HAPs for 2015!

I am joining another SAL! Just what I need!
Starting in 2015, Crossed Stitches is hosting a new year HAP SAL. HAP is a new acronym (in case we didn't have enough)! It stands for Huge A** Project.
The rules are simple enough. The smallest dimension must be at least 300 stitches, and you have to have less than 50% completed when we start on Jan 1st, 2015.

Currently I am only working on 2 HAPs that fit this criteria.

• San Francisco - 333 x 400
• Qingming Festival - 280 x 8708
• OK, I suppose technically this one doesn't quite count, as the smallest dimension is less than 300. However, considering the other side is over 8700, I think I can be forgiven this slight adjustment!

 I don't really expect to finish either of these next year (especially Qingming), but I certainly won't mind the progress!

Now, not only do we get a new, fun SAL to participate in, she is also having a drawing for participants at the end of the year! I can't wait to keep up with everyone's progress!

Popular magnets

I had a good weekend, although when I got to work yesterday, I felt really yucky, so I took a half day off and just crawled into bed to watch TV.
This morning, felt better, got to work, now not feeling so hot anymore. I think I'm sick of work. I'm going to try to tough it out today.

Anyway, this weekend I completed my next set of magnets! I actually sold one before I had completed the bunch! These, I think, are going to be really popular. I actually just sold another one while typing up this post, and I have another one spoken for by the co-worker who had originally requested it. I think I'll need to make even more!

They came out much cuter than I figured they would!

Also, from my last post, here is the picture of the large Kirbys.

Sleeping woes

Not much stitching going on. This week, I have been taking care of my husband, who has been sick. Of course, I have gotten sick, as well, although I don't think it is the same thing my husband has because the symptoms are all different. Go figure.

So, I need some advice. I have somehow developed this annoying habit of waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to go back to sleep. It isn't so bad when I wake up an hour-ish before the alarm, but last night I actually woke up at 2:30 am! Granted, part of that could be the difficulty breathing form being sick, but this is just ridiculous. I ended up doing some stitching for about 30 minutes, then relaxing in my recliner and sleeping the rest of the night there.
I used to be such a sound sleeper. Now, about 3 times a week, I've started just waking up. My internal clock is messing with me, I guess. Tonight I'm going to be taking some Tylenol PM that will hopefully knock me out all night. But does anyone else have any ideas to stay asleep?

Back to the stitching. I did manage to finish up the 2 big Kirbys. Unfortunately, I left them at home, so I can't get a picture of them right now. I'll get the picture posted later. I do have a picture of the progress that I made on my next magnet set (at 2:30 this morning).

I know, they don't look like much, but I have one color (white, if you couldn't tell) done on all of them. Next, moving on to the light blue.

IHSW

So, I spent my IHSW weekend, not cross-stitching, but stitching plastic canvas.
That counts, right? I was still stitching, at least!

Anyway, here are my Kirby magnets.

I also wanted to make a couple big ones, of Kirby puffed up. I didn't manage to get those completed. Here is where I left off, though.

My next magnets will be a commission design from a co-worker. After that, who knows?! So many options out there!
I am still open for more suggestions/ideas, too!

More magnets!

I am definitely in the plastic canvas mood lately! I can't seem to stop making more magnets. I made one more Mario style magnet design, here:

Then I made some smaller ones! I made 3 whole sets of these tetris magnets, and they went so fast!

I am definitely still in the plastic canvas groove, so expect to see more from me! I already have some Kirby magnets planned. I would love to receive more ideas, if anyone has some!