Gosh...!

I haven't been here in a while have I? Sorry about that.





I've been stitching a little lately and wanted to share. First is an ornament I stitched for an exchange on the Cross Stitch Crazy board. I hope my pal likes it!

Next is LHN's Snow Bunnies from the 2007 JCS Ornament Edition. I will probably keep this for myself and finish it as a flat ornament.

I guess my New Year's Resolution should be to visit my own blog more often. :-)

For the Birds

Not really, I'm keeping this one for myself. This is a freebie from SanManOriginals stitched on a Silkweaver solo using DMC floss. I'm not sure how I will finish these cute little guys, but I will find a way!

Catching Up

Stitching

I can safely post a scan of the SIF that I stitched, since Kristina has received it. Called Crowned Heart by Blue Ribbon Designs, it is stitched on 32 count Angel Blush Jobelan over 2 using an assortment of fibers.

The Marjolein Bastin Spring WIP is coming along, slowly. It's been a while since I stitched something with so many color changes.

I stitched part of a border and basted squares for a LHN RR and sent that on, but didn't get a scan of it before it left. I'm currently working on a little freebie by San Man Originals.

Cheese

The little guy is still loving every minute of baseball. Below are a few shots from last week's game (he's the catcher in the first pic).

And tonight, I came in from mowing the lawn and found this:

Look at that smile. Maybe I am doing something right. :-)

An Update...Really!

It's been too long since I've been here!
I've completed and sent my SIF piece, but I won't post a pic until it's received, since I stitched her initials on it and I'm too lazy to edit the pic. :-) I think it's lovely and it was hard to part with it.

The crazy baseball season has started and we're juggling baseball, karate and Cub Scouts. Cheese (my 9 year old son wants to be called Cheese) loves all the activity and secretly I do too, but it does make life a little hectic. He has a game tonight but I have to attend an Educator of the Year Banquet so I'll have to miss it. I hope this is the only one I miss.

Last night, Cheese wanted to know if he could start taking a shower in the morning and using my conditioner so he can "shake his hair". Whatever that means. This morning he asked me to stop buying him kids' toothpaste - he would just use mine. Seems some growing up is going on and I'm not quite ready. I guess I'll have to take his lead though and adapt accordingly.

However, last night we played Hangman on his whiteboard. His first phrase for me to guess - "I love you Mom". He's still my little boy!

Biscornu Exchange

It's been awhile since I was here - technical problems at home. When you fix computers for a living, the last one you want to fix is your own!

I've been stitching on my biscornu exchange piece. I chose Wildflower Hearts, a freebie by Catherine Strickler, as the design. I used Caron Waterlilies African Sunset for the floss. I only used part of the chart because I didn't want it to be too big. I hope my pal likes it. (The scanner sort of smushed the shape, but you get the idea!)

New WIP

Started a new project on the 1st and I've made pretty good progress. The colors are not what I'm used to stitching, but it will look nice in the end.





Marjolein Bastin's Seasonal Bouquet: Spring.

Easter Stitching

Finished the second Peter Plaidtail today. He's stitched over 2 on 28 count Star Sapphire Jobelan using DMC Floss (3838,3839,3840,563, 564). I think I'll make him into one of those no sew cubes and give him away, since I already have another one framed.

Here's a pic of the other one I stitched and had framed. The mat for this frame is a purple suede and I just love it. Of course, the cost was a bit extravagant for a seasonal design, but you have to surround yourself with things you love, right?

Mystery Garden Finish!

Finally finished my Mystery Garden! I think this was published as a freebie in 2004. It's stitched over 2 on 28 count Mushroom Lugana, using all DMC floss. Just for record keeping, the floss #s used were: 3726, 315, 3326, 745, 367, 368, 319, 3865.

This was a fun stitch; which is a strange thing to say since it took me so long to finish. I started it and chose these colors because my brother and his wife had just redecorated their bedroom and it would match perfectly. This piece was released in parts and the first 4 sections were the gardens in the center. Funny thing is, had I stuck with the chart, the house would have ended up being pink, the same as my brother's. The marriage broke up though, so I put the project away. When I pulled it out a few months ago to look at it, I thought I would change the house to a soft yellow to match my current house. I do have green trim (with purple too - not my choice!) but not green windows!

Anyway, now that it's done, I like it! I'm going to get it framed - someday - and display it on the rail in the dining room. Darn, that to-be-framed pile is growing!

Next up - I really don't know. I'm considering stitching another Peter Plaidtail designed by my friend Leah. I've stitched it once using the suggested colors, but might try it this time in blues and yellows. Or I could always start another LHN...

New Blog, Small Finish

Yep, I've decided to blog. I needed a place to keep things that are important so I can go back to them if I need to. The content will be prominently stitching, but may also include knitting, if that becomes a hobby. And of course, some family stuff will be interesting enough to blog about occasionally as well as new things in education.

Since we had a snow day, I finished this small stitch on Valentine's Day. It's stitched over 1 on 28 count Honeysuckle Pink Jobelan, using the suggested DMC threads.