Beehive Sampler

I finished Beehive Sampler and I just adore it!! I love everything about this sampler! It was indeed a joy to stitch. I find all PS designs a delight to stitch.


Designer: The Prairie Schooler
Design Size: 11 1/4 x 4 3/4
Fabric: 32ct. Natural
Fibers: DMC
Date Started: 3-27-09
Date Finished: 3-31-09

I plan to stitch on The Industrious Bee Sampler for a few days! I have another order I am anxious about as it has some REALLY great charts in it and I do have my eye on at least one to start right away.

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Another start and another flower :)

I decided to start the Beehive Sampler from Garden Verses by The Prairie Schooler today. This is one of the leaflets I pulled while doing some stash organizing last week :) I have long wanted to stitch this one :) It's coming along nicely and I am enjoying it.

I also stitched another flower on The Industrious Bee Sampler :) Thank you all for your comments about this one. Yes, the colors are amazing in this sampler and it's a joy to stitch :)

Design: The Industrious Bee Sampler
Designer: Theron Traditions
Design Size: 11 1/4 x 11 1/2
Fabric: 32ct. Natural
Fibers: DMC
Date Started: 3-26-09

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And what was calling the loudest ??? :)

Industrious Bee Sampler from Theron Traditions. I started it this morning and I am loving it. I fell in love with this one instantly when I found it online and ordered it from Amy. It only took a minute to decide to start it. :)


Design: The Industrious Bee Sampler
Designer: Theron Traditions
Design Size: 11 1/4 x 11 1/2
Fabric: 32ct. Natural
Fibers: DMC
Date Started: 3-26-09

I am thinking about starting a couple other projects that are also calling pretty loudly to have in the works also :)

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Ornament for Jill :)

This month was Jill's month to receive all the ornaments and this is the ornament she received from me :)



Designer: Erica Michaels
Fabric: 36ct. Meadow Rue
Fibers: GAST & WDW
Date Started:3-4-09
Date Finished:3-5-09

I decided to pull out another WIP to work on a bit while waiting on my order from Amy to arrive. I started the last scarecrow (winter scarecrow) on A Time for Everything. My order from Amy did arrive today and I will probably pull something from it or the huge pile I pulled from my stash last week :)
This is where I was previously on A Time For Everything.
Please excuse the wrinkles :)



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May I present Liberty Tin in all it's glory (well as much glory as it can be in without being finished into the sewing box :) )

Hello Everyone :)I finished Liberty Tin today :) I must admit this one has a LOT more stitching in it than it looks...the finished size is 9.5 x 9 and it is solid stitches. My hubby kept commenting that there was no way it was going to fit on the suggested tin and that it was big enough to run up the flagpole :) LOL! I REALLY enjoyed this one though and could not put it down to work on anything else :) I still need to pick up the star buttons before I can do the finishing work on it :) I omitted one motif as I just didn't like it. I stitched it in and ripped it out as I didn't care for it at all...I think it was suppose to be a crown and it was suppose to be stitched under my initials.


Design: Liberty Tin Sewing Box
Designer: The Stitching Parlor
Fabric: 28ct. Natural
Fibers: DMC
Design Size: 9.5 x 9
Date Started: 3-13-09
Date Finished: 3-24-09

Sheila-yes, I have my scissors displayed in bowls with glass stones :) I have 3 different bowls done this way full of scissors :)

Barbara-OOOH...you are tempting me with the invitation to join you all on the Noah SAL (is it an informal SAL or do you have set days to stitch ???) ...let me think on it a day or so- I haven't decided yet what I want to work on next. I have an order coming from Amy tomorrow and with the PILE I have pulled from last week's organizing of my stash I don't know what to start next :) WOW, I could have worse decisions huh??? LOL!!!

Vonna, I am not sure what I am going to start next...so many BEAUTIES being shared in blogland it makes me want to start them all :) Including your new start This is The Day :) I am LOVING everyones progress on this piece :) I have a bunch of SB's I want to start too....I guess it will be whatever is calling the loudest :)

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Contest Winner, picture of box and update on Liberty Tin

Finally, nice weather so I could stain the box and do the finishing today :) I want to thank everyone that left a comment to have a chance in the draw. Through this contest I have made several new friends that emailed me that I didn't know read my blog :) It has been a pleasure getting to know you :)
My mom drew the name for me and the winner is Julianne. Congratulations, Julianne. I hope you will like the stitching box :) I will do my best to get it mailed to you next week :)
I love the way it finished up. I chose a "stitching" related print to line the box with.




Design-Coussinet de la Brodeuse
Designer-a mon ami Pierre
Fabric-28ct. ant. White
Fibers-DMC
Date Started-3-08-09
Date Finished: 3-12-09
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Coussinet de la Brodeuse

Here is the stitched piece :) I thought you all might like to see it before I did the finishing :) I finished the stitching today and will work on the actual finishing this weekend :) I love how it turned out :) I replaced the initials with the year :) I thought that was best as I don't know who the winner is yet :) There is still time to enter your name :) PLEASE do so on the original post. I will draw a name once the sewing box is completed :)

Design-Coussinet de la Brodeuse
Designer-a mon ami Pierre
Fabric-28ct. ant. White
Fibers-DMC
Date Started-3-08-09
Date Finished: 3-12-09

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I am SOOOO in love....

with this design!! This is my next project :) I have everything ready to go (with the exception of the 13 stars...but they are on order :) As soon as I finish the piece up for my giveaway, I will be starting this beauty! I saw the actual model by the designer herself :) she loaned it to my LNS and I almost swooned...ROFL!! Oh MY!! :) Isn't it amazing how a piece of stitching can make us feel??? :)
Liberty Tin Sewing Box by The Stitching Parlor
I am also in love with this design as well and it had to come home with me too :)
Best Friends Forever, Tray and Pincushion by The Stitching Parlor

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6 Bucks Framed !!:)

I just love a bargain. I am always going to consignment and Antique shops on the lookout for anything I can use in finishing my cross stitch :) I think outside the box and come up with some wonderful treasures to assist me in finishing work :) Today however I was on a specific mission to find some "CHEAP" frames for some of my latest finishes and I found a pair for $6.00-boy I couldn't pass that up and was the perfect size for Victoria's Quaker and they are REALLY well made and nicely detailed frames:) Of course I had to dispose of the floral print that was in it (the lady couldn't believe I was going to do that..LOL-but once I explained she felt better about the lovely print being replaced by my cross stitch :)) I framed it this afternoon and honestly I am so thrilled with it :) I took several pics and just could not get a decent one...so here are a few-maybe one of them will allow you to see how lovely this looks framed :)





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Victoria's Quaker Revisited :)

Some of you will remember I stitched Victoria's Quaker back in 2007 and I made a booboo on the large heart motif and was undecided about what to do. I pulled it out tonight and decided to "fudge" the motifs that go inside the heart so they would fit into my heart. I am HAPPY I did this as I think it still looks amazing and if I didn't know I had made a booboo on the large heart I would never know by looking at it now :)
I also decided to do something a little different and add the Numerals to the bottom of my sampler :)
I can officially call this one finished now :) And maybe it can go to the framer's next month for framing special :)Unless I can find a frame long enough :)


Victoria's Quaker
Designer: AMAP
Fabric: 36ct. Cream Edinburgh
Fibers: Vikki Clayton Silks
Date Started:4-15-07

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Self-Framed :) **Edited to answer Kim**

The more I thought about Gift Of Peace the more I knew I wanted to frame it myself in a lovely frame I have had for quite some time and have been wanting to use:) I just love the detail in this frame and I think it looks just wonderful :)


Gift of Peace
Designer: Lavender and Lace
Design Size: 8 x 12
Fabric: 32 ct. Chestnut
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:5-18-08
Date Finished:3-3-09

Kim-when I frame anything, I always stretch and block my stitched piece by using an iron to make sure the FABRIC is back to the shape it was before I started stitching (fabrics can become distorted when stitching). I center it, measuring all distances with a ruler to make sure I am centered and then I LACE my piece of stitching on the mounting surface I am using. Lacing allows you to center it even moreso if needed. Then add it to the frame :) HTH :)

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Have a lovely weekend :) Highs in the low 80's in SC :) And BLUE skies :)Spring has arrived-Summer for us though will be just around the corner :)We always bypass Spring and go right into HOT summer temps :)
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Seasonal Exchange for Amy :)

This is my stitched part of Amy's Seasonal exchange :) I stitched Dewdrop for Amy as she adores bunnies and I just thought this one was too cute. I modified it a bit to make it more Amy. I left off the Easter eggs as well as the pink flowers in the corners. I finished it as a pin pillow :)


Dewdrop
Designer: Just Nan
Design Size: 2.5 x 2.5
Fabric: 30ct. WDW Morris Blue
Fibers:DMC
Date Started:2-19-09
Date Finished:2-20-09

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Gift of Peace :)

YAY!! I finished Gift of Peace today :) I just LOVE it and I am thrilled to have it finished :)

Gift of Peace
Designer: Lavender and Lace
Design Size: 8 x 12
Fabric: 32 ct. Chestnut
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:5-18-08
Date Finished:3-3-09

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Birthday gift from Carol and another GOP update :)

I received a wonderful b-day gift from Carol today:) Just look at this cute BEE ornament. I just love it :) And the other items are lovely as well. I needed some 40ct, Carol and this will come in very handy. Thank you so very much -I just love it all :)



Oh, I am getting close on this one :) I was able to get quite a bit more stitched on him today :) I hope you aren't tired of seeing him yet :) I think I am going to stay with it until it is finished :) I still have to add the ribbon to the greenery on the left side and I do have quite a bit of filling in among the green-you know those a little bit of this green here and there and a little bit of that green here and there :) I also have to do the gold throughout his sash as well as the gold at the top of the greenery and then finish off the stems that are in the basket :) Not too much but enough to keep me busy tomorrow :)


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