Ending in sight

I am ready for the 14th and final part of Jardin Prive's Histoires de Moutons en Hiver--still hoping that the rest of that last alphabet is included!

This has been a really enjoyable stitch along, perfect for adding all kinds of little buttons (and jingle bells!) and a couple of black sheep, but I'm looking forward to having it finished later this week. Once it's off the Qsnaps, I'll be able to start Chatelaine's Rose Lights.

Once part 13 was done last week, I went back to work on Purrfect Christmas Santa and now he's finished:

The kitty is supposed to have a white tail, but the 18ct perforated paper I used only comes in white (the kit came with 14ct brown), so I gave him an orange tail instead. I recently stocked up on the 18ct paper, because I don't know if the perforated PVC that's replacing the paper is going to be offered in 18ct, though I sure hope it is. Here's a size comparison between two Santas of the same stitch count, one on 14ct and one on 18ct:

Once Santa was done, I started a new stitch along that I just saw last week, which is Tiny Modernist's Poison Garden:

There are six parts, releasing on the 15th of each month; the first part took me three days to stitch, so this should be really easy to keep up with. Here's part 1, before and after back stitching:

I'm using Dark Cobblestone Belfast, which is a great color; I wanted to order some more, but 123Stitch no longer has it on their site, so I don't know if it's been discontinued. I need to do a bit of searching to see if I can find some elsewhere, because it is a really nice, darker neutral color to have on hand.

That took me up until yesterday evening, then I needed something to work on while I watched the Bears lose (😭), so I made a small start on You Were Hatched on black Belfast:

I'm glad I picked a small Wentzler design, because between the confetti, the blends and the back stitching, I'm pretty sure trying to stitch a big one while also trying to get Rose Lights done (or mostly done) wouldn't have been a good idea!

Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!