Sophia Waters

  First ~ I want to express my gratitude to all of you that have emailed, commented, visited, and shared your stitching with me this past year.  I continue to be inspired by your work, from the smallest fob to the largest sampler, and how you've welcomed me into the blogging world.  I thank you sincerely.

Second ~ I should not have delayed my flu shot.  Yoi.  The final plan for the floss box is in place and I can't imagine a saw running or hammer pounding right now.  I won't be attending my sister's little get together today but I did get mom's shaved chocolate chiffon cake baked and it's ready to go. 

But here's how I really feel - big deal!!   Regardless of how poorly I feel, someone is suffering and won't recover as I will.  The end.

So here's Sophia Waters.

That little bit of blue is the only color and you can see how primitive this design is which is why I left it wrinkled.  I have her hanging (for now) on the side of the cupboard with one of my favorite unframed pieces, Mary Oldfield. 

Susannah French, the other R&R primitive design is being worked on now and I will feature her next time.  She's also mostly brown with incomplete stitches and errors. I can't wait to get the 12 new charts.   

While trying to recover some older photos from an old computer, I found several from prior years.  My laptop is acting the same as it did before the crash and I fear it will be crashing again.

Well, the season is officially over. And the last of my paint is spilled out onto the cardboard and drying for disposal. But every time I see this guy, I want to paint him again.

 

Time to put away the decorations and liquor up on cough syrup.

Thank you again for your friendship and encouragement this past year.
Stay safe ~ stitch happy!

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BOAF Gold Santa

Greetings!  I had quite a few emails about obtaining the Gold Santa chart - this guy - and I wanted to post that there is a listing on EBay for 6 of them. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER-GOLD-SANTA-CROSS-STITCH-PATTERN-OOP-/121039681905?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c2e86f971  Please excuse the blatant URL show ~ I have a cold and pounding head so I don't feel like doing the HTML.  Several have come up recently and most sold for around $10.  This is a Buy it Now (6 available - 1 sold) for $14.99 but she is accepting offers too.

 I finished Sophia but haven't uploaded the photo yet so I will show you what I found at the antique mall instead.  It's a vegetable slicer.

The label on the back is the Home Vegetable Slicer Pat. Feb 22, 1898.

Neat huh?

 Homespun Samplar is having a 20% off chart sale so naturally I loaded up on R&R Reproductions' fabulous marking samplers for dirt cheap.  I bought a dozen!  Most of them must have been the last one since I don't see many of them still listed.  I have another very primitive R & R to start - Susannah French - until I decide on a larger piece.  Sophia is hanging on the side of my cupboard with Mary Oldfield.  Today anyway.

And of course, I have to mention the snow.   You can see the trails in the yard.  They're paths made with the snow blower so the cats can run around since the snow is too high for them.  They chase each other like it's a race track.  You can also see their condos.  And what's left of the buried wheelbarrow and greens.

That's all I have.  Just wanted to let you know about Gold Santa.  My head is pounding on my teeth and I may get snarky if I continue.

We wouldn't want that.  I got a shorter hair cut and once again my wild wire looks like a poisonous mushroom.  Making snarky faces right now just adds to the look.

 STAY SAFE - Best wishes for 2013.

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Sampler Pear V

Happy New Year!

Hello to everyone.  I decided to post January's pear a few days early.  I think the verse is appropriate for starting a new year.  Instead of using mylar in this one, I chose a heavy weight fusible interfacing which also worked well to hold the shape. 
Hope you like it!
Wishing you all a happy and healthy New Year.

 

Thank you for visiting ~ enjoy your weekend and stay safe.

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Mosey 'n Me designs

Well, just like a wedding, all that preparation, excitement, and work is over in a day.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!  We've been hit with that winter storm and ended up with  8-10" of white crap.  Between that and cookie hips, my mood has been bad at times, and the parents and families in CT are still on my mind. 

True to form, I decided on Christmas Eve to change the decorations and move the trees. 

I thought I would show you two completed Mosey 'n Me Christmas designs.

   

I visited their site http://www.moseynme.com/catalog/05-christmas.php this morning and found a few more Santas that I may order. This is one - isn't he a riot?  I love to have an odd guy mixed in with the traditionals.  There are a few more that I like and may order this week.

I just added this Mosey 'n Me  from Cricket-Bug-Corner.  Isn't he sweet?  I saw him on her blog right after I posted so I snagged him from her site before I pin to Pinterest.

Still working on Sophia and will have her done this weekend.  Very easy sampler to stitch if you like primitive style and want a simple design.

I'm trying to draw plans for a floss box today and hope to be working on it this weekend.  Not as easy as I thought it would be since the top will be too heavy to open without causing the bottom to tip.  Uh-oh.  I just came up with an idea.  Usually happens this way when I'm posting so jotting it down now would be a good idea before I forget.  I'll show you Sophia Waters later.

Have a great week's end and I'll talk to you soon!  Stay safe.

Thanks for visiting!

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'Twas the night before Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house,
not a person was ready, except for the mouse.

The stockings weren't hung by the chimney with care,
they were still in the laundry at the bottom of the stair.

The cookies are burned, the cards were never sent,
being this far behind was never my intent.

The trees were ready for ornaments and lights,
but I put off decorating for yet another night.

More time has been spent running to open the sash,
for cold air to come in and relieve my hot flash.

So if you don't get a gift, a treat, or a card,
it's not a personal matter - don't take it too hard.

The old fart is now nestled all snug in her bed,
She drank too much nog and it went to her head.

So she's packing it in and saying good night,
May your Christmas be merry and New Year be bright.

A Christmas chart for you

To all of you, I wish you a very Merry Christmas, a healthy and happy New Year. 

 Thank you for your friendship, encouragement, knowledge, and inspiration.