While I have circulation....

this tiny sampler can be worked on.  A few hours last night offered a good start.  The border is dmc 319 but I changed to 611.  Not a fan of red and green in a non holiday project.  I love how it's looking.  The 610 series is so versatile because it is not a warm intense brown and as in this case, can appear to lean green.  Perfect substitute.

This is sweet!

40 count PTP scrap of something.

Stay warm, be safe, use that hand sanitizer!

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Stuff no one wants

Chris brought boxes fron his attic for me to go through since he refuses to let us in the house.  More glassware and tchotchkes but the majority were already donated.

This fish was mom's, the cabbage pot and pineapple set were sis's.   The sherbert cups are MacBeth Evans American Sweetheart (thanks Google) which I will try to sell.

Set of green uranium dessert dishes and yellow Vaseline cups, keeping the yellow.  I am not familiar with this size, they are juice glasses.  (Cinderella was mine, works, also needs to go). 

Asking  a small antique place if they are interested in the green set.  All else, and there is a lot, trying to donate, but most won't take glassware.  Ceramic eggs with floral designs and Lefton bunnies will go, along with boxes of angels and vintage pitchers.  But that fish cracks me up.  

I hate to put glass in the trash (cognac, wine, mugs, dessert items) but I just found out that recyclable glass is NOT tableware or drinking glass.  Only food storage such as jelly, pickle, condiment bottles, beverages.  Tableware melts/heats at a different temp and can ruin the batch when recycling.  How do they know what it is once broken into pieces in the bins?  Anyway, keeping four shrimp cocktail glasses in my sewing area to hold wonder clips and items handy.   Two little cordial/liqueur  glasses are so stinkin cute, but not needed, just like the miniature creamers she collected.  Kept out my favorites, maybe tiny pincushions to be?  Tough job.  We all have to sort through family boxes one day.  My aunt was prepared for assisted living and ridded her house herself.

Finger still not usable for stitching, hoping my hand warmers will help.

Turned quite cold here, crabby is putting it mildly.

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2026 Finish #29

Finished the trees, changing the dark base of side flowers made a huge difference, decided to finish.  That minor change went from not liking it to loving it.  Yes it's off center but so am I.  And I'm charming.

Maybe a bowl of little houses?  All with edge trims?  

Not until this changes.  My Raynaud's has my right index numb for going on two days.  Tried everything, circulation returned for 10 minutes last night.  Ring is loose but without it made no difference.   No stitching, can't hold the needle.

Hubs is at the pharmacy for my medication.  After another call, doctor responded last night, said she just got the reports.  Not unusual for that lab to post results in portal, but not to doctor.

Have a good day.

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Bye bye

I wasn't thrilled with this to begin with and continued simply because it was previously started.  I'll finish the two trees and add it to the meh pile that may never be final finished.

And putting aside the PA Dutch Tomato Pincushion because of this....

Just spotted on Etsy, instant download, tiny, perfect.

Except for the over one but I can deal with it.  Only three colors and yet I may change one if 370 ghosts on the linen I choose.

Enjoy your day.

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A screeching halt

That's what happened when I realized this house is not centered.  How could I miss this?  The chart photo, the motifs I stitched, and just now I see this?  

You know I like symmetry.  And before I accept the imbalance and finish this, I'm trying to work out two corners of the border.  I could remove left or right side and adjust but corners will change.  I am the only person seeing the finish amongst other smalls, so I need it to not bug me.  Not one of my dinner guests commented or looked twice at my pile of stitchery, Halloween pieces, or samplers on wall.  All the small errors that concern us are not noticed by anyone else, even if they admire them, but off center catches MY eye!

Need to think while pulling linen for the tomato pinkeep.

No word from my doc yet, or the electrophysiologist.  Almost passed out today when rhythm changed so will call that office first thing tomorrow.  Long dental visit in afternoon but asking for a quick appt to confront pcp.  Did her staff fail to give her my test results or is she not reviewing flagged reports?

Have a good week.

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Cinch

 

Love this product. 

 I still use Dawn first on exterior to get that hazy film off.

I have towels in the soapy bucket and throw them over a long handled brush to wipe the glass, no wringing, no ladder.  Garden hose rinse.  Sloppy, but quick and effective.

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