Another Year?

Oh my goodness, but another year has flown by since I posted! Last September we welcomed our first grand daughter, born to our son and his wife.They named her Scarlett June. She lights up the room whenever we get to see her.

Scarlett will be 1 year old on the 24th of September. As I said, where does the time go?

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.