A Finish & Other Fun Stuff

Yesterday my DH picked up my framed "Mermaids" piece from my framer. DD really loves it and we think that it is going to go great in her room!! Here is the snap. I think that it turned out great. The color in the snap is a little off as it is after dusk. I forgot to take it during the day with natural light.

I also worked on my "Traveling Stitcher" and finished the stitching on it. Now I just have to get it sewn to the needle book and the bag. I posted a snap of the needle one before, but I am going to post it again. I couldn't get the Needles snap to lighten up at all without really making it look really off. I am going to have to learn to start taking these when it is light out.

I also have a new start. It is the "My Pins" pincushion by Shepherd's Bush. I didn't take a snap of that one because I am almost finished with it and I thought that I would just take it when I was completely done. This was a really quick and easy one.

Also today, we took the kids to a Corn Maze. They had so much fun but boy was it muddy!! This is a great corn maze that starts operation in mid-August. Here is a picture of the kids and DH up on the bridge at the corn maze.
Ok, so I am off now to do some finishing and to sweep the floor. All of these leaves that are falling off the trees onto the ground here in Western Pennsylvania always seem to end up all over my carpets!!

Until next time, Happy Stitching!!

Finally!!

I thought that I was going to go crazy.....I have been fighting with my blog and trying to post to it and haven't been able to, but I think that it is finally working. And look at that, it has only taken me ten days!! WooHoo!! LOL!

Well at least I have been busy. I finally finished the "Mermaids" for my DD's new underwater room. I took at picture of it before I sent it to be framed. I think that it turned out great!! I hope she likes it.

I was in a hurry when I took this picture so the colors didn't come out very well at all. But as soon as I get it back from being framed, I will take a much better picture of it.

This Saturday I went to a workshop sponsored by one of my local quilting shops where I bought my Bernina. They had a presenter there from Anita Goodesigns. It was a great day! Chris, the presenter, was very entertaining. And we were able to do four different projects. It was fantastic. I was so glad that I went. We were also able to purchase design sets at a discount and so I got some really cute ones. I can't wait to try them out!!

But that will have to wait for a little while as we are heading out for the NASCAR race in Dover, DE this weekend with a bunch of our friends. We always have such a good time and of course I take stitching with me to do as we are driving down and back!!

Oh yes, and I almost forgot to say that I have a new start. I am trying knots. Have you ever heard of Teresa Layman. My LNS had a trunk show of hers and I had seen it before, but decided maybe I would give it a try. And much to my surprise, I really like it!! It takes a little time and you have to be patient, but it is great!! I am working on a little bee project and really it isn't taking long at all. I don't have a picture just yet. But I will try to take one tomorrow. The light is not cooperating this evening.

Well, it is getting late and I would at least like to put needle to thread for 10 or 15 minutes before I go to bed tonight.

So until next time.......Happy Stitching!!

Wow!!

Wow!! I can't believe how long it has been since I posted. But I really have been working on stitching. I should have "Mermaids" done tomorrow. I am just putting the last bubbles on. So I will take pics and post them this weekend. It is so darned cute!!!

It is late, but just wanted to say Hi and that I will be back this weekend with things to show you! Until then.......

Happy Stitching,

Finally Some Pictures To Post!

Life just seems to happen sometimes and get in the way of all the things that I intended to do. Isn't that the way things usually happen? LOL!! At least in my life that is the way that it is!

Tomorrow, or should I say today, the kids go back to school. It hardly seems possible that summer has come and gone already. It seems like they just got out of school.

So I have been stitching in between all the work that we do during the summer with the business. I was in an All Seasons Ornament Exchange that was due at the end of August. I just saw on that blog that my partner has received her ornament so I can post the picture here. Karen lives in Australia and I was so nervous about this ornament exchange as it was the first one that I have ever participated in and I was so scared that I wouldn't do as good of a job as my partner. But I was pretty pleased with how it turned out. The was an M Design ornament from Just Cross Stitch Ornament Edition 2005. It is called Joy.
There are beads on this and a crystal star at the top. I really think that it came out well. The fabric is Weeks Dye Works 30 ct. called "Linen".

I received my ornament from my partner in the mail this week too. Karen and I had each other for partners. I absolutely love the ornament that she sent to me. It has a summer theme and on one side were flip flops (My Favorite) and then a patriotic/summer theme on the other. I just adore it!!




I have been working on my DD's picture for her underwater room theme. It is moving a little quicker now that the ornament is done. Here is the latest picture of the progress I have made on this one.
I haven't been able to get back to my "Traveling Stitcher". I will once things calm back down and we get back into our routine. Once we do, I will have more time to stitch and work on my embroidery machine, which I can't wait to get back to!!

Well, it is late or early, whichever way you want to look at it, so I better get to bed. They will be up early tomorrow!

Happy Stitching!!

Will have pictures to post tomorrow!

Wow!! Where has the summer gone to? I can't believe its been a week since I posted last! All that I can say is that last week was a whole week of Mondays!! Yuck!!!

I finally finished my ornament exchange for Karen and got it out last week. And then I received mine from her as well. I will take pictures of it tomorrow and post them. The ornament is so cute and of two of my favorite things, flip flops and a patriotic theme!! I will also post the pictures of the one that I sent to her. I haven't seen where she received it yet, but I will post them anyway.

I have also been working on the Mermaid one from Country Cottage Needleworks, so I will post pictures of those too!!

Hope you have all had a wonderful week and that you stop back tomorrow to see the pictures.

Until then, Happy Stitching!
Jen

Summer is coming to an end.......

The last days of summer of approaching and the kids want to go back to school but they don't. Funny how that always works. Today we took the kids to Cook's Forest to ride bumper boats and go karts and play miniature golf. They had a good time. Abby couldn't figure out how to get the bumper boats to always go straight when she wanted it to, just around and around in circles.


While we were out, I of course coerced my family to stop at our LNS, The Stitcher's Stash. I was doing a little more stash building. I bought the Loose Feathers Designs Nos. 35, 36, & 37 from Blackbird Designs. I got the wooden pincushion form to put the one sewing piece in. I also picked up the frame that "From Sea To Shining Sea" goes in. I am so excited. I also picked up the needlecase and scissor fob from Little House Needleworks.


Oh and I forgot to mention that as soon as I am done with the "From Sea To Shining Sea" series, I am going to start the "Winter Wonderland" serious by Country Cottage Needleworks and Crescent Colors. I bought this beautiful chocolate fabric to stitch it on. It is a "solo". This means that once this color is gone, the manufacturer will not make any more of it. I love it!!
So now I am back to finish off my ornament exchange to mail out on Monday!! I can't wait for my partner to see it! I hope she likes it, but I am a little nervous!

Hope you all have a good weekend, and Happy Stitching!

Jen

A Little Update

Well I have been getting a bunch of things listed on eBay and I am about to list some more. So that has been keeping me a little busy. I don't think that people realize how much work it takes to put things up on eBay to sell. If you want to check out what I have feel free to visit. I am just getting ready to put some scrapbook items up. Click here on Jen's Listings to see what I have available.

Now on to the fun stuff. I had so much fun the other day at one of my favorite shops, Bush Mountain Stitchery and Framing. Now they have relocated to Muncy, PA and they are open for business in their new digs. It is great!! If you have a chance, check it out! Maeann and Gary are great! So here are the great things that I got on Thursday. I LOVE Stash Building!!!

I got the Americana Patchwork from Blue Ribbon Designs, I got a 30 ct. Solo to do the Winter Wonderland by Country Cottage Needleworks on, one of those cute little Doodles and 30 ct. Weeks Dye Works linen called "Linen" with Silk N' Colors and matching beads to do an ornament exchange on so I can't tell you exactly what it is yet!!

My DD's "Mermaids" are coming along a little slower than I wanted, but they are coming.

So I better head back to work. I snuck a couple of minutes away from the truck pull we are running to post my fun stuff!! I hope you all are enjoying the weekend.

Happy Stitching!

Jen

Lots of Updates

So we have been very busy here at our house this week. We have been painting the kids rooms, had a yard sale to get rid of a bunch of junk and I have been stitching!! Yippee!!

So my DD wanted to have her room done like an underwater scene. So her daddy did a GREAT job painting the room to look like her underwater kingdom. And we have sparkly curtains that we put up. We are waiting on her new bedding which is going to add mermaids to our underwater experience.
Then my DS wanted to have a John Deere theme to his room. So we were working on making that really reflect his obsession! LOL!! Again, daddy did a great job with the painting and the wall paper.
So now onto my stitching stuff!! I have put a few stitches into my "Traveling Stitcher" , but I just couldn't help but to have a new start with all the fun stuff we were doing in my DD's room. I have started "Mermaids" by Country Cottage Needleworks. It is a really fast stitch and is just so cute!!









Well, it is getting late here and so I am off to dream land as I have a busy day tomorrow. But I hope that you all had a good weekend and were able to put needle to fabric over the past couple of days!

Happy Stitching!
Jen