Ornaments and Gifts

I haven't updated in so long I've almost forgotten how:) Here is what I've been stitching. In a Yahoo group I'm a member of we did an ornament exchange. I was to send to Renee and she sent to me. I stitched LHN's Glory to God from one of the 2008 JCS Ornament issues. I stitched it over one on 25 ct mushroom lugana. I finished it as a flat finish rather than a pillow finish.



She sent me TWO ornaments! I am so lucky!She did a beautiful job on them both. She did "Hope" from the Lizzie Kate 12 Blessings of Christmas series:




AND she sent me "Joy" by Angel Stitching from the 2006 JCS Ornament issue.



I love them both and they will grace my tree for many years to come. Thank you Renee!

One of the ladies I work with LOVES snowmen, so every year I stitch her an ornament. This year I chose "More Snow" by Val's Stuff. I stitched it over one on 25 ct mushroom lugana. I finished it as a hanging pinkeep.



One of my dear friends, Chamaine, had a birthday in October and I stitched LHN's "Wool Needlebook" for her. I changed lots of the colors and finished it on a green wool felt. I forgot to take a picture of it before I sent it to her so she was kind enough to take one for me. I stitched her initials and my initials on it.




When I was in Iowa, Wendy Jo and I tried to get together but unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans. She ended up in the ditch in the middle of a blizzard and was stranded overnight in a High School gymnasium. I sent the package I wanted to give her when we met. This is what I sent:


I sent her some fabric, a snowman notepad and pin, a hockey puck from my son's hockey team (which is why we were in Iowa) and I stitched a ornament from The Sampler Girl "Dash Away All."

She sent me:


She stitched a darling ornament and finished it with a pipe cleaner! Such a clever way to finish something off. She also included some yummy candy and some Mary Engelbriet goodies and an adorable snowman magnet. Thank you Wendy!

I think that's it! Wow, it's been far too long since I posted, each time I think about posting, the phone rings or the washer finishes and I get sidetracked. Hopefully, I won't go so long until my next post.

Until next time,

For the Cure

Every year, Diane Williams from Little House Needleworks and Lois from Elegant Stitch get together and design a piece that benefits breast cancer research. When I saw the one for this year, I immediately called Lois and ordered it. It's called "Remember Me" and it stitched up very quickly. If you ordered this and haven't stitched it yet, be aware that there is not enough of the floss included and you will need to call Lois, she has more in the same dye lot. The finish of this intimidated me for a while. I let this piece sit for quite a while before I attempted it. Once I got started though, it wasn't hard at all, it's just those beads that make it look a bit imposing to start. I love the colors in this piece and I love that it benefits breast cancer research.

Until next time,

Halloween

I have been in the Halloween stitching mood lately. Here is Lizzie Kate's "Halloween" from "Halloween Thrillogy." It's stitched on Willow Green Cashel. I didn't want to spend the money on the sterling silver spider charm so I improvised and used a button instead. I thought it turned out cute.



Here is Sue Hillis's "Black Hat Society". It's stitched on an aida, I can't remember what the name of it was. I stitched it years ago and just now got around to finishing it.



That's all for now, I'll be back later with more.

Fall

This Mary Garry witch is from one of the Seasonal Mementos patterns. I just think she has some great character. I'm thinking she's a good witch.




I did Lizzie Kate's "Welcome Fall" from Autumn Things then put it in this great pillow by Stitch a Gift. Thought it matched nicely. I did change a couple of the colors to more closely match the pillow. I have another finish, Summer Line Up by the Trilogy but I want to try my hand at making another pinkeep before I post it.

I've started another Lizzie Kate design too. I chose "Halloween" from Halloween Thrillogy. It's stitched on a great Willow green fabric. It's a fun design.

Until next time,

Summer Exchange

I sent Wendy Jo's exchange out quickly because I wanted her to get it before she left for Denver and I forgot to take a picture of it. She kindly offered to let me use the pictures from her blog to show you what I made for her.

This shows everything that I sent her. Since I live in Kansas and the state flower of KS is the sunflower, I went with that theme. I made a pouch with a sunflower button, a sunflower scissor fob and included some other goodies in the pouch.



And I made my very FIRST pinkeep. I was so nervous putting this baby together, but it was MUCH easier to do than I thought it would be. This is an old L*K freebie that I did on a Silkweaver lugana. I thought it turned out pretty well, especially since this was my first pinkeep. I'll definitely be making more pinkeeps. They turn out so nice!




Until next time,

Giveaway at Blue Ribbon Designs

Belinda at Blue Ribbon Designs has an awesome giveaway going on. Stop by and enter!

Model Stitching

Early this year I got to stitch my first ever model. This model was for Beth Twist of Heartstring Samplery. "Remember Me" was released last Friday so I can finally share with you what I have been stitching on. She bought a frame from a thrift shop and framed it herself. I think she did a lovely job on it. I can never find a frame that works just right for my stitching. Beth has designed some lovely samplers, check out her etsy shop or ask at your LNS. This one is stitched on 35 ct Weeks Dye Works Cappucino linen. It was a dream to stitch on, I'll have to check on getting some more of their linen.

Until next time,