Olympic Torch, Dragons & A Thank You

I have so many exciting things to share with you today.

But first I wanted to answer some questions I have been asked from my last post (and wow, thank you for so many comments!!).
Nancy - My HAED is on 25 count over one (using one thread).
A few people asked about my Waterlilies colour for Bouquet, the colour is called Rainforest.

So yesterday a family friend carried the Olympic Torch through town, as it's on its way to Vancouver. My camera did okay... most of the pictures are really blurry... but that is user error I'm sure. :(
There were lots of people, which surprised me. And it was kinda moving, everyone had tears in their eyes and stuff (which also surprised me). It was a truly great thing to be a part of though. Here are a few pics:

 

I did get to hold the torch but the photo didn't really turn out. I'm hoping someone else has one that looks better. But here is the torch up close. It's really quite heavy.

Okay, onto the next. I *finally* took some pictures of dragons. I'm not super happy with these pics. they look kinda distorted on the edges. Not sure if that is my camera or just the angle that I am shooting at. But they work I suppose.

Here is the section I have been working on:

 

And here is the whole piece to date.

I am showing my uncle (who this piece is for) and his girl  this weekend the progress. I hope my uncle still likes it and that his new girl will like it.


And finally... I hit 101 followers!!! You guys are awesome. Thank you so much. I was not expecting to hit 100 that fast. :)
I will do a giveaway as promised by the end of the week. Look for it tomorrow or friday. And again thank you so much for all your comments, views and time spent here. I truly appreciate it!

Stitching Update & New Camera

So many things to share with you today...
But first, I got a new camera. It's a cute green one by Canon (the SD1200 IS). Just a little point and shoot for me. But so far it's great!
And it has a macro setting that seems to work well for my stitching photos. So the photos below were taken by me, instead of the of the BF. Now maybe I won't have to bug him all the time for photos.

I did (another) virtual stitch-along with Evalina this weekend. I stitched while the BF and I did a Star Wars marathon. I got a lot of stitching done which was great! Including this new start, it's Bouquet for Cheryl. Loving using the Waterlilies for this one:

The next one I worked on was Rose Garden. I have gotten the inner motif done. I hit a bit of a snag, as I realized I have the wrong colour for one of the waterlilies that is next. But a store in town (not my usual LNS) has hooked me up with the right colour for later in the week. So will have to pick that up. (my LNS didn't have it in stock). Here it is so far:

And finally I put a few stitches into Elfland. This is the HAED SAL:

I do have A LOT of progress on Dragons. I've just been lazy and not taken it off the scroll rods for a picture. I promise one later this week.

Also coming  up this week, the Olympic Torch is coming through Calgary, and a family friend gets to carry it 300 meters, so tomorrow I have the day off to go and see! I will take some pics with my new camera.
Also coming up soon, when I hit 100 followers, or 100 posts (whichever comes first, I'm at 97 followers, and 97 posts) then I will have a giveaway! Watch for it!

Thanks for visiting and all your lovely comments on my past pieces. :)

Avatar & Stitching

Well I haven't had that much time to stitch in the last week (again!). Still trying to get back into routines and stuff. And then didn't feel all that great Monday. But I do have some pics to show.
Here is Elfland SK by HAED, coming along...



And an update on my Rose Garden by Chatelaine:


I did also work on Dragons, will update on that later in the week.

And now, onto my review of Avatar.
Short version: Amazing.

Long version: It's very good. The 3D is excellent. Only a few points where it induced vertigo that really caused me trouble. But I just closed my eyes for a bit and it got better. This is good as that is what I was most concerned about, was being too dizzy t sit there. Yes it is long, just under 3 hours, but you barely notice. Yes, the story is unoriginal. But that doesn't take away from it's impact. It's truly beautiful and the 3D is amazing. A whole new way of seeing movies and the art that goes into them.
The verdict: Everyone should see this movie. It's truly groundbreaking.

I'm gonna try to get more time into Dragons this week. I want to get that page done soon, and I don't even think I'm halfway done it!
Thanks for visiting!