TUSAL Report June New Moon

Here it is, my little jar of orts a day or so late, but that is okay. I have been stitching bunches since school finished and I am enjoying every minute of it.  I plan to do lots of stitching and basket weaving over the 4th weekend since I am staying home this year. If you want to learn more about the tradition of TUSAL check out Daffycats blog.
 

TUSAL June

Enjoy!! CJ

TUSAL April

I missed posting my new moon report at the end of March.  So here goes for April.  I have been stitching a little, finished on project and made great progress on Stop and Smell the Flowers by BRD.  I will post an update on that piece for the Turtle Trot on 10 May.  Don't forget to check out my giveaway in the post below.

Enjoy!! CJ

TUSAL 2014 January ORT Report

Good Morning and Happy New Year.  Here is my first post of 2014.  My jar is nearly empty, but I plan to add lots more orts this month as I enter the 2014 Crazy January Challenge and the 2014 Turtle Trot.  More to come on both projects. 

Wishing all of you the best life has to offer. 


CJ

March TUSAL Report

I am a week late with my TUSAL/ORT report, I was having too much fun with my family during Spring Break.  Speaking of Spring, we have had some great weather in North Texas, nice and mild, perfect for yard work.



March TUSAL/ORT

 

Here is my little plastic jar of threads to share with you.  It has the remains of EMS Designs Larkspur that I finished on the 1st and the bits from a secret project I finished on Sunday.  I will post about the "secret project" once it arrives at it's new home. 

Now I am of to empty my ORTs and start all over again.

Enjoy!!

CJ

Back on the TUSAL Train

After missing most of 2012 I have gotten back on the Total Useless Stitch Along New Moon train.  Each month I will attempt to show my "orts".  I am a few days late with this one, new moon was the 11th,  but I guess that is better than two weeks late.

TUSAL January 2013

January is always good stitching month for me with the Crazy January Challenge starting. Instead of keeping all my "orts" for the year, I am going to empty it each new moon so I may display my monthly progress. Next new moon is February 10th.

Enjoy!!

CJ

TUSAL February

Of course I am late again with my update even though I have a calendar with the new moon on it.  Oh well, my little ort is overflowing and well loved. 

Enjoy!!

CJ

TUSAL - January

As usual I am late with my report--here is my little jars of ORTs.

Enjoy!!


CJ

Happy New Year and ORT Report

Happy 2012 to everyone!!

I emptied my ORT jar today, it was so full and now I am ready to start again.

All my ORTs from 2011. 

See ya!!

CJ

TUSAL - AKA ORT Report

Well the new moon of October has come and gone that means I am late again with my ORT Report.  I have been stitching and my little jar continues to overflow as I continue to squish those threads down as far as they will go.  This is all the bits I have managed to save since January.  At times it has come in handy when I have run out of a color.  Several times I have had to sift through the multicolored mess to find the right scraps to finish one or two stitches--that can be stressful.

Be sure to visit Daffycat, aka Queen Mum of the ORT, she is have a Blogoversary Giveaway.   Be sure to leave her some love.


Enjoy!!

CJ

TUSAL The Second July New Moon -- AKA The ORT Report

My little jar is filling up slowly.  Not much stitching done this month due to two weeks of vacation.  I need to get back at it.  Hope you all are having a great summer, we are roasting in Texas.  Please pray for rain for the farmers and thier animals.

See ya!!

CJ 

TUSAL July New Moon -- AKA The ORT Report

Happy July!!!  We have had a miserably hot June in North Texas.  The drought is awful and my yard is turning brown no matter how much I water.  Not sure how much more of this we can take.  Wild fires pop up constantly and the wind never stops blowing.  We need a break.  Please pray for rain for my little part of the USA. 

I am happy to announce I completed 3 stitching projects in June and I have a few goodies in my bag to work on in July.  My little jar is getting full, but I just keep smashing it all together so I can add more and more ORTs.  This little jar has come in handy, especially when I only need one (yes, one) stitch of yellow to complete a project.  So I dug through my jar of odds, ends and scraps, found a bit of yellow that would work, one-half stitch and viola, project complete.

I wish all of you a safe and happy 4th of July, no fireworks in North Texas this year to the extreme drought and fire danger. We are spending the weekend in Dodge City Kansas at a World of Outlaws race--woohoo!! Thanks for stopping by.  I really appreciate all your comments.

See ya!!

CJ

TUSAL May New Moon -- AKA The ORT Report

I must say I have impressed myself with my ability to keep up with this New Moon/Ort Report.  I managed to get some stitching done in April, but not as much as I would have liked.  I am hoping for a much better turn out in May, especially since I have some teachers gifts to make as well. 

Don't forget to check out my little giveaway below.  Have a great May!!


See  ya!

Cj

TUSAL April New Moon -- AKA The ORT Report

Another new moon has come to pass and my ORT jar is still here collecting little bits.  I had to squish it all down so I can keep adding more bits to it.  My goal is to empty it on the 12th new moon.  As for stitching, I did stitch a lot in March just did not get a lot finished. But this month I will have lots of finishes and a few new starts to share.  (Yes, I did say starts--at least three.)  Enjoy looking at my little jar.  Since we are having such a horrible windy day in North Texas I plan to stay in and stitch my day away--my yard work can wait for another day. lol

See ya!!


CJ

TUSAL March New Moon

If you are here for the OWH Bloghop  please scroll down.

Another month has passed and I am a few days late with my New Moon post.  February was a great stitching month for me and I still ahve two finishes to post once the OWH Bloghop is finished.  March looks like it will be another great month for stitching in my house.  Have a great month.

Notice the white floss at the top of the jar, I am working on Bent Creek "Snow" and Mr Frog visited a few times.  Keeping my fingers crossed that he doesn't return.

See ya!!

CJ

TUSAL Feb New Moon

Happy Chinese New Year!!  Usually we would take the kids out for a Chinese dinner this evening, but this nasty winter storm has us staying indoors and off the streets.  My kids have missed two days of schools so far this week and we just got that call that school will be closed, again, tomorrow.   We had snow late Monday night and early Tuesday, but it is the layer of ice that came down at the beginning of the storm and the extreme cold temperatures that are keeping us in.  Even the Tuesday paper didn't get delivered until this afternoon.  BRRRRRRR!!! That is a record for us in North Texas we had our two weeks of winter in mid-January, but I guess this year we will have 3 weeks of winter--lol.  The temps are predicted to be around 60 on Super Bowl Sunday.

I digress, enough about the weather.  Here is my February New Moon TUSAL input.  According to my calendar the new moon is today so here is my little jar of bits and it has grown tremendously since the January New Moon.  I have been busy stitching two

squares for charity that I will post pictures of later. If I keep this up I may have to get a bigger container.   Enjoy, stay warm and keep stitching.

See ya!!

CJ

TUSAL Jan New Moon

Here is my entry for the TUSAL.  It is not very full, I have only bee collecting since around Christmas time. My little jar is plastic, I decided on plastic with a  lid because I keep it in my stitching bag and it gets moved allot and I have three kids, two dogs and a husbands--I think you know what I am getting at.  It is just safer this way.   In it's former life it was a Blossom and Buttons Jar from Making Memories in the shade of Mocha--how exciting.  I took the picture early this morning in my kitchen as I was drinking my tea.  The jar still has a label on it that I plan to cover with  a stylish new ORT label--be looking for that next new moon.

Not only is this a TUSAL, but I have a house full of Totally Useless Calenders -- not one of them has the phases of the Moon on them.  How crazy is that?  Guess I need to go calender shopping today.


See ya!!


CJ