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2010-09-11T09:09:00.002-05:00

Sorry I have been away soooo long. With working full time and being in front of a computer all day I just want to stitch and do other things most of the time while I am off work. I did finish the Witches Hollow and have stitched a lot of other things since. Go to the bottom of the page and click on the link to my photobucket to see.

My friend that retired over a year ago finally found us a building and although she will own the shop, she is backing it financially and will be there the most I will still be heavily involved. It is sooo exciting. We just got the building this week. Now on to lots of work. I are hoping for a goal of having a grand opening by November 6th even if we don't have it fully stocked. Talk about EXCITED though. OMG There is no other shop anywhere close, NO WHERE to even get DMC floss.

Right now I am working on Autumn & Hawk Run Hollow and loving the colors.

Well, I am at my daughters for the weekend and we are going to head out of here soon to hit some antique and flea markets, looking for things for the shop.

I will try to get back on here more often. :)

2010-05-06T08:48:00.003-05:00

I finally got put back what I had to take out on Witches Hollow last weekend though and then finished it about 10:30 last night. I will try to get a picture of it tonight and get that posted soon.

2010-05-06T08:42:00.002-05:00

I had a weekend from H*** last weekend. I went to see my niece graduated from the University of Arkansas at Jonesboro and on the way back drove through the edge of a tornado although didn't know it at the time, then I went straight to a Relay for Life for Cancer and walked in that, it was 18 hours and I was there 14 of them. I walked so much I had blister about the size of a nickel on the bottom of both feet about center of the front pad. Went home and sleep and few hours and then about 7:30 Saturday night lightning hit the power pole to our house so then we had no electricity until about 4:00 Sunday afternoon and it was soooooo hot and muggy. When we got power back it had burnt up the power surge bar that my flatscreen TV and stereo were in, thank goodness it did it's job though and didn't damage either of those. We weren't so luck with the one that DH's desktop computer, TV and new x-box 360 were in. It didn't damage the computer or TV but it fried the transformer on that x-box. We ordered a new one but won't know if it did more damage to the unit until we get that. It messed up our air unit and now it keeps going back and forth from heat to cool to heat. It fuzzed the points on the timer to my washer. As far as we know though that is all it did. That was ENOUGH.

2010-04-30T10:40:00.003-05:00

I guess I should have said what it was I was taking out but I was thinking I had posted a picture, :) I had done the owl, 3 motifs and a little house at the top of the piece I am working on. It's Witches Hollow from Primitive Needle. I had started the owl above the moon that has the 2 bats instead of above the bat on the left and I didn't realize it until I had done all that other and started wondering why there was so much space between those motifs and what I had already stitched before.

Oh well, not the first time I have taken something out and certainly won't be the last time.

2010-04-30T10:18:00.002-05:00

Well, it took me 2 nights to take all of that out but I finally finished and restarted the owl last night. I got the wings and bottom part of the center done.

I won't be stitching tonight since I am captain of a team for Relay 4 Life for the American Cancer society and the relay is tonight, well actually 18 hours. I am having another team member be there at the beginning though because it starts at 6:00 tonight and my niece is also graduating from college with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Elementary Education at the same time. Plus it's about 1 1/2 hours from where the relay is. I am just going to go to that then come back and change clothes in the restroom of the site of the relay.

2010-04-28T08:54:00.003-05:00

Oops, forgot the pictures.

2010-04-28T08:38:00.002-05:00

Well, I started last night picking out some of what I put in on Witches Hollow Saturday plus all I had put in Sunday and then Monday night. I started that darn owl at the top just above the moon that has the 2 bats rather than above the bat on the left and then after finishing him I started stitching motifs going down the right side when I thought "hmmm, there sure is a lot of space between these. It took me a bit to figure out where I had messed up. That owl was not easy to stitch either, I hate it when designers use two symbols almost identical and most of him is symbols ) and (. I had put it in there to stay evidently because I spent over 1 1/2 hours last night just taking out the left wing and center of the owl.

I got Spot back from the framer on Saturday and I just love him. Here is a picture of him and also a picture of the wall where he is hanging in his place of honor.

2010-04-20T07:43:00.003-05:00

I had started back to weight watchers and despite spending the weekend with my single/thin daughter that doesn't cook and going out to eat quite a few times I still managed to lose 2 lbs last week. I go to the meetings on Monday nights. I was really excited because I was just hoping for 1 lb.

Stitched some on Witches Hollow also. I hope to have that finished this coming week. I'm ready to move on to another project, but I have tried the more than one project at a time and it just doesn't work for me because I tend to end up just stitching on one. LOL

2010-04-16T14:09:00.003-05:00

I am finally over 3/4 finished with Witches Hollow from Primitive Needle. I am ready to get it finished and move on to something else. Sooo many things I want to stitch and just not enough hours in the day. I started this on March 13 so not to bad I guess.

2010-04-15T07:36:00.003-05:00

I am already soooo excited for July to get here. I registered yesterday along with 2 of my friends to go to the Blackbird Design (which I absolutely love) class at Silver Needle in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We aren't but about a 4-5 hour drive so we will leave on Friday morning and come back on Sunday but it will still be a GREAT time.

I didn't get any stitching done last night, I finished sorting NPI floss and put it in bags, added another blog link here and did a few other things around the house then went to bed early.

Finally back again

2010-04-14T10:38:00.004-05:00

It has been even longer than I thought since I have posted on here. Lost my information how to get on and also a lot has happened since then, including a new position at work after 11 1/2 years. Anyway, thought I would see if I could get back to posting.

I have finished a LOT of projects since I posted here. You can see those at my photo sites. I am working on Witches Hollow from Primitive Needle right now and have it almost done. I have a LOT of projects lined up to do, most of which are BIG projects. You can the pictures of my projects by going to the my photo links at the bottom of the page.

2008-08-21T13:06:00.001-05:00

Unfortunately, believe me it was an accident because I know the lady tooooooo well to think otherwise, my framer ruined my acorn piece for my clock. Now I need to re-stitch it. It was at least quick and easy though, also a lot of fun. It just takes time away from a LOT of other things I want to stitch, lOL

2008-08-21T13:05:00.002-05:00

One more recent finish. I haven't really decided for definite what I will do with it though. I may make it in to a pillow, it is quite large.

2008-08-21T13:01:00.003-05:00

2008-08-21T13:00:00.002-05:00

A few more.

2008-08-21T12:57:00.004-05:00

I am sooooooo far behind on posting here. Here are a few things that I have finished lately though.

2008-07-11T12:15:00.002-05:00

Here is one of the things I started this week. Acutally I started it a couple of nights ago. All I lack is the year and the word Noel at the center bottom. It has been a fun quick stitch.

2008-07-11T12:11:00.004-05:00

I am finally getting around to posting again. Here are 3 things that I have finished since my last post. I plan to put the acorn sampler in a clock.

2008-06-25T10:56:00.003-05:00

I am a little slow getting something posted. There has just been a lot going on at work and other things also.

Here is JWS/AS 1809 almost completed, just have some more flower tops to finish in this picture. I finished this on Saturday, June 21st and I will try to get around to posting a completed picture later this week.

I then started box cover of My Precious Treasures by Blue Ribbon Designs. I will try to post a WIP for it later this week.

Back to working on my sampler

2008-06-13T12:23:00.003-05:00

Here is what I have gotten done as of last night. I am almost finished with the over 1 writing, just 4 more words to go and then I will be ready to start the border, HOORAY !!

2008-06-13T12:21:00.001-05:00

I have been so busy that I haven't had a chance to post in quite a while. I went with a cousin to Mississippi to do genealogy research and attend a family reunion. Our dad's were brothers. We were gone for 4 days and needless to say I didn't get any stitching done.

2008-05-16T09:47:00.001-05:00

Here is what I just started. It's JWS/AS 1809 Reproduction Sampler from the Scarlet Letter. Susan, my stitching friend and co-worker, gave me the kit for Christmas and I have really anxious to get started on it. I just had other projects I wanted to finish first, like Dutch Beauty. I haven't done that much but I am really enjoying it.

2008-05-16T09:45:00.004-05:00

Here is all I have done on Ocean Treasures since the last post. I worked on finishing the French freebie and then moved Ocean Treasures to my carry around.

2008-05-16T09:44:00.002-05:00

Finally finished the French Freebie.

2008-05-09T14:05:00.005-05:00

It has been a longgggggg week, but it's almost quitting time on Friday. Here is a couple of projects I have worked on this week. First is an on-going freebie projects. I ended up having to take out about half what I had put in Wednesday night on that green border at the bottom. Off one stitch, arggggggg.

I started the Ocean Treasure (mermaid) last weekend and have worked on it periodically this week. Previously I had the freebie in my carry around bag but I'm hoping to finish it this weekend and move the mermaid to my bag so that I can start on a Scarlet Letter sampler that Susan (my stitching friend at work) gave me for Christmas. She bought me the complete kit with the silk floss and it will be gorgeous.

2008-05-02T09:10:00.001-05:00

Oops, wrong picture. Here is minute spot.

2008-05-02T08:36:00.001-05:00

Oh, and I finished Minute Spot by Drawn Thread last Sunday, just before I started the needlekeep kit. Here is the final picture.

2008-05-02T08:35:00.004-05:00

Here is the French Freebie, although the picture seems kind of dark. For some reason I have been very successful in getting a picture of the true colors of this.

2008-05-02T08:32:00.002-05:00

I finished the needlekeep kit last night, except for putting it together of course, LOL I decided to work on a French Freebie that I had already been carrying around and stitching on when not at home rather than start the next project.

2008-04-29T13:56:00.000-05:00

Oops, sorry it's so tiny. If you click on my pictures you can see a bigger view though.

2008-04-29T13:55:00.003-05:00

Here is what I started this past Sunday, April 27. I have finished the back which isn't shown in the picture, but plan to start the butterfly tonight.

2008-04-29T13:49:00.002-05:00

Here is what my daughter, Liz, stitched. She had her DH pay for the mat she chose and her daddy and I paid for the framing for her birthday. I think it turned out GREAT, she did a wonderful job.

2008-04-29T13:38:00.003-05:00

I finished Minute Spot but unfortunately it's still not big enough for the clock that I received at the retreat. I will just have it framed and find something else for the clock.

I will post a picture as soon as I get a good one. I took a couple but they are all to blurry.

I started Spring Needlekeep Kit by La-D-Da on Sunday afternoon. I will also post pictures of that soon.

2008-04-25T10:57:00.002-05:00

Here is a closer picture of Minute Spot. The fabric is called Chime by Picture This Plus and the floss is NPI.

2008-04-25T10:53:00.003-05:00

Now on to some other projects. I started this one last night. I had gotten a clock like that at the retreat, but now I am thinking that even though the one I got is from Old Colonial also the opening is going to be to big so I might just have to do something else for that clock. This project has a lot of specialty stitches, some of which I haven't done but I am already enjoying it.

2008-04-25T10:51:00.003-05:00

FINALLY finished Dutch Beauty. I started this on Dec. 2, 2007 finished on April 22, 2008 and I have done a few others during this time but it still seemed to take a long time to me. It was a HUGE piece. I enjoyed stitching it but I am more than ready to move on to some other projects, I have sooooo many I want to do.

2008-04-18T15:08:00.002-05:00

Here is a group picture, although not a real good one because when I scanned it some of the color is off, I think because of the shiny finish on the original picture. This is one they gave us at the retreat.

The lady out front is because she didn't want to stop stitching long enough to get in the picture with the group so Holly, the organizer of the retreat, just grapped her chair and dragged her over there. LOL

2008-04-18T15:01:00.002-05:00

Just got back last Sunday from a retreat in Branson, MO sponsored by Cecelia's Sampler. We had a great time and plan to go back to the one in November. It was the best retreat I have ever been to and OMG at the wonderful things and projects they gave us.

2008-04-18T14:58:00.003-05:00

Finally almost finished with Dutch Beauty. I lack just a little in the lower right corner and finishing the border. I will be so glad to have it finished so that I can go on to other projects.

2008-04-09T09:44:00.002-05:00

It's finally time. I am headed to Branson, Missouri along with 6 other women tomorrow for the retreat put on by Cecelia's Sampler. I have never been to one of their's. I know we are going to have a great time. 3 nights and 4 days, I am EXCITED.

We will have to deal with storms since we are driving up there but it will still be worth it.

2008-04-09T09:37:00.002-05:00

This is Sarah, my youngest daughter, and her fiancee, Lance, at a recent military ball that was held in Feb. 2008. He isn't short, she is just tall. He is 6 foot. LOL

2008-03-31T10:07:00.002-05:00

Here is some finishes that I picked up on Saturday. Ann Grimshaw, The Multiplication Table by Carriage House and a freebie that I found. I did the Peace to all who enter for Liz, my oldest daughter, she had a perfect place to hang it.

2008-03-31T10:06:00.001-05:00

I didn't think to mention that Ashley is 6, she will be 7 on July 10. My grandmother started teaching me to do stamped embroidery at that age and I have always remembered that special time with her.

2008-03-31T09:55:00.003-05:00

I started teaching my granddaughter, Ashley, to stitch on Friday night. It was kind of late so she didn't get to do much but her mom stitches and she said that Ashley did a little more yesterday. She has been wanting to learn from the time she was big enough to get up in the chair when her mom or I would get up from our stitching.

2008-03-21T09:58:00.003-05:00

The picture worked. That is my WIP. It's Dutch Beauty, as of last night, stitched with Vicki Clayton silks, one strand over two. I started it on Dec. 2. It has taken me longer to finish this one I think than any I have ever done. I have done a few small projects while working on this though. LOL

2008-03-21T09:30:00.002-05:00

Still working on figuring all this out. I think I finally figured out how to add images to my messages, LOL.

2008-03-19T08:34:00.001-05:00

Looks like I at least figured out how to post a link to my pages. Check it out at the bottom of the page. Hooray for me!

2008-03-19T08:24:00.000-05:00

Still playing with this, trying to figure it out. I want to set up to some links to my photobucket and webshots so that others can see my work but I'm not really sure when I will figure that out, LOL.

2008-03-18T15:26:00.000-05:00

Oops, apparently I haven't figured out how to post a picture yet. Well, maybe later or tomorrow.

2008-03-18T15:25:00.000-05:00

This is what I am working on now although I do need to take an updated picture. I started Dutch Beauty on Dec. 2 but it sure seems to be going slow.

2008-03-18T15:19:00.000-05:00

I have just set up this blog and don't have a clue what I am doing. Hopefully before long I can figure all this out and start posting more including pictures. LOL