WIPOCALYPSE INTRODUCTION 2026

 

 

Welcome to the 2026 Wipocalypse intro!

For the first Sunday of this new year, Melissa asks us to introduce ourself, talk about our goals and projects.

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Retired for several years after more than 40 years of office work and a family life with 3 daughters. Now, with 3 +1 and two grandchildren, I'm enjoying having more time for all my hobbies. Lot of different DIY crafts : embroidery and cross stitching, crochet and knitting, painting and paper crafting, cooking and gardening. 

Allways ready for new ideas and trying not to forget my WIPs and my UFOs. 

Twelve months of blogging with the monthly posts derived from Jo's - Serendipitous Stitching blog events like the "Gifted Gorgeousness" on the 15th and sometimes the FFG and Smalls SAL of Rachel from Tenhourstitcher kind of giving rhythm to my blog. I'll hope I'll continue my "all around the year" homemade gifts or cards.

The next list is more or less a copy and paste of last year list, nothing really new as I still like all my different DIY crafts and like to hop from one to another. My sewing machine have been repaired so I hope we'll become good friends and it will boost my sewing. 

On the cross stitchings WIP list, I'm close to finish the "Lady with the unicorn" and will work on cardboard stitching "Spirit of Christmas carols" and "Spirit of Mrs Claus".

It would be great to finish my goose game too!

More sewing with : jacket (s) for me, patchwork blankets, doll dresses, hats or caps.

More junk journaling : back on my sewing theme journals : finish my first JJ which is full and still have a cover problem, make a second one with all the ready works I have done, work on my Christmas JJ and begin another one on ancient Egypt theme. Posts on Thursdays.

More beads : necklaces

More wool : knitting and crochet (summer dresses tops).

More watercolor : cards and Tour de France illustrations for a 7th edition in 2026!

More felt : new small wood dolls as Breton, hood lutins, felt food for Soline.

More cooking : new recipes 

More gardening : the pond "isle" which means there'll be water in the pond and no more leakings, finish the climbing plants place

More writing : blogging of course and try to write some stories I only have in drafts.

This is an olympic year with winter games in Italy, so soon in February I hope I'll be able to send my two reporters again and my supporters to share with you some sports event.

Melissa has also announced a completely new challenge with the FIFA World Cup Stitching! June and July will be, instead of "focus months", a soccer/football challenges. Matches consisting of 2 x 45 sprints, rules are explained on her blog and further details will be forthcoming in May.

She also start stitching sprints on You Tube last Sunday. I manage to follow her for a while as the time difference isn't good for me. I'd like to "sprint" with her but she starts at 3 pm which means it's already 9 pm here and my day has already been very busy and my eyes not good anymore for stitching!

She might do it again this afternoon so we maybe find a link on her blog or FB to join her later.

En ce début de nouvelle année voici quelques projets qui viendront montrer leurs avancements lors des points Wipocalypse sur le blog le dernier dimanche du mois chez Mélissa !

Bien sûr, du point de croix : mes encours et j'espère la fin du jeu de l'oie. Plus de couture avec du patchwork : confection de vestes et de couvertures. Plus de Junk journaling, finaliser et réparer la couverture de mon journal thème couture tome 1 et rassembler dans un tome 2 les réalisations déjà prêtes, remplir et décorer mon JJ de Noël et commencer un spécial Egypte ancienne. Plus de perles et enfin de nouveaux colliers. Plus de laine crochetée ou tricotée. Des petits personnages en feutrine et de la nourriture pour le restaurant de Soline. Et enfin plus d'aquarelle, de cuisine, de jardinage et d'écriture.

2026 sera une année olympique avec des jeux d'hiver en Italie donc très bientôt nous allons retrouver nos journalistes et nos supporters pour partager avec eux quelques épreuves sportives sur la neige et la glace !

Autre grand projet, la 7ème édition de mon Tour de France, j'espère pouvoir la commencer bientôt.

Deux autres annonces chez Measi's musings : un évènement FIFA 2026 autour de la coupe du Monde de football en juin prochain et des sessions en streaming sur You Tube durant lesquelles elle nous invite à la retrouver pour des "sprints" de broderie.