Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to my friends out there celebrating the day! I am stuffed and slightly miserable at the present moment-but it was really good going down-LOL There are so many things I am thankful for-my health,kids, family, friends and my job. It is truly a blessing to be here and be alive to enjoy the day. Now, below you will see the people that I love and sometimes they drive me nutty-but hey that's a family!



It's me! Don't look too hard-your computer screen may break-LOL



It's Aunt Fran and Caleb



My Mama and my sister Fran(her baby! Yes, that is some slight jealousy you detect-LOL)



My sister's Fran and Paula-I am so proud of these two. Fran has a PharmD(doctorate in pharmacy) and Paula has a Master's Degree in Instructional Design and Leadership I think-I can never get it right! I am the oldest and Fran is the youngest. As you can see they got all the looks too!

African Woman Framed!

This is African Woman by Bleu de Soie framed! I decided to pull the small of amount of teal in her as the main mat color. She was very easy to pick colors and a frame for. The frame is not a plain frame-it looks like it has an African feel to it. The picture is clickable. I love having her hanging up in my home. Otherwise, it's a cool morning here in Florida about 40 degrees-but it's nice. The kids are off to school and I intend to make an appointment for beautification also known as a hair appointment!LOL Thank you all the great comments on my cappuccino finish! Have a great day!

Cappucino Finish!

Oh, I know I am a lazy blogger these days but here is cappuccino by LHN done on 32 count dirty linen. The picture is not so great- as I had a hard time getting a good picture of this. I hope to do all six of these and hang in my kitchen. Next up is frappucino. I tell you as much as I love these-the borders tend to be so tedious! Otherwise not much going on here. I now have two teenagers in my house-EEK! My daughter turned thirteen last Friday. Her birthday list included hair, nails, shopping, ear piercings for the third time, cake and crab legs! I say to her-you do know Christmas is next month! Good grief! I need a second job!

Speaking of Christmas-anyone start their shopping? I have-almost halfway done with the kids. I can't think of anything for the adults yet! Now, I am going to stitch! Have a great week and thanks for all your comments on my finishing. I appreciate them very much!

Blogs to visit!
Dawn of Golden Angel Works
Kendra of The Stitching Hour

More Monsterbubbles' Finishing!

Happy Saturday to all. It is absolutely gorgeous here in Northwest Florida today-a little cool and so sunny. I love days like this! Here is dye-a limited edition kit from Nashville by Monsterbubbles. A cute little kit-it came with a piece of white fabric that I dyed with some blueberry kool-aid that was also included in the kit. It made a great color didn't it? Anyway, I finished it into a hanger and inspired by Jinger's use of fun fir I just couldn't resist adding some to this one. Monsterbubbles is wild and wacky so it fit perfectly. I have this hanging on my buffet-so it's a little hard to see the fur(the picture is clickable and you can see it better). Anyway, not much else going on-have to go to work tonight to help support my habit and other addictions-LOL Have a great day!

Blogs to visit:
Cathy of No Sampler Left Behind
Hazel of Quietly Stitching

SOHM Flat Fold and a tag....

This is shine on harvest moon by Monsterbubbles. I finished it into a flat fold today. I used an ethnic print fabric that had some autumn like colors in it and it had colors that were similar to the stitched piece. I think it turned out pretty good. I had the hardest time with the bow-just could not settle on one-so I went with the raffia bow. Who knows that may change. Otherwise nothing else going on here. I have been stitching and I am currently trying to finish up hocus pocus by Lizzie Kate. I have been busy with the kids too-8th grade math is terrorizing me along with 6th grade science-LOL

Dianne at Dianne Rambling On tagged with me-so here we go. I won't tag anyone but if you want to play please feel free!

# 1 These are the rules for this meme:
# 2 Link to the person who tagged you.
# 3 Post the rules on your blog.
# 4 Write six random things/unspectacular quirks about yourself.
# 5 Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
# 6 Let each person you have tagged know by leaving a comment on their blog.
# 7 Let the tagger know when your entry is posted.

Six random things about me:

1. I am currently obsessed with Criminal Minds, watching the first season on DVD for the second time around in the last month-Shemar Moore gives me heart palpitations-LOL
2. I am addicted to Etsy -I visit it daily and drool.
3. All of a sudden I started disliking going to the movies-I can wait till it comes out on DVD.
4. I am the oldest of 3 girls.
5. I like the outdoors, but I absolutely hate yard work.
6. I was born in Greenville, South Carolina

Autumn Exchange from Myrna

I received my autumn seasonal exchange from Myrna yesterday and she really spoiled me! She stitched me signs of autumn by Bent Creek and finished it into a great post pinkeep. She also stitched me an adorable fall fob by Trail Creek Farm (now, I have a great excuse for more scissors-LOL). Beautiful stitching and finishing on both. Now onto the wonderful goodies of socks, a chart called autumn harvest by LHN along with the fabric, and dmc thread to complete it. She also sent some autumn fabric quarters, ribbon, autumn themed knick knacks and charm, candies for the kids and treats for my fur babies. I know this list seems endless, but Myrna was so incredibly generous that I still feel overwhelmed today. THANKS so much Myrna!

Blogs to visit:

Dianne of Dianne Rambling On
Angela of Hooked on Stitches
Michelle of Cozy Egg

An Exchange for Myrna and a RAK too.......

This is my autumn seasonal exchange for Myrna of Still Living in Wonderland . I stitched think autumn by Lizzie Kate and made it into a tall pinkeep. It it stitched on 32 ct fossil by Picture this Plus fabric and the fabric underneath it is also the backing fabric. I finished it of with a raffia bow. Myrna received it today and says she loved everything of which I am very happy to hear! The second picture of course are the extras I sent. Enjoy Myrna!

Then below is a very sweet RAK that I received from Tracy of Passion of My Needle .It is Rose Garden by Patricia Ann Designs. Tracy sent just because of encouraging comments that I have left on her bog. Well that was easy because Tracy does beautiful work! You should go by her blog and check out her stitching scrapbook. It's another wonderful way to display your stitching. Thanks so much Tracy!


Blogs to visit:
Terri of Confessions of a Stitch Wraith
Andrea of Deep Fried Cupcake .
Michelle of Ozark Sew and Sews .

My Cone Runneth Over Framed!

This my cone runneth over by Raise the Roof designs. A fun and colorful stitch that I did on a linen called sorbet if I recall correctly. Quite appropriate don't you think? I have this hanging in my kitchen and I really like the colors in it. Double matted in a dark mauve color and framed in a wide simple black frame.

I have been a terrible slacker in posting I know. Currently, I am working on completing my autumn exchange. I am also mulling over what I really want to work on and stitch. Too many other distractions have come into play lately like reading and work. Thanks for all the comments regarding the kids first day of school. They are settling in fairly well and we are adjusting to the school times. Thanks too for taking the time to visit me. Have a great week.

Edited to add: Oops, I forgot to list my blogs to visit. Here they are!
Cathey of Pumpkin Patch & Co.
Olenka of Olenka's Stitches
Paulette of Plum Street Samplers

Lizzie Kate HD and more......

My Lizzie Kate finish of housework can kill you. I think this is so funny as I feel this way a lot of the time. This is done on 32 count antique ivory. It's looks washed out from the flash. I changed the flowers to a burnt orange and the same eggplant color that the bottom words are done in. It was fun-but it seems like it took me forever to finish. Also, don't look too hard an error may slap you on the forhead-LOL



The above picture is Alexis and Brandon on the first day of school. They are together for the first time in a long time. Alexis is in the 6th and Brandon is in the8th grade this year. They go from 9:30 am to 4:30pm. I can't tell you how much I hate those times. All our school times changed this year as the busing changed in order to save money.



This is Caleb, he is in the 4th grade. My baby-doesn't he look sweet?



These fun threads were a surprise from Jinger of Rae of Sunshine Stitches . She has done a really cool flip flop piece with some fun thread for edging. Stop by her blog and see it. So she very generously sent me some-I can't wait to try it. Thank you Jinger!

Blogs to visit!

Yasmin of Yasmin's Stitching
Christina of X-stitch Christina
Goldie of Inside Gold's Mind

Thanks so much for the comments on my last finish and the kids. They were much appreciated. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Tropical storm Fay at the current moment is heading my way-so right now I expect a wet one. Happy Stitching!

Daydream finish and other things.......

Well I have been a busy little bee. Though I didn't post when I left, the kids and I went to South Florida last week and since I have back I have been doing a bang up job playing a bum. But, alas duty will call this week! This is my daydream finish by My Mark Designs . Please forgive any wrinkles. It's done on a 32 count Silkweaver solo that I love. This will be framed eventually to go into my boys room.



This is a picture of the kids the first day of our vacation. Don't they look fresh? Too bad they didn't have a picture of all of us on the Friday following this picture as we were all limping and hobbling out of Islands of Adventure. At that point the only adventure we wanted was our hotel room. LOL So, as you can see we went to Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure and two water parks. Disney's Blizzard Beach and Sea World's new water park called Aquatica. Both were great! Aquatica was not that big-but give them more time. I was so waterlogged that even the shower didn't appeal to me! But we had a great time and though there was a time or two or three that I could have reached out and touched the children in a special way-we made it through. I am most thankful that we made it to and from safely.

I want to say thank you to Michelle of Ozark Sew and Sews . She gifted me with sharing the love award. Thanks Michelle! Now I did not pass on any blog awards but I have decided to highlight a different blog or blogs when I post. So, I will be sharing the love in this way. So here you go and I hope you find someone that may be new to you!


Vee of the The Broken Needle

Lisa of Lisa V's Lounge

Lynda of A Cozy Little Place for Stitching

Anyway, that's it for me! Be back soon. Have a great week and happy stitching!