While everyone else computers

I needed a break :P

Watchin' telly and not eating

Wilty

Funny show

Is it a pattern yet?

Did a bit more whilst people were doing other things and I was avoiding the computer... that I am now on...

I also watched Pride and Prejudice while I was at it.

Sometimes I get motivated

Everybody else was painting stuff so I decided to paint with thread...

Finished a leaf, did a bit more border, and a bit of the top dragonfly's right wing.

Exams are over

So I finally felt like I had time to stitch

Isn't that just the way

So I finally managed to get myself sorted out and do some cross-stitch on the last official day of holidays.
Did a bit before my friend collected me and then more when I got home after lunch.
Next week I'm back to uni.

Creative time

The kids weren't allowed screens so I decided to be supportive and also stay off the computer. A couple of hours represented here.

Tomorrow is D-day

I go back to Uni. You may not hear from me again for some time.

Monitoring

Did a bit more stitching while watching the eldest make compensation for his minecraft crime.

Whilst Watching the Box

Good old gorey Grimm and stitching, way better than folding washing although much less necessary.

It was on the list...

of things to do during my holidays.

I also made a cutlery drawer, go me.

Big Hero Six

this movie has good points and massive plot holes.

Forever

it has been since i last stitched. Uni is a time sink...

break time

So I've survived two weeks of uni so far. Lots of homework. Can't concentrate when kids are asking questions and wanting my attention so I've had to be very strict on myself. Gah. Weekends don't get much study time and so I spent my downtime stitching. Not a bad thing.

Down time

So Hubby was flying a plane and the kids were relatively happy amusing themselves with a billiard table and electric organ. I stitched a bit of a little bookmark I had in my purse for such occasions that rarely happen.

Bones

Some special episode where they use all the actors with their character names in a different world with parallels to the regular Bones world. Kinda lame.

So tired

Too many late nights followed by early mornings. Somebody should do something about that!

New Project

Because I can't help myself. It's a nice small project that I have a foreseeable hope of finishing as opposed to the massive tapestry that I really should keep chipping away at.

Whoo Hoo

Back into it. And it means I don't eat crap. Yay.

Hiatus over

There has been a long period of time during which I have felt completely uninspired. Tonight I decided that I should quit thinking how hard it is to get all the stuff out and just get it out. So I did. It wasn't that hard.

I did a little bit of the green of the sea. You can see the light green thread hanging from when bedtime was called.

FINISHED!!

Yay

So close I can smell it!

Just a little bit of black backstitching, my signature and then, of course, the frame.

2nd last

One more colour after this then back stitching. I might yet finish something to deadline. Whoot (don't jinx it, don't jinx it!)

My evening

My day

To my self. I love my kids but love a bit of silence.

How long to frame?

That is the question I have to ask before too long. There's no point in madly stitching if it takes 2 months to frame (why would it take so long? I don't know, but I don't know how long it actually does take either).

Despite an early morning

I got a bit more done before hubbie cried out for early to bed.

Post title

Because I cannot think of something witty.

I See Ears!

I've been hunting for a suitable quote to attach to it. Something to do with Koalas and weddings. I don't understand why I'm having so much trouble.

Essay

I need to practise. Writing essays does not come easily to me. See? So, I need to practise, with a subject.

Oh for crying out loud! I especially rotated it and it's been rotated again by the too smart for its own good software!

I'm not stressed

I don't have any self imposed deadlines along with the multitude of school deadlines. No, not I.

Bah Humbug

Blew off homework coz I've only got Access 2003 and they changed the file type in 2007 and there is no backward compatability so I can't do that homework at home. English, ah English. How I dread thee. I have to do an Oral Presentation on Friday. I am Not Prepared.

I need a schedule

Being back in school has eaten a great bit chunk of my "sit around and do stuff all" time. There's HOMEWORK! which I blew off tonight to do some more of the Koala. I'm on a deadline people! Shhhh, don't tell me about the homework deadline which is a lot jolly closer than the Koala's.

Did a bit more

School is sucking away all my time, picture later, phone busted

updated 19/2/2014 8:37pm: picture is crap due to photographer error :P

School's in

Third time's a charm?

Deathly hallows pt2

Such a dark movie, both emotionally and in lighting

TV catch up

Watched 4 episodes of old slicks and specks. Gotta make space on the recording device.

Midday session

The kids are napping after a very active morning so I am stitching.

Back to work

Was working on a bridesmaids dress, so had to take as break.
I'm now worried that the colour I selected to be medium beaver grey is looking a little green.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

So cheery... Not.

Watchin' telly

Had to stop mid colour coz it's bedtime and I'm tired

It begins

This is a koala on a branch, yes it is.

Sorting kit thread is...

Annoying!
You get a bunch of threads and they're all 1 of this colour and 1 of this colour and the colours are 4 shades of grey and 5 shades of green and 3 shades of brown plus 2 shades of off-white. They have handy names like light beaver grey, ecru, fern green, mahogany.
I think I got it right. If I didn't hopefully it looks like I did.
I had to hold off posting this update until I was sure it wasn't linked to google+ since it's going to be a present.

Well, Hip Hip Bloody Hurray!

They're finished! Now I just have to work out how to display them so they're one article for the show.
Had to change glues since the first one I used that promised not to soak into the fabric did not keep its promise.

Last one done

Next, to do the finishing so they can be hung on the tree.

Nearly

Gosh, I forgot how tricky this bit is.

Fiddly

Gah! I keep missing the mark on the gold couching on the ribbon so I'm calling it quits for tonight.

Break time

Started on the detail work. Hands and eyes getting tired and the kids have kindly donated their colds to my cause.

Pausing

To take the kids to the park

CrimeScene

Went to a writer's conference today with hubbie. Interesting.