Monday, March 9

March WIPocalypse


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With all of the home work going on, I nearly forgot about this month's WIPocalypse!

The only WIP I've really made progress on is Celtic Ferret.   Last WIPocalypse it still looked like this:


And I've since started filling it in more so now it looks like more like this (huzzah!):




This month's question:

If money – and time – were not limiters, what projects would be on your stitching bucket list?

I think I would have a lot more canvas work projects.  I always forget to look for them, and when I see something I like it's almost always OOP.    I am still killing myself looking for Joan Thomasson's Russian Fairy Tales, but anything interesting is always expensive with the canvas and threads.  Not unreasonably so, but all of those specialty fibres and art work are not cheap.   I saw this St. Basil's piece on Mindy's blog, and zomg!  but also, the price tag.  And with as many WIPS as I have, I have no reason to buy something I know I won't even get to any time soon.   I'm still debating this one with myself.  Sure if I had infinite storage space and moneys, I'd definitely try to get it yesterday.

So that's my magical wish.   Since I've done a massive "de-stuffing" I am a bit pickier than I used to be with regards to cross stitch and other needlework, but that hasn't stopped the wish listing altogether.

15 comments:

  1. I had no idea these pieces were so expensive! Beautiful though. I love your Ferret, it's such an unusual piece and the colours are amazing.

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    1. I grew up relatively poor and my mother needle needlepoint, not a lot, though, and I'm sure cost was part of it (although I doubt hers were crazy expensive or anything). Thank you so much for the compliment!

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  2. I had no idea these pieces were so expensive! Beautiful though. I love your Ferret, it's such an unusual piece and the colours are amazing.

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  3. Very nice progress. Needlepoint is so expensive, I'd rather just cross stitch lol

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    1. Thank you!

      I just can't help but love the specialty stitches, though.

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  4. Great progress on the ferrets!

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  5. I didn't know canvas work was that much more expensive than cross stitch, oh my...

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    1. Yep, it can get pretty pricey - at least the painted ones. I get it, but that doesn't mean I have the money to pay for it ;)

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  6. Celtic Ferret is looking amazing.

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  7. Love your ferret! I prefer counted canvas over painted canvas ... probably because of the cost.

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    1. Counted is definitely much more affordable. And I've done/have a few, but I do like some of the pretty painted ones (though counted is better for my crafting OCD).

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