some years I make many, and other years I fall too far behind. I’ll just say that I would like to make as many CCS greeting cards as I can squeeze in and will post pictures as they are completed. So far I've finished two small motifs to make Valentine's Day cards and started on a third.

Another CCS goal is to get a start on some monthly charts that will turn into calendars for three grandchildren. I will give them a calendar board and they can switch out the CCS motifs for each month as they turn the calendar over. I made one for my 9 year old granddaughter a few years ago, and she still seems to enjoy using it. I won’t be gifting the calendars for a couple more years, but I know I need to get started on them.

• CCS calendar motifs:
  • Sonja (Lesley Teare 2019 Owls SAL)
    Julia (happinessiscrosstitching monthly cats)
    Valentin (Rainbow Gallery Joyful World charts)

I would also like to make a small birth record for my grandson who was born on December 26th. Nothing too large.

Sounds like a good plan for 2019! And room for changes if you need to make any additions (or if it was me subtractions) from your goals. Looking forward to watching your progress throughout the year!

Carole

They sound like lovely projects and it seems you have your whole year planned in cross stitch

for three finishes - looking forward to seeing the cards!

You have an ambitious program for 2019
Looking forward to your updates...

7 cards for Valentine's day! You have been busy. They are all beautifully stitched and unique in their own ways. I love the way you mounted them all, with different backgrounds.

Gorgeous stitching and I love the finishing - are the hearts padded, they look so lovely and plump?

They are really pretty and very colourful as well as beautifully stitched as always., A great update.

Mabel Figworthy wrote:Gorgeous stitching and I love the finishing - are the hearts padded, they look so lovely and plump?

Yes, there is a piece of batting behind each motif. Sometimes I also use batting between the mounting cardstock and the fabric, but I didn't do that this for these.

Thank you for the wonderful praise. I love doing these small motifs for cards.

Fabulous collection of cards!

I have to say that Heart designs do not appeal to me but those are wonderful little cards.

Wow! Those cards are so impressive -- and thoughtful. You certainly don't waste a craft moment, do you? Don't forget we also have to see the quilts and other non-css in the "other crafts" thread, you know.

I have signed up for Lesley Teare's owl SAL, too, though I've not started it yet. (Work gets in the way, sheesh.) So I'll be interested in how you get on.

Lovely cards and I'm sure they will be loved and appreciated by the lucky recipients!

Carole

Serinde wrote:... Don't forget we also have to see the quilts and other non-css in the "other crafts" thread, you know.

Thanks for the idea. I do have pictures of many other projects on my blog.

Serinde wrote:You certainly don't waste a craft moment, do you?

I call it procraftination when I really should be doing other things …

I love the cards. Very inspiring. With only 9 days left I may try to get out 1 or 2!

Such beautiful cards You have been busy

I'm keeping up fairly well on Lesley Teare's anemone SAL but haven't started her March owl yet. First I had charts to finish for April birthday cards. More information on the charts used is posted on my blog.



I'm currently working on a March cat chart from happinessiscrossstitching.com (2015 SAL); and will start a few charts for Easter cards.