Small finish

I just finished my October angel of the month by Curtis Boehringer, I think it turned out alright. I also wanted to share that last week I won the blog anniversary contest that was held by Donna. She awarded a 20.00 gift certificate to go shopping online at 123stitch.com which I will be using on Thursday after payday! Thank you so much Donna! I thought I would share a pic of my kittens who are growing up too fast. Tamzien is the grey one, she is laying by her brother Gisborne. They came from the same litter of kittens, we had a third one but little Eli passed away last month which was sad because these kids are like peas in a pod the way they do everything together. Thanks for stopping by and for all your kind comments.

Happy October

I have a few finishes to share, the first one of course is by Lizzie Kate called gather a harvest of love. The second one is by Bent Creek for the month of October. I should have gotten more stitched but I have been moving at a turtle's pace it seems! I also wanted to share a pic of what I got in the mail from my non stitchy friend, Liz. She knows I love to stitch so I was more than thrilled to get this nice surprise in the mail and will be used! Not much else to share but to say thanks for stopping by and have a great week everyone!

Some fall and Christmas stitching

I have a few small finishes to share. I finished my September angel from the Curtis Boehringer angel of the month club over the weekend. I also wanted to share what I stitched for my friend in the Halloween and Christmas swap I took part in. Since she lives in the UK, I wanted to make sure the ornies were not too much so shipping would not be too harsh on me. The fall ornie I made for myself last month also it is by Prairie Schooler. The Christmas ornie was a freebie by Lizzie Kate. Since my last post last week not too much has been going on, my son's first week of school was good, he is slowly getting into the back to school mode. I took in one of my kittens last week to get fixed, the other one gets fixed in early October. She is slowly getting back to her naughty self which is good to see. I decided over the weekend to decorate for Halloween as well, I am enclosing a pic of my little girl Tamzien in the pumpkin patch, she was the kitten that got fixed last week, she is my little cutie! Thanks for stopping by and for your comments!

Happy September

I have a few small finishes to share with everyone. The first piece is a little something called Full Moon. The second piece is somewhat my creation. I usually every month do the monthly design from the Curtis Boehringer 3 for 2 club. I did not like so much how the design for September looked so I pieced something together from a fall pattern that I had hence the leaves falling around the word September. I hope to in the next week to have my barefoot angel of the month done for September. I had some personal setbacks which have been hindering my progress, but after this I need to finish the Mary Englebreit piece I have been working on for a friend after that I will figure it out! Tuesday was my sons first day back at school, the first day went well. He started the 8th grade this year so this year things are going to start to get complicated for him because this year the teachers are starting to prepare the kids for when they go to high school next year so there are certain things expected of him throughout the year so here's hoping this new school year is a good one. Thanks for stopping by and for your comments, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend that just ended.

Some Halloween stitching......

This week that has passed was a quiet one at home for me which I always love! I have spent a lot of the summer running around so things settling down are nice. I was able to get 4 small finishes done this week! The first one is a Prairie Schooler design from the book cardinal birds. I love this ornament a lot and made this for my bedroom Christmas tree. The other designs are fall and Halloween related... I made another Schooler design as well from the October book, the picture I have does not do it justice at all. The other 2 finishes are Lizzie Kate's as you can tell. On the welcome fall one I went a bit over board I think with the finishing. Last Halloween I had gotten these pearlized pins and they have been sitting in storage forever waiting to be used. The pictures I took for some of these I think my camera just does not do my work any justice because anymore I have a bear of a time getting my camera to take a good picture. So bear with me on the quality of the pictures! This week is starting to pick up for me though, I have some back to school meetings to go to and finishing shopping before school starts in less than 2 weeks. Thanks for stopping by and for all the kind words!

Small finish and a new start

I finished last week my August angel from the barefoot angel of the month club from Curtis Boehringer. I know the finishing is simple on this one just did not have it in me to go all out and finish it off more than I did. I also have started working on a new start this week, the design comes from a cross stitch book of patterns designed by Mary Englebreit. This is a bday gift I am working on for a friend. When I seen this pattern it was calling to me! This one is a bit different for me because the entire block will be stitched so I really need to make sure I am careful. It is supposed to be a picture of a cottage in the country side when it is done. A lot of back stitching and detail work and beads needing to be sewed in when this is done but I think it will look great! Things here are back to normal. The 9th my son turnbed 13 so my dad was here in town to visit so I am now finally getting my house in order after having people coming and going this week. Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words!

Happy August!

Well we are upon August now, next month it will be fall, yea!!!!!! I know there are many out there that love the summer but I have never really been fond of it to begin with, me and heat do not do well! The weekend that ended was a wee bit busy. My son turns 13 on Monday the 9th so this weekend we had a bday party and sleepover for the kids that attended, it was great fun for all of the kids, I was amazed at how they never ran out of things to talk about! Had a few issues in the evening hours but all in all it was good. Soon school starts here for my son as well, the summer is rolling along quickly! I have a few small finishes to share the first one is by Curtis Boehringer from the 3 for 2 club for August, the other finish is by Bent Creek and it is called August rings. I like how this came out a lot, I just wish I could get a better picture! Thanks for stopping by and for your comments! Have a great week!