Happy Monday Everyone!!!

I'm sorry to have been MIA for a while.  My mom flew out to spend Spring Break with our family and we took her up to stay in Flagstaff, AZ.  We stopped off in Sedona on the way up and admired the beautiful scenery, shopped a little at some craft fairs going on, and then made our way on up to stay in Flagstaff.  We took her to the Grand Canyon on last Wednesday because she had never been!  She was totally thrilled and impressed at the beauty of it.  We even went a different route than our trip last year.  We entered from the East side.  Then on Thursday we took her to see some other sites which the names escape my memory at the moment.

Now hubby is back to work and kids back to school.  Me.....I'm back to sewing on our Easter dresses.  I just have a little to finish up my daughters but I want to get my dress and the guys neckties cut out today as well. 

I did xstitch an iStitch chart while away.  It was iStitch Sew Pretty in Pink which can be seen here using HDF Murmurs of Sea Pinks.  I think it is just beautiful.....but then again I love the color pink....and mauve....and purples....and dark greens!!!  You can find Carol's newest chart Sew RabbitS here!   What a wonderful little chart to xstitch up just in time for Easter and some spring stitching decorations!!

Alright.....enough of my time on the computer this morning.  I need to go sew on that dress!!!

Happy Stitching and I hope to show you some finishes soon!

Stitchy goodies in the mail!!!

Oh my starsssss!!!!  I won a BINGO prize on our Tranquil Stitches message board and the prize was a xstitched pincushion!  It is soooo beautiful and so exquisitely made that I was just thrilled with winning the bingo game and knowing I would receive this pincushion as a prize.  But when I got the package in the mail today, not only did I get the xstitched pincushion but some more wonderful goodies to go along with my pincushion and they all matched so perfectly! 

My prizes were the pincushion, new pins for the pincushion, new blue scissors to match the pincushion, and a set of notecards that matched as well.  I just LOVE notecards and use them all the time but these look almost too pretty to write on....but I know I will!  You can see all my gifts below!  Thank you sooo much JoAnn for such wonderful gifts!!!

I just LOVE how it is all stitched over one thread and the finishing fabrics match her dress so beautifully!!!   I may have to xstitch the girl to make a scissor fob for my new scissors.  Thank you again JoAnn!!!!

My Big Toe The Lord's Prayer WIP....

I got quite a bit of stitching time in yesterday and enjoyed every minute of it even though I wasn't feeling the best health wise.  However......the xstitching time was very relaxing to me so I just cross stitched the hours away last night.

This is My Big Toe The Lord's Prayer for Becky Bee's  BOP competition this year for her blog.  I'm really loving this project! 

Again, I'm sorry for the wrinkles but I just don't want to keep ironing the threads over and over each time I take a picture for fear of damaging them. 

Thank you for stopping by and reading my blog today. 

Blogaversary Winner!!!!

Thank you to all of you who entered to win a pincushion and iStitch chart from me!  I wished I could give you each one but there can only be one winner.  Keep watching as I might have other contests down the road.  You never know.

And the winner is....................... MISSY!!!   Congratulations hon!  I'll be in contact with you and have Carol to send your chart to you as well. 

1 year Anniversary of my blog!!!

I just love Valentines Day.  I think it is because it's all about love and I'm so in love with my husband and family that I just can't help share love with others too.  I love chocolate, red hearts, pink hearts, and the celebration of the whole Valentine's Day!  My husband and family always makes me feel soooo loved and special each and every day that I feel soooo very blessed!  I could go on and on but I don't think you want to read all that and get on to what the prize will be.  We all love a prize now don't we??!!

As I stated in my earlier posts, I would be having a Blogoversery prize!  I am not sure if that is spelled correctly as I never learned about "blogs" when I was going to school.  So I've been stitching up a small design that will be made into a pincushion but you will also receive a Valentine chart from iStitch Designs.  The chart choices are Sew In Love, Sew Be My Valentine, or Sew I Love you chart.   You can see the designs HERE on Carol's blog.  If by some chance you already have purchased any of these 3 charts, please let me know and we can find one that you may not have already bought.
The rules are as follows:

1.  Tell why Valentines Day is special to you.
2.  Tell me which iStitch Valentines Day chart you would like to receive.
2.  Leave an email address so I can contact you about mailing your prize.

That's it.  Simple rules for my blog's first anniversary.  I will use a random generator to pick at the end of the day and I will be in contact with you after that.

Now....for me to celebrate today also, I'm going to xstitch all day ..... until it's time to give my family their Valentines Day presents this evening!

HAPPY  VALENTINES  DAY  EVERYONE  AND  GOOD  LUCK!

WIP photos ......

I have some WIP photos to share with you today.  The sun was out bright today and we are supposed to be warm again here in AZ.  First of all, let me apologize for ALL WRINKLES on my WIP photos.  I will admit I was just too lazy to walk upstairs to iron them all this morning. 

My Big Toe The Lord's Prayer

Shepherd's Bush Her World (from the Dyeing To Stitch retreat last October)

My newest start as of Friday Feb 10.

Shakespeare's Peddler Elizabeth Milner 1848    

This project will be offered from Shakespeare's Peddler from Jan - June as a free chart given out in sections when you make a purchase.  You can see more details of this on her website link here.

I do have another WIP but I can't show you yet because it is for an exchange and I don't want the person to see it ... yet!  :-)   When it is mailed to her I will show you then.

My latest purchase from the Attic the other night was my new LHN Blessed ornament as the Attic changed the thread colors to all Crescent Colors being stitched on 36ct Lakeside Linen fabric.  Here is how I've got it all ready to go to get started stitching.

I just LOVE this ornament and can not wait to get started on it.  This one will be for me though. 

Now I'm off to xstitch the day away!  I hope you get to do the same!

New Hand Dyed Fibers arrived!!!

OOooo I got some new Hand Dyed Fiber silks in the mail.  This was a combination that I did a twist for on the HDF board and we all voted for this Winterberry 1423/1425/1429 combination for a varigated thread.  So while I was ordering, I was able to get a Points Shop order as well of 6 Magpie colors which are the blue colors on the mini spools as well.  The Winterberry I got 3 mini's in single stranded premium silk and 3 mini's in single stranded regular silk.  I will try to get a sample stitched up soon to show you but for now here a picture of the new threads.

I love to use the premium silk to stitch on linen counts of 28, 30, 32, 35, and 36 but with the regular silk I use on 40ct linen.  I just LOVE to xstitch with just one strand of silk. 

Thank you for stopping by today!