Winner winner winner winner

no chicken dinner.  Spinach strombolli tonight since I can't eat much else.  Cereal with milk.  Eggs.  My tongue is still cracked, mouth on fire, can see a damn thing, totally disgusted.  Moving on.

Oh.  The strombolli.  I purchased the Pillsbury traditional pizza crust (in the can).  Saute onion, garlic, add a bag of fresh spinach until wilted.  Lay on one side of the dough.  Top with crumbled feta, golden raisins, pine nuts, Parmesan.  Fold over, seal, cross cut the top, brush with garlic butter, bake as the can instructs.

WINNERS!!  PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH YOUR ADDRESS.

Total of 56 comment and email entries, separated by item #, one drawn for each.

#1 Buttons&Pins BBD chart
JHM of NeedleworkersSamplings

#2 Barbara Schlater chart
CJM (Carla)

#3 Lori's punch needle heart
CapeCodGirl565

#4 My tiny hornbook.
Darlene Barzak

Thanks to all for playing along!!

And now a question to you.  I am ordering a few smalls and adding a few Sulky Petites to try.  I can't get all the colors, just a few basics.  What do you do when the color choices are not available/comparable to the DMC?  Mixing the single strand Sulky with two strands DMC doesn't sound right, so what happens?   Only choose a monochromatic project?

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Morning chuckle

Since I'm not a huge fan of FB and don't watch late night talk shows, I never saw this until now.  If you've never seen it, get ready to laugh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fvz0iouifU

It's about time

I thought it would be a good time to offer a little something.  And little it is.  I have a few small charts for you to choose from, or a tiny hornbook.  US only please.

 #1  Blackbird Designs Buttons & Pins.

#2  Threads of Gold Barbara Schlater card chart.

#3  For punch needlers, Lori Brechlin's Tulip Heart.

#4  Or my 3.5" x 5" tiny hornbook with my Henry VI stitch.  Not perfectly painted or finished but close!

Choose one of the four options, include it with your initials in the comments or direct email me.

samplersandsantas@gmail.com

I will draw a name Wednesday 4/29 around noon.

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Let it all come together

I thought the peach and orange would be an issue.  Focusing on one color or element in a design that I question is normal for me.  But in this case, it all came together and what I thought in my color spastic menobrain may cause concern, turned into the best feature.  Next time I will think twice about changing a color because what may not be pleasing when stitching that small area, may be perfect as the project continues.  

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Lucy Beam or Gigi R will be next.

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Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?

by Blackbird Designs

Had to add a row to the chimneys in order for the fricking bird to perch.  How can one motif be placed correctly and the next one not?  

Very much in the dumps lately, hair loss is continuing to the point that you can actually see the fiber powder on my scalp, that's how thin it is.  With the closings, I have no idea when I can get in to have a transplant before I lose it all.  No answers.  Nothing has helped or stopped it.

Have a comfortable and safe weekend.

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Variegation

in red.  From pink to orange to peach to maroon and back.  Sometimes you get a skein of floss that is all over the place.  Very light to way too dark to a hue that isn't close to the main color.  This skein appeared very uniform along the lengths with slight variegation, but baby look at it stitched!  Much more than I expected which is fine with me, just surprised.

If in the end I'm not happy with some peachy areas, I will very lightly dab with my barely touched brush from my Sepia Ranger ink pad. Yes I will.  Do it all the time.  It doesn't change the color, just tones it down slightly.  But I think this will be just peachy keen.

Be careful!

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