Stitching Update

I have been making Christmas ornaments since the beginning of spring.
I know it's not the right season, but I like working on them because they are small enough to be portable.
I take my stitching bag outside every afternoon and stitch away while I listen to my favorite podcasts.
Here is what I've made so far:

I also have a bigger project in the works.
I will spend more time on it once the summer heats confines us to the house (which should be very soon).
After my “vision scare” last year (long story short: I needed bifocals), I decided that I wanted to make a framed cross-stitch for each of my children while my eye-sight is still good enough.
I already made four that I love but they’re all flowers and birds…very feminine.
And I have three boys.
So I put together some examples of more masculine designs and let them choose from them.
I didn’t plan it that way, but it looks like we have a boat theme going on.
I'm currently working on the "Peaceful Silhouette" kit.
It's the biggest one in shades of brown and sepia.
The petite Gold kits usually take me about four months to complete.
So....all three of these should take me over a year.  Oy!

Until Next Time,