Flosstube #110 Show Notes

Happy Saturday! !

Best New Thing: 

• Love You More Studio Co has a new box: Alice in Wonderland!! 

AND!! The box is going to have a NEW Bendy Stitchy design in it!! My code won't work for the box, but get one anyway! I did. ;-)

FFO 

• Rose Weasley, aka I Give You My Heart by Barbara Ana Designs: 
  
  Isn't she AMAZING!?!? JoLyn, @wizzgirljo on Instagram, at Acorns & Threads fnished her for me and I could NOT be happier!! Call the shop (503-292-4457) and see about having JoLyn finish something for you!

Finishes: (none this week, but stay tuned!)

WIPs (Works in Progress): 

• First up, of course, Contessa with Squid from Heaven and Earth Designs:  
  

Or, as I affectionately call them, Josephine and Humphrey. Here is where I was last week:

And this week...

Since the last video, I decided to try to put in 200 stitches per day on Josephine. For the most part, I've hit that goal. Not every day, but enough that I made excellent progress and I'm SUPER happy with her.

• I also worked on Alice in Wonderland from XStitchEu on Etsy (use Bendy10 for 10% off kits!):
  

  

  
  

Here is where it was last time:

And here is where it is now: 

I made REALLY good progress on her this week because I managed 700 stitches for last week's homework, plus 800 stitches for this week's homework, AND I'm 836 stitches into the 1000 for the Yearly Extra Credit: 7 Horcruxes. Is this another finish for #FinishMaynia? Perhaps!!

• Because Lolly issued a #crossstitchthrowdown, I'm still working on Halloween Luck from Glendon Place:
  

Here is where I was last time:

Here is where I am this week:

Not a ton of progress, but progress is progress and the pumpkins will get eyes this weekend so I can finish the homework for School of Magical Stitches & Literature (linked below).

I'm stitching this on a piece of 20 ct Aida from eBay. I just typed in "hand dyed Aida" and came up with THIS beauty!! Try it!

And, just for the throwdown record, here is where Lolly is with this:

Plans: 

• 200 per day on Josephine! 
• Finish my pumpkin faces on Halloween Luck for #magicalstitches homework
• Finish Alice in May? We'll see! 
• Finish my Mad Plant and FFO it.

Knitting:

• The Simple yet effective cowl from Tin Can Knits on Ravelry (I'm michellebendy on Ravelry!!)
  

This is available as a FREE Ravelry Download HERE. Anne P of Wooly Wonka Fibers chose this for me and I'm using her Aeslin DK SW Merino in Skygazer.

Here is where I was last time:

And here is where I am now: 

It was a gorgeous day for knitting at the park and at t-ball practice (Rose's t-ball practice!) Kids are FASCINATED by knitting in public!!

I'm carrying it around in a bag from Evertote. By Caroline from Off the Grid Needlearts/Fibre Friends. Her shop is on a break right now, but follow it anyway!! 

Thrifting:(none this week!)

Purchases:

• I found the CUTEST Knitting Pin (thanks a LOT Zakiya!!) from @shelli.can and @magpiefibers on Instagram:
  
  Click on the picture to go to Shelli's shop for ALL the cute knitting pins!

• My girl Abigail, @topknotstitcher on Instagram and on Flosstube, now has an Etsy Shop!! and I scored the CUTEST ORT BAG KNOWN TO MAN from her:
  
  Click on the picture to buy the tiniest, cutest ort bag EVER.
  
  

•  I scored TWO amazing charts from Trisha at Three Owl Threads on Etsy:
   
  
  
  This is the newest design from Stephanie at Lindy Stitches and it's GENIUS!! Click on the picture to buy it from Trisha.
  
  
  
  This one may break me on the no new starts. Diana and Aimee are starting a SAL on June 1 and I may or may not have picked out fabric this morning after filming.... a 28 count Dames of the Needle for the 1/1 version.... 0_0

• I also FINALLY made the purchases that I've been wanting to make from Filanthrope Broderies:
  

 I've been wanting Obi Rose (the first pic) for a while but I've been holding off. The Filanthrope released Natural Beauty 3 (bottom pic) and I DIED!! Watch the Soulful Stitching FB group and @soulful_planningstitcher on Instagram for an announcement in the next week or so! ;-)

I'd like to talk about: 

• Nobody this week. =/ AGAIN! I've been AWFUL at watching new peeps.

Books: 

• I finished Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling:
  
  
  
  I love, love, love this book, 5/5 stars. The only thing that makes me sad about it is when it ends.

Instagram Auction Items!!

• Auction will take place soon through Friday, May 17  at 6am PST on @michellebendy on Instagram. Here's an amazing diagram describing how to bid: 
  

Under the picture of the item that you'd like to purchase, you put your bid in $1 increments AND you tag the person who bid above you. Only the person who bid DIRECTLY above you!

There are more detailed pictures on my Instagram, but for now, here's a peek at this week's items:

• From Barefoot Needlart, Amy and Memory, an exclusively designed chart for our Autism fundraising along with a needleminder and scissor fob: 
  

Also use code BENDY10 in their Etsy shop for 10% off!

• Another BEAUTIFUL bag from Kara of Kay's Cross Stitch:
  
  
  
•  A full kit from Bothy Threads, Santa's House:
  

• A finished version of the Primitive Hare's Snow White:
  

• A Blue Sky Alpacas, Skinny Organic Cotton Yarn, EIGHT SKEINS:
  
  
  

Outside Links:

• Threads Entwined, use code BENDY15 through the end of May for a discount!
• Lindy Stitches on Etsy
• School of Magical Stitches & Literature on Facebook
• Full Coverage Fanatics on Facebook
• XStitchEu on Etsy (use code BENDY10 for a 10% discount)
• Acorns & Threads
• Gulf Coast Stitches
• BagzPlus by Corina
• Love You More Studio Co for book/project sleeves (use code BENDY10 for 10% off)
• 1884 Stitchery
• Trisha, Three Owl Threads on Etsy

Flosstube #108 Show Notes: You've Gotta Work to Get Your F's In

Happy Saturday! Happy Mother's Day Weekend!

Best New Thing: 

• I'm rocking the hair wrap!!! No filter needed (see above)

• Amanda Mae of Ardith Designs made an Armadillo in a Donut t-shirt!! Click HERE to buy the shirt from my Amazon Affiliate link:

There are multiple colors to choose from; this is the Navy. I looooove that Amanda Mae put this design on a shirt!

FFO (none this week, but at least one next week!)

Finishes:

• I finished Blackbird Designs, Quaker Garden!!!

I love every single thing about this!!! 

Here is my conversion:

WDW Red Pear --> GA Pink Azalea

WDW Palomino --> C&C Wildwood

WDW Dolphin --> WDW Banker's Gray

GA Shaker White --> C&C Fresh Wool

WDW Caper (2) --> WDW Bark (2)

WDW = Weeks Dye Works   GA = Gentle Arts   C&C = Colour & Cotton

• My next finish is my second design ever, Messy Bun Day!
  
  It's going to be in the very next issue of XStitchMag! So click on the picture to go over and subscribe to the magazine. It's above and beyond worth a subscription! 
  
  
  HINT: I also have a design in Issue 7: Love.

WIPs (Works in Progress): 

• First up, of course, my evening project, Contessa with Squid from Heaven and Earth Designs:  
  

Or, as I affectionately call them, Josephine and Humphrey. Here is where I was last week:

And this week...

Since the last video, I finished my 1200 stitches for the April Full Coverage Fanatics stitch challenge and I'm well into my 1200 for May.

• I also worked on Black'd Skie. I love this piece soooooo much:
  

  

Here is where it was last time:

And here is where it is now: 

I CANNOT overstate how dear this project is to me!! I put in 1045 stitches for the Magical Stitches Quidditch Match and I could not be happier with my progress. This is a borrowed chart and I REALLY want to finish it this year, so I changed the date on the tombstone from 1727 to 2019. It's happening.

It's on 40 count Prim Fabric of the Month from Ship's Manor. GORGEOUS!

• I also stitched just a little bit on Brocade Boulevard from Stone Street Stitchworks on Etsy: 
  
  
  

Here is where it was last time:

And here it is now: 

I worked on this project one day at lunch this week. I just didn't have a lot of travel stitching time. But all progress is good progress. 

My bag is from MKissaCreations on Etsy and my floss holder is from Suzette, the Primitive Stitcher on Flosstube. You can get the floss organizers and also stitching journals in her Facebook Group HERE.

Plans: 

• There was a Pseudo-Start! The Universal Monsters SAL by the Witchy Stitcher: 
  

My girl Chelsea started it for me on 20 ct Aida from Jodyri Designs. It. Is. FANTASTIC!!! 

I love Chelsea and her two stitches. <3 <3

• Because Lolly issued a #crossstitchthrowdown, I'm going to be working on Halloween Luck from Glendon Place:
  

Here is where I am with this:

I'm stitching this on a piece of 20 ct Aida from eBay. I just typed in "hand dyed Aida" and came up with THIS beauty!! Try it!

And, just for the throwdown record, here is where Lolly is with this:

Knitting:

• The Simple yet effective cowl from Tin Can Knits on Ravelry (I'm michellebendy on Ravelry!!)
  

This is available as a FREE Ravelry Download HERE. Anne P of Wooly Wonka Fibers chose this for me and I'm using her Aeslin DK SW Merino in Skygazer.

Here is where I was last time:

And here is where I am now: 

I love that picture because it REALLY shows the progress I've been making in my technique!! You can see the first set of purls was ROUGH. The second got better, and the third is looking good!! 

I'm carrying it around in a bag from Evertote. By Caroline from Off the Grid Needlearts/Fibre Friends. Her shop is on a break right now, but follow it anyway!! 

Thrifting:(none this week!)

Purchases: 

• Two cones of DMC 3371. It was supposed to be one to split with Emmy and Chelsea for our Contessas.... but oops! 
  

 I got them from Amazon, so I'll just go back and buy the DMC 310 cone.... HERE (on my affiliate link).

• I found the Happy Hearts Sampler from Birds of a Feather on eBay!!
  
  It's a FULL kit and already well underway!! I can't wait to finish this!! WOOHOO!!

Product Review:

• I got a HUGE lot of goodies from mybobbin.com! Three kits and FIVE pdfs!! They came fast and they're all gorgeous. 

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I'd like to talk about: 

• Nobody this week. =/

Books: 

• I finished Dust and Shadow by Lindsay Faye:
  
  Really good story. I gave her 4.5/5 stars. Ms Faye wrote Sherlock Holmes REALLY well. He was likeably pretentious.

Instagram Auction Items!!

• Auction will take place soon through Friday, May 17  at 6am PST on @michellebendy on Instagram. Here's an amazing diagram describing how to bid: 
  

Under the picture of the item that you'd like to purchase, you put your bid in $1 increments AND you tag the person who bid above you. Only the person who bid DIRECTLY above you!

There are more detailed pictures on my Instagram, but for now, here's a peek at this week's items:

• From Barefoot Needlart, Amy and Memory, an exclusively designed chart for our Autism fundraising along with a needleminder and scissor fob: 
  

Also use code BENDY10 in their Etsy shop for 10% off!

• A great four chart pack from Ellen Chester of With my needle
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• An OOP Mira, Mother's Arms, kindly and anonymously donated: 
  
  

• A FULL KIT from Acorns & Threads and the Blue Flower, donated by Darleen:
  
  
  

• Last but not least, it's this month's Christine Bag!!! This is 13 x 13 and made with an Alexander Henry print called Esqueletos del Mar:
  
  
  
  
  
  

Outside Links:

• Threads Entwined, use code BENDY15 through the end of May for a discount!
• Lindy Stitches on Etsy
• School of Magical Stitches & Literature on Facebook
• Full Coverage Fanatics on Facebook
• XStitchEu on Etsy (use code BENDY10 for a 10% discount)
• Acorns & Threads
• Gulf Coast Stitches
• BagzPlus by Corina
• Love You More Studio Co for book/project sleeves (use code BENDY10 for 10% off)
• 1884 Stitchery
• Trisha, Three Owl Threads on Etsy