August SAL Updates.... September Stitching Goals....

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Hello! It's probably a bit late to do this post now... but never mind let's give it a go anyway!

August SAL Update:

**JCS SAL (FB Group): "Dear Santa" (Designer: The Little Stitcher) ✘

Fail.... I have started this one, in fact I am so close to finishing it that I can taste it... but I didn't get it done before the end of August!

**Christmas Ornie SAL Blog - Theme: Christmas Clothing ✘

Fail.... I did finally find a design that I liked but didn't get it started or finished - it's on the September finish list now!

**Halloween Ornie SAL Blog - Theme: Spooky Words - "Double Double" (Designer: Lizzie*Kate)  ✓

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

**Stitch Maynia (FB group)
Monthly SAL's:

"All that Glitters (month long) ✓

Started beading Prancer; stitched silver on Santa; stitched bronze on Queen of Peace
"Colour-A-Day SAL" - "Mellow Yellow" ✓

Stitched on Pegasus (Lakeside Needlecraft Fantasy SAL)
"Olympics"  ✓
Previously posted all the stitching for this challenge

Year Long SAL's:
Year of Starts! (at least 1 start/finish each month): ✓
I had 5 starts and 3 finishes in August

Brooke's Books Year Long SAL: stitched on Christmas Grumpy Cat ✓
2016 Chatelaine Shenanigans SAL: no progress.... ✘

**Cross Stitch Finish Line (FB group) 

"Monthly "Month" SAL - August": Fantasy SAL August design ✓

"Mill Hill SAL": started Scottie Dog - Mill Hill Kit ✓

"Now I know my ABC's - C": posted ABC Chats - C ✓

"Summer Solstice" - (June to Sept): stitched on Ete ✓

**Debbie's Ultimate Crazy January Challenge 2016 (DUCJC2016):

Modified to 31 starts & finishes 2016: as at the end of August I have 29 finishes for 2016 of which 24 are new starts for 2016 ✓

**Lakeside Needlecraft / Durene Jones Fantasy SAL 

Monthly fantasy SAL designed by Durene Jones - aim is to start and finish the design during the month ✓✘
Started August but didn't quite get it finished

September SAL Plans:

**JCS SAL (FB Group): "Christmas Delivery" (Designer: New York Dreamer)

**Christmas Ornie SAL Blog June Theme: Christmas Food

**Halloween Ornie SAL Blog June Theme: Bad Fairies

**Stitch Maynia (FB group) 

"World of Pure Imagination (month long) - stitch on any piece that sparks your imagination

"Catch the Hogwarts Express" 1st Aug - Harry Potter theme
"To Boldly Stitch" 8th Aug - Star Trek theme
"Colour-A-Day SAL" - "Orange Crush" - work only on the orange sections of a design on 24th

**Cross Stitch Finish Line (FB group) 

"Monthly "Month" SAL - September"

"Mill Hill SAL" - stitch on any Mill Hill kit/design

"Now I know my ABC's "D" - 26th 
"Magazine/Book SAL" - 5th

"Summer Solstice" - (June to Sept): stitch any Summer piece through to Autumn Equinox (Northern Hemisphere Solstice)
"Autumn Equinox" - (Sept to Dec): stitch any Autumn piece through to Winter Solstice (Northern Hemisphere Solstice)

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

**Remember to post for:

Lainey's Christmas Ornie SAL

Smalls SAL

**Lakeside Needlecraft / Durene Jones Fantasy SAL (FB Group)

September design released 1 Sept

**Joyful World SAL - Snowflower Diaries (FB Group)

October design released 10 Sept

So not a bad month in August.... and September is shaping up ok so far!
Til next time...

Take care and happy stitching

Hugs xx