Just a Few More Ornaments

Deb posted pictures of a few more ornaments I stitched! I am sure I've mentioned it before but my friend Karin and I decided to do an ornament swap this year. We each chose 12 ornaments and stitched them twice. It's just easier to stitch the same thing twice, less kitting and and things go faster the second time. Believe me, after stitching it four times I could do the border on the BOAF ornaments without looking at the chart, LOL. And yes we both took the easy way out and sent all our ornaments to Deb :-).

Little By Little Angel JCS Magazine

Blackbird Design Christmas Strawberry JCS Magazine

La-D-Da Snowbird JCS Magazine

Thanks so much for taking the time to read and leave comments on my blog! Hope you all had a great weekend with lots of stitching time :-).

A New Look and Rambling

Okay I admit it, I am blog horse, as opposed to being a clothes horse, LOL. I love changing the look of my blog. It's like putting on a new outfit. I get that same feeling of excitement I got as girl when I got to wear my new school clothes. My mom, my sister and I always went school shopping for school clothes weeks ahead of time. We were not allowed to wear any of our new clothes until the first day of school. I would spend hours thinking about which outfit I most wanted to wear. It's that feeling, I can't describe it but it takes me back, LOL. I've developed an obsession with Adam and Eve charts so I really wanted a blog background with a tree. I love my new look!

Speaking of Adam and Eve, have you all seen Paulette's Paradise Lost and Garden of Eerie. I've already put Paradise Lost in my WIP pics in my sidebar. I can't wait to start this piece. I've got several A&E charts kitted and ready to go. I have visions of a wall :-).

Bear with me, I feel the need to ramble, I have a confession to make. I am in a bit of a stitching slump, truth be told it is really a big slump. I think about stitching all the time but I don't actually stitch very much. It's not about not having the time to stitch, I actually have lots of free time. I just don't always use my time as well as I could. The biggest issue for me is there are so, so many pieces I want to finish it's almost overwhelming. Deciding what I want to work is sometimes impossible so I end up not doing anything. How sad is that? I am very type A, results oriented, and making a bit of progress on a lot of different things just doesn't always do it for me. All this brings me back to Paradise Lost. It's the design that is going to break the cycle. I LOVE this piece, there's something about it that just screams "stitch me"! I haven't thought about much else since I saw the picture. I think the stars have aligned to get me out of my slump :-). I have the project that is calling my name and the Dyeing to Stitch Retreat next week. It's always so inspiring to be around other stitchers and designers. So there it is, my rambling confession.

Just a side note, if you've never had a class with Barb and Alma from Blackbird Designs and you get the opportunity to take one, do it! They are awesome, they have so, so many great ideas you can't help but want to pick up your needle.

Now I feel the need to prove I am not a non-stitcher, LOL. Deb has posted pictures of all my ornaments she's finished for me. I have shamelessly snitched her pictures and posted them on my blog as proof that I do indeed still on occasion stitch ;-).

Goode Huswife Angel of Tulips

BOAF White Christmas

La-D-Da Yule Flower

Theron Traditions Berry Bird

I hope you all have a great week, with lots of stitching time, no slumps and special moments. Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog!

I'm Back!!!!

I've been gone way longer than I intended. It's funny how life gets in the way. I alway end up a lot busier than I plan on being. The highlight of the summer was getting all my framed pieces back from Jill Rensel. She is just an amazing artist :-). Sophie and Chloe were all about helping me take pictures to share with everyone, LOL. They wanted to be in every picture, if you look closely you will see a stray paw here and there.

This is Simply Live by Lisa at Primitive Needle. I just love her designs and feel lucky to count her as one of my friends :-).

I also got Lisa's Earth Sampler framed! Isn't the the snake on the mat fun. Siobhan has me hooked on the whole Adam and Eve, serpent theme. I've been madly collect A&E charts.

Finally I got Shepherd's Bush Love Letter's Framed. What a great piece and the mats are wonderful.

I won a contest too! Jan at Belfonte Notes is designing now under the name Tree of Life Samplings. She had a give away of her first design, Rare Treasures, and I won! I was so excited. Isn't it just the prettiest piece?

I have no pictures to share right now but I've done a fair bit of stitching this summer. I stitched several Christmas ornaments and they are all with Deb for finishing. I am still working on Hands to Work This is the Day, the Sheperd's Bush Sail Away Stitchalong, and my friend Karin and I are working on Shepherd's Bush Finch Song on Fridays. I've also finished a couple extra blocks for the Welcome to our Neighborhood round robin. I stitched for Jane and Georgie and they are both going to do an extra block for me :-). I set Mary Wigham aside, my Sampler Guild is doing a stitchalong this year so I decided to wait for our first meeting to start.

I've got several pieces kitted and waiting in the wings, Sarah Siefer, Stories to Live by: Eve, Primitive Needle's Hornbook Sampler and Carriage House Samplings Adam and Eve, do you detect a theme, LOL. I also need to finish just a few more Christmas ornaments. Of course Market could change the list, I'll have to wait and see.

I hope everyone is well and getting lots of stitching time! I am looking forward to the Dyeing to Stitch Retreat next month. I will get to spend time with Karin which is always nice and take some fun classes :-). Until next time!