2023 End Of Year Summary

Hello all!

Another year gone, and another year of lists coming up!

2023 was up and down again - up until mid April and then down again until October. Here are my stitching minutes per day to prove it!

But, thanks to some successful days, stitching still time totalled 406 hours for the year, so at an average of more than an hour per day I'm more than happy with that.

Here are my successes and failures of the year:

SALs - each month join in with:

People's Choice SAL - ❌ missed four months

FFG SAL - ❌ close, but missed one month

Smalls SAL - ❌ missed six months

FFO as much as possible - ✅ and ❌ not really 'as much as possible' but at least one per month

Finish (lots of) WIPs - ✅ finished 10 WIPs started prior to 2023 and 40/41 started in 2023

Potential stitching included:

A Monarch A Month - stitch the remaining 8 monarchs? ❌ not been touched all year

The Loneliness Of Autumn - continue and catch-up? ❌ only managed 7/120 hours

Mischievous March - start four projects and finish the four projects ✅

Christmas In July - continue Merry Christmas By The Letter ❌ didn't touch

Dark October - continue (finish?) Haunted Library ✅ finished the stitching

Naughty November - start four projects and finish the four projects ✅

Christmas Day onwards - continue (finish?) Merry Christmas By The Letter ✅ finished!

Overall, more failures than successes, but c'est la vie.

My overall statistics now look like this:

Number of WIPs brought forward from 2022 = 75
Plus number of new starts = 41
Less number of finishes = 50

Less number of purges = 6

Number of WIPs to carry forward into 2024 = 60


Here are the lists of projects which make up those statistics. Those in red have been finished, those in blue have been purged, and those in black will be carried forward to 2024.

LARGE WIPs BROUGHT FORWARD
1) QS Emerald Dragon (HAED) - PURGED
2) SK The History Of Chocolate (HAED)
3) QS Come Softly (HAED) - PURGED
4) Mini Bookworm Fairy (HAED)
5) Mini The Owrd Lord (HAED) - PURGED

6) Mini One (HAED) - PURGED

7) Dolphin Ruins (Rabnann - ebay) - PURGED
8) OMG Tigger Is Out (UnconventionalX - etsy)
9) Kings and Queens

10) The Loneliness Of Autumn
'NORMAL' WIPs BROUGHT FORWARD
11) Mythical Dragon

12) Ballerina

13) Giraffe

14) Greedy Robin

15) Friends For Life

16) Feline Groovy
17) Loves Me ... Love Me Not
18) Book Worm

19) Carefree Summer

20) A Tatty Friend

21) Dandelion Time

22) Flower Power

23) All Aboard The Walnut Shells

24) Christmas Wishes

25) Cuddly Feline Friends

26) Choc-A-Holic

27) I Love Butter

28) Good Morning Nelson

29) Winter Hugs

30) Lickle Snooze

31) A Windy Day
32) Little Green
33) Start Trek TOS
34) Clue
35) Evil Minions

36) Pandas

37) Dragon Eye (not yet blogged)

38) Magnolia (not yet blogged)

39) Tribal Dragon - PURGED

40) Haunted Library
41) Pretty Little Toronto

42) Basket Case

43) Mouse Reading Book
44) Wonderful Fright

45) Happiness Delivery Couple
46) Pooh 3 - With Head On Ground
47) Pooh 4 - Standing With Pot On Head
48) Pooh 5 - Looking At Smashed Pot
49) Mouse With Books
50) Gatekeepers

51) Let's Bloom

52) Let's Have Fun In The Sun
53) Let's Breeze Into Autumn

54) Deathly Hallows In A Bottle

55) Golden Snitch In A Bottle

56) Merry Christmas By The Letter

57) Autumnal Baby Dragon

58) Burrow Snow Globe

59) Dragon Shelf

60) Godrich's Hollow Snow Globe

61) Mexico

62) Korea

63) Mouse Reading Scroll

64) Netherlands

65) Paris

66) Privet Drive Snow Globe

67) Rome

68) Russia

69) Shell Cottage Snow Globe

70) United Kingdom

71) USA

72) Witch's Hat Shelf

73) Elixir Of Luck

74) Spring Keyhole Stamp

75) Night Lantern Stamp

NEW STARTS IN 2023

1) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 9 - Bird

2) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 6 - Tree

3) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 1 - Heart

4) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 20 - Candle

5) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 4 - Snowflake

6) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 14 - Mitten

7) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 13 - Santa

8) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 15 - Holly

9) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 12 - Bell

10) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 23 - Wreath

11) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 5 - Presents

12) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 11 - Elf Hat

13) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 10 - Candy Cane

14) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 8 - Bauble

15) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 24 - Penguin

16) Grand Teton National Park

17) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 3 - House

18) Grand Canyon National Park

19) Rocky Mountain National Park

20) Hot Springs National Park

21) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 18 - Cracker

22) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 19 - Star

23) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 2 - Snowman

24) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 21 - Sleigh

25) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 22 - Pudding

26) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 17 - Gingerbread Man

27) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 7 - Reindeer

28) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 16 - Stocking

29) He's A Fun-Gi - NOT YET BLOGGED

30) Snuffles In Lime

31) Moonset - Gate

32) Moonset - Cenotaph

33) Moonset - Cross

34) Moonset - Lamppost

35) Best Wishes For The New Year QR Code

36) Front-Facing Dolphin (right)

37) Swimming Dolphin (right)

38) Jumping Dolphin (left)

39) Side-Facing Scarlet Macaw (left)

40) Front-Facing Scarlet Macaw (left)

41) Flying Scarlet Macaw (left)

At least I can feel quite proud of having actually finished all but one I started this year.

As for my Box of Shame:

Brought forward from 2022 = 36
Added = 50
Finished = 26
Carried forward into 2024 = 60

Hmmm, not so proud there. Must try MUCH harder to reduce that number in 2024.

Here's another list of the the projects which were in and have been added to my Box Of Shame. As above, those in red have now been FFOd, those in black will be carried forward.

BOX OF SHAME PIECES BROUGHT FORWARD

1) Piglet's Snowflake (gone AWOL!)

2) Green Halloween Banner

3) A Little Witch Of The Night

4) Let's Play

5) Chick Berry

6) Humming Along

7) Lady In Red

8) Going For Walkies

9) Simply Wren

10) Winnie the Pooh 1

11) Winnie the Pooh 2

12) In The Dog House

13) In The Bath

14) Resting My Eyes

15) Noel

16) Moonrise - Gravestone

17) Moonrise - Fence

18) Moonrise - Mansion

19) Season's Greetings

20) Moonrise - Memorial

21) Mouse Lighting Candle

22) Let's Be Frozen

23) Dragon 9

24) Dragon 2

25) Dragon 11

26) Dragon 5

27) Dragon 4

28) Dragon 10

29) Dragon 12

30) Dragon 1

31) Dragon 6

32) Dragon 3

33) Grow Your Own

34) Elixir Of Life

35) Gift (not been shown on blog)

36) Gift (not been shown on blog)

NEW BOX OF SHAME PIECES IN 2023

1) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 9 - Bird

2) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 6 - Tree

3) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 1 - Heart

4) A Tatty Friend

5) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 20 - Candle

6) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 4 - Snowflake

7) Mouse Reading Scroll

8) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 14 - Mitten

9) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 13 - Santa

10) Winnie The Pooh 4

11) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 15 - Holly 

12) Winnie The Pooh 3

13) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 12 - Bell

14) Golden Snitch In A Bottle

15) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 23 - Wreath

16) Pandas

17) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 5 - Presents

18) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 11 - Elf Hat

19) Winnie The Pooh 5

20) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 10 - Candy Cane

21) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 8 - Bauble

22) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 24 - Penguin

23) Autumnal Baby Dragon

24) Grand Teton National Park

25) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 3 - House

26) Grand Canyon National Park

27) Rocky Mountain National Park

28) Hot Springs National Park

29) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 18 - Cracker

30) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 19 - Star

31) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 2 - Snowman

32) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 21 - Sleigh

33) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 22 - Pudding

34) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 17 - Gingerbread Man

35) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 7 - Reindeer

36) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 16 - Stocking

37) Deathly Hallows In A Bottle

38) Snuffles In Lime

39) Moonset - Gate

40) Moonset - Cenotaph

41) Moonset - Cross

42) Moonset - Lamppost

43) Best Wishes For The New Year QR Code

44) Front-Facing Dolphin (right)

45) Dolphin Swimming (right)

46) Jumping Dolphin (left)

47) Merry Christmas By The Letter

48) Side-Facing Scarlet Macaw (left)

49) Front-Facing Scarlet Macaw (right)

50) Flying Scarlet Macaw (left)

At one point, a few years, back I had only three pieces in Box Of Shame; it's surprising how quickly they add up, despite FFOing at least one thing per month.

So that's 60 WIPs and 60 Box Of Shame pieces I'm carrying through into 2024; I wonder how much they'll decrease (or increase!) during the coming year?

Talking of 2024, my ridiculous and OTT stitching plans for the year ahead will all be revealed tomorrow. Like this one, it's a long post... you have been warned!

All the best and

Happy stitching :)

Rachel x