Doing a SAL.....and joined another one....

I'm currently working on my NeedleWork Press Anne Wheatley 1829 which I bought from the Attic.  I wanted to be farther along but somehow have gotten behind due to different things.  We went away as a family on a couple of short vacations and I was fearful for taking it with me and losing my supplies or leaving them in the hotel room.   So now I'm trying to play catch up with it so I can email the designer my WIP for her contest for this project.

Then I've joined another SAL from iStitch.  This one is a Mystery and Carol has now closed it out but you can still read and possibly follow our progress on this Mystery.  The link is here.

I am going to be stitching mine on 40ct Antique White Newcastle linen as well with a HDF from my stash.  You can find HDF (Hand Dyed Fibers) from this link here.

I started SB Tiny Garden Scissor Fob on my birthday but didn't get very far as you know from reading below that my birthday started out with me having a bad migraine headache.  So I'm trying to finish that little project up also. 

That's about it for now.  I've GOT to start stitching some more xmas ornaments as I feel SOOO FAR BEHIND because I'm usually DONE by now with all my xmas gift giving ornaments.  Hmmm....may have to devote one week to doing NOTHING but xmas stitching!  That sounds like a plan!

Happy Stitching!

My BIRTHDAY!!!!

Ohhhh how I absolutely LOVE my birthday!!!  My family and friends totally spoil me to death and I love every bit of it!!!!  But I love to do the same for their birthdays as well.

I've taken several pics of all my gifts from family and friends.    I would post a pic of them IN their boxes but I can't figure out how to post the pic without you clicking on the picture itself and I don't like posting other people names/addresses online. 
Here is a picture from my Tranquil Stitches message board group!!!  We LOVE to exchange birthday presents with each other!!!

I've also received some VERY NICE gift certificate from a close friend also!  Thank you Carol!!!  I will tell when I spend it!!!!  {{{{HUGS HON}}}}

Here is what I got from Ted and the kids!  Four wonderful cards and a GORGEOUS necklace ..... IT'S PINK and has XOXO on it in the shape of a HEART!!!

Last but not least, cards and presents from family and close best friends.  Of course....I did receive money for my birthday from my parents and my MIL but I don't photograph checks.  The new Vera Bradley purse is from my sister! 

I was worried that I would have a horrible birthday when I woke up with a migraine headache this morning but I took some Excedrine and a nice cold compress helped with the migraine for me to have a very BEAUTIFUL birthday being spoiled by family and dear friends of mine!  Thank you to all my close friends and family for making my birthday very special!!!

Blog Award!!!

Wow!  I've been awarded my first Blog Award!!!!  Thank you Carol of iStitch for giving me this!  I feel so honored!  You can find iStitch's blog in my blog list.

The rules of the award are :

1 Thank the person who has awarded you

2 List seven thing about yourself

3 Pass the award to 15 other stylish blogger

 

 

Seven Things about myself:

1.  I am a blessed SAHM of 2 wonderful kids and a great husband.

2.  I try to xstitch on SOMETHING every day for my sanity.

3.  I do xstitch on multiple projects but I was a one project person LONG ago.  Imagine that!

4.  I do have some UFOs hiding in my closet but most are close to finishing.

5.  I love to sew matching dresses for my daughter and myself and the occasional ties for hubby and my son.

6.  My favorite xstitch fabric is 38ct Nacre linen and comes from Tissage Gander in France.

7.  I love Bohin Needles.

 

Now to give the reward to 15 other stylish bloggers.   These are in no particular order either:

 

1.  Little House Needlework Blog

2.  You Know What You Ought To Do

3.  Samplings From a Blue Ribbon Girl

5.  Seasons of My Mind

6.  iStitch

7.  Lizzie Kate Blog

8.  Tempus Fugit

9.  Anita's Stitching

10.  GigiR Designs

11.  Vee and Co and Design

12.  Valie's Blog

13.  Rensel Studio

14.  Blackbird Designs

15.  The Twisted Stitcher

That's it for now.  I'm off to xstitch for the rest of the night since I had to go today to get the school supplies for my kids.  I soooo wished teachers would send these out SOONER! 

Happy Stitching!

A FINISH!!!!

I'm soooo excited to have finally finished up Shepherd's Bush Sail Away.  I had went to Dyeing To Stitch retreat in 2007 and this was the SB class I took.  I had finished that majority of it back in  2007 but it was put away soon after that because we moved to Germany.  I took it to Germany in hopes of finishing it but I never did.  So now that I'm going to be going to Dyeing To Stitch Retreat this October, I felt like I HAD to get this one finished first before going to their retreat again.

I just unrolled it off the scroll bars to take the picture.  I will send it to have Jill Rensel frame it for me here soon.  I'm sorry for any wrinkles you may see.  Unfortunately, some of the small motifs have gotten washed out as well.

I'm sooo happy to have this OUT of my UFO pile and now I can concentrate on other things.....like Indigo Rose Catherine Agnes that is another UFO needing to be completed. 

I hope you have a great stitching day today!

Friday Finishing.....

Today is Friday and I'm going to try and do some finishing work on one of my JN tins.  They have been done but not the "finishing work".  So sad.  I will show you when I do though.  Seems like I have great intentions of doing things like this and then something comes up.  But I really hope to do it this time. 

So until later......

Krispy Kreme doughnuts.......YUMMMM!!!!!

We stopped at Krispy Kreme doughnuts tonight after leaving the mall.  They had the HOT sign on so of course.....we had to stop!!!!  We had to please everyone so of course, we got one dozen HOT glazed doughnuts and another dozen of Chocolate Iced Kreme filled....which is the white filling. 

I promise I only ate 1 of the hot glazed.  Not that I couldn't have ate another but I refrained to save it til Thurs a.m. breakfast.  Yummmmm  Yummmmmm

What a nice treat to end out a day.

Another prize received.....

I received in the mail on Thursday another tuck from my Tranquil Stitches message board July 4 contest.  This was from my good friend Karen and she made some counting pins which you can see laying inside the tuck.  That was the additional surprise from her.  Now....to stitch something new for the tuck.

I finished a couple of stitching projects yesterday but I can't share those yet because the ladies have not received them yet because the projects are for their birthdays coming up.  When they receive them, I will share then.

Now.....on to other stitching things.  I'm still working on my CCN Red, White and Bloom.  I had to frog out the green I had stitched in on the middle section where WHITE is stitched in for a darker green.  Not to worry.....the original green I bought will not go to waste.

I also need to get started on my dad's xmas ornament.  It will be another Prairie Schooler ornament with a deer on it.  I will post it here when I get it stitched and finished because he doesn't have a computer to see it ahead of time.  I already have my mom's ornament picked out as well.  She loved my friend's BBD mini stocking but a different design so I will stitch her that one for her xmas ornament this year.  And yes....I'll share that finish when it gets done as well.

I have started another small piece for Ted's office.  I showed you in a previous post of a couple of charts I bought to stitch up for his office.  It is LK Work Pray Trust.  You can see that chart again here.

I've been working on my NeedleWork Press Anne Wheatley SAL from the Attic.  I will be going to Sampler Sunday Stitching there this coming Sunday.  I'm really looking forward to it.  I hope to get more stitched on her but I also need to finish up SB Sail Away so I may work more on that since I'm soooo close to being done on Sail Away. 

That is all for now.  I hope you have a very wonderful weekend and find some stitching time for yourself.  My daughter comes home from Band Camp this Saturday so I'll be anxious to see her and spend some time with her on what they did and what she learned for marching techniques.

Happy Stitching......