May SAL Updates.... June Stitching Goals....

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Hello! Goodness... where did May go?  As we roll into another month, I thought I would check off what I achieved during the month of May and make a note of what I would like to achieve during June (if all goes to plan!)

May SAL Update:

**JCS SAL (FB Group): "Christmas Test Drive" (Designer: Mosey N Me)  ✓

**Christmas Ornie SAL Blog - Theme: Reindeer - "Christmas Test Drive" (Designer: Mosey N Me)  ✓

**Halloween Ornie SAL Blog - Theme: Spiders & Bugs - "Trick or Treat" (Designer: Pickle Barrel Designs)  ✓

**Lainey's Christmas Ornie SAL: posted ✓
**Smalls SAL: posted ✓

**Stitch Maynia (FB group)
Monthly SAL's:
- Monthly SAL: "Stitch MAYnia" - the original SAL - 15 starts in 15 days in May:  ✓
Posted 15 starts in 15 days

- Colour-A-Day SAL (24th of month) "Stitchers in Red"   ✓
Stitched on ABC Chats - F

Year Long SAL's:
- Year of Starts! (at least 1 start/finish each month): ✓
I had two (3) starts and finishes in May (Penguin Christmas Card, Christmas Test Drive & Trick or Treat)

- Brooke's Books Year Long SAL: no progress on the Advent Animals....
- 2016 Chatelaine Shenanigans SAL: no progress on my Chatelaine WIP.....

**Debbie's Ultimate Crazy January Challenge 2016 (DUCJC2016):
Modified to 31 starts & finishes 2016: as at the end of May I have 19 finishes for 2016 of which 16 were new starts for 2016 ü 

Miribilia, Nora Corbett Designs SAL: (Nora Corbett Passions FB group)

Favourite Colours SAL (2 May - 15 May): didn't take part in this one
Any Nora Design SAL (16 May - 29 May): Queen of Peace  ✓

June SAL Plans:

JCS SAL (FB Group): "Joyful Santa" (Designer: Homespun Elegance)

Christmas Ornie SAL Blog June Theme: Christmas Animals/Pets

Halloween Ornie SAL Blog June Theme: Free choice

Miribilia, Nora Corbett Designs SAL: (Nora Corbett Passions FB group) 
- Nora Misc SAL (30 May - 13 June)

Stitch Maynia (FB group) 

- "Whine & WIP's" - work on those pieces that make us whine!

- "Colour-A-Day SAL" - "Pretty in Pink" - work only on the pink sections of a design on 24th June

Cross Stitch Finishing Line (FB group) 

- "June Monthly "Month" SAL" - stitch on something with June in it and/or something that has to do with June

- "Vintage SAL" - dedicate a month to some of our favourite vintage patterns

- "Summer Solstice" - (June to Sept): stitch any summer piece you want through to Autumn Solstice (Northern Hemisphere Solstice)

- "Now I know my ABC's" - 1 day SAL every month on the 26th starting in June with A

Remember to post for:

Lainey's Christmas Ornie SAL

Smalls SAL

So that's it... another good month of ticks on my monthly goals....  You may have noticed that I have joined another FB group that does lots of SAL.... as per usual I will try and shoe-horn existing stitching plans into these as well :o)

Til next time...

Take care and happy stitching

Hugs xx