This sweet piece is from Little House Needleworks. It is one of the Scripture thread packs Diane put out a few years ago. I've loved the colors and verse on this since I bought it and finally stitched it up. It's done on 28 ct Lt. Mocha Cashel.
This dainty little piece was an afternoon project for me on Saturday. It is Shepherd's Bush "Brave One." It's stitched with silks, one of the many reasons I love Shepherd's Bush kits! It was hard to capture the daintiness of this piece so I photographed it from the side.
I need to do some catch up here. Above is an ornament that I sent to Wendy Jo. It was a freebie from a blog. I changed some colors and didn't stitch the border on it. I sent a couple of other little things along with it, you can see what I sent on her blog. She sent me a lovely package shown below. That Lavendar Hand Scrub you see there is Wendy's own creation. It's a wonderful scrub, my hands smell so good and are so soft after I use it. Thanks again Wendy Jo! I love it all! Below is a finish that I had back in the early fall, LHN's "Liberty and Justice." I want to finish this one as a pinkeep. I had the great privilege to model stitch for Nikki of Country Cottage Needleworks. I stitched "Autumn Pumpkins." Such a fun autumn piece!
When I started the L*K Snowman below, I was going to give him to a co-worker. But as I progressed on him I liked him so much I kept him for myself. I used all the colors called for and fabric called for. He's such a cutie!
And now my first finish of 2012. I started this little L*K "Last Minute December Kit" a couple of nights ago. It's a really quick stitch and so festive.
I have finished a few things recently and thought I would share them with you. First and foremost, we were invited to a wedding this weekend and I decided I wanted to stitch a sampler for them. I couldn't find just the one I wanted so I improvised. I used Diane Williams' Simply Blessed Wedding Samplers and used bits and pieces from several different samplers to create my own. I framed it this afternoon, just in time for the wedding. It's stitched on a piece of 32 ct cream linen.
This darling BOAF piece is entitled "Love" and I stitched in on 40 ct. Tan Temptation from Sassy's Fabbys. If you've never stitched on her fabric before, it's divine! This was my first piece on 40 count and I promise you it won't be my last. I loved EVERY stitch of it. I'm going to do the other virtues - Honesty, Loyalty and Patience on this same fabric.
Wendy Jo had a birthday in January and I sent her the above package. She loves Lizzie Kate and I thought the sentiment was perfect for us, "Friendship Grows." Our friendship is indeed growing and I look forward to meeting her in person some day. Different things keep conspiring against our meeting but we are hopeful that in May we'll meet.
This little guy is a Heart In Hand piece. I stitched him just after Christmas when I was still in the ornament stitching mood. He's done on a piece of Summer Khaki linen.
I've started "Snow White" by LHN on the Rosemary fabric that the model used, such a pretty color. Hopefully, it will go quickly. My stack of things I want to do keeps getting bigger.
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.
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.
This sweet piece is from Little House Needleworks. It is one of the Scripture thread packs Diane put out a few years ago. I've loved the colors and verse on this since I bought it and finally stitched it up. It's done on 28 ct Lt. Mocha Cashel.
This dainty little piece was an afternoon project for me on Saturday. It is Shepherd's Bush "Brave One." It's stitched with silks, one of the many reasons I love Shepherd's Bush kits! It was hard to capture the daintiness of this piece so I photographed it from the side. 
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