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

Busy as a bee.....

January 15, 2011

BIG Time updating going on tonight! LOL

I can't believe I've let 7 months slip by again. I guess I have to wait until I'm ready to let everything pour out at once.

Anyway, I hope every one's holiday's were wonderful and a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all!

So, here we go....I'll try to take a breath in here once in a while for all your sakes.....

This first picture is of a carrying case I designed for my Ott Light. It opens from the top and there's a pocket on the front of the bag to hold a handy dandy extension cord!

This piece is by Glendon Place and stitched on an unknown piece of fabric I picked up at the Celebration Of Needlework Convention one year. The fibers are Weeks Dye Work and the beads, (which are hard to see but sparkle like crazy!) are Mill Hill. This was a birthday gift for my niece Lauren.

This stocking was my very first design! . I designed it using PC Stitch 9 and it's for my youngest grandson.

This is a Sweetheart Tree Biscornu.

Christmas Tree Name design by Nouveau Encore for Benjamin

This is a Sampler in a Year 2000 by Linda Driscoll. I finally got the courage to stitch it and it was wonderful! The specialty stitches were a challenge but a pure joy. My spin on it was to stitch it in a green fiber. The original was white on white, and while beautiful, I was not putting all that work in to have to be on top of it to see it. LOL

 Blue Ribbon Designs, (thanks for the info Shannon!).  I used premium fibers by Vicki Clayton.

Now, this one I know!

Lizzie Kate's ABC"S of Life Lessons. I stitched it on 28 count Jobelene with the fibers that were supplied in the packet. Gee, where did my "Spin" go on this one?

Who knew?

About 10 years ago, I decided to give cross stitching a try. A friend, Donna and her mom, introduced me to counted cross stitch and to a lovely store that a group of women met at each Thursday to stitch, chat and get inspiration from each other. Sadly, the store is no longer available to us, so a small group of us meet almost every week, taking turns in our homes. From this craft, I have made many of the most wonderful , loving, generous and talented friends. If I were to stop stitching tomorrow, I would have these friends for life. They are family to me.

Speaking of family; many years ago, my Uncle Jim in Maine, watched me stitching while we were camping. He told me that he had started a project back in the 80's,( during a very long, cold winter and between wives), but never completed it. When we returned home, he found it and gave it to me. It sat away for about 7 years, my having almost completely forgotten about it.

Then, last year while doing some cleaning, I again came across it and decided to tackle it. It wasn't a really fun stitch. It was almost completely solid stitching and a mirade of color changes to boot but I was determined.

I delivered the finished piece to Uncle Jim this past fall.. He had stitched the entire tower section of the lighthouse. I finished the piece by stitching our initials on the bottom and the dates.

JL 1988 and RL 2009.

He loved it and was quite pleased when I told him it was his to take home. It gave me a great feeling of warmth and pride to share the love of my craft with my Uncle; himself is a very talented man in many fields.

Fathers Day 2009

This is a piece I did for my SIL.
The design, fabric and fibers are by JAR Designs.
I stitched it over one and framed it with my favorite picture of the boys and their dad at the park. When Ben gets bigger , we'll update the picture.
MY SIL never quite understood my stitching until this piece and I heard it truly moved him and it nows hangs in a place of honor. I love you Matt!