A break in stitching for........knitting

Yes, knitting. Now I don't knit though I wish I could. I could learn-but I am afraid of becoming obsessed with another craft-LOL However, Jo has fed my interest of knitting with those absolutely lovely felted bags she makes. Recently she linked the She-Knits store on Etsy.com. Where you can purchase patterns and also purchase bags. I actually custom ordered the bag you see pictured below in the colors of pink and chocolate. It is called the double loop tote bag. A lovely lady also named Sharon owns this store. She did a beautiful job-don't you think? She was also very quick in getting me my order. Anyway, if you want lovely handcrafted items, the Etsy store is a great place to start.






Meari, has tagged me for the 5 things meme-so here we go!

5 Things I wish to do before I die:
1.See my children settled into life and happy
2.Travel in the United States
3.Work Less
4.Retire comfortably
5.Just enjoy life

5 Things I can do well:
1.Great listener
2.cross stitch
3.good friend
4.crochet
5.Love

5 Things I can't do well
1.sew
2.cook
3.bake
4.lie (not that I want to do that well-LOL)
5.yard work-absolutely hate it

5 Celebrity Crushes
1.Denzel Washington
2.Johnny Depp
3.Vincent D'Onofrio
4.Will Smith
5.Clint Eastwood

Now, I won't tag people individually, however if you want to join the fun-go for it! I haven't forgotten the stash. I will post it soon. Have a great week!

Pinkeep Exchange from Terry!

Today, I received this gorgeous pinkeep exchange from Terry She also sent me a couple of ribbon trims, a cute little notepad and a pack of Mary Engelbreit stickers-they are not pictured-I think my daughter ran off with them-LOL Thanks so much Terry, I love everything.

Now a couple of pictures of my furbabies. The first is of Kiki and Kojack asleep on the bed together. The are about 16 months old. Kojack has no fear and Kiki can be a little high maintenance at times.

This is Midnight, she is such a loving cat, she meows at us all when she wants attention and she is quite plump. She is not quite a year old. I call her jelly belly sometimes-LOL Silver is my outdoor cat and where is he-outdoors of course.

Just a little update.....

Well, I am still lurking around. I have been working on a couple of exchanges. So, I can't show those just yet. Hopefully in the next week. This is one of my current wip's called ice cream sundae by Country Cottage Needleworks. It is similar in nature to coffee menu. I started this last week and this is my progress thus far. I decided to do it on a pink linen instead of the mocha linen it called for-I not sure if you can tell the color by the picture. You know me-I like color. Please forgive me the wrinkles. I also have been working on Summer feast by Praiseworthy stitches-love the colors in this one.

Other than that, nothing going on but the rent! I am still being tortured by the children-LOL It's not that bad, but the two older ones argue and argue. Brandon is improving and I do get some good stitching time while he is in therapy. I have been stash buying-maybe I will try to post some of that. I have been bad-but I am not going to feel guilty. It has been fun. I hope you all have a great week and happy stitching.

May Ornament

Here is my May ornament by La-D-Da called Christmas heart. Not a new ornament to most of you I think. As, I have seen this one around several times. Still, it is one of my favorites. A couple of changes in mine as I didn't have a couple of the colors on hand. I used zach black by Crescent for the outline of the heart. The green in leaves called for dried thyme, but I used spring grass. The green is a little brighter, but I liked the effect. I am hoping to catch up by the end of July, but we will see. Thanks for your comments on my first needle book. I did enjoy that little finish-though I struggled a little with it. I haven't finished the pillow yet-procrastinating yes I know. Have a great week and happy stitching!

My First Needle book

This is my first needle book using the tribe #1 from Periphaeria Designs. You may remember this design from my first biscornu exchange. I really like this design or can you tell that? I used waterlilies again this time in cherry. Some errors of course as I am not a seamstress. I am going to have work on my measuring and seam allowance. But, on the whole-not too shabby I think. This actually meets one of my finishing goals. I know you are saying what goals? LOL However, I do have some things I have set for myself to learn and this was one of them. I also did a small pillow-but I am not quite finished with that. Will post as soon as I am done.

Thanks for all the comments on my beach house and the new blog look. I am enjoying it very much. Brandon got his cast off today-yay! Now he is in a brace for another four weeks. We also have to go to physical therapy three times a week. What an enjoyable way to spend the summer-NOT! Taking the kids to the movies tomorrow to see Transformers-one of the few things we can do. I am not complaining as I am very thankful this did not occur during school time as it was Brandon's dominate side that was injured. I am still working on my exchanges and just trying to stitch where I can fit it in. Have a good weekend and thanks again for stopping by.

New Look!

Well friends what do you all think of my new blog look? I thought it was time for a change and I enlisted Susie of Bluebird Blogs for help. I think she did a wonderful job and I hope you think so too. I have been working on my seasonal exchange so can't show much. Not much else going on due to work. Brandon is doing well and we hope to get the cast off next week. Thanks so much for asking. Anyway, I must run. I hope to have some stitching to show shortly.

Come on over....

the water's just fine at the beach house-LOL. Here is my beach house by Lilybet designs. I love it-the colors remind me of the houses along Panama City Beach, Fl. It was a very enjoyable stitch. Of course, those lazy daisy stitches are not the best, but I can live with them. I am going to have it framed and it is going in my beach themed bathroom. Other than that not much going on here, stitching of course and stash buying (does it ever end?) I finally got my petite treasure braid for Dawn fairy, so will be working on that. I have almost completed another freebie heart-in a pretty color called blue lagoon. I have to get caught up with my Christmas ornaments. So, lots to stitch and so little time! Hope everyone has a great weekend and happy stitching!

A small heart finish...

This is a French inspired heart freebie from the Gift of Stitching magazine. A quick fun little finish. Done on 32 ct. cream linen in Louisiana Hot Sauce by Weeks. I haven't quite decided how I am going to finish this. I will also share my Lilybet beach house finish later in the week. Just have to add buttons to it. Hope you all have a great week coming up. Thanks for the compliments on the needle holder.

My new needle holder...

This needle holder was a special little delivery for me. I had long be admiring Debby's husband's woodworking on her blog Stitch Wizard . He had made a gorgeous ring holder for her and a needle holder too. So, when he considered selling the needle holders, I knew I wanted one. Isn't it lovely? It is very smooth and he even sent a little card with it to tell me what type of wood he used. This particular wood is called Tamboti and is considered rare. It is usually used for small fancy articles or high grade furniture. Thanks Jerry and Debby-I love it.

In Brandon news-NO SURGERY! Yay! We saw the MD this morning, unbelievably we were the eighth person to sign in at 7:15 am. Brandon was very fortunate in the fact that this particular bone when it fractures breaks in two. But, his just split up the middle. If it had broken completely, we would have been looking at a big surgery with plates and screws. So, a cast for three weeks and then he has to take it easy for a little longer. All, I can say is thank God! Thanks to all of you too for your concern and well wishes.

Dawn Fairy Update!

Here is the latest progress on Dawn. Not too much to show as it seems every Monday when I stitch her, I seem to be missing some thread. Apparently, I can't collect threads for projects-LOL. I have stuck with my rotation, but alas I am missing the petite treasure braid (it's on order) and think without that I can't get too far. Hopefully, I will have it this week.

In family news my oldest son Brandon broke his arm. He was horse playing around my living room and slipped and fell very hard on my hardwood floor. The hardwood floor won! He broke his right humerus(above the elbow area) in two places. We see the orthopedic MD on Thursday at 7:15 in the morning! Can you believe that? I am not sure I can make it-LOL. They are just very busy! Anyway, he is doing okay, he has his arm in a hard splint. I hope that he won't have to have surgery. I hope you all have a great week and happy stitching!


PS:
I want to also thank everyone for their comments on the scissor fob exchange. I really appreciate it. Monique asked what count fabric was used. I used 32 count and the stitch count was 31 x 31, which is why that pattern was great for a scissor fob. Not my own original idea however, I got it from another stitcher here locally.