Monday, February 20, 2012

Lions and Tiger and TUSAL, Oh My!

Lions...  I've been busily stitching away on Paradise Lost since my last post.  I finished the motifs along the top so I jumped down and stitched the lions.  I've been dying to stitch more animals so rewarded myself.  Take a look...


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And, here's a shot of the total progress:


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I am so excited to get to this point!  Next I think I'll take a break from the tree and finish the motifs on the far right which will let me pick a frame whenever.  Then, I'll finish the tree and then I'm on to all the fun animals and Adam and Eve in the middle! 


Tiger... Nicola is having a contest on her blog, Stitching by a Cornish Sea Shore to share the cutest pictures of our animals sleeping.  Well, I think all my animals are cute when sleeping but one of the things I've been getting a kick out of over the last year is how the cats have completely taken over the dog's beds.  In fact, she has several on the chance that she might get one but usually there is a cat on it instead.  Here's Tiger on the dog's bed... IMG_0274
Granted, I woke her up trying to take this picture.  I had stacked the dog beds up to vacuum the family room and then later in the day found Miss Tiger cuddled up on top, kind of makes me think of Princess and the Pea and believe me, she is definitely a princess!  But, this is one of my favorites.  This is Mr. Scooter on the dog bed and Miss Sage on the floor.  You can definitely see who is the boss in this relationship... IMG_0786



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Lastly it's time for my February TUSAL report.  Here's my jar as of today, I squished it down recently and am now wishing I had waited until after I took this photo.  Oh well!  It is sitting next to a star shaped basket that I recently picked up at Pier One thinking it would be great for all my smalls.  Hmm, I suppose I should get busy on finishing those smalls!  LOL!  I'll take a photo of the basked when I have something to put into it I suppose.  :) 


I hope you have a wonderful week! 


 



5 comments:

  1. Thank you for participating. It's only a little bit of fun but it's also a good way to make new pin pals with the chance of a prize.

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  2. Your PL is looking great! Those trees are a killer, right? I hated stitching them. lol! The animals are fun! And so are your cute fur babies! lol about the cats taking over the dog beds!

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  3. Love your PL... the expression on the lion's faces are priceless. Poor Sage.... to be tossed out of your bed by a kitty. My Max could have been Tiger's twin.

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  4. Great stitching! PL is on my wish-list!
    greetings from Debby,
    www.crossstitchstyle.blogspot.com

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  5. Love, love, love your Paradise Lost!!!! And sweet puppy, kitty pictures :-).

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