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Hi everyone! Hope all of you are doing well! I am..well...here. LOL Just got over a bout with the stomach flu..Merry Christmas to me...and now the ISP will be another week! GRRRRR!!! I'm running out of books and cross stitch! LOL Not really....but I miss my internet!!! So...I came to the library just to jet out a quick entry wishing everyone Happy New Year! Stay safe tonight but have fun!

I'll see you in 2007..hopefully..or I just might go plum stir crazy! LOL

*BIG HUGS*

X Stitch X

ISP servers! YAY! We have finally told our current cable internet provider to kiss our *bumpers* and are going with a new more reliable and better company. However, the process of transformation will take up to a week. SO my blogging friends that means you won't see my pretty little face for a week. I SHOULD be back before the New Years..but will miss Christmas. So, to all of my readers..I wish you the most happiest and healthiest Christmas. I hope all your dreams come true and that the love of the season remains in your hearts forever. :) Merry Christmas and God bless!

Don't worry though, I will be stitching on my hiatus...won't have the internet so I have do something..LOLOLOL

*BIG HUGS* Happy Stitchin!!

See you soon!

X Stitch X

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Howdy do blogging world! Hope everyone is doing well. I'm doing ok. I hate the USPS right now. It's making me look like a terrible exchanger. I have joined three, SanMan, LAS and SBEBB ornie exchanges. The SanMan saga: sent out one package on time, ornie got eaten by the mail...now sending out the second package. LAS saga: same as SanMan only this is the THIRD one because the second one has yet to arrive and I"m getting fussed at. SBEBB: first one went MIA or something..I don't even remember now...so the second one is gone out..yet I missed the overseas deadline to get it there by Christmas. I feel awful!!! I have never had so much problem with exchanges..usually I'm the one that doesn't get anything. Now I"m the one doing that..or at least that's what it feels like. I do my damnedest to get exchanges out on time..and make them worthwhile. Even if life gets in the way, I'll still render a night sleepless to get things out. I just don't won't to be labeled a bad exchanger because I'm not. :( *sigh*

Secondly, to the following people your Christmas packages will be delayed. With me having to spend all this extra time and money to get this exchanges out, I haven't quite finished with yours. :( I'm sorry. Jenna, Lili, Outi, Jo and a few others I can't think of at the moment. I do hope you know I will send them out to you. Life has just been hell the past two months. I do hope you understand....and I feel awful about it. I'm so sorry to those that are expecting from me. I know I let you down..and will be perfectly ok if you never let me join an exchange again. I would hope my friends could vouch for me that I do come through eventually. Just as I said, sometimes things happen with which we have no control over.

Off to go stitch...it's my therapy these days. Cheaper than a shrink..in some instances.

Happy Stitchin!

X Stitch X

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Howdy do blogging world! Hope everyone is well. It's gotten warm here again. Doesn't make sense, one week it's freezing cold and the next it's back up to the 60s. *sigh* Go figure. But it's been an ok few days. I finally finished and mailed my package to L. YAY! That's a HUGE relief, hence the punkymood. I just will feel even better when it's in her hands. :) So please pray to the mail Angels that it gets there in one piece and soon! Hehe.

Other than that, I'm still working on Christmas ornaments. Yes, I know only a few more weeks! I'll get them done. I do my best work under massive pressure..hehe. So today is show what I got in the mail day. Enjoy!

First off, my SBEBB package from http://thecraftroom.blogspot.com/
It was for the Christmas ornament exchange I joined! I can't believe I actually joined THREE this year! LOL Mad woman that I am. Anyway, she sent me a lovely snowman ornament and some fun stash. Some beautiful blue DMC Fabric and of course an awesome UK mag that not only featured a Tigger design, but a Margaret Sherry design too! YAY!! I hope to sit down and look through the mag tonight! THANKS so much Andrea!!! :)


That's a closeup of the ornament she made for me. It's on light blue fabric. :)

Finally, I got a package from my friend http://wyominglife.blogspot.com/ .
She sent me a surprise with specific instructions to not open till Christmas! Since I'm such a good girl, I'm doing just that and have hidden the package somewhere so I won't be eaten up with anticipation. LOL I just hope I can remember where I put it come Christmas day! LOL

Oh also got a few Christmas cards from some online friends and am happy to report about 80 percent of mine are out. I need to finish those up. I took a break as I couldn't think of more things to say. LOL

Have a good one! *HUGS*

X Stitch X

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Howdy do blogging world! Hope everyone is doing well! :) Now first let me apologize for my choice of words in my last entry and my creating quite a sense of worry amongst my friends. I am doing fine..just had to go through a rough patch there. It's not as rough but as my mood illustrates, I'm growing. :) We all go through trials in life and it's up to us to make sure that during the time we either put out a positive light or a negative light. I'm choosing the positive but in order for me to achieve that, I had to take a few days of reflection, so I do hope you understand. I'm doing well now..:)

Ok..now that the mushy stuff is out of the way..it's time for pictures!! YAY! First is the BEAUTIFUL mail art that my friend Cindy



That's the back of it! I believe they are Margaret Sherry patterns. Here is the front:



Inside there were two lovely cookbooks, threads, and a magnet. :) Yay! Thank you Cindy! I love it! Sorry it took me so long to get the pictures up.

Finally, one ornament to show you. LOL I got the right light to try and do it justice but it still looks pretty wonky in my mind's eye. It is on a blue fabric contrary to what the picture shows:



Hope you like them! :D Happy Stitchin!

X Stitch X

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Howdy do blogging world! I'm still here...just feeling very withdrawn lately. I've been dealing with some stuff and secretly would like to crawl in a hole and disappear for a while. Some of my blogging friends know what's going on so I won't broadcast it on here. It's not the place to and I'm still in the process of dealing with it myself. Maybe one day I'll share...

Still stitching...just haven't been posting much. I've got pictures to share but probably won't blow out the image load until the end. Just want to make sure I get all out in time for Christmas! *Sigh* Snuck up on me!

Thanks for your support..those of you know who you are...and I know I'll get through this. It's just quite hard....right now....and conflicting feelings don't help. :(

Have a good one all!

Happy Stitchin!

X Stitch X

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Hi blogging world! Hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving..well those that were celebrating it. LOL T and I had a nice one. Just a quiet evening at home with some chicken, mashed potatoes and corn. I had gravy on my potatoes. Yum! :) We didn't really feel like doing the "turkey" thing as we eat turkey all the time anyway. LOL So a quiet supper and an evening of watching the football games. Hehe..

Friday we braved the non existent crowds for Black Friday Wal Mart shopping! I know..I hear your gasps and the vision of your eyes widening, but I no choice as I need a few things. However, we were smart in that we waited till about 4:30pm to go out. Otherwise, I would have needed a strong tranquilizer for both T and myself once dealing with those shoppers early in the morning!! But surprisingly, Wal Mart was very empty which was a pleasant surprise. We were out in about an hour..world record office here I come! LOL

But as I promised some PICTURES!!! Hooray!! Yes...they are actual ornaments..minus the beads. I have to get those later on today..being it's Saturday. I'll pop out to the store once again to get some beads and some Christmas cards..er..Holiday cards. I do have other ones done, it's just they claim to need more light to get better pictures of themselves. Bah humbug..I hate working with prima donna ornies! LOLOL No, I promise..I haven't been dipping in the egg nog..**grin**. On to the show:

Blackwork Noel: Stitched with DMC Variations 4240 for ???????




San Man January Freebie: Just a part, stitched in a Carrie's Thread Limited Ed. Color




Anyhoo, there will be another entry for today as it's my stitching day with my friend. Sadly, I'm losing the shop we go to for stitching. My really good friend is unfortunately not able to continue the business and will close Dec 23rd. I'm a bit bummed out about this as she is a wonderful person and I just love hanging with her and my friend R for stitching. I guess we'll have to find a new place...so a moment of silence as another Brick and Mortar goes under. :(

Have a good day all! Go support your local Brick and Mortar shops!! :)

Happy Stitchin!

X Stitch X

Hi blogging world! Hope everyone is doing well. Anybody been searching for me in the lost and found recently? Anyone noticed that I haven't been on a computer for nearly 1 and 1/2 weeks?? LOL I'm here..no worries. :) Just decided that the only way to get some ornaments done was to dicipline myself from the computer. COmputer time..equals negative stitching time. So, I've been stitching...and have FOUR ornaments done! YAY!! Pictures to come soon..but I have to get back to buisness! Just wanted to let everyone know i"m still here..and that I miss you all!! :)

Happy Stitchin!!

X Stitch X

Now I know how the white rabbit feels...being busy all the time! LOL

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Howdy do blogging world! Just to let you know, I'm in the process of switching over to the new Blogger, so if you see anything wonky going on with my blog, just be patient. :) Yes, wonky is a technical term. Hehe..

Anyhoo, it's been a couple of rainy days here in my little part of the world. Good days for stitching though the temperature changes are playing havoc with me. Bah! One day it's in the 30s with the heaters blaring, the next day it's in the 70s. Mother nature must be having her pre winter moodswing! LOL Tonight was the weekly pilgrimage to the Post Office to check my mail and the grocery store. Christmas stuff is up EVERYWHERE now!! Skip Thanksgiving...straight to Christmas....whoosh! LOL

Picture day will come tomorrow...yes I have an ORNAMENT finished!!!! Please check your weather forecasts for SNOW! LOL Now on to the SBQ:

How many different brands of “complete” embroidery floss sets do you own? How do you keep track of it? (i.e., spread sheet program, index cards, palm pilot, etc.)

Ok..I have DMC, SSS, Carrie's Threads, Anchor, Needle Necessities and a few WDW. I do not own an entire collection of any threads...working on it. LOL As far as organization, they are in those plastic boxes wrapped on bobbins. However, I also have a huge bag of those waiting to find their home on a bobbin. Wrapping floss is just so monotonous! Blah! I need to print out the check lists and go through them all so I know which ones I need....maybe that's a project for the New Year. Hehe..

Alright...enjoy the rest of your day! Happy Stitchin!!

X Stitch X

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Howdy do blogging friends! Hope everyone is staying warm and happy! It's COLD here! Though I have yet to have the need for hot cocoa, however, I'm sure that's coming soon. I am dressing like a polar bear. Sweatshirt, sweatpants, thick socks and have three blankets on the bed. LOL Anyhoo, I promised I'd share the goodies I got for my birthday so here you go! Enjoy! Descriptions are under each picture...THANK YOU TO ALL of my friends who made my birthday so special! :) I love each and every one of you! :D Now let the fun begin:



A surprise from my new friend Karen. She doesn't have a blog but she's on a message board I belong to. She stitched a lovely Red Poppy bookmark and placed it on a card. Also gave me some DMC Variations, a lovely handmade scissors fob and two cute stitchy kits. Whoo hoo!! :) THANKS KAREN!!



This lovely package came from my friend Lani. She is a very dear friend of mine whom I miss terribly!!! The ironic thing is she actually sent the package on the day of my birthday! Hehe :) She crocheted me some new scrunchies! YAY!! THANKS LANI! *HUGS*



My lovely stitch-in partner Robin gave me this package. She lives only about 20 minutes away and we stitch together once a month at the local LNS. She hand stamped two sets of notecards for me. Funny story as I was talking about the last time we were together how I needed to run and get some blank notecards for Thank You notes and such. ;) She also included a cute little pattern complete with the threads! YAY! THANKS ROBIN!!



Finally we have my two Sissies!! They were the ones I visited this summer at the beach! HEhehe...No, they aren't my real sissies as I'm an only child. ;) Big Sissie sent me the pattern and Little Sissie sent me the cute mitten buttons. They know how much I love mittens!! Strange, I know. :) For your info, I'm Baby Sissie. ;) THANKS SISSIES WUV YU!!



Oops! Forgot one thing! This is the lovely needle roll that my Birthday exchange partner made for me! She included a floss holder and a couple of other things in the package. :) It was through a board I belong to. THANKS ANN-MARIE!!

Ok..I think I got everything! LOL I've got to take a picture of the scissors Jenna gave me too! They are such a lovely shade of blue! She knows me quite well ;) HEhe...So I'll be busy with Christmas ornaments and thank you notes. If you don't see me in a few days, I'm buried under a pile of note cards, stickers, kitted up Christmas ornaments and blankets since it's cold. Just leave a Kit Kat out and if it disappears, you know I'm still around! LOL

*BIG HUGS*

Happy Stitchin!!

X Stitch X

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Howdy do blogging world! Have TONS to share here...but not much time for it right now. I'll post all my birthday presents tomorrow. I promise! :) Anyhoo, I found this on Outi's blog so I thought I'd give it a whirl. Enjoy!! Miss you all!! Hope you are all doing well! It's COLD here!!! Brrrr..... good weekend for warm food, and LOTS of stitching! Hehe :)

Here you go! Enjoy!

It's simple as this:

The first five people to respond to this post (via the comments section) will get some form of "art" made by me. Be sure that I can email you to get your snail mail address. Think of it as something to look forward to getting in the mail. It will be original, made by me, but it may not be immediate, as I haven't made them yet. I am not sure what it will be.

There is a catch, of course, the way this works is that if you sign up, you have to blog this as well and continue sharing.


Note From Stitch: I take it on my own conscience that these gifts will completed with the most attention to your details and desires. I will do my best to make sure that not only do they represent you but that you will hopefully love them. They will be stitched in some format unless you like jewelry. LOL I am allotting myself at least 6 months to complete these starting December 26th. Please upon responding in my comment section, leave an email address so that I may contact you about this. Thanks so much! Don't forget to pay it foreward yourself as you have to post this on your blog! :D

Happy Stitchin!!

X STitch X

A Poem by Me:

The time is nigh, the air is right
for the spooks to come out
on Halloween night.

They'll rise at the strike of dusk
climb out of the shadows
from behind the corn husks.

They'll put on their best scary faces
and hide away
in the most unsuspecting of places.

After the screams are done
and the moon is high
The spooks will know their fun is gone.

Until this time next year
on a crisp fall night
when the spooks again cheer...

Happy Halloween and to many a good fright!!!!

Just wanted to wish all my blogging friends a VERY happy and safe Halloween!! Enjoy all the tricks and treats!! Hehe....

Happy Stitchin!

X Stitch X

Hi everyone! It appears that blogger is not letting pictures go through..so no "emoticon" for tonight. :P But I am feeling a bit icky tonight as I'm fighting off a case of the icky stomach. No worries...just temperature changes as it's gone from really cold to hot in a day...and my stomach doesn't like that. :P So I've been taking it easy..and stitching. Plus I've been thinking of my answers from my Tag. Thanks Ali :)

Here you go! Enjoy!

1) One book that changed your life: Hmm..I don't really have one that altered my life in that way. Just leaves me time to find one. :)

2) One book that you’d read more than once: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I ADORE that book!

3 One book you'd want on a deserted island: A great collection of Short stories or poetry. That would keep me plenty occupied during my "vacation". LOL

4 One book that made you laugh: Daisy Fay and Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg

5) One book that made you cry: The Diary of Anne Frank. To think she went through that much pain and suffering, only to have a smile on her face till the bitter end. It's truly heartbreaking yet inspiring as well.

6) One book you wish you’d written:

7) One book you wish had never been written: Ulysees by James Joyce. No offense to the modern English majors, like myself, but those last 50 pages of pure conscience thought is unbearable!

8) One book you’re currently reading:Nothing at the current moment except cookbooks..as I'm in baking mode.

9) One book you’ve been meaning to read: Memoirs of a Geisha that is once is EVER gets back in the library!!!

10) Tags: Anyone who reads this and hasn't been tagged already.

Well back to the stitching..and resting. *BIG HUGS* Happy Stitchin!!

X Stitch X

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Howdy do blogging friends!! Just a quick post tonight..have a bazillion things to do..but wanted to show off my latest finish! It's a birthday card for my friend Patti! Hope you like it! It's Birthday Blessings from Lizzie Kate...with my own color changes..and some pizzaz! Hehe....



More to come soon....I promise..just have lots to do tonight!

Happy Stitchin everyone!

X Stitch X

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Howdy do blogging friends! First, let me thank you all for the Happy Birthday wishes! They were greatly appreciated and I hope you took the time to have a little celebration of your own. Not much, maybe just treated yourself to an ice cream cone or something. Hehe...Since I couldn't fly every one of you to my house for a giant Stitching Party...it's the best way you could have celebrated with me. :)

I had a very nice day!! T went off to work as he was going to take the day off, but because the rain was coming down in buckets, we held off on our "day". No biggie. I stayed at home and stitched! Whoo hoo!! Worked on a birthday present for a dear friend of mine. I know I know..I hear you all shouting, "WAIT! Stitch..it's YOUR birthday and you are working on something for someone else?!?!?! Have you NO stash for yourself?!" LOL Yes I do...but her birthday is VERY close to mine and I had to do it. Thank goodness it's a quickie design that I should finish up tonight....

Here is a WIP of it: Birthday Blessings by LK with added color changes ;)


Doesn't seem like much stitching I know..and no I don't stitch that slow. LOL It's just stitching was interspersed with baking Carrot Cake cupcakes, making mix for sloppy joes, and other things. Trust me, all relaxing! Hehe..Even listened to Christmas music while stitching! LOLOL *Close your mouths* LOL Anyhoo, tomorrow is our play day! YAY!! :) So more on that later....

Now, I've been tagged by Zohrah so here you go:

The rules; List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether or not they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your blog along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they’re listening to.

1. Broken - Lindsey Haun
2. Wonderful Tonight - Hullabahoos (UVA acapella group)
3. Soundtrack to Your Life - Ashley Parker Angel
4. Patience - Guns and Roses
5. Ring the Alarm - Beyonce
6. Evanescence - Call Me When You're Sober (LOL)
7. White and Nerdy - Weird Al

Tagged: Renee,
Jenna,Outi,Cindy,Lani and whoever reads this post! :)

Happy Stitchin!!! Have a good one!

X Stitch X

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Howdy do blogging friends! Well today is my last offical day of being 27. *sniff sniff* Tomorrow I will be 28 and in the midst of a wonderful rainy day of stitching. Hehe..:) So how did I spend my last day of 27?? Simple, I finished up a few things. I completely finished this wall hanging for a long overdue present.



I also worked on a the Santa Moon which I'm almost done with. Yay! :) Picture will come soon. Other than that, it was just a lazy day. Hehe...tomorrow will be my day! I don't know what I'm going to do yet, probably some stitching will be somewhere amidst the day. I'll also review my Birthday Goals. I write down five goals on my birthday to aim to have completed by next birthday. It is always an eye opening experience. :)

But anyhoo, I'm off to sleep now...and wake up a year older...and a year wiser. :)

Happy Stitchin!!

X Stitch X

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Long time no see blogging friends. LOL I'm still here...just busy stitching on Christmas ornaments. I have to limit my computer time somehow or else I'll have to send little packages of fluff with a note that says, " I'm sorry. You would have a Christmas ornament in this package but I couldn't strip myself away from the computer". Not really a nice sentiment. LOL However, I do still try to make somewhat of an effort to read my friend's blogs just so I don't have the police knocking on my door wondering if I'm still alive. LOL

Today was a good day! I had my monthly stitch-in with my friend R at the local LNS. She was working on a Christmas ornament from Lizzie Kate in the JCS 2003 issue and I started the other half of the Quaker Heart. I didn't actually get much stitching in as I was telling her all the city adventures and such. She said she had a birthday present for me which half was back at her house and the other half wasn't there yet. So she thought about giving me the half she had, but realized it wouldn't make much sense without the other. LOL I was just happy enough to be special to her to have something specially ordered for me. *big grin* So eventhough my birthday is Tuesday, she said I could celebrate when her package comes too. LOL

I came home and started a Christmas ornament. It's a freebie from Heartstrings and is a Santa Moon. Of course, for those that know me, the threads are completely different from what the pattern suggests and I will add my own "flair" towards the end. Hehehe..it's for an exchange I"m in. Plus I dyed some fabric today a certain color for a Mail Art envelope I have to do..but can't say the color or pattern as she comes on here. Hehe....

Now as to why my mood is StarStruck is because last night I went to the Online Needlework Show and have found many new designers that I like!! So many pretties...but I have not won the lottery yet. :P LOL The one "splurge" I'm having for my birthday for myself is I put in an order for one pattern which of course I'm stitching for someone else. LOL Not much of a splurge....though I'll end up stitching the pattern for me too. I don't know what T has planned yet...but I do know one of my birthday wishes is I'd LOVE to get some more threads from Carrie's Threads. Such pretty colors....*drool* Hehehe....We'll see.

So that's what I've been up to. It's now COLD here and the leaves are starting to change. I'm thinking of going up to the mountains to view the colors..so I'll take pictures to share with my blogging friends. I'll also post pictures of the ornament and such....just be patient with me. :)

Alright..happy stitching everyone!!! *BIG HUGS*

X Stitch X -- who turns an ancient 28 on Tuesday! *scared face* LOL

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Howdy do blogging world! Since it's a cold and rainy day, I thought I'd share some sunshine about my past few days. :) Let's see...hmmm..now what went on the past few days??? *the thinker position* Ah yes!! I went to the big city to meet my Stitchy Gramma! Hooray!!! The Big city was Washington, D.C. and was an eye opener to say the least. I got a glimpse of just how long I had been a country girl eventhough I grew up in big cities. LOL It was a bit embarassing, especially the part when I blurted out loud, "What is open after 8pm???" *blushes* It's funny how comfortable to your own area you can get. LOL But anyhoo, on to Gramma. We went for lunch with her new hubby at a place called Trio. It believe it's on 17th street...the 1700 block..but don't quote me on that. It was pretty good, I got the Cobb Salad but didn't eat much of it. I suppose their definition of Cobb Salad is quite different from mine. Gramma had the Veal Parmasean and I don't remember what Ross had except that it had French fries because Gramma kept stealing them. LOL It was a lovely visit..though I did most of the talking....Gramma is like that. :) It was just so wonderful to meet them finally and her hubby is a sweetie! They truly at the tender age of 40somethings are so in love like kids. Hehe...it's refreshing to see another lovely couple work. :)

After lunch, we went back to the lobby of the hotel they were staying at. I set them free and told them to go to the National Mall to go museum hopping. So we departed...but not before taking a few pictures. :) I look horrible in them all!! :P I'm not photogenic at all...bah! But it was a lovely visit..we only wish we could have found a Stitchy store..LOL

Other than that, since I've been back home..I've been playing who do I owe and what. I have gotten behind on my mailings of contest prizes, IOUs, wish list items..etc. So I'm desperately trying to get caught up and I'm almost there. Yesterday was fob day! I had my bead boxes all over the bed making fobs..here is a picture of a few I made:



Just a small description: One is blue/lime green with a ivory tassel and a four leaf clover charm. One is red/yellow with a black tassel and a lady bug charm. The last one is red/green with a red tassel and a snowman charm. I still have one more to make but the color scheme hasn't popped into my head yet. :)

Nothing much on the stitching front...just a few more initial magnets. I desperately need to get started on some of my Christmas ornaments here soon..or else they'll be for next Christmas! LOL At least everyone's is all planned..so that's better that I usually do. LOL I used to not have them planned till the end of October...;) Oh yes and I'm redoing a Binky Square! Would you believe that the thing was completely stitched and something nagged at me to check the requirements again to which I found out that it needed to be on WHITE and I used IVORY!!!! Gasp!!! Thank goodness though it was an easy Binky Square! If I had been one of the Stoney Creek ones, you would have heard me scream wherever you stand right now. LOL

Ok..well I'm off to go stitch..have a few more initial magnets to make..and a few more IOUs to send out. Thanks to those that have been waiting patiently for something from me...:)

Happy Stitchin!!

X Stitch X (11 days till my *gasp* bday!)

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Howdy do blogging world! Whoo hooo! I'm so excited!! Why, you may ask. Well, I have FINALLY obtained a copy of the JCS Ornie Issue 2006!! YAY! I have to say that this issue is pretty good....there are several ornies I'd do for myself. LOL Since I never seem to stitch for myself, that's saying something. But Stitch, it's just a magazine issue, no need to jump up and down for that, right?

There's more!! Tomorrow I'm going with T to visit a friend of his and a friend of mine! Hooray!! It's my Stitchy Gramma! She's not my blood Gramma but she "adopted" me as her stitchy granddaughter a while ago when she found out I got burned in an exchange. Ever since then, we've emailed each other and always wanted to meet. Well, she's coming to a city nearby with her NEW hubby and I get to meet them!! YAY!!!! T will be busy too with his friend, G who is an old colleague of his. We are going up there for the night..and coming back Tuesday..maybe..hehehehe :) So I will have pictures and stories to share on Wednesday..if you can hold out till then.

One more exciting thing is mail related. On Saturday, I went to the PO to check my mail and run some errands. Got a few catalogs and a few notes from some stitchy friends, which is always a good thing. Then there was a surprise!! I got a small package from Down Sunshine Lane that inside was a pattern that was just too perfect for me! Whomever sent it to me, knows me WAY too well! LOL I say whomever because there was no note or anything in the envelope, just the pattern. Soooo...I hope my stitchy angel comes out soon. I was thinking it might have been an early Birthday present..(Oct 17th for me)..but surely they would have sent a note along with it, right??? Come out, come out wherever you are......

Oh here's the link to the pattern: DownSunshineLane
(It is the very first one called Shazaam!)

So off to go finish packing..and I'll see you on Wednesday! Hehe...

On the stitching front, just been working on Initial magnets...:)

Happy Stitchin!!!

X Stitch X

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Howdy blogging world! Well I've made a decision regarding my Christmas ornaments and their displays. I have decided that because none of you will be able to figure out which one is for which person, I will show them as I finish them. :) Of course that means that this blog will become a photo album for a while. LOL So you have to tell blogger to behave and stop this nonsense of not letting pictures go through. Ok?

Now to add a correction to yesterday's blog, I am not saying that I don't like Army camo. The camo that was at Walmart was very frightening! Hot pink and army green!?! Very scary to me! Just wanted to clear that up ;)

Anyhoo, here is another Binky Square for you to enjoy, minus the french knots. I have left that to the Binky square rep to do them as I cheat and use beads. Hehe...It's Sally holding a book. Only one more Peanuts character to go and that's Schroeder and his piano. Enjoy!!




Happy Stitchin!!

X Stitch X

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Howdy do blogging world! *Whew!* Where did the time go?? Somehow in the passage of time, it is now offically Autumn and the holiday season is quickly approaching. Egads!! See what happens when you have buried yourself under papers, catalogs, mail, etc.? LOL Alright...so where to begin....Ahh yes the Quilt Shop.

A few weeks ago now I went with T to the nearby SuperWalMart. On our way there, we always pass a sign that says there is a Quilt Shop nearby. Well being that it was a Sunday and the actual idea of going to WalMart where entire families and distant relatives go shopping was less than a rush, so we stopped. It is in an old converted church building and you immediately walk in and have to pull out a tissue. Or at least I did with all the beautiful fabrics!! They were everywhere! Bolts, squares, and quilt patterns. Now I'm not a quilter, but I do use fabric to finish off my cross stitch. I am almost sure that if you made up a fabric in your head, she would have it. :) Sadly though, the downfall is that she was quite expensive! :-o I only walked out with a small square of fabric that will later be used on a Mail Art piece. $1.50 for it..and it's about 9x9. :( But if you win the lottery, her shop is the place for you! LOL After that, it was on to fight the crowds at WalMart. I only go there when I need one of two things: either cheap yarn/crafty stuff or house stuff. We needed house stuff, thus explaining the trip to which landed me my second disappointment. Not only did I go there for house stuff, I remembered my friend L was talking about yarn. So I decided to look at the yarn to which they only had very ucky colors! Now I take pride in knowing my colors, but these combinations were basically like Fruity Pebbles, Army Camo, Neon colors got washed together in a washer. YUCK! :p We managed to get all the house stuff..with the exception of Paper Towels. The "paper" aisle resembled something of a ration station..there was NOTHING!

Then this past Saturday was stitching with R. It was a lot of fun!! Of course I was secretly hoping that my JCS ornie issue would be in, but to no avail! Grrr..dern postman!! LOL But the good news is that I actually finished something!!! THis is a miracle you see as ever time I've gone stitching with R, I have never actually finished something as usually I"m too busy yacking. :) Oh don't get me wrong, we were still yacking but I actually finished something! Hooray!!! HEre it is: Part one of the Quaker Heart:



Umm..let's see..I know I'm forgetting to tell you all something..but for the life of me I can't remember what it is. LOL Guess it's time to close this...I'll write more later when I can think again...hehe..

Happy Stitchin!

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Howdy do blogging world! :) Two things first, no I don't have pictures ready yet. That is this weekends project and secondly my mood grubbing is because I'm going to have a pizza tonight! YUM! Ordering in from one of my favorite places as we are off to Mom's house for the next two days. No big deal...just I have to go get stuck..for a test..and she has an appointment..plus on Saturday is Stitching with my friend R..so it just makes sense to stay with her. No driving back and forth..hehe :) But I haven't had an ordered pizza in a while..part of my health kick..and me sometimes forgetting that the bean is gone. LOL The last pizza I had..didn't sit well with me because of that blasted bean so pardon me for being nervous! LOL Anyhoo, I'm looking forward to it! YUM! :D

Don't worry...I'll be back be soon...Sat nite with plenty of stories..and I'm sure more pictures! LOL Of course I'm taking my stitching with me...I have my Binky Squares, Happy Everything and the Quaker Heart. Plenty to keep me busy..provided her kitty will let me. He knows when I come..it's brushing time. T's Mom does it..but I do it for a long time...as he's quite fuzzy. :) Remind me to tell you about last weekend's adventure to the Quilt Shop...ok??

See ya Sat!

Happy Stitchin!!!

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Howdy do blogging world! Long time no write, huh? LOL I've been very busy lately. I'm happy to report that the shoulder is all better now and even let me stitch for a good long while on Happy Everything! YAY! Pictures to come soon. Busy doing what I hear you saying...simple I have pulled out EVERY ornament pattern I own. They are scattered about to possibly make it to the selection of worthy enough to make for my Christmas Ornaments 2006 list. Haha! I've picked about half of my list and still have more to do..so until that's all done..I'll be scarce.

Like I said, next post will have pictures of an updated Happy Everything, a binky square and who knows maybe even an ornament! LOL Provided I know the recipent doesn't come on here...hehehe :)

See you soon! Happy Stitchin!!!

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Hello blogging world! Thought I'd drop in for a quick howdy do so that everyone knows I'm ok. I've wrenched my shoulder blade somehow and have to take it easy for a bit. It's lubed up with Vapor Rub right now. LOL It'll be better in a little bit...just needs rest and some stretching. Don't worry..I'll be okie dokie! :) On the stitching front, I finished another Binky Square; Sally holding a book. I'm a roll for finishing Binky Squares this year! LOL

Ok...off to go rest for a bit. Have a good one!

Happy Stitchin!!

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Howdy do blogging world! Hope everyone is doing well! Glad to see so many liked my latest finishes and WIPs. No progress on the Quaker Heart today or any stitching for that matter. WHy you ask, as you sit back in shock?? LOL Sarcasm is a great thing! Well because even though the calender says SEPTEMBER, my crazy self has kicked into DECEMEBER mode. No, I don't have the Christmas tree up nor am I playing Christmas Carols, humming that's a different confession. I have been spending the past few days planning out my yearly onslaught of Christmas Ornaments. Let me explain.

Every year, despite being burned in past exchanges, I succumb to the power that is the Christmas Ornament exchange. It's very simple, you stitch a Christmas/Holiday ornament for someone and get one back from someone else. (It is supposed to work this way, sometimes it doesn't as I have yet to recieve my ornie from 3 years ago *ahem*)But despite that, I still have managed to sign up for two exchanges, each from a different board. *sigh* LOL Plus each year, I choose a charity that is accepting Christmas ornaments to raffle off for funds, and do at least one for said charity. (I haven't chosen that one yet) However on top of all those ornaments, I stitch a personalized one for each of my dear friends. *whew* LOL

So with the impending release of the JCS Christmas Ornament 2006 issue and the influx of Christmas items in the store, I have been planning out my ornament list for the year 2006. It appears that this year won't be too bad, but not with good reasons of course. The dwindle in the ornament list is often due to loss of contact with people either because they have moved on and not left traces of where they are or we just don't talk/see each other anymore. :( That's always the hard part, as in doing the Christmas List, I go through my address book which is written in pencil with an eraser. :( But a true friend has time for you...so this years recipents will just be extra special to me..not only because they are wonderful people..but because we have time for each other. :)

*runs and checks the calendar..Yes it is September!* LOL

Oh yes..forgot recent S.E.X. (Stash Enhancing eXperience) all came via the mail this week. Items recieved were:

A few skiens of DMC Multicolors - from a wish granting

A "free" issue of JCS to look at and decide if I want a subscription

JCS Christmas Ornament Preview Issue - that came via the bookstore in hoping to find UK mags..but to no avail! :( However, I did find that! :)

So this list is made and the likes/dislikes are almost all gathered. Now onto the fun part, picking patterns! Tee hee!! I actually do have a challenge this year as one of my friends celebrates Chanakuah and I have NOTHING in the department. Hmm...reason for more S.E.X.? LOL

Ahh yes, one more thing..see my little froggie in the address bar now?? Hehe...Thanks T! :)

Happy Stitchin!!

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Howdy do blogging world! I know, you have been frantic with worry wondering where I have gone off to. No, no unexpected vacation to an exotic island. No, no one way trip to an insane asylum, though some days it feels as if I'm one step away. LOL Just a busy lady noticing that the clock has now struck Autumn and have yet to plan anything! LOL I have been stitching as I said I would be doing and now have pictures to show off. YAY!! :)

First off the gift I made for my friend L. She is in the Army and recently was deployed overseas for a while. I decided to make a little package (though it turned out being a big package) to mail her before she departed. My friend L, loves cats and things that are patriotic. I knew of the perfect pattern for her, Stars and Stripes Kitty Moon by Stitchy Kitty. I immediately went to work on it adding my own spice and flair to it, as it truly would not be a Stitch project if I didn't change something. LOL So here is what I came up with:



This is the Paw print that is part of the pattern. I turned it into a little pillow so L can tie it to her scissors, bed wherever and have a place to put her needles in. A pincushion with flair! :)



Here is the actual Kitty Moon! I turned it into a wall hanging so L could have a little slice of "home" and "friendship" in her residence. I used actually beads for the white "stars" on the stars and added the red glittery star button for flair! LOL I seem to like that word tonight. The back is covered with navy blue fabric with faint white stars. She got them the day before she departed..imagine my pins and needles until the package arrived. LOL And I'm happy to report she loves them! :)

Now for the update on the Quaker Heart that was worked on last weekend with my friend R. T was going to go to the cafe next door and work for a while, while the girls stitched but it was closed. So he hung out with us too! LOL It was great fun! But I'm almost done with the first part, there is a second half yet to be stitched. It too will be done in Antique Slate by Carrie's Threads.




And finally just some initial magnets I made for some friends as thank yous for various deeds they did for me. :)



Oh..I've also had some stash acquirement on my "hiatus" but I will talk more about that later...as it's late. Hope you enjoy the pictures!!

*HUGS*

Happy Stitchin!

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Howdy do blogging world! No mood to this blog..it's just a tag from Outi blog. Enjoy! More to come later today!

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Visit :: Prision
2. Cake :: Endulgence
3. Period :: Punctuation
4. Triumphant :: Cancer Survivor
5. Screen :: Facade
6. Neglect :: Absence
7. Guitar :: Melodic
8. Loathe :: Seething
9. Sugar :: Cubical
10. Montage :: Play

Thanks for challenging my brain!!

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Howdy do blogging world! What a great day I had today! I met up with my friend R to go stitching again this morning. We try to go at least once a month just to catch up and such. There is a neat little sandwich shop next door where T usually goes to work on the puter, but today it was closed. So he hung out with us as well and we had a great time stitching and talking. LOL It was fun! She's back to teaching school so she doesn't have as much time to stitch, so she was quite appreciative of our "meetings". LOL Of course while there, I found three more things to add to my Wish List. Precious little Mill Hill Kits! I love them!!! Of course, the winter collection would have to be too cute and make me want to buy them all! :P *sigh* Such is the life of a stash-a-olic. :)

I had a good mail day too! Being that we live a good 20 minutes from my post office box, we only manage to get to empty it once a week. No worries as usually it's crammed full of stuff so it's like a mini- Christmas. Unless it's bills and then it's a bad nightmare. LOL I got my threads from Carrie's Threads so I can finish my Quaker Heart! YAY!! (update picture to come tomorrow), got a tuck pillow from an exchange I was in, and the best yet two pairs of crocheted flip flops from my friend L! LOL I had completely forgotten she was going to send them to me. It's actually a funny story as when we were chatting about the flip flops online, she was eating double chocolate swiss rolls. Normal swiss rolls have the vanilla creme in them, these were all chocolate! Now my chocolate love kicked in and I nearly had to wipe the computer screen off! LOL So when I got the package, for some reason I thought she might have sent me some of those....so I was worried with the heat..that my swiss rolls would become a big mess. Got home and it was the flip flops!! LOLOL Too funny! The heat is really messing with my mind...COME ON FALL!!

Anyhoo, operation secret project is done and in the mail. Upon it's arrival and reaction, I will share the pictures of what I made. :) Hopefully that will be tomorrow....*keeping everything crossed* But it was a good day tater! LOL

Happy Stitchin!!

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Howdy do blogging world! Whew..what a day. First off, my mood as I know you are questioning why I have "Sly" up there. Simple. It's because I am working on a secret project for a dear friend..and well just feel sneaky. Hehe..I can't talk about it or show it..so I feel like a Sly fox, cunning with secrecy yet eager to spill the beans. LOL Anyhoo, back to the day. Today was a pretty interesting day as I have learned that beading needles made by the company DMC are useless!!! I broke THREE of them trying to add beads to my secret project! Also, I appear to live in a town that eventhough we have a bead store, for some reason they don't sell beading needles! *Puzzled looks* Yes, you are exactly right...we have two craft shops (major chains) and a bead store which none of them sell beading needles! I too stand in shock! So I had to ask T's co-worker to save my tush and grab some for me on her way home from work. Tomorrow they will arrive home and I will be able to finish part one of my two part secret project! Bwhahwahahahahahaha!! *lightening and thunder*

Secondly, I'm sure you noticed the change in my blog. Yes, it is supposed to be Autumnal. :) I am aware that the calendar says it's still summer but in my mind's eye, the kiddies have gone back to school, so Autumn is upon us. Now to just sit and wait for the leaves to change..and cooler weather. Yay!

Lastly, a few pictures to show. Yes, I did say pictures..which means finishes. *THUD* Haha..very funny. :P Anyhoo, the first picture is of some K magnets I made for some friends. One is using Calypso by Needle Necessities and the other is using an Anchor varigated thread. I think they turned out pretty nice myself. Now just need to send them to their home..hehe. The second picture is a Binky Square of Snoopy hugging Woodstock. I had finished that one a while ago, but for some reason just never uploaded the picture. LOL Hey, I'm lucky if I remember my name sometimes.





Alright, off for the night...need to do something about dinner. Have a good night!

Happy Stitchin!

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