Scissor Fob Sent and Received

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My Baby Is Growing Up

It's hard to believe that my youngest daughter has already turned 16. February was a big month for Andrea. She celebrated her birthday on the 16th and attended her school's formal dinner party on the 29th.

I'm so proud of the young woman that she's becoming. She attends a Chinese Christian School and has been learning Mandarin since the 6th grade. She loves language and has the desire to be an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor. I know if she sets her mind to it she'll be able to accomplish this goal.

On a "stitchy" note, I've been busy with my needle and floss. I joined Vonna's great Fair and Square group and almost have my square completed.

I hope all of you are enjoying the longer hours of daylight and getting lots of stitching done. Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to. I leave you with a picture of my Andrea.

Gifts from a Special Friend

My friend Arcadia in France made me the loveliest sewing basket with a matching tape measure for Christmas. I absolutely love the little flower buttons that the girl is holding. Arcadia also spoiled me with two stitching books and the beautiful lace handkerchief which she had a friend purchase for her in Belgium. I am so grateful to have received such intricate and beautiful gifts. I apologize for waiting so long to post this! I got caught up in all the excitement from all the holidays.

Thank you for stopping by my blog and catching up on what's new here. Keep on stitching and enjoy every day.

Frosty Friends Exchange for Leena

I received a copy of the book Country by Helen Wind from my friend Arcadia . I chose to stitch a snowman from it for Leena for the SBEBB's Frosty Friends exchange. I was fortunate to have purchased a grab bag of linen cuts with this pretty blue one in the mix. I thought it would be the perfect backdrop for this frosty gentleman.

Barnyard Continues

I'm sorry to report that no one finished their wreath in the PS Grapevine Wreath SAL group. I do intend to finish mine for Christmas 2008.

I'm currently working on the dog. I've finished a couple more animals since I last posted about this SAL . Here they are:


Thanks so much for stopping by and for all of your comments and good wishes concerning Owen- our newly adopted greyhound. I'm happy to report that he's doing well and seems to be settling into our routine.

A Couple of Ornaments

Here are a couple of Christmas ornaments that I gave as gifts. The first is one that I did for some former neighbors that owned huskies. I thought the dog in the piece resembled a husky.



The second ornament is one that I gave to my sister. It was a freebie that I found somewhere on the web.

We adopted a retired racing greyhound last Saturday. We had been thinking about getting a second dog and went ahead and filled out an application with a local adoption group. After making sure that we were fit to adopt, they told us they had a dog for us and that we could pick him up that evening.

We've named him Owen and he's quite a big fellow. He's doing well and I'm adjusting to caring for two dogs. Here is a picture of us that they took when we went to pick him up.

Frosty Friends Exchange From Andrea

I was the lucky recipient of Andrea's wonderful stitching and finishing skills. She sent me the cutest needleroll with three of the most adorable snowmen stitched on it. The pattern is from Winter Fobs by Heart In Hand.

Here is a picture of all of the "extras" that Andrea sent. Isn't that the cutest fabric? Thanks again Andrea for a wonderful exchange.

Happy New Year

It's been quite some time since I've posted here. I was very busy stitching gifts and ornaments. I was a participant in Becky's Birthday and Christmas exchange group and my partner Irene has her birthday a few days before Christmas.

For her birthday gift I stitched a design over one in DMC 115 and finished it as a stitcher's tin.
I knew from looking at her blog that she likes The Prairie Schooler so I chose to stitch the annual santa from 1986
Happy New Year to all of you. May 2008 be a healthy and happy year for you and everyone you hold dear.

Barnyard Trio

I'm participating in a SAL http://pswreathsal.blogspot.com/ to stitch and finish a grapevine wreath for Christmas. Many participants are stitching The Prairie Schooler's Twelve Days of Christmas, but several have chosen to stitch from other leaflets.

I chose to stitch Barnyard Christmas and I just finished my 3rd animal yesterday. I've got five more to do. I started the sheep last night. Here's what I've done so far.Thanks for stopping by and taking time to see what I've been up to. Happy stitching to you all.

A Couple of Things to Share

I participated in the SBEBB's Grateful Hearts Exchange and received an absolutely beautiful biscornu from Carol. She stitched the "Four Little Hearts" by Indigo Rose on both sides of the biscornu and she edged it with delicate seed beads. It is so pretty! My picture just doesn't do it justice. You can also see the wonderful goodies that Carol included with her lovely exchange piece. Thanks again, Carol for a lovely gift that I will always treasure.

My partner for the exchange was Chris and I chose to stitch her JBW's French Country Love. I finished it as a small project keeper with a pocket. It arrived safely in the UK and Chris liked my choice.


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