Monday 22 December 2014

Review - Crazy January Challenge 2014

So, I think we can all be honest and say 2014 has not been my greatest stitching year. But that's ok, 2014 has been a big busy year for me so I am still quite pleased with what I did get done.

Over the next week or so I will be overhauling my blog in preparation for next year and the new SALs I will be taking part in, but first I think it's only right that I should review the ones I took part in this year to see just or successful (or not) I was.

First up is the Crazy January Challenge. Basically I had to start a new project every day for the first 15 days of the year and aim to have them all finished by the end of the year.

So did I manage to complete the challenge...?

Nope!

Sadly some of these projects still remain as WIPs in my stash pile. However out of the 15 I started I did manage to get 8 done - I don't think that's too bad...right?!

So here are my completed stitches for the challenge

Breast Cancer Bunting - Completed 05/01/2014

Vintage Rose - Completed 11/01/2014

Christmas Card - Completed 12/01/2014

Tropical Bookmark - Completed 09/02/2014

Rory Raccoon - Completed 16/02/2014

Festive Hoop - Completed 05/10/2014

Blue Tit - Completed 07/10/2014

Home Sweet Home - Completed 10/11/2014
I enjoyed all of these and it was nice to get a few small finishes in this year and thin down my freebie pile that I get with magazines!

However I have decided in 2015 not to take part in this challenge again, I really want to try and finish off some of my current projects and I don't think adding another 15 to my WIP pile will be such a good idea.

Did you take part in this challenge this year? Did you manage to complete it? Or are you taking part in 2015?

Emma xx

20 comments:

  1. I think you did great to get 8 finishes done!
    Congratulations

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  2. Congrats on finishing 8 beautiful projects! Happy Holidays, love Annette

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  3. Great, Emma, I love your little finishes very much. Particularly Home Sweet Home, which would be my favourite.
    I haven't done te Crazy Challenge this year, I was doing my Year of BAPs. I'm still a bit undecided if I will join Debbie's Super Duper Challenge which means to start 30 projects in January. But I will see.

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    1. Thank you :) Well good luck with whichever challenge you chose to do :)

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  4. Your finishes are beautiful! Be happy with them and don't worry about the ones you didn't get to ... stitching should be enjoyable and not a 'challenge'. ^^
    Merry Christmas!

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  5. Congrats on all the gorgeous finishes Emma.
    I started 31 this year and am starting at least 59 next year with about 170 carry overs.

    Merry Christmas,
    Linda

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    1. 31 starts! Wow! Good luck with all those :)

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  6. Well done on the ones you completed, lovely designs.

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  7. Wow all is so beautiful.
    Merry Christmas and happy 2015
    all the best for you.

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    1. Thank you sweetie. Merry Christmas to you too :)

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  8. Good job! 8 isn't too bad - that's more than half! I never join in this challenge. I get antsy when I have more than two projects going at the same time (my current state of affairs, I'm afraid). 15 would drive me nuts! :D

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    1. Ahhh I remember the good old days of been a one project at a time girl...where did it all go wrong? LOL xx

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  9. 50% completion is still fair enough considering a busy year that you had. I am starting reasonable amount of WIPs as and when I feel the need for those but I am not being part of any crochet or stitch alongs this year because I sometimes don't have much done to show .

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  10. Beautiful progress. You did fantastic. I haven't decided. I know I have enough to do the starts in January but I can't decide if I want to or not.

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  11. I think you did great to finish 8 of them. Lovely stitching :) Merry Christmas!

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  12. Wow, eight finishes! I won't count mine. I might cry. But it's better than last year -- zero! I really like the Home Sweet Home and deer card. They're both so cute. :) I didn't take part in this challenge and probably won't take part in next year's. I've got a few SALs on my plate for the first time ever and I'm gonna try not to burn myself out with too much haha.

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