Upcoming Anniversary for me!

It won't be too long til I will have my 1yr anniversary.  I'm working on a couple of small give aways IF YOU ARE A READER of my blog.  You can pass my link on to others if they want to follow my xstitching news and maybe have a chance of winning a prize.  I will be working on some of them this weekend so until then....you'll just have to wait and wonder.

I got some new Hand Dyed Fibers in the mail today.  A new combination of Winterberry 1423/25/29.  When I get a sample stitched up, I'll be happy to share.  I think this is a great color for when you don't really want to stitch with a red but not quite a pink either.  A "berry" color....hence the name Winterberry.

Ok....enough chatting....I need to get stitching that sample for you to see.

YEAH my fob finish!!!!

I am soooo excited to have actually made myself do the finishing work on my new SB 2012 scissor fob.....TODAY.  As you know from my previous post that I had received some of the new SB releases just recently.  One of which was their new shop exclusive scissor fob.  I don't get them every year but this years was soooo cute so I had to order it and while I was ordering, I thought I better make my shipping well worth it so I also got the SB Poor Robin's pincushion and an older scissor fob kit called Scaredy Sheep fob.  I only had one halloween fob so I thought I might need another one also.  This was such a quick stitch.  It took me 2 days but that was because "housework" and "errands" got in the way.

This is only the 2nd time I have put ribbon around a fob so I am not as experienced as I think I should be so I guess that means I need to make more!  The ribbon was very "fiddly" with my nails and then trying to get it to lay correctly ....... well the A type personality in me came out where I think it has to look absolutely perfect.  However, Tina does say in the instructions to just take it easy and let the ribbon lay as it will and it will be just fine.  So with that thought, I did the best at finishing my fob as I could.  Maybe I need to have shorter nails when doing the finishing work too. 

Here are the pictures of my new SB 2012 scissor fob.  The first picture is the front and the back is the 2nd picture shown here.

I will try to make sure to leave more room between my loops and not make them so puffy next time as I think I needed more loops toward the ending corner.  But this fob is for me so I'll try to not criticize myself any longer and think of this fob as a "learning experience". 

I have finished my 2nd ornament.  It is a PS design that will be for my dad but I will post that picture of when I actually get it MADE into the ornament instead of just the stitched picture.  I promise....I'm just going to have to have a "finishing day" and then I'll have more pictures to share. 

I did get some new scissors in the mail today so I can share that photo with you.  I love pink and so when I saw these Mundial Pink shears with a 5 1/2" embroidery scissors all packaged together, I could not resist.  Mundial scissors were the very first type of scissors I used when I worked at Piece Goods Shop long time ago.  I just hope these pink scissor cut just great.  I am partial to Gingher scissors when cutting out dresses and outfits.....but it never hurts to have an extra pair in your sewing room.

That's all I have to show and share today.  I hope to show my progress on my huge MBT The Lord's Prayer sampler here soon.

Happy Stitching!

New chart from iStitch......

My dear friend Carol has designed up a new chart called Sew I Love You.  You can buy the chart here.  I've already sent mine and hope to get it soon.  I just LOVE Valentines Day, any xstitch chart with hearts for the most part and this little one looks to stitch up quickly!  Now.....to find the time to do that to have.  And what a great price for a chart for $5 that you can pay via paypal and get it sent directly to  your computer! 

Cross stitching was minimal in my house this weekend.  I had that formal on Friday to go to, and Sat was spent with my daughter as our mommy/daughter date.  We went to see the movie "One For the Money" which was just hilarious and then to lunch at Freddy's Hamburgers.  Then it was back home for her to do homework and I started stitching on the SB 2012 Scissor fob.   I finished stitching the front of it and now am working on the backside.

So.....you know what that means????   I will have to make one day for complete finishing of several SB fobs.  I promise to show you them. 

Now.....I'm off to spend time with my son since I had to take him to the dr today for a bad cough.  The dr said she had seen most her patients this a.m. with the same thing.  So he is to rest for the remainder of the day and go back to school tomorrow.

Happy Stitching.......

New cross stitch kits stash.....

Woohoo.....all xstitchers love NEW stash!  That is what I got in the mail directly from Shepherd's Bush today.  I saw on there website recently their newest kits and I just could NOT live without 2 of them.  So I just called them up and ordered them.  But while I was ordering, I needed to add their Scaredy Sheep Fob to my stash as well.  Why not??  I was already paying postage so one more little kit wasn't going to matter anyway. 

Here is what I ordered from Shepherd's Bush. 

2012 Scissor Fob kit, Poor Robin's Pincushion, and Scaredy Sheep Fob kit

I hope to start the 2012 scissor fob tomorrow.  I will try to hurry and stitch it up so I can be using it all year long!

Here is my first ornament for the year that I stitched on Jan 1 at the Attic's New Year's Stitch In.  This chart is JBW French Country Hearts II oranment that I stitched in 1 1/2hrs.  Who couldn't do that to make an ornament?  I did this for my ornament exchange last yeat and also framed it in a minature frame from Michaels.  See posts below for more details on that one.  But I had this frame, also from Michael's, that I framed this one up in.  Yes...I know it covers part of the words at the top but it is for me and I don't mind. 

I have also finished LHN Baked Goods from Diane's 2011 ornament that was released last year but I never got around to it.  This one will be for my mom but I'll show you the final product when I do the finishing work for it.  Maybe this weekend will be a "finishing weekend". 

That is all I have for now. 

Happy Stitching

New start for me today....

Yes I can't stand it anymore....I'm going to start my SB Peace and Plenty pincushion that I bought when I went to the Dyeing To Stitch retreat last October.  I hope to finish today since it is just a pincushion and looks relatively simple. 

I finished sewing my top and skirt for me to wear to a formal this Friday night with my husband.  It is plum colored satin that thankfully I had in my fabric stash already.  I only needed to buy lining fabric for the top, buttons, thread and a zipper for the skirt.  I love the color as I had picked it out shopping online when we lived in Germany. 

So my reward to myself today is starting this SB pincushion.  I finish the SB scissor fob I blogged about before but sad to say....I've not done the finishing work on it of assembling it.  I think I will take one day next week to finish up all these little smalls and then have some more pictures to show you.

My other big project MBT The Lord's Prayer is coming along nicely.  This is the one I'm doing with the Becky Bees BOP contest.  See the post below what I'm talking about.  I'm enjoying it and I did pick up more silk on Sunday when I was at the Attic to have on hand.....just in case I run out with what I have now. 

Until another time.......HAPPY STITCHING!

Best Friend's late xmas gift.....

Yeah....I can post pictures of this now that Karen has received her box.  This box was done from the iStitch Mystery SAL but this was the 2nd one I did.  The first one I xstitched for myself but still need to assemble onto the box.  Karen is my one of my best friends and this was to be her 2012 xmas present.  We came up with the idea to xstitch something for the other person that was not xmas related for our xmas presents and then on our birthdays, we xstitch up an ornament or something xmasy to give to the other person.  That way when Christmas comes around that year we already have the xmas ornament ready to hang on the tree and enjoy the entire holiday season.

I had this all xstitched up before xmas but did not get to the finishing work of assembling it on top of the box and the inside pincushions.  I finally got it done and mailed out to her last week and she just called to say that she got it in the mail today.  YEAH!  She understood about me not getting it to her before xmas as she is finishing up mine as well.  I'm so thankful she loved it though. 

And here is the inside of the box:

You can still purchase the iStitch Sew a Mystery chart here.  It stitches up soooo quickly and it does make a great gift to someone.

Happy Stitching.

Best friend Kimberly's b-day gift...

Yeah I can post this picture now of BBD Waiting For the Harvest.  I stitched this pincushion up for my best friend and sent it along with several other goodies for her to enjoy!  Kimberly is the one who went with me to the Dyeing To Stitch Retreat in VA Beach and while at the Dyeing To Stitch store, I asked her about the chart.  It sooooo looked like what she would like and so ..... I just casually asked her if she liked it.  I went with the chart colors and fabric .... which were Kimberly's colors.  She loves antique things and what a great opportunity it was for me to "inquire" what she thought about it.  hehe   Sneaky ...I know!

The back is WDW Herringbone wool felt.  It is filled with the crushed walnut shells that BBD recommends.  She loved it along with the other presents I sent.

Happy Stitching everyone.  I'm still working on my mom's ornament so I hope to have that to share soon too!