Ruth's Giveaway

RUTH'S GIVEAWAY (From my CCS Group) Ruth is having a great giveaway on her blog: http://ruthsrunningstitch.blogspot.com/ check it out

January 2011 Stitching

Below are pictures of what I've been stitching this month. But first is the reason why I don't get more done. Daisy Dog just has to take over my stitching chair whenever I get up. LOL. And there isn't enough room for both of us.
Next is a bookmark I made for a bookmark swap. When I got my surprise package from Herschnerrs there was all this
blue floss so I did the bookmark blue and learned a few new stitches along the way. The design was a freebie from CyberStitchers.com.


Owl SAL from Oak Haven - the fabric is actually a lavender over-dyed luanga 32ct 1 over 1. The snowflakes have silver filament and the owl body is is that DMS special effects white.


And this is the Eagle Scout Emblem for my oldest grand-son. There is quite a bit of silver filament in the eagle's body and the wording but it is a relatively easy stitch - just time consuming.

I also worked on Power In The Midst but there really isn't enough to post yet.

Christmas Presents 2010

This is actually done in a bright green glitter floss and my co-worker likes green.





These are the ornaments I made for all the ladies I work with.





This is the jar lid I made for the guy at work who loves golfing and constantly brags about my stitching. He's the one I made the black lab for and he told me this morning that it was the hit of their Christmas Party.

I finally finished Dutch Treat's Nativity Table Topper. I didn't follow the chart exactly, I used red beads on the wreaths instead of french knots and did not do the blue squares around the center design. Please do comment.

Vegas LNS

Then I took a very looooooooooong bus trip to the only cross stitch shop in Vegas. Actually it was one bus up the Strip then a transfer to another bus up Sahara Blvd. But the good news: Only $7.00 for a 24 hr bus pass anywhere you wanted to go. I had a great time chatting with the women working there and a couple of great ladies that were stitching away. Then, of course, I bought a few things LOL.
STITCHERS PARADISE - LAS VEGAS, NV. If you ever get to Vegas you just have to go there.

These kits come in all 50 States
and each State has a different
type of New Stitch.
PA has Victoria Stitch and Nevada
has Greek Stitch. These could be VERY
INTERESTING to stitch LOL.







These are: Britty Puppies by Britter Cup Designs and have a dog house charm and a paw print charm. They were just toooo cute to resist - I love my doggie designs. The other one is a kinny Mini by Charland Designs and has several "strange" (for me that is) stitches and ice skate charm. It came with floss but not fabric.



This is a Pine Mountain Designs pillow call Top Ties. It was so colorful I couldn't resist it and it looks like a "quick stitch."

And last but not least is my Hinzeit chart. I have fallen in love with Hinzeit charts with charms. The material is a gloss 28 ct over dyed linen with a dark beigh background with mauvish, greenish design. The floss is Kreinik Fine Overdyed Braid in beigh, green, mauve colors. I loved the colors and just hope I can manage stitching with braid.


All in all I had a fantastic time visiting this shop.

Vegas Trip - CHER pictures

I had a fantastic time in Las Vegas from Sat 9/11 thru Thursday 9/16. We saw the show CHER. These are some of the costumes that were on display from her previous show. Her show was absolutely fantastic. Music, costumes, sets - just everything about it was unbelievable. She is a true entertainer.

When I went to the Stitching Post in Baltimore, MD I just fell in love with this pattern and had to have it. It is on my to-do list (after I finish the moose) so it probably won't get done anytime soon but I had to share the design. I couldn't get the special fabric so I got an overdyed light blue jobelyn (which I've never used before and love the softness of). Will post pics whenever I start it. LOL - I have so many projects I just want to start but not enought time. Oh well, I retire in less that 2 yrs and hopefully will do it all then - now that a huge LOL. I also bought all the special overdyed yarns too. I had a grand time at the LNS and my SO just can't figure out Stash.