End of year Cross Stitching

As usual I have a cross stitch on the go - although at the moment I have two, and one of them is left over from Christmas because I didn't finish it in time! I think I started this Christmas cross stitch when I got home from my honeymoon in November, but it was just a little more detailed than I had anticipated and I didn't get in finished in time to give to anyone for Christmas...so maybe next year!

So that I don't get too frustrated with continuing to do a Christmas cross stitch after Christmas, I started a new vintage inspired cross stitch. I wasn't sure who I would give this to, but then one of my friends gave me some fabric she had bought from Ikea which will go with this cross stitch perfectly, and so she will receive this once it is finished and has been turned into a pillow.

I'm also hoping that 2013 will bring me more time to craft and more time to blog. Fingers crossed!!

Cross Stitch for JJ

My current Cross Stitch project is going to be a present for my fiancé's nephew, JJ. He is about 14 months old at the moment, so when I saw this in <i>The World of Cross Stitching</i> I thought it would be perfect for him....at least by the time I finish it! He'll be walking soon, and if I wait until his birthday, in September (I think), then he'll be able to use it for toys or crayons or something.

This is what it is meant to look like:

And this is what I'm up to at the moment:

I'm pretty happy with my progress so far. Since I've been off work I've been churning through them fairly quickly. I have probably only be working on them for a week, so with only three more to go then I should be finished pretty soon. Although then I'll have to do the actual putting together, which I think I will leave until later. I like to do some cross stitching while I'm watching TV so I'm sure I'll start a new cross stitch soon enough.