I was thinking about it. I do like the drinks and the jellyfish. But knowing it’s AI kind of ruins it. I just have so many other full charts I want to do so I think I’m going to sit this one out again. But thank you for posting about it! I don’t think I would have seen it otherwise!
I just paid for the SAL. Have to give my choice though. Wanted to do Mother’s Love, but since it could be an AI piece, I’m going to sign up for Drinks on the Beach. I won’t support AI because I think we need to support the real artists! Thanks for the video. Hope you’ll participate next year too. For the SAL this year I’ve managed to stitch a whole whopping of 2,000 stitches 😂😂😂
The only chart I'd consider stitching is Jelly World but its AI generated so that doesn't sit right with me but then so many charts now are AI that its getting harder to identify ones which aren't. After seeing a flosstuber talking against AI then started stitching a chart which to me screams AI - I really start to wonder if its something we can even avoid anymore. Maybe I should just stitch the chart I think is pretty even if it is AI or maybe I just don't need another chart to stitch at all (though I do think the hummingbird reward chart is gorgeous!). Love following you regardless of what you decide though I do think the drinks chart is just so bright and cheerful 😊
I liked the jellyfish but knowing its AI, I wont do it! I do like the Stephanie Maw one - it would be okay to do on like a gray fabric. I might be thinking about that one. I do like the reward charts for 1000 and 2000 participants! Good luck on your final choice! Hope it works out for you!
I had the same issue with the jellies so I went with the White Lion chart. I like the free charts better than the SAL choices. Hopefully enough people will sign up to actually get those.
Hi Jamie, I love your videos and it is partly because of watching your amazing progress on your fairy that I chose to do the sal next year. I will be stitching the unicorn one mainly because I love the tranquility of the artwork. I really hope you choose to participate again next year. Thank you so much for your videos, I love all of your full coverage projects 😀
I’ve been cross stitching since I was 10 years old, so 31 years now. This will be my first SAL. I am doing “Nature’s King”. I was actually underwhelmed by the choices. Initially I liked the jellies, but it’s the largest of the 12. I think by 5,000 stitches. I don’t like AI art either so…. I decided to punish myself with the lion one 😆 I do like the charts that we can possibly get if enough people sign up. Hope you join, the more the merrier!
I looked and took my time thinking about it and decided I'm not going to participate. My favorite by far was the Unicorn Waterfall chart especially when I went to see the whole design and I went ahead and purchase the full chart especially since HAED is currently having big chart sales. Honestly, I'm still salty about them using AI artwork and part of that factored into my decision (plus the AI designs still have a strange plasticy look to them). In the end, I have too many projects already planned for 2025 and it sounded cool but I don't like that each year the piece seems to be getting bigger.
thank you for letting us know. I didn't know about this till it was too late this year. I will go to have a look at the choices for this one. I'm leaning towards the steam punk portal or the jelly fish. i will decide close to the time due as that safety first is just awesome
Yes, I signed up for Drinks on the Beach (couldn’t resist the colors). I love the reward charts too. I hope enough people sign up to reap that benefit! I hope pe you join again. It’s been fun watching your progress this year.
I don't participate. I like to stitch on different projects, and not focus too much. And I have already a few full coverage patterns not started, that I like more. On the end you get when you finish it, one pattern free that you choice. But you have to buy the SAL first. So I prefer to buy the pattern that I really like in the sale immediately. But if you really love a lot of patterns from the SAL, and you going to stitch it than its a good deal. And you have already 2 patterns that you like than I think go for it! Have a great weekend and Happy stitching
You seem to be so excited about this SAL and the options in the charts. You have goals for this year but you haven’t made next year’s goals as far as I know. I think you should go for it. I think you should go for the Drinks on the beach just because it’s different, but obviously you need to choose what makes you feel excited. 😆
I have been debating it, but I decided on no. I do like 2 of the patterns, the waterfall one and the jellyfish one but I can't say I truly love them and I'd rather wait on something I do love. I do think a lot of the charts are pretty though and I look forward to watching others stitch them 😊
Thanks for letting us know! I just signed up for the drinks on the beach, I love color and I’m excited, definitely tent stitching on 25 count 🩷 I do like the Aimee Stewart chart
Ok I'm convinced - I'm joining my first SAL and starting my first full coverage 😄 I'll be doing The garden of earthly delights, Bosch is one my favourite painters. Also, love the Christmas tree, mine is also up already 😄🎄
I just signed up. I am doing the steampunk chart! LOVE the colours in it! I really like a couple of the bonus charts as well. (ESP Odie) I am hoping to get all 12 charts…I think that is pretty ambitious in my thinking though. Thank you for the detailed video 💗 I completely agree that Diamond painting is much faster than cross stitch
I've picked Jelly World - I really love the colors and that it doesn't have a lot of solid background. We already have nearly 900 people signed up within 2 days so I'm hoping we get to 4k too!
I joined and selected the unicorn waterfall chart. I really love the Pagoda scene. I really am not a unicorn person so them being cropped out works for me. I am sure that waterfall is going to be confetti City but I am ready for it. My plan is to focus on getting 6 pages done. That way I am not stressing myself out trying to finish. But this is going to be my focus piece for next year. I am going to try and get a couple more current WIPs done before the end of the year hopefully.
I was telling myself i wasn't going to do it again, but i signed up for it today. I picked Paradiso, Canto 34. Like you said for the price you pay it is a deal, and getting free stuff is motivating for me to finish.
I'm not signing up as they're too big for me to stitch in a year. I would be exclusively stitching on the SAL and leaving everything else behind in order to be caught up on the SAL
Hi Jaime. Yes I will signup. Thanks for letting me know. I am trying to finish the 2024 chart. I have a good chance. I will try to decide which one for 2025. It’s a lot of stitches, but I love these full coverage charts. You are very inspiring. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts. 😀❤️☕️🇨🇦
I'm all signed up. I missed last year's because I didn't start stitching until after the new year. I picked the Drinks on the Beach, figured with the bright colors and subject matter I will keep interest with lots of tiny little objects to reach and be joyful about. Fingers crossed I can do it lol. I'm aiming for the 6 pages but would also love to finish it. I need another wip like I need another hole in my head but heck YOLO lol 😉
I wasn't tempted when the 2024 designs came out but the mushroom charts grew on me, so I knew I'd consider 2025. I don't want to strive to finish it because I'd rather stick to my goals on my WIPs, but I like the participant charts too so I figure even getting to 1k participants is worth it. They said HAED had 600 sign up in the first day! So I think it will be fun. I'm going to do the jellyfish. -Kim, spartanstitcher
I signed up to do the Steampunk Portal due to my husband liking that one the best. I’m almost done with this year’s fox, so I figured I could do one for him and hope for the bonus charts!
I really want to join because I missed last year's sal, but I don't stitch fast at all, and I really want to complete the sal so I can get all of the charts, because I like several of them. 😂 If I join, I'll have to do it in tent stitch.
I have been watching others doing sals and i decided the best is to just start it now. 🥰 I looked up the rules and everything and i will do tent stitch and the community is encouraging. And at the end of the day if i am not enjoying i can stop it. But right now it is motivating for me at least finish 6 full pages to get all the other charts (i had a hard time to decide which one to stitch).😅 My plan is i stitch the least confetti heavy one (innocent dreams) and i get the rest of it later. I know i chose an ai image but if i get the 6 pages, i well get the another three charts. In either way by participating i get ai charts. My advice to you: choose the one which you knoy it will bring joy. Like you said the summer party one is different. About the free charts: we have currently 560-ish members and i would love to get the hummingbird one 🦜
I was also consider8ng the drinks because it is so colorful and so different from what I usually stitch. The jellyfish and Law's designs were top of my list too, but I took a look at the mockups and it feels like they lose too much important detail (also the jellyfish are much darker). I will need some time to consider it and will probably be influenced by other peoples' choices too 😅
I joined and chose Drinks on the Beach because of strategy. If I have to stitch 6 pages or finish it in a year, there are lots of objects to keep you motivate than say the lion one. Even though I like the lion one better.
I am doing the 2024 sal Astrology cat I am like 5% done but thats okey for me because I had no plan to finish it this year. I am tempted to buy this sal and do the jellyfish but since its AI I am not sure
I signed up for the Stephanie law chart Descants. I said not again since I UFO’d last years, but the chart choices got me. There were multiple I liked which will make me want to continue to win the other charts. I really want the sales level charts too!!
I had origionally planned to join, I was eyeing the animal charts, but with the size increase and new rules there's no way I'd be able to get anywhere near the goal with how much I stitch a year.
Same here. Doing this years SAL and trying to keep up, kept me from my other projects. So the increase for the goals making me think hard about to join.
I'm going to pass on participating, but I'll cheer you on from the sidelines while I work on my Mead Dragon. I've been working on this piece for 9 months and just hit the 31K stitch point, so I know that I wouldn't be anywhere near able to finish something three times that size in a year. Good luck to those who are up to the challenge, though!
I'm doing the Jellyworld. I'm hoping enough people who join, because I want the participant charts. Especially the dragon and the Hummingbirds. I figured, since I do tent stitch, it'll feel like I only have to do half the chart 😊.
I’ve sighed up to do Unicorn Valley of the Waterfalls. They already have over 800 people signed up and with sign up being available for longer this year, they may reach 4000
I’m like you, I wasn’t going to do it but I really want the Aimee Stewart reward chart. If I sign up I’ll do drinks on the beach. Right now I’m waiting to see how many people sign up🙈
I signed up, I just don't know which one I will pick yet so I haven't filled out the survey. The 12 reward charts is what motivates me and the milestone charts...that Aimee Stewart....I want it bad but 4k is a big ask they would have to quadruple the current membership. The AI thing is problematic HOWEVER I am supporting HAED b/c I want to support artists not the AI "artists" and the more I learn about digital art I am just like meh. I was around and in college when the whole is "digital art? Art" controversy was a thing so I have a different perspective lol I put up my Christmas tree yesterday b/c Nov 1st YES!
AI and digital art are different. You have to actually draw on a pad to create digital art. AI is straight up theft though. A computer is creating the image from others stolen on the internet. I won’t do them either.
@@shadowbroker4619 digital art isn't just that though is it, it is also manipulating images and making them your own, it is using a computer instead of having to have real skill, being able to use computer coding and refinement tools that take traditional artists decades to perfect...to me AI is just the next evolution of digital art but now the digital artists are mad b/c this is what the traditional artists were saying back when I was in college. If my art can be computerized and mass produced without the skill of real materials then where does it end? The digital artists are finally understanding what traditional artists 20+ years ago were worried about. I am not a proponent for AI except in certain situations. I try to steer clear from AI but it does make me think of those days in college and the arguments for and against
The one chart I wanted, steampunk portal, is of course AI, immediate turnoff. Plus I’m annoyed by the wishy washy back & forth of getting rid of AI or not is making me go elsewhere.
I joined this year, even tho I really failed the 2024 with not even one page finish 😂 I did go for Roses tho, even tho it isn’t bright. It just would match my decor more. I ALMOST did the flamingos tho
I was considering it, until I saw that they significantly raised the stitch counts, raised the cost, and lowered the rewards. That seems completely unreasonable to me.
That is understandable. I really wish they had at least kept the 4 page finish goal to receive the other SAL charts. I feel a lot more pressure to pick the "right" chart because I'm unsure if I could finish 6 pages.
I will cheer you on from the sidelines if you participate. I just can’t. I’m not sure what she is going through but she’s just leaving bad tastes in my mouth a lot this year. 🫣
I've never done a full coverage but I'll consider it if you make a top video on how to start one. Will definitely join if it's close to 4K just to help you get the chart you want!
Oh I would love to stitch Roses by Van Gogh. But i'm not really sure about other designs, so if i'm not really sure if i want to participate since i don't want to win other designs
I hope you get the chart but unfortunately I don’t do full coverage. I have a fear of commitment but I love to watch people do it I definitely think you do drinks on the Bach. The colors will be so fun to stitch and you won’t feel the pressure of creating a “scene”. You can just have fun with the changing colors.
Full coverage isn't my jam but I don't purchase from companies who sell AI art. It is simply not ethical as it was trained by using real art without permission.
I wasn't tempted....but NOW I AM. Considering going tactical and choosing the flamingo piece as this has the least confetti (I think) and therefore most likely to reach the 6 page goal. Not my fave image though....what to do!?! Those participant charts are also a big draw ❤
I’m undecided I liked a couple but wasn’t sure if it was AI or not. I’m not a fan of AI so those ones are out. So if I join I would want to get those charts and the extras are also not enticing enough to join. So…..🤷♀️
i really like teh concept, but no chart is worth it for me. the hummingbird one is cool, but I won't sign up for the sal just to get a chart that isn't even guaranteed for me... not to mention it's quite expensive for me to join, maybe as a birthday present since December is my birthday month.
Hi Jamie I am not going to join the SAL for HAED. I cannot stitch that much and for any length of time. I don’t want to be stitching on just one thing for a year. Take Care & Happy Stitching ❤️🤗🧵🪡🧵❤️
i wanted to do the bunny or the steampunk portal, but both are ai and i don`t want to stitch ai. Also i looked at the mock ups for the charts and in almost all of them are things i don`t like. For example the drink one are nice but whats going on with the umbrella? and in the bunny the snail on the bottom merge into the plant. there are a view things that look very blotchy mostly at light areas for example the background at descants. in the end i'm dissapointed and don't stitch any of them. so no Sal for me i think there are so many fantastic charts from other companys that i don't need charts i'm not 100% liking (sorry for my bad english😅)
There are one or two charts that i like out of the 12. But you have to stitch 47-48 thousands stitches to get the rest of the twelve charts. Not worth the stress
You don’t like them Jamie, *lol* Look into my eyes, follow this pendant, you don’t like any of those charts x) You do as you want ofc. I love watching your stitching progress but I try hard to avoid the FoMo and hype that happen around these things. TBF, I probably should try this, as I have never done a full coverage and a smaller one like this probably would be a good idea. But still, it is too much for me and I know it. Had I seen the lill dragon one you showed, I would have been mightly tempted. I hope it shows clearly which are AI. I am not sure what I think about it, because there seem to be AI created things, and then AI created but another real person then curates the images, that feels a bit more ok.
I really liked the jelly fish one, but the AI artifacts are ruining it for me. :( I feel like a good AI artist could spend a lot more time cleaning those up.
Do you really have your Christmas tree up already!? 😮🟢 I have never done a full coverage piece but I think I will sign up - I love Jelly and Drinks on the Beach - and give it a shot.
I was thinking about it. I do like the drinks and the jellyfish. But knowing it’s AI kind of ruins it. I just have so many other full charts I want to do so I think I’m going to sit this one out again. But thank you for posting about it! I don’t think I would have seen it otherwise!
I just paid for the SAL. Have to give my choice though. Wanted to do Mother’s Love, but since it could be an AI piece, I’m going to sign up for Drinks on the Beach. I won’t support AI because I think we need to support the real artists! Thanks for the video. Hope you’ll participate next year too. For the SAL this year I’ve managed to stitch a whole whopping of 2,000 stitches 😂😂😂
I joined and am going to do Mothers Love. I absolutely love flamingoes sooo that was a given for me. 😂
The only chart I'd consider stitching is Jelly World but its AI generated so that doesn't sit right with me but then so many charts now are AI that its getting harder to identify ones which aren't. After seeing a flosstuber talking against AI then started stitching a chart which to me screams AI - I really start to wonder if its something we can even avoid anymore. Maybe I should just stitch the chart I think is pretty even if it is AI or maybe I just don't need another chart to stitch at all (though I do think the hummingbird reward chart is gorgeous!). Love following you regardless of what you decide though I do think the drinks chart is just so bright and cheerful 😊
I liked the jellyfish but knowing its AI, I wont do it! I do like the Stephanie Maw one - it would be okay to do on like a gray fabric. I might be thinking about that one. I do like the reward charts for 1000 and 2000 participants! Good luck on your final choice! Hope it works out for you!
I had the same issue with the jellies so I went with the White Lion chart. I like the free charts better than the SAL choices. Hopefully enough people will sign up to actually get those.
Hi Jamie, I love your videos and it is partly because of watching your amazing progress on your fairy that I chose to do the sal next year. I will be stitching the unicorn one mainly because I love the tranquility of the artwork. I really hope you choose to participate again next year. Thank you so much for your videos, I love all of your full coverage projects 😀
Love the drink one - it is so colorful.
I’ve been cross stitching since I was 10 years old, so 31 years now. This will be my first SAL. I am doing “Nature’s King”. I was actually underwhelmed by the choices. Initially I liked the jellies, but it’s the largest of the 12. I think by 5,000 stitches. I don’t like AI art either so…. I decided to punish myself with the lion one 😆 I do like the charts that we can possibly get if enough people sign up. Hope you join, the more the merrier!
I looked and took my time thinking about it and decided I'm not going to participate. My favorite by far was the Unicorn Waterfall chart especially when I went to see the whole design and I went ahead and purchase the full chart especially since HAED is currently having big chart sales. Honestly, I'm still salty about them using AI artwork and part of that factored into my decision (plus the AI designs still have a strange plasticy look to them). In the end, I have too many projects already planned for 2025 and it sounded cool but I don't like that each year the piece seems to be getting bigger.
I’ve never participated in a SAL so, I signed up!
I already signed up last night. I'm doing the jellyfish chart. Can't wait to start it.
thank you for letting us know. I didn't know about this till it was too late this year. I will go to have a look at the choices for this one. I'm leaning towards the steam punk portal or the jelly fish. i will decide close to the time due as that safety first is just awesome
I signed up tonight. The bunny is the one I picked . It is just too cute.
I think I'm going to join next years too. I really love that unicorn valley
I'm joining again this year. Let's get 4000 people. I love that chart as well.
I am doing Drinks on the Beach, however I am converting mine into a Diamond Painting! I am so excited :D
I like the free patterns,from the sign up numbers, better than the SAL choices. I’m sticking to my rule of two finishes one start. No SAL for me
Yes, I signed up for Drinks on the Beach (couldn’t resist the colors). I love the reward charts too. I hope enough people sign up to reap that benefit! I hope pe you join again. It’s been fun watching your progress this year.
I don't participate. I like to stitch on different projects, and not focus too much. And I have already a few full coverage patterns not started, that I like more. On the end you get when you finish it, one pattern free that you choice. But you have to buy the SAL first. So I prefer to buy the pattern that I really like in the sale immediately. But if you really love a lot of patterns from the SAL, and you going to stitch it than its a good deal. And you have already 2 patterns that you like than I think go for it! Have a great weekend and Happy stitching
You seem to be so excited about this SAL and the options in the charts. You have goals for this year but you haven’t made next year’s goals as far as I know. I think you should go for it. I think you should go for the Drinks on the beach just because it’s different, but obviously you need to choose what makes you feel excited. 😆
I signed up, it will be my first one too. I sent for Innocent Dream, and love the participant charts.
I have been debating it, but I decided on no. I do like 2 of the patterns, the waterfall one and the jellyfish one but I can't say I truly love them and I'd rather wait on something I do love. I do think a lot of the charts are pretty though and I look forward to watching others stitch them 😊
Thanks for letting us know! I just signed up for the drinks on the beach, I love color and I’m excited, definitely tent stitching on 25 count 🩷 I do like the Aimee Stewart chart
Ok I'm convinced - I'm joining my first SAL and starting my first full coverage 😄 I'll be doing The garden of earthly delights, Bosch is one my favourite painters.
Also, love the Christmas tree, mine is also up already 😄🎄
I’m definetly thinking about it it’s between a couple of charts for me
I just signed up. I am doing the steampunk chart! LOVE the colours in it! I really like a couple of the bonus charts as well. (ESP Odie) I am hoping to get all 12 charts…I think that is pretty ambitious in my thinking though. Thank you for the detailed video 💗 I completely agree that Diamond painting is much faster than cross stitch
I wasn’t going to join but I just did. I’m between drinks, paradiso or the lion
Just signed up as well. Will be my first one and although I don’t think I’ll finish, it will be fun to try ☺️.
I've picked Jelly World - I really love the colors and that it doesn't have a lot of solid background. We already have nearly 900 people signed up within 2 days so I'm hoping we get to 4k too!
How can you see how many have signed up? Because I really want the wine country chart too. 😊
I joined and selected the unicorn waterfall chart. I really love the Pagoda scene. I really am not a unicorn person so them being cropped out works for me. I am sure that waterfall is going to be confetti City but I am ready for it. My plan is to focus on getting 6 pages done. That way I am not stressing myself out trying to finish. But this is going to be my focus piece for next year. I am going to try and get a couple more current WIPs done before the end of the year hopefully.
I was telling myself i wasn't going to do it again, but i signed up for it today. I picked Paradiso, Canto 34. Like you said for the price you pay it is a deal, and getting free stuff is motivating for me to finish.
I'm not signing up as they're too big for me to stitch in a year. I would be exclusively stitching on the SAL and leaving everything else behind in order to be caught up on the SAL
Hi Jaime. Yes I will signup. Thanks for letting me know. I am trying to finish the 2024 chart. I have a good chance. I will try to decide which one for 2025. It’s a lot of stitches, but I love these full coverage charts. You are very inspiring. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts. 😀❤️☕️🇨🇦
I'm all signed up. I missed last year's because I didn't start stitching until after the new year. I picked the Drinks on the Beach, figured with the bright colors and subject matter I will keep interest with lots of tiny little objects to reach and be joyful about. Fingers crossed I can do it lol. I'm aiming for the 6 pages but would also love to finish it. I need another wip like I need another hole in my head but heck YOLO lol 😉
I wasn't tempted when the 2024 designs came out but the mushroom charts grew on me, so I knew I'd consider 2025. I don't want to strive to finish it because I'd rather stick to my goals on my WIPs, but I like the participant charts too so I figure even getting to 1k participants is worth it. They said HAED had 600 sign up in the first day! So I think it will be fun. I'm going to do the jellyfish. -Kim, spartanstitcher
I signed up to do the Steampunk Portal due to my husband liking that one the best. I’m almost done with this year’s fox, so I figured I could do one for him and hope for the bonus charts!
I’m looking at the Nature’s King. But I’m debating at I don’t know if I could finish even the six pages.
❤❤ I'm going to participate #teamNaturesKing and do it as a diamond painting ❤
Already signed up last year, I've been waiting for this all year since I missed signing up for the 2024 sal. I'm doing the Stephanie law's piece.
Great video thanks for all the details! I will not participate but it sounds exciting.
I really want to join because I missed last year's sal, but I don't stitch fast at all, and I really want to complete the sal so I can get all of the charts, because I like several of them. 😂 If I join, I'll have to do it in tent stitch.
I have been watching others doing sals and i decided the best is to just start it now. 🥰
I looked up the rules and everything and i will do tent stitch and the community is encouraging. And at the end of the day if i am not enjoying i can stop it. But right now it is motivating for me at least finish 6 full pages to get all the other charts (i had a hard time to decide which one to stitch).😅
My plan is i stitch the least confetti heavy one (innocent dreams) and i get the rest of it later. I know i chose an ai image but if i get the 6 pages, i well get the another three charts. In either way by participating i get ai charts.
My advice to you: choose the one which you knoy it will bring joy. Like you said the summer party one is different.
About the free charts: we have currently 560-ish members and i would love to get the hummingbird one 🦜
I was also consider8ng the drinks because it is so colorful and so different from what I usually stitch. The jellyfish and Law's designs were top of my list too, but I took a look at the mockups and it feels like they lose too much important detail (also the jellyfish are much darker). I will need some time to consider it and will probably be influenced by other peoples' choices too 😅
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Well darn ! 😂😅 just dropping this video here… sorry not sorry! Sing up y’all 🫶🏽🫶🏽 I got to go check them out now 😅
Thanks for this video. I love the bunny , even though it is AI.
I joined and chose Drinks on the Beach because of strategy. If I have to stitch 6 pages or finish it in a year, there are lots of objects to keep you motivate than say the lion one. Even though I like the lion one better.
I am doing the 2024 sal Astrology cat I am like 5% done but thats okey for me because I had no plan to finish it this year. I am tempted to buy this sal and do the jellyfish but since its AI I am not sure
I signed up this morning and I’m doing Drinks on the Beach
I signed up for the Stephanie law chart Descants. I said not again since I UFO’d last years, but the chart choices got me. There were multiple I liked which will make me want to continue to win the other charts. I really want the sales level charts too!!
I had origionally planned to join, I was eyeing the animal charts, but with the size increase and new rules there's no way I'd be able to get anywhere near the goal with how much I stitch a year.
Same here. Doing this years SAL and trying to keep up, kept me from my other projects. So the increase for the goals making me think hard about to join.
I am on the fence if I am going to participate. If I do, I will definitely do tent stitch which I have never done. Any advice on doing tent stitch?
I'm going to pass on participating, but I'll cheer you on from the sidelines while I work on my Mead Dragon. I've been working on this piece for 9 months and just hit the 31K stitch point, so I know that I wouldn't be anywhere near able to finish something three times that size in a year. Good luck to those who are up to the challenge, though!
Signed up yesterday and chose the steampunk 😊 Planning on the 6 pagefinish
I'm doing the Jellyworld. I'm hoping enough people who join, because I want the participant charts. Especially the dragon and the Hummingbirds. I figured, since I do tent stitch, it'll feel like I only have to do half the chart 😊.
Really considering joining for the jellyfish chart… But I also really like the Unicorn Valley crop…😅
I’ve sighed up to do Unicorn Valley of the Waterfalls. They already have over 800 people signed up and with sign up being available for longer this year, they may reach 4000
I signed up today, I am going to do either the jelly fish or the bunny or the flamingos
I signed up yesterday for the bunny (knowing it is generated with AI). I also love the bird. Hope to see you there to have it
I did not sign up even though I have not finished 2024’s SAL. I picked the Stephanie Pun Mun Lew chart. It just caught my eye.
I’m like you, I wasn’t going to do it but I really want the Aimee Stewart reward chart. If I sign up I’ll do drinks on the beach. Right now I’m waiting to see how many people sign up🙈
I have signed up. I would be surprised if it got to 4000. 🤞
I signed up, I just don't know which one I will pick yet so I haven't filled out the survey. The 12 reward charts is what motivates me and the milestone charts...that Aimee Stewart....I want it bad but 4k is a big ask they would have to quadruple the current membership. The AI thing is problematic HOWEVER I am supporting HAED b/c I want to support artists not the AI "artists" and the more I learn about digital art I am just like meh. I was around and in college when the whole is "digital art? Art" controversy was a thing so I have a different perspective lol
I put up my Christmas tree yesterday b/c Nov 1st YES!
AI and digital art are different. You have to actually draw on a pad to create digital art. AI is straight up theft though. A computer is creating the image from others stolen on the internet. I won’t do them either.
@@shadowbroker4619 digital art isn't just that though is it, it is also manipulating images and making them your own, it is using a computer instead of having to have real skill, being able to use computer coding and refinement tools that take traditional artists decades to perfect...to me AI is just the next evolution of digital art but now the digital artists are mad b/c this is what the traditional artists were saying back when I was in college. If my art can be computerized and mass produced without the skill of real materials then where does it end? The digital artists are finally understanding what traditional artists 20+ years ago were worried about. I am not a proponent for AI except in certain situations. I try to steer clear from AI but it does make me think of those days in college and the arguments for and against
The one chart I wanted, steampunk portal, is of course AI, immediate turnoff. Plus I’m annoyed by the wishy washy back & forth of getting rid of AI or not is making me go elsewhere.
If it was 4 pages like this year, I’d sign up. 6 pages is just too many for me. You go for it though. You can do it.
I’m not going to join this year but it looks like a lot of fun!
In our stitchy chat many people said the mockups don't look very nice and pretty grainy for some. check that before you choose, maybe :)
I joined this year, even tho I really failed the 2024 with not even one page finish 😂 I did go for Roses tho, even tho it isn’t bright. It just would match my decor more. I ALMOST did the flamingos tho
I was considering it, until I saw that they significantly raised the stitch counts, raised the cost, and lowered the rewards. That seems completely unreasonable to me.
That is understandable. I really wish they had at least kept the 4 page finish goal to receive the other SAL charts. I feel a lot more pressure to pick the "right" chart because I'm unsure if I could finish 6 pages.
I will cheer you on from the sidelines if you participate. I just can’t. I’m not sure what she is going through but she’s just leaving bad tastes in my mouth a lot this year. 🫣
I am seriously considering the lars stewart one
I've never done a full coverage but I'll consider it if you make a top video on how to start one. Will definitely join if it's close to 4K just to help you get the chart you want!
Oh I would love to stitch Roses by Van Gogh. But i'm not really sure about other designs, so if i'm not really sure if i want to participate since i don't want to win other designs
I hope you get the chart but unfortunately I don’t do full coverage. I have a fear of commitment but I love to watch people do it I definitely think you do drinks on the Bach. The colors will be so fun to stitch and you won’t feel the pressure of creating a “scene”. You can just have fun with the changing colors.
Team Paradiso 😊
Full coverage isn't my jam but I don't purchase from companies who sell AI art. It is simply not ethical as it was trained by using real art without permission.
Seconded!
They almost did away with the AI charts and then changed their minds last minute 🙄 I don’t like it either. It’s theft.
I wasn't tempted....but NOW I AM. Considering going tactical and choosing the flamingo piece as this has the least confetti (I think) and therefore most likely to reach the 6 page goal. Not my fave image though....what to do!?! Those participant charts are also a big draw ❤
I joined just now. Doing the bunny chart.
I’m undecided I liked a couple but wasn’t sure if it was AI or not. I’m not a fan of AI so those ones are out. So if I join I would want to get those charts and the extras are also not enticing enough to join. So…..🤷♀️
i really like teh concept, but no chart is worth it for me. the hummingbird one is cool, but I won't sign up for the sal just to get a chart that isn't even guaranteed for me... not to mention it's quite expensive for me to join, maybe as a birthday present since December is my birthday month.
I would like to participate this year and I can’t decide between the Rose by Van Gogh and the Stephanie Law chart.
Hi Jamie
I am not going to join the SAL for HAED. I cannot stitch that much and for any length of time. I don’t want to be stitching on just one thing for a year.
Take Care & Happy Stitching
❤️🤗🧵🪡🧵❤️
None of the charts interest me so I’ll be enjoying the Sal vicariously
i wanted to do the bunny or the steampunk portal, but both are ai and i don`t want to stitch ai. Also i looked at the mock ups for the charts and in almost all of them are things i don`t like. For example the drink one are nice but whats going on with the umbrella? and in the bunny the snail on the bottom merge into the plant. there are a view things that look very blotchy mostly at light areas for example the background at descants.
in the end i'm dissapointed and don't stitch any of them. so no Sal for me
i think there are so many fantastic charts from other companys that i don't need charts i'm not 100% liking
(sorry for my bad english😅)
I want to sign up, but how do we pick the chart we want?
There are one or two charts that i like out of the 12. But you have to stitch 47-48 thousands stitches to get the rest of the twelve charts. Not worth the stress
You don’t like them Jamie, *lol* Look into my eyes, follow this pendant, you don’t like any of those charts x)
You do as you want ofc. I love watching your stitching progress but I try hard to avoid the FoMo and hype that happen around these things.
TBF, I probably should try this, as I have never done a full coverage and a smaller one like this probably would be a good idea. But still, it is too much for me and I know it. Had I seen the lill dragon one you showed, I would have been mightly tempted.
I hope it shows clearly which are AI. I am not sure what I think about it, because there seem to be AI created things, and then AI created but another real person then curates the images, that feels a bit more ok.
I really liked the jelly fish one, but the AI artifacts are ruining it for me. :( I feel like a good AI artist could spend a lot more time cleaning those up.
Wait, is that your Christmas tree?
I am also signed up already. I’m doing Jelly World 🎉
Please join!!!
I don‘t like more than two of the charts, so will not be joining.
Good luck and fingers crossed that you get the Amie Stewart chart you want
bosch? I love that artist, not a great piece from that artwork .
That’s exactly what I thought. It’s a massive piece with so many cool elements, but that bit of it is just not the greatest.
Nope, not interested in the options, and they are too big for a stitch along IMO.
Do you really have your Christmas tree up already!? 😮🟢
I have never done a full coverage piece but I think I will sign up - I love Jelly and Drinks on the Beach - and give it a shot.