Floss Friday -- January Stats and Cross Stitch Progress

Happy Friday, Friends!

Posting a bit late today. I couldn’t get in gear this morning.

January was a light month for stitching. I only put in 2,480 Xs last month.  I worked on four projects.

One WIP (work in progress)

American Sampler by Crocette a Gogo'

Two new SAFs (start and finish)

Sweetly Sayin' Valentine's Day by Primrose Cottage Stitches

Be My Valentine by Lizzie Kate

One new start

Valentine Alphabet by Primrose Cottage Stitches

I will finish Valentine Alphabet this weekend and add it to my Valentine display, which I will show you next Friday.

My craft organization project is on-going. Not much progress to share this week.

Hope you have a great weekend. I’ll see you soon!

 

Ice Fest 2026

Hello, Friends!

As promised in Monday’spost, I am sharing photos from last weekend’s Ice Fest. But first, a few words about that event.

Visit Haywood Ice Fest Weekend is a winter celebration that spans five towns in our county, over a weekend. Unfortunately, due to last weekend’s snow storm, only the main event took place. That was the Ice Block Party held in our downtown. Main Street is blocked off to automobile traffic so that participating businesses can display unique ice sculptures. Food vendors and entertainment are also available. It is a true festival.

Since the event was cancelled in the other small towns, their ice sculptures were brought to our courthouse lawn for display.

Visit Haywood is the organization that sponsors Ice Fest and they raise money to promote the county’s small businesses. One way they do that is by selling items made by local citizens. I mentioned in this post I had knit a scarf to support that effort.

That was Ice Fest 2026. I hope you enjoyed seeing some of the ice sculptures.

I’ll be back Friday with a cross-stitch update.

See you then,