Welcome 2012!

Although it was not quite 2012 when I got this canvas, it is for a gift for my cousin who is having twins. I spotted this canvas at the Needlehouse's one day New Years Sale.  I have not been to the Needlehouse in a really long time and I wanted to check out the canvas selection while it was on sale.  Every shop has different canvases, and I really did not see anything I absolutely had to have except for this canvas.  I loved every canvas I saw, but this one I had to have!

The thread is a new Planet Earth wool.  I can't wait to stitch with it.  I also have a really nice Silk Lame in blue for the lettering, but I cannot find it.  I am hoping it is in my car and not really lost.  I took the canvas and bag of threads into Pappadeaux's restaurant to show my Grandma on New Year's Eve, so I hope I didn't loose the thread there.  The twins are my Grandma's great-grandchildren.  

Now to the Resolutions!  Let's re-cap the big canvas list from last year....

Pink Angel

Henry

Ann

Katherine

Liz Basset Hound

Blue Rug

A&M stocking

Melissa Shirley cardinal

Melissa Shirley Madonna

Joy

Marie Antoinette

Alabama A

October sheep

Melissa Shirley Scottish Santa

Kelly Clark Texas basket

Kelly Clark stitching Santa

A&M Santa

George and Martha

Liz Lab

Kelly Clark present topiary

Christmas lab round- 2

St. Francis

Counted canvas heart

Chrismons- 2-3

Babies Sleeping

Love

Massachusetts Scene
Louis
Ben Franklin
Roll Tide

Alligator
Santa's Favorite Dog
Prairie Schooler
Easter Rabbit

I really want to have Joy, Alabama A, October Sheep, A&M stocking, and Pink Angel done by the end of the year."  

Despite 2011 being a "no canvas buying" year, I managed to acquire a lot of canvases.  The Roll Tide and Babies Sleeping were for gifts; Massachusetts was a present from my sister; Louis, Ben Franklin, and a new Lab Round were to match sets; and Love and the Easter Rabbit were gifts from a needlepoint friend.  This brings the canvas count to 30.  I managed to get 7 finished this year.

My resolutions for this year are to finish all of my Christmas canvases: Present Topiary, A&M Santa, Prairie Schooler, Santa's Favorite Dog, 2 Lab Rounds, and Joy.  If I finish all 7- that will be great!  I think I will do the A&M Santa during the football season.