The month is nearly over!

And in the end I bought 78 yards of lingerie lace, 5 skeins of yarn, a crochet hook, 40 bobbins of embroidery floss and 2 new books. Not doing so great as far as not buying anything!

I'm currently working on a cross-stitch sampler and a pair of gloves.

Finished up a hat, scarf, pin cushion and repairs on a doll. About to go finish up a few more hats. Cut out everything I need for a quilt. So I'm not feeling GREAT about my to-do list progress, but I'm not feeling bad about it, either.

Grabbed " Arkedo Series - 03 PIXEL!" off XBL's indie games last night. It's so adorable! Pretty basic platforming, with the added ability to "zoom in" and search for things within the pixels. Also, you're a cat having little kitty adventures. This is a clear win.

Spent some time with Silent Hill: Homecoming, as well. It's... not grabbed me too much. The main character seems just too comfortable. "Really, Alex? Have you always lived on the edge of a limitless foggy expanse? Did a toothy vagina just try to eat you in your basement and you're just worried that it's flooded?" A lot of the ambient noise is just confusing or irritating. It really doesn't have the general FEEL of oppression that Silent Hill typically gives you. It all just seems pretty "whatever" at this point. I'm just going to keep going until I see just how many references to 2 they can fit in to one game.

You know what's awesome, though? This thing. Got it in yesterday, and it makes a damn good cup of tea. It cleans so easily, too! I think I'll go use it right now, in fact.

An afternoon visit to Denver took us to Fancy Tiger, which effectively ended any attempts I may have been making to stop buying supplies for a month. I only bought 5 skeins of yarn? Honest!

One has even already become a hat:

On my earlier to-do list front, I've made some progress? I've sold a few patterns since getting my etsy back up and running, and I plan on knocking off a couple of items before work today. As well as knitting some unplanned wrist warmers. Shhhhhh.

Here's the pin cushion I made with that little pink bird stitch:

I got a little messy with the glue! I was able to reuse the filler from my last cushion (admittedly, a deformed white blob I made in about 2 minutes because I was frustrated with only having one pincushion and 2 seamstresses during cosplay season.) It was the perfect amount!

Oh nooooooes!

Ah! It figures that, in the end, it would be Clover who would ruin my no-new-supplies plans. But! But! $41 packs of embroidery thread for $5? I've also had a long-standing desire to try out a bamboo crochet hook. Tragically, none of the stores around here seem to sell them. Therefore, I DID buy 2 packs of embroidery thread and a crochet hook this month.

I've completed 3 projects thus far, having been VERY interrupted by the emergency I mentioned earlier. I'm doing my best to get back on track, though. Even if I have moved to "Well, I'll complete all the Bayonetta achievements" as a goal as well. *shame*

BUT. I have a lovely new pin cushion. And my Etsy has listings again. I got a doll all fixed up. Stitched up a little gift for a swap partner. Have been trucking along on a scarf and some embroidered bunnies. I can't feel BAD about my progress even if I don't feel AWESOME about it quite yet.

Ah, the fabulous site I've been using to do my best to stay organized in all this: Teux Deux. It's a lovely easy-to-use and super-attractive design-wise to-do list. If it doesn't get done, it moves it to the next day. I love it.