Two Finishes, and Progress.

 Here we are at my two days off again. Except it will only be one. I have to go into work tomorrow to attend some training for my new role.  For those who don't know, I was promoted. I will be switching to Monday to Friday hours, and more of them, so less creative time.  That said, I will in future have five lunch breaks to fill each week.

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Those lunch breaks have been quite productive. I don't stitch every day, but most days see me using two lengths of thread. So not really good for giant projects, however the minis projects are racing along. I have not one but two stitching finishes this week.
The little Santa ornament is all stitched up. I just need to make him into a fully finished ornament.

While I was surfing through my collection of mini projects I came across this bookmark. It is the Church of the Good Shepherd at Tekapo, in Lupin season. Most of the work was completed, I just needed to add some backstitch. That was done in one lunch break. Now to find a piece of felt to back it.

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Now tucked tidily into my lunchtime stitching bag is a new project. No, not Christmas related, but a bear. I think this must have been a free chart perhaps as I have ended up with two of them. One came with a piece of aida cloth and a frame. The other came with a bundle of threads. I think both came from an Altrusa craft sale.

I've made a start, with just a few stitches in red, the beginnings of his bow tie.

So that is this weekend's mini progress report. 

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What else have I been up to?

Sadly, only cross stitch. The Big Wind Swept Santa saw some more attention and now has the beginnings of the toys in his sack.

I am enjoying working on Santa. He will not be finished for Christmas this year, but I'm ok with that, I'll just keep on stitching away at him until he is done, whenever that might be.

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So what to do with my one day off? 

I need to go and get some new work shoes. It is time for new footwear anyway, but now I have to get something a little dressier, but still practical. I'll still be on my feet a lot.  There is not much of a grocery list, but I'll grab it while I am out. First, maybe I'll investigate my craft room and see what happens. 

Then this evening I'll be off to Embroidery Club, taking along the Bring Me Flowers project.