Finally! Another finish.

I've been busy toiling away on lovely projects that needed framing for my many wonderful friends.
So, while I was at it, I managed to frame a couple of my own recent finishes.
The first is Spring Quaker by Rosewood Manor designs.
I stitched it on a 32 count overdyed fabric from www.picturethisplus.com
It's in a peach shade and is different from the "suggested" fabric so there you have it; my "twist". LOL
I did use the lovely Valdani fibers the chart called for and I love the way the colors 'pop"!

The next piece is called Keys to the Kingdom, also designed by Rosewood Manor.

I'm afraid I don't remember the fabric color I chose, (which is a constant bad habit of mine), but of course it's different from the suggested one.

I also added extra beads for the ultimate "Bling"! Unfortunately, the bling doesn't show well in the photo but trust me, it sings!

Heeeeeeeere's Jack!

This is my project I worked on all winter.

It was a birthday gift for our wonderful daughter-in-law who is just in love with all things Jack.

So, I decided to take it upon myself to see if I could chart out one of his posters on my PC Stitch 9 program. Well, I got lucky! It wasn't too hard and I'm quite happy with the result and Sheri LOVED it.

I framed him in a black bamboo frame with rust touches that fit with the fiber colors perfectly. The only thing I requested from her was that she didn't hang him in the nursery. hehehehe.

Celebration of Needlework

Getting ready for my favorite time of the year!
10 more days and 11 sleeps before our entire stitching group descends on Nashua NH.
The "Ladies have been going to Celebration for 10 years now as a group and the "F.L.O.S.S. ies" are coming for their 4th trip.  Four and a half days of bliss full stitching, gabbing, shopping and eating with the best friends in the world, all sharing a common passion for the needle and floss.
AND to top it all off, not one time will we hear the plaintiff yell of MOMMY! LOL
Okay, I'll admit it; most of us are of grandma age but we still cringe at the sound and there will be NONE of that!
Check back in two weeks for pictures of our WIP and the fun and silliness.

www.celebrationofnw.com

Egg Hunt

Here is my rendition of Glory Bee's Easter Egg Hunt.
My daughter Stacey has a hunt every Easter with all the kids in the family. I changed the chart a bit as she is always reminding them to bring their own basket or it's a plastic grocery bag for them! LOL

Here is the original chart...

And here is my finish that I made into a door ornament...

I used leftover fibers from my collection and stitched it on 28 count white crystal linen.

I just happened to have the "egg" fabric in another collection of stash to finish it off.

New adventure!

Okay, I have fallen in love with biscornus' or, as my friend Sue in Texas calls them; Biscuits!
Of course it's much more effective when she says it. LOL
I have recently discovered 15 sided "biscuits and am diving in head first. They are stitched "over" one so we shall see how these tired eyes make out and I'll post pics when I make some progress.
Wish me luck!

New finish for 2011

This is a tray that was a gift from my dear niece, Deb. I finally found enough small motifs to fill it from my collection of Quaker samplers. I stitched it on 28 count linen using an overdyed thread fromThreadworx.

Snow days!...Many, many snow days!

We've had soooo much snow here in RI this January that my stitching has taken on a life of it's own. LOL

 Now for a teaser.....

I'm going gang buster on a piece that is very involved and taking on a life of it's own. My stitching group here at home know what and whom I'm speaking of but I can't say any further as it's a future birthday gift for a very special someone in my life.

Stay tuned in the future months for a completed pic.

My last projects of 2010

Now that I'm catching up here, it's time to share my latest finishes while I work away on my first for 2011.

This piece I stitched for my daughter and her husband. It hangs in her new dining room.

This is an Irish Blessing that was suppose to be white on white, but again, I changed it.

 Go figure! What are the odds of that?

Love with a Capital "L" by Pappillion.

This was stitched using Vicki Clayton silks and I changed some of the details to include Joe and my initials and our last name and wedding date to officially FINALLY give us a wedding sampler!

It's pretty sad when your two children and their spouses have wedding samplers before you do and after 36 years, I felt it was about time!

This is an "M" Designs with our last initial done in a VC overdye fiber

Antique Tin Tiles by Rosewood Manor

This was stitched on a hand dyed fabric using Threadworx fiber

"L" Monogram by the French Needle

I stitched this on a sparkly black hand dyed fabric from Picture This Plus and used Dinky Dyes white fiber

Ahhhh!

Buddy Holly!

This was stitched for my sweetheart of a husband who just loves this music. It was a surprise for his birthday.

I stitched it on a Picture This Plus fabric and the design was by Crafts Unlimited...

http://www.crafts-unlimited.co.uk/index.html

As one final note, with just a few exceptions, I do all my own framing with the help of a wonderful site...

http://www.pictureframes.com/scripts/WebObjects/PictureFrames.woa/wa/Home