My new YARN BOWL!!!!

Oh my stars!!!!  I've just been blessed by dear friends of mine!!!  Sandy is an avid cross stitcher and knitter and Sandy's husband made her a bowl to hold her yarn in to keep it clean while knitting.  Wellll, I had a fit over how wonderfully made the bowl was but what an EXCELLENT CONCEPT too!!!  Her husband, Larry, handmakes these bowls and I've been the lucky recipient of one of his handcrafted bowls in the past among other wonderful wooden things as well.  Sandy and I have exchanged mailart, ornaments and other stitching items but when she showed me the bowl that Larry made her, I was just speechless.  One because of her fabulous knitting but also because of the bowl.   So without me rambling on and on about this bowl, you can see it here:

You can see in the lower right area where the yarn feeds through the hole while the yarn sits neatly inside the bowl and off the floor or couch.  Each piece of the bowl is handcut and shaped into making this bowl!!! 

All I can say is......I'm sooo amazed at his craftmanship!!!! 

THANK YOU SANDY AND LARRY!!!!

Happy Veteran's Day

Today I want to say a special Thank You to all those people who have served in our military and are serving now!!!  Thank you for your service, sacrifice and let us not forget those who have gone before us and are not here today.  I want you to know that you are not forgotten!  Being a military wife, I understand! 

iStitch Mystery SAL Completed!!!

Yeah me!!!!  I got the last of the chart and was able to complete my iStitch Mystery SAL, photographed and sent off to Carol to have.  Now.....I have to sand down my box and stain it this week in hopes of doing the "finishing work" for this project.  But here is my piece stitched as a whole:

I am thinking I will finish this one up and display it in my master bedroom somewhere but I'm thinking I might stitch this again in another color of Hand Dyed Fibers called Winterberry 1423 and display that one in my sewing room.  And who knows.....I might even stitch this again as a gift to someone at some point in time.  We'll see about that later on.

I've returned from my retreat last week but I will write about that this coming week and include pics to show.  I had a blast though and it was great to get away from the things that I do every day.  I'm already looking forward to my retreat get away next year!!!

I'm off to do some finishing work for some Christmas presents.

Have a great day everyone! 

iStitch part 5

I downloaded part 5 last Friday but was not able to xstitch it til later on that day because I had an eye appointment ..... and they dilated my eyes.  I did manage to get it done before midnight that night but I didn't get it turned in to Carol til Sat morning.  Oh well.  Here it is though!!!  I'm using Hand Dyed Fibers in regular silk Enchanter Rose 1325/27/29.

Happy Stitching!

iStitch Mystery SAL part 4....

Here is my part 4 of the iStitch Mystery SAL!  I hurriedly printed it off this a.m. to stitch up after a busy morning but was able to get it done and off to Carol to have.  I'm having SOOOOO MUCH FUN doing this one that I may stitch it for a Christmas present for a friend.

I am using Hand Dyed Fibers Enchanter Rose 1325/27/29 combo and you can see my new Gingher Alicia Scissors laying there also. 

I hope everyone has a great weekend.  I am busy with the kids and their activities and filling my time in between with as much stitching as I can.  I will be going to Sampler Sunday Stitching at the Attic this Sunday and that's ALWAYS a treat to be with other stitchers who share your same passion for xstitching!

Happy Stitching!

Remembering ..... September 11, 2001

I wanted to post something here to honor those who lost their lives on Sept 11, 2001......a  day American's will hopefully never forget.  I am sure we each could say what we were doing that day and what time it was when we found out about this horrible and tragic news.  I PRAY we never forget!

Part 3 of my SAL.....

I'm sorry for not posting more recently but once school started for my kids, I had to get myself on a new schedule to coincide with their schedules and life has been busy ever since.  I have kept stitching through it all even if it is a few stitches here and there.  I hope to post more information this coming week and some finishes I've done, some WIPs, some SALs and who knows what else.  I will try not to bore you though.

Here is my part 3 of iStitch's Mystery SAL.  You can see everyone's variations of this Mystery here.

I did win the contest from Needle Work Press for the Anne Wheatley 1828 contest that Vicki (the reproduction sampler designer) was hosting.  She told me this information a couple of Saturdays ago when I went to the Attic for their Saturday Stitch In.  That was a LOT of fun that day.  You can see the prize I won on the Attic's newsletter here.   It is down on page 4 I believe.  I think I get to chose either the round or square tin.  I'm not sure but I'm just THRILLED that I won!  You can even see my WIP on page 14 of the Attic's newsletter.

I'm currently working on ornaments for Christmas, and I will soon start this week on my donation for the Attic's Breast Cancer Fundraiser Silent Auction event.  I'm not sure what but if you have a great idea, please post what you think I could stitch for the auction. 

Happy Stitching everyone!