Michelle Bendy: June 2018

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Flosstube #64 Show Notes

Happy Tuesday, June 19 everyone!! TWO DAYS TILL STITCH CON!!! Here's a closer view (complete with links!) of what I talked about this week:

First of all, I want to take a second to thank you all for hitting our goal for Alzheimer's fundraising AGAIN!!

Since we keep pushing up and over the goals I set, and we still have the live sale to contend with, I'm going to up my goal a LOT. I'm shooting for us to raise $4000 for Alzheimer's research by the middle of October! Can we do it? I think we can!! Click on the picture above to donate or for more information.

Best New Thing:

Barbie's Vlog on YouTube!!

My mug:

It's the Maryland You Are Here Mug:

Updates:

Ginger Gerald's Confessions of a Flosstuber is late this week! But he's editing and it will be up tonight. With ME!!! I'm going to watch it again because we filmed it a while ago! (click on the picture to be taken to Gerald's playlist):

Toasty TARDIS from Mandarink's Designs on Etsy. Kalu (@kalukitas.02 on Instagram) found the chart for us!! (click on the picture to go directly to the listing)

FFOs: (previous FFOs were featured because they were for swaps and the recipients have received)

May Butterfly Biscornu from Tiny Modernist on Etsy: (click on picture to buy)

And an adaptation of Fancey Blackett By the Light of the Moon for Dixiesamplar Exchange Group's Very Merry Unbirthday Pynkeep:

Finishes:

In Lieu of Flowers from Priaire Moon:

I'm stitching mine on 32 count Stitches and Spice Linen that came with the chart when I purchased it at Stitchers' Paradise in Las Vegas last year. I started it after my Flosstube last week, and here is the finish:

My conversion is listed in the show notes for Stitch With Me #27.

WIPs (Works in Progress)

The first one is a goat card for the Facebook Cross Stitch Card and ATC SAL group. I'm stitching a motif from Donna Kooler's 555 Cross Stitch Motifs book: (click on the pic for my Amazon Affiliate link)

I chose an adorable little goat:

And he's almost done!

And this one is exactly where it was last week, Stitchrovia's Mind SAL, aka, Quotes to Live By: (click on the pic to buy)

See? totally the same:

I'm stitching this with all of the called for colors on a piece of 16 count Aida that I tea dyed.

Purchases:

Robert Capes' Creative Needlepoint book: (click on the pic to buy, Amazon Affiliate Link)

S. Ward kit from Theresa at KittenStitcher.com

It's sold out but Theresa did order supplies for 100 more kits. This time kits will be available in Linen or Aida. Just message Theresa through her site (link above), through her Instagram, @kittenstitcher, or go watch her YouTube videos at KittenStitcher and get her email address.

My copy of X-Stitch Magazine came this morning!!! (click on the picture to get yours!)

And for a GREAT flip through, see Danielle, Stitcherista's video!

My favourite design in here? The one I stitched of course!!

It's by The Hawthorn Tree, whom you should DEFINITELY check out. They have an Etsy store and a Folksy store. But again, watch out for your credit card!!

Happy Mail/Gifts:

My card from Denise for Cross Stitch Card and ATC SAL on Facebook:

Thanks Denise!!

ALL the charts for the Alzheimer's Sale!! Yay!! Thank you Kelly and Tamara!

Thrift Store Finds:

So many Save the Stitches' this week! First up is a cute little framed piece that I don't know the name of but KNOW I've seen before:

Second is what I think is probably a Prairie Schooler? Or a piece of a Prairie Schooler? It definitely has that look:

Then I found ANOTHER pair of scroll rods! And the piece on these is just about finished. If anyone can tell me what this is, I'd be SUPER happy to find the chart and finish it:

Last but not least, the piece de resistance, Pinky and Blue Boy!!!

Flosstube Shoutouts:

Books:

The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman (click on the pic to purchase from Amazon)

Two stars; here is my Goodreads review:

I so wanted to enjoy this book. The premise is amazing: the zookeeper and his wife at the Warsaw zoo use their zoo to save as many people as possible during the bombing, takeover, occupation, and liberation of Warsaw during WWII. I dont' know if it was the narrator (I listened via audiobook) or the story itself, but I just didn't care. I'm going to find other books on this theme, because I want to find a great story. If you're also looking for a great story, skip this one.

Outside Links:

Mandarink's Designs on Etsy
Cross Stitch Card and ATC group on Facebook
Jen's Stitching Niche, Etsy
The Cottage Needle, Etsy
Joydiri Designs
The IPS Needleminders on Etsy
Acorns & Threads
Gulf Coast Stitches

Flosstubers Mentioned

And, TWO. DAYS.

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Stitch With Me #27 Show Notes

Happy Father's Day! Here are a couple of pics of my dad and I (because you were probably wondering):

This was WAY more than 6 years ago.... I think it was more like 15 years ago.... Our first trip to In-N-Out.

This may have been 6 years ago, because it was pre-Rose. Maybe even 7 years ago. It's at Pearl Harbor.

Anyway, this week I worked on In Lieu of Flowers from Prairie Moon. Definitely OOP and HTF and NFAA (not fair at all):

Here is where it was when we started the video:

I'm stitching this 1/2 on 32 count Stitches and Spice linen that came with it when I bought it at Stitchers' Paradise in Las Vegas with a surprising number of the called for flosses. See below for my stitch from stash conversion.

At the end of the video:

I'm totally in love with this and I can't wait to have it finished!!

Here is my conversion:

WDW Snowflake --> TW 011231
WDW Island Breeze --> SM Calypso
WDW Envy --> C&C Evergreen
WDW Kris' Bon Bon --> WDW Chestnut
WDW Juniper --> same
WDW Kentucky Bluegrass --> same
WDW Sweet Potato --> WDW Chrysanthemum
WDW Chesapeake --> DMC 500
WDW Tigers Eye --> VMSS Americana Bronze
WDW Mascara --> same
WDW Turquoise --> same
WDW Curry --> same
WDW Honeysuckle --> SM Between the Shadows
WDW Pumpkin --> same

WDW = Weeks Dye Works

TW = ThreadWorks

SM = Ship's Manor

C&C = Colour & Cotton

VMSS = Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

What I'm planning to take to StitchCon:

Stacey Nash Primitives: Martha Agnes

I have fabric picked out for this one. It's a bit darker than the picture so I may invert the colors. 0_0

Birds to the Boughs from Lindy Stitches (Stephanie):

I have my fabric for this one narrowed down to two choices, so I'll floss toss this week and decide.

One current WIP, probably Quotes to Live By:

Do you want to stitch Toasty Tardis?

Click on the picture above for a direct link to the listing. Or you can check out the entire store, Mandarink's Designs. Be careful though, you're going to need it ALL!!

Have you seen Theresa's (KittenSticher, Shakespeare's Peddler) new EXCLUSIVE design?

Now you want it too, right? It comes with the Pashmina from Gloriana AND that handmade strawberry!! "but it's out of stock!" I hear you saying. Never fear. You can message Theresa through her website, www.kittenstitcher.com, or message her on Instagram (@kittenstitcher) and let her know you want to put your name on a list--she reordered enough to kit up 100!! No deposit required, just tell her Bendy sent you. ;-)

So, I'm thinking about stitching Fraktur Friends from Shakespeare's Peddler: (click on the picture to buy from Jen's Stitching Niche on Etsy)

Linda Spalding suggested stitching this on navy blue linen and that's absolutely GENIUS!! Because Leslie from Under the Sea Fabrics will be at Stitch Con as a vendor I'm SURE I can score the chart from Keepsakes and then fabric from Leslie.

Flosstube Mentions:

Outside links:

In case anyone ever wonders, here is my glamorous Stitch With Me set up:

See you Tuesday!!

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Flosstube #63 Show Notes

Happy Tuesday, June 12 everyone!! Here's a closer view (complete with links!) of what I talked about this week:

The elephant in the room:
My Millennium pink Millennium Falcon pin from Lindsayland Pins! (click on the link to buy or visit her Etsy Store: LindsaylandPins or her Instagram @lindsayland.pins)

Best New Thing:

Wendy, Hoodlumsx4, started a Facebook group, Cross Stitch Barter, so that we can all exchange cross stitch items (charts, fabric, floss, project bags, floss buddies, WHATEVER!!) without paying all the monies! BRILLIANT!!!

My mug:

It's another FANTASTIC donut mug from Danielle Stitcherista: (click on the picture to buy from my Amazon Associates)

FFOs: (none this week)

Finishes:

Stars & Stripes by Brenda Gervais:

I'm stitching mine on a random linen from my stash with (again) none of the called for flosses. Here is my progress as of last week:

And here it is now, all (that I'm going to stitch) finished:

My conversion is as follows:

GA Adobe = DMC 945
WDW Schneckley = WDW Chestnut
WDW Sage = WDW Wood Smoke
WDW Caper = WDW Juniper
GA Harvest Basket = C&C Golden Mum
GA Woodrose = DMC 3722
GA Roasted Marshmallow = GA Fudge Ripple
GA Heirloom Gold = GA Walnut
GA Endive = DMC 3012
CC Blue Corn = GA Midnight
CC Ye Old Gold = VMSS Americana Bronze

GA = Gentle Arts

WDW = Weeks Dye Works

CC = Classic Colorworks

C&C = Colour & Cotton

VMSS = Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

WIPs (Works in Progress)

Just one, Stitchrovia's Mind SAL, aka, Quotes to Live By: (click on the link to buy)

Here's what it looked like last time:

And here it is now:

I'm stitching this with all of the called for colors on a piece of 16 count Aida that I tea dyed.

Purchases:

Earrings and pin from FemmeDeBloom on Etsy: (click on the pictures to purchase)
My Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe flosses came. this is my Limited Edition set this month, DROOL:

Click on the pic to go to Nancy's blog, from there you can email her to let her know that you NEED to be in the club!! ;-)

Okay, so I bought this LAST week, but it's worth mentioning again. Stephanie of LindyStitches just released the MOST amazing sampler, Birds to the Boughs: (click on the picture to purchase)

Heather, The Imperfectly Perfect Stitcher, and I are hosting a SAL on Facebook. We don't start till June 24, so don't worry, you have time. Join us on the Facebook group here:

Summer Splendor from Barbie Petal Pusher: (click to purchase)

And I also printed my Petal Pusher freebie that Barbie designed for the 2017 Eclipse:

If you love that chart, join the Petal Pushers Stitchers group on Facebook.

Thrift Store Finds: (none this week)

Happy Mail/Gifts:

From Jen, Alice In Wonderland looseleaf teas: (click on picture to buy from my Amazon Associates)
From Theresa, donut card, uneven weave, and Biscotti Belle Soie
From Lisa, The Silver Stitcher, Plum Street Samplers Maxim & Zoya and Hare's Winter along with Alice in Wonderland paperclips and a TACO notepad!! (click on pictures to buy)

Plans:

Start a Prairie Moon chart for Drew's birthday today! I'm starting In Lieu of Flowers:

I picked this up with a piece of the called for fabric when I was at Stitchers' Paradise in Las Vegas last September.

Just finished my Floss toss. I need DMC 500 and I'm ready to go!

Flosstube Shoutouts:

Books: (no finishes this week)

WIP Parade!!!

1. The Master and the Macabre from The Cricket Collection (stitched on Enchanted Glen 16 count Aida from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie)

2. Alice Under the Dreaming Tree from HAED (stitched 2/1 tent stitch on 28 count mushroom lugana with all the called for DMCs)

3. Whacky Witches in Stitches by Cloudsfactory (on a 28 count Monaco with the Vonna Bake and Baste in mostly the called for DMCs)

4. Halloween Luck by Glendon Place (on a 20 count Aida from eBay with all of the called for DMCs)

5. Skeleton Crew from The Cricket Collection (stitched on 28 count solo dye from Fabulous Fabrics with none of the called for colors)

6. Plague Doctor from Buzzbee Designs on Etsy (stitched on 32 count Lugana in Summer Spirit--May 2017 FOTM from Ship's Manor with all of the called for DMC)

7. Toasty Tardis by MandarinksDesigns on Etsy, original art by @illustoryart on Instagram (stitched on 16 count pink Aida with all of the called for DMC)

8. Alice in Wonderland by DonaStitch on Etsy (stitched on 20 count Aida dyed with Pearl Grey Rit with all of the called for DMCs)

9. Lady of the Flag, Moe by Mirabilia (stitched on 32 count French Lace linen from Whichelt in a Statue of Liberty Conversion from Diana, itiskismet)

10. Lady of the Flag, Sue by Mirabilia (stitched on 16 count preamble fabric by ??? with all of the called for colors)

11. Halloween Quaker from Lila's Studio (stitched on 32 count me-dyed linen with none of the called for colors)

12. The Skeleton Mosaic from Works By ABC (stitched on 22 count hardanger dyed with Pearl Grey Rit in all of the called for colors)

13. Scary Mouse from Brenda Gervais (stitched on 20 count Pearl Grey dyed by me Aida in most of the called for fancy flosses)

14. Brocade Boulevard from Stone Street Stitch on Etsy (stitched on a 32 count mystery linen in all of the called for DMC colors)

15. Merry Christmas SAL from Tiny Modernist (stitching on 16 count Evening Magic Aida from the Crafty Kitten in all of the called for DMCs)

16. Bee Study from Kathy Barrick (stitched on 14 count MAGENTA Aida with the called for DMCs)

17. Butterfly Freebie from Mirabilia (stitched on unknown Aida for a round robin)

(that's the model on the Mirabilia website; I haven't started mine yet)

18. Eliza Bell Cox from Hands Across the Sea (stitched on 46 count linen from VMSS with VMSS flosses)

19. Han & Leia from Tilton Crafts (stitched on 25-ish count mystery thrift store linen with the called for DMCs)

20. Here Lie My Needles from Shakespeare's Peddler (stitching on an estate sale un-evenweave with none of the called for colors)

21. My Stitching Box Lid from Jeannette Douglas (stitched with the kit silks on the kit linen)
22. My Stitching Box Sampler from Jeannette Douglas (on the kit linen with the kit silks)
23. Chang Er from Pinn (stitched on 18 count Aida in Zephyrus from Under the Sea Fabrics with some of the called for DMC and some fun substitutions to make it sparkle)

24. Haunted House Freebie from Les Grilles de Maryse (stitched with the called for DMCs on linen dyed by Michelle, farmgirl)