I had just arrived home from work and was about to jump in the shower when I heard a knock at the door. It was the mail lady and I could see 2 envelopes in her hand. I was so excited as I knew it was my MA from the Tea/ Coffee exchange & my pattern from Lillie. My first MA all the way from Greece...It's a Mill Hill design and all done in beads. Thank you so much Michelle for this piece of art.
Coffee/Tea MA
I admired this pattern a while back when I saw Lillie stitching it. A few weeks ago she noticed that she had a duplicate so she sent me this one. How very sweet of her and I have just a few things to stitch first then I will be able to-do this one. Also inclosed was some pins she hand made and a post card. I love getting post cards to add to my collection. The pins are very cute and may prove to be very useful. I have never tryed them before.Thanks a bunch Lillie.
Right before taking the boys home I made Dennis take a birthday photo of us. This is about the only one I have put on-line. I don't do many photos. Chris isn't looking at the camera as I told him to-do..the goofball. He is so much taller then me we sat him in the chair and I stood. Nicky is not much farther behind Chris in the hight department as you can see.Monday I went to work and when I come home I got a knock at the door. This is what was handed to me. I signed and couldn't get it inside quick enough. I knew the contents would be great but I didn't know how great. Inside was a T-shirt from Lillie's latest travels, A blue box with a pretty blue ribbon tying it all up, a post card with some cute kitties on it and some CHOCOLATE. Lillie knows me to well...LOL The Post card matches a stitching project I did just last month. I think I'm gonna take the post card and the stitched piece and frame in.Lillie confessed to not making the blue box but she had a friend do it for her. She hurt her finger ...Poor Baby. Lillie did however stitch the fob and she put my initial on the back of it. When I op[end the blue box I had no idea what was gonna be in there but just like the battered box it was wonderful. Places for all my stitching stuff. Lillie told me what the box was called but I have lost the note so I'm sorry I can't tell you what it's called. I just call it Fabulous. Thanks so much my friend.Vermilion February hearts is done. Finished it on March -03-09 at about 6 PM. Changed the colors to stand out better on the fabric I dyed. Next up is the March snowman. Check back for updates on that one.
OK as if I don't have enough WIP's to do right now I started another one. I plan on having this done by Christmas 08. I was gonna do this one on a yellow fabric but wouldn't ya know that's the only color I don't have. didn't want to go to the store so I went with a green and red glitter. Halloween Addition by SanMan Originals. You will not find this one online. This was from the group secret shop and you have to be a member to get anything from there. Sorry ladies. This will be my last Halloween finish of the year. Next up you should really click here and read what Lillie wrote about this. She is so funny and kind.Kerobi Made it here on 10-27-08 and he sends Hugs and Kisses to Textoad and his Auntie Lillie. Kerobi had lots to tell me about his travels here though he didn't see daylight for many day's. He said his papers cleared customs just fine and he is now enjoying his new home. He got a sniff from the kitties and a big hug from his new mom then set on the shelf where he will watch over my stitching and bring me lots of luck. The other photos are of him as he first got some sunlight and then all the stuff that was sent with him along with his travel bag.Thank You Lillie is really all I can say. Now if you have kitties you know you have to give them gifts from time to time. Well Lillie provided them with one this time...LOL...LOL
I got Saturday the 16TH off unexpectedly and I was not having a good day. The migraine took over but just before I went to bed I checked the mail. This was in there. A RAK that made me smile and made my day. Lisa S. ofMy Needle & Isent this great gift to me. I now have a heirloom cat made by her, A new beaded scissor fob for my back Cat scissors (soon as they get here)& A creative card.
I'm working on this SMO October this week. Here is my progress so Far. The Halloween bug hit me last week and I figured while I wait on some other designs to come in I would work on this one.
Mom just took my baby sister and her kids back to my home state of Indiana and brought me back this gorgeous Angel. She is Fiber optic and very gorgeous when lit up. I have her in the living room so I can enjoy her at night.
This is my new project for the month of August. Doing this as a Lizzie Kate SAL with a yahoo group.I'm using the RG - Santa's Beard & Suit floss for everything white. Except maybe his gloves ; Haven't decided that yet. If you want a better look you can click on the photo and it will show a blow up. Thanks for looking.
This is how I decided to organize my special floss's such as SSS- WDW ..ECT. With the help Of My sweet Friend Lillie I added to my stash and the kids got a Necklace from Malaysia. I got a meshuring tape hand crafted by Lillie And some Chocolate goodies.. Wahoo Guess she figured it would take me a while to get this done for myself. Thank YouLillie. Close up of pattern. Other stash added by me just because I want to stitch it next year. Stash I added because I was 1450 post winner onESC. Wahoo that was a fun contest and I'm glad I can be a part of such a great group. My stitching project for July 30 & 31. It's a SMO Doddle and I used WDW - Independence and DMC - 930 on the hearts in the center + the boarder. This will be ornament 5 of my 4Th of July tree. I'm off to stitch some gifts so they will not be shown for a bit. Thanks for stopping by and letting me share my goodies with you.
I recived anouther RAK in the mail from Laura P. of ESC. I have to put this on hold for a while as I finish up some other stuff but soon as I get the chance I will break this pattern out and stitch it up. It was from my wish list and I love it so much. Thanks Luara P. My little helpper sound asleep on my desk while I stitch and chat on IM.
Finally my first set of ornaments are all stitched. Now I just have to make them ornments for my tree. The America Tree was a freebie (Sorry don't have a link for this one), The USA was a freebie from Trail Creek Farm and The Hooray was is a Lizzie Kate design I had in my stash.
This package come in the post on 6-28-08 from Barb K. of my ESC group. Thank you so very much for the RAK Gift. I was just about to start another project when the post man ran my bell. So I did one of my gifts. Took me about 9 hours to complete and well worth every minute of it. I haven't felt very good this weekend so this sure did help a bunch. This is what I did before I got my RAK in the mail. The green one was first and took about 7 hours. This will be a MA very soon. The America one was next and took about 6 hours to complete. This will be made into an ornament and given to DBF after the 4th....SHHHHHH he doesn't know yet.
You can click on the photo to get a better look see. To my nice Sennicca whom is going out of state to finish up her collage. Her grandma, my Mom kinda coned me into this but I really enjoyed doing them for her. A few day's ago my mom called me and asked if I wanted to come over and help her make monkeys. Being so gullible I feel for it and said yes. When I get there mom has 4 things of brown clay and the instructions. Some how or another in just a few minuets I was agreeing to take some money from mom to get the proper supplies and making them for her. Mom's are very tricky and I still don't know how she did this.That's one lesson she forgot to give me...LOL...LOL
Signed up for a Book Mark/Book Exchange on ESC and my partner was very fast with the giving. I still haven't gotten mine ready to mail out yet. Sue V. did a very good job on the choices she made. This looks like a very good read and hope to get started on Friday. Thanks Sue V.
First I wanna say a great Big Thank You to all whom congratulated me on my promotion at work. I thoroughly enjoyed my first day even if it was Mothers Day.My Mothers Day Rose from DBF. My current WIP as of Today. A close up so you can see the bear detail. Momma had more babies. The first few are of the set from last year and this time Momma had 4 in total.
Did this for the deer BF and he has already took it to the shop and hung it. Guess he liked it somewhat. This is a pocket and I got the idea from some sight online but can't remember witch site it was. After doing the pocket I wanted to something upbeat, springy and chearfull. I thought this pattern hit all them things. I see this as a bookmark. What do you all think ? Though it's only about half way done the length and width is done. Bought a new Coffee maker the other day and this is what they did with the box. I have a vidieo but it's too dark and I don't know how to edit it. They played for atleast 30 minuts..going in and out the box. Who needs TV...LOL
I wanna say one last thank you to Sue V. as she found it in here heart to RAK me this week. I love the two patterns she sent to me. I will be trying to start the snow ho ho in about a week or two.
Lillie Sticks again..Thank you bunches. I had forgotten that she told me she was sending another Birthday gift. She sent BF some spices and this great bruise and pin cushion. Thank You so very much I love them. Just my quick stitch weekend project. It's a SanMan ornament all finished up. This one was a fun stitch. This morning I got a polymer clay bug and this is the result of it. A little froggie sitting on his Lilly pad looking at the ladybug and flowers of spring. Last but not least this is my newest WIP. Day 9 for the SanMan originals group SAL. Not much done yet but not much stitching time this last few days.
Name: Dawn B. Home: Haltom City, Texas, United States About Me: I love my Kids, Kitties and stitching. This blog will reflect all. See my complete profile
