Spring Seasonal Exchange for Amy

Well... a full year has gone by, and I sent my last package off to Amy for the Seasonal Exchangers. I have had a blast stitching up stuff for Amy, and hopefully she has enjoyed my efforts. I received word that Amy had received my last package. I had started off the year stitching a pin keep for Amy from a design by Just Nan, so, I thought it was only fitting that I ended the year the same way. :-) I also included a little bunny design by Imaginating that I stitched into a fob.


Amy has mentioned that she likes pansies, so when I saw this fabric at Joann's, I just knew I had to try to make her a tote! I think it turned out pretty cool....


And, then I did my best to fill the tote with some goodies before I mailed it south... Definitely a 'purple' theme going on!


And now, that the commitment for 2007-2008 has been filled, I get to start on my next victim... oops, partner!! I will be stitching for Sharon for the Seasonal Exchangers for the year 2008-2009!! My mind is already busy planning projects just for her!

Thanks for looking!! Until I get a minute to post again.... keep stitching!

Garden Times Too!!

Wanda received the SBEBB Garden Time Exchange I sent her. She has let me know she likes it!

I sent her a little flower pillow... I found the black fabric and wanted to stitch something to go with it.

And, then I got to thinking, maybe it was not 'conventional' enough, and stitched up the little fob to send along with it.

And, I wanted to send a few garden themed goodies with it! I ordered a few charts -- I must have really liked the Garden Spots, 'cause I ordered two (from two different LNS!) I kept one!

I really enjoy the few exchanges I am able to sign up for. I just signed up for the Biscornu exchange on the SBEBB! I'll practice this finish for the monthly challenge, and then try it for the exchange. :-)

Thanks for reading and your comments... God Bless!

It's Monday....

Oh, there were so many things to do today -- the most important was to stay home and stitch all day! It didn't happen!!

The phone rings at about 9:30ish. My Mom has a Dr. appointment at 10:30, and says she is feeling a little dizzy, and doesn't think she should drive, and would I please take her. Sure.... rush to get cleaned up and dressed and over there by 10 to leave for her appointment. Dang... it's raining! I hate driving in the rain. Mom's a chatterbox. Do you hear that beeping chime. ACK!!!! It's the 'Low Fuel' light thingee.... No way can I stop on the way there. I wonder how much gas is in the tank when that thing comes on? Get to the Dr.'s. She's there maybe 20 minutes!!! Okay, we head back home. It starts to pour. I don't just mean raining... I can't even see the lines on the road! And, I have to get gas! Pull into the first station -- $3.29 a gallon -- okay. I'll just put in $10.00 to get me home. It is thundering, and I see lightning... and here I am holding on to the metal gas pump! Done with that, back on the road, and finally back on the highway. The van is hydroplaning on the highway!!! I tell Mom I would rather drive in a blizzard than in rain, oh, and was there anywhere else she wanted to go while we were out? No, she just wanted to go home. Got her home, and then by the time I got home -- it wasn't raining!

It's not even noon yet -- maybe I can salvage the rest of the day!!! Then I remember I had told Chuck I would make spaghetti for dinner. Okay, I can get the sauce started later. :-)

I was able to sit and stitch for a couple hours!!! I finished a little project I was working on, and started another little bit to go with it! Tomorrow is going to be a 'finishing' day! Even if it's still raining, it won't matter! Son Rick went to Hobby Lobby for me, and got an Eyelet Kit, and a wooden box. Okay, I asked for a square box, and he got a rectangle one. I'll keep the one, because it is just cool, but, he said he would look for a square one, as I showed him what I wanted to put on it. It's pretty neat that I can send him for stuff like that. (His mother has trained him well!!)

I finished LHN Rose Sampler on Saturday, but, haven't pressed it yet, or thought of a way to 'finish' it. That is what I picked for the SAL on the LHN Yahoo group. I was thinking of a needleroll, but, I didn't give myself enough fabric on the ends, so maybe a flat fold. I have the Sunflower one I want to stitch up also. :-)

Amy has received her Seasonal Winter Exchange, so I can share pictures of that! I made a needleroll, and included some other items with the same snowflake design.

M Designs
Reindeer Needle Roll
28ct. Christmas Red Linen w/DMC fibers

She said she liked all the stuffs! This was a fun one to put together. I have one more Season to stitch for Amy. I'm thinking pink owls for Spring! LOL (Just kidding!) I have already started the Spring one.... I have really enjoyed this Seasonal Exchange.

And, I also sent out a few packages to some blogging/Internet/exchange friends. (I hope I can call them friends). They have been very understanding this past year of things I have been going through, and I just wanted to send a little 'thank you for being my friend' giftee. I stitched up a fob, and knitted dishcloths, and got the marking pins from my sister, Reee. (she makes them). They seem to have been well received. :-) Thank you, my friends...
(I had little notes to go with them, and after getting home from the post office, noticed them on the table... Please know they are sent with thoughts from my heart.)

For Becky:

For Vonna:
For Cathy B:
For Leila:
For Sharon:
For Carol S:
For Jenna:


I wanted to post pictures of my progress on a few things, but, the sun hasn't been shining. Maybe I will turn all the lights on in my craft room tomorrow and try to take pictures anyway. I don't mean to blow my own horn, but, did I tell you all I knitted a vest? Well, I did, and I finished it! I love it, and even my sister, Reee, the knitter extra-ordinary, was impressed! I promise to get pictures soon!

I think that's enough for now.... I'm going to make promise to myself to try to blog regular, and keep up on my blog reading! Oh, and keep track of my stitching better! LOL

Thanks for reading, and all your wonderful comments! I appreciate you all...

Is it Spring yet?

And, here I was silly enough to think Spring might be on it's way! No... it was a windy, chilly, 13 degrees F. when I went to work this morning at 4:30!! It's a bit warmer now, but, not at all like the last couple of days in the 40's! Who knows what the weekend will bring...

I stitched Wednesday on my LHN Home of a Needleworker. (sorry... I didn't press it before I took the picture.) I worked some more on the house, and also charted out my name to stitch on there next week.



Becca continues to suffer with a nasty sinus/head cold thingee. But, we sat at the dining room table last night, and she and I made up this cool fob for a pair of my little scissors! I think it turned out pretty dang cool!



I've been stitching on some exchanges... and this weekend will try to get an ornament stitched up in the Ornament SAL. And, maybe do some finishing! I have my needleroll from earlier this month to put together, and the box finish, and some exchange finishing. :-) Busy, busy... Too bad the husband and kid think they need clean clothes, and food, otherwise I could just sit and stitch away! Oh... and the cats think they should have all my attention! (Shadow loves to sleep in my stitching rocker, and when I go near there, he puts his little face into the back of the chair. I think it's "If I can't see you, you won't make me move!" kind of a thing.)

I also picked up "The Thirteenth Tale" at the library this afternoon. It's on a 7-day loan, so I'll also get started on that if I can get a chance.

Not much else... Everyone have a great weekend!!

Thanks for reading, and your comments...