More House

 Hi all,

We are packing up to migrate south for the winter and all I have out is the Gingerbread House so I am trying to get as far as I can before getting in the car and taking 2 days off.

Here's today's story...I finished the backstitching on the turret roof and am continuing on down the left side with the background.  I started on the snow yesterday - it's not finished yet - needs random beads.  That wasn't as bad as I thought.  The secret to doing French knots on a stalk and having them look good is to do them upside down.  I still don't like the pink beads around the finial on the left but may need consultation with my stitching friends on that.  Tomorrow I will keep going with the background for sure and maybe some more snow.

There's still a lot to do!

xoxo

House Update

 Hi all,

I managed to finish the upper middle section of the roof so I moved down and did the candy path.  It's really coming along and looking cute!

The background is going to take a while so I'm back to that and the left side of the house.  Then I'll probably go up and finish that cupcake so I can work on MORE background!

xoxo

Back to the Gingerbread House

I've decided to finish this before going back to Needlepoint in Paradise for another class next February.  I took this class several years ago and it's time to get it done!  I'm going to split it up into sections and intersperse the sections with working on the plaid background so I don't leave all that background to the end.

This section is the middle part of the roof.  There's cording to lay down on the roof line but I already have that made up.  You can see there's a lot of icing that needs to be done too so I will work on that as I go along.

There's a lot going on with this piece but it's nice to accomplish small sections so it's not so overwhelming.

xoxo

Valentine House

 Another finish!

It's Fall

We are loving the weather - don't expect to see leaves on the trees for too much longer with Hurricane Delta on the way...

Folk Art Kitty Finish

 So sweet!