For all the prayers - edit

EDIT to this post - to make sure you understand my gibberish. ALL comments on this post will be included in the drawing. I guess it wasn’t clear enough, but anyone can enter. I received many emails and comments offering prayers and wanted to thank them but not exclude everyone else. So they are getting a double entry, but ALL readers that comment are included. Just leave your entry on this post, with or without prayers. No exclusions.

Original post..
Good morning. It's been cold and rainy, my furnace is on, and I am not a happy camper. But there are other things to be grateful for, and one of them is my group of stitching buds. I have gone through my comments and noted everyone that offered prayers and wish I knew who anonymous was. Why? Because every one of you is already included twice in a giveaway. We won't have enough information to gauge Carole's condition until Thursday, but we greatly appreciate all the caring concern and prayers that you have given and I want to offer something in relation to that.

What would be more appropriate than a heart? I added a little to my heart freebie, stuffed it with sawdust,

added a pretty fabric back, and you can be included by leaving a comment on this post. Even though I have you praying stitchers already, enter again if you would like a third chance.

It's not a perfect finishing job, but I've been a little distracted lately so it is what it is.

If you happen to notice that I am always wearing the same bracelets, let me explain. I am lazy. I don't want to be bothered taking jewelry on and off and I feel naked without bracelets. Gold is too expensive and soft, silver tarnishes quickly on me, so I browsed Kohl's and JCP online and purchased men's stainless steel. I chose styles that had links and could be shortened which was a plus because women's are usually too tight. Then I can add costume pieces to them but these never have to come off.

OK getting off track. Random will draw a winner Friday night at 8pm EST.
Make sure to leave your initials if no-reply or anonymous.

Thank you all again so much for your support and kindness.

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For all the prayers

EDIT to this post - to make sure you understand my gibberish.  ALL comments on this post will be included in the drawing.  I guess it wasn’t clear enough, but anyone can enter. I received many emails and comments offering prayers and wanted to thank them but not exclude everyone else.  So they are getting a double entry, but ALL readers that comment are included.  Just leave your entry on this post, with or without prayers.  No exclusions. 

Original post..
Good morning.  It's been cold and rainy, my furnace is on, and I am not a happy camper.  But there are other things to be grateful for, and one of them is my group of stitching buds.  I have gone through my comments and noted everyone that offered prayers and wish I knew who anonymous was.  Why?  Because every one of you is already included twice in a giveaway.  We won't have enough information to gauge Carole's condition until Thursday, but we greatly appreciate all the caring concern and prayers that you have given and I want to offer something in relation to that. 

 

 

 

What would be more appropriate than a heart?  I added a little to my heart freebie, stuffed it with sawdust,

added a pretty fabric back, and you can be included by leaving a comment on this post.  Even though I have you praying stitchers already, enter again if you would like a third chance. 

 

It's not a perfect finishing job, but I've been a little distracted lately so it is what it is. 

If you happen to notice that I am always wearing the same bracelets, let me explain.  I am lazy.  I don't want to be bothered taking jewelry on and off and I feel naked without bracelets.  Gold is too expensive and soft, silver tarnishes quickly on me, so I browsed Kohl's and JCP online and purchased men's stainless steel.  I chose styles that had links and could be shortened which was a plus because women's are usually too tight.  Then I can add costume pieces to them but these never have to come off.   

OK getting off track.  Random will draw a winner Friday night at 8pm EST.
Make sure to leave your initials if no-reply or anonymous.

 

Thank you all again so much for your support and kindness.

 

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Final winner

Hi everyone.  I've very tired, been a long day, so I'll get to the point.  The name chosen by Random.org is Jacqueline.  I will contact her shortly and I feel so bad that I couldn't share these charts with everyone.  From the response, Prairie Schooler Santas win the popularity contest hands down.  Thanks to all that participated.

 

I did get my sister to the doc today.  She stopped taking one of the pills to see if it would help and it did, but she was still weak and very pale.  He prescribed another and wanted to admit her to the hospital again, the electrical system of her heart is still not good.  Next appointment will be in a week but she may have to give in to another hospital stay before then.  Of all days to rip out and repave her very steep winding driveway!  No way she could ever attempt to walk it from the front or side. I got her to the doc, over to the center for blood work, rushed through the market for easy dinners and essentials, dropped off the RX, stopped at the bank, and sped home to get her up the drive before the paving started.  Just made it. 

 

Enjoy your weekend and stay safe.

 

 

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Another winner

Greetings.  No, my sister did not make it to the doctor.  She was dressed and ready but did not have enough stamina to get in the car and go.  These new meds are making her so light headed and weak, no appetite, insomnia, and we are trying again on Friday. 

 

Do you remember the little free chart from Gentle Arts that I made into a small pouch?  I just realized that I never finished the design.  The stamens!  One good thing about using fusibles for closure is that you can press them with a hot iron again and they will release.  Since I used the fusible hem tape to attach the lining at the opening, I may do just that and add the final stitches.  Or not.
 

 And here's Eliza's progress. Ready to start the motif bottom - I think the house will be blue. I haven't followed the colors or the color placements because frankly, too much on my mind to pay attention to details.

But this little queenie hasn't a care in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

She loves to pose for the camera.

 Until she's back to "I will make you bleed" mood.  She looks calm and sweet, but those little eye slits are watching my every move, ready to pounce.

The winner of the Homespun Collectibles batch is Anonymous Colleen.  Please email me with your address Colleen.

 

The final Santa batch is Prairie Schoolers, six cards and two leaflets - interested?  Leave your entry in the comments and I will draw a name Friday at 9pm EST.  Two Angel books sold for over $20 each on Ebay this summer!  Now I want to stitch them so I checked and yep - I have another one.

 

 

 

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Never ending

Hi everyone.  Just had to let you know that my poor sister lost her Buster last night.  The phone rang at 10pm and she was crying so hard I could barely understand her and thought she was having another heart emergency.  Mark had to take his gun and end his unexpected suffering.  He's not had any problems, was eating, drinking, and at 18 still jumping on the counter, was fine earlier in the day and she assumed he was asleep in his bed.  The vet had not yet stopped to drop off the sedatives and neither thought he would be passing so soon.  Unimaginable after losing Tippy a few days ago.   He was limp yet crying continuously so he got there as soon as he could and even though he hates having to do this, it was necessary.  After watching Tippy she could not let another experience the same.  She is an absolute mess and she has an appointment today with her PCP (that she changed from last week when Tippy passed) and can't stop crying.  Headache, nausea, but I am forcing her to go.  We'll see who wins.  She now has no cats in the house with her, first time in 45 years.  I feel terrible and there is really nothing I can say or do to ease her grief as all pet owners know. 

 

I'll be back with the winner tomorrow night.  Your prayers and good wishes for her have been wonderful and I want to keep you updated on her circumstances.

 

Thank you so much.

 

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Winner

Hi all.  I'm lucky I made the 9pm drawing.  Nothing has been going right in leveling the cabinets and in my haste and anger, I rose quickly and almost knocked myself out on the upper cabinet's corner.  What a headache!  Between the knees, the *%&# rash, my locked painful jaw, my neck, varicose veins, and my fat ass, I am feeling my age recently. 

  The winner drawn by the scientific folded paper method is TerryA.  Please contact me TerryA, I can't reply to your entry.

 

Now you can leave your entry in the comments again for this group, drawing to be held Wednesday night at 9pm EST.

 

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