I finished my Biscornu

yes I did I finished it up this weekend

And I can honestly say I did not enjoy

sewing it together.

The corners and making sure

it was centered

But now I can say I made one.

Heres another view of it

I signed up for the 2012 Crazy Challenge and

one of the 15 projects I have listed is a

15 sided Biscornu,

well lets just say I am rethinking that one

I have until January 1 to change my mind.

I finished a couple more

Christmas ornaments

Just little little ones.

As you can see by the quarter laying there

they are pretty little but oh so cute and

easy to stitch up

Last night I decided I was going to work on a

WIP

So I started digging thru my stuff and

found this Santa picture that I

started in June

the only stitching I got done on it

last night was that little bit of blue

by my glasses,

I am not sure if it will be done by Christmas,

but I am going to give it a try!

Here is what it will look like when completed

Well I am off to get some errands done and some

shopping done for Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving dinner will be on Friday

for us this year.

My daughters are spending Thursday with

there in-laws and so as to not make it

a busy day we decided to have ours on

Friday and they could spend the whole day

with us!!!!

I am so Thankful for my loving children and

grandchildren!

Happy Thankgiving everyone

Denise

Good Morning

OK Time for an update on my blog.

It's not because I have not been stitching

Because I have been doing plenty of that

its that procrastion thing.

I try and read blogs every morning so that

I can keep up. Then I have to play a

couple of games on facebook and check

my emails. And then I check the time

and my morning is shot.

And I think I will update the blog later or

 even tomorrow.

Well I decided before I read any blogs this morning

I had to do this first.

So Here Goes Nothing!

Weekend before last my daughter and her 3 girls

came and spent some time with us

(they also brought the stomach flu with them thanks girls)

so Monday and Tuesday DH had it

and I had it Wed - Friday

(ya me, this getting old sucks)

Thank goodness I was feeling better for the

weekend because my niece came home for

a visit ( and it was her mothers birthday)

I didn't get to visit with her as much as I would

have liked but I had to play nice a share her

with every one else that want  to see her.

(Love you Chrissy)

Monday was a sad day! Had a funeral to attend.

A highschool class mate and close friend to our

oldest daughter was killed in a auto accident.

he was 31 and left a wife of less than 6 months and

a 1 year son that he adored.( RIP Gary )

Tuesday was a happier day as I got to spend it

with none other than my

Granddaughter.

And too many stories on how she made me laugh all day!

on to the stitchie stuff.

This is another Mini cross stitch ornament

from Liesure Arts

stitched on 14 ct white aida

with DMC floss

and I finish the back with white felt

this was a freebie I found when I was

looking around the blogs.

All the information was in a different

language except for the DMC colors I needed

The orginal design was not back stitched

but i thought it made my snowman stand out more.

And last but not least I am still working on

stitching up my Biscornu.

I will complete this one before I start another

christmas ornament!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This material is actually white not blue as the

picture looks ( damn lighting)

Not much left if I would just sit and stitch on it!

And I am planning on having it completed

tonight! I am thinking I will add a few beads

to this one.

Ok well if I want to get some stitching done I

better get this posted, do some reading of my

blogs and maybe a couple of loads of laundry done.

Enjoy the rest of the week

Happy Stitching

Denise

I had a Great Weekend

I had the best weekend ever!

My girls were home,

My oldest daughter only lives 10 miles from us

but my middle daughter lives 2 hours away,

so her and her 3 girls stayed with us

Friday and Saturday night.

Friday night we had wine and

Tastefully Simply Beer Bread

and 4 different dips

(the kids got orange juice & sprite mixed together)

they thought that was great until I ran out.

Saturday I made a big pot of Chili and

a pot of Country Chicken Chowder for 

everyone to enjoy when they got hungry.

The girls took lots of pictures of there kids on the farm.

On to some Stitchy stuff:

Friday I finished a LK that I have been working on for a while.

I stitched it on 32 ct but don't remember the name of it

and used the floss that it called for.

Now I need to decided if I am going to put it in

a frame or make it into a pillow. 

Then I also finished a Christmas ornament

Ornament #2

This is for the Christmas Ornament Challenge that I joined.

This one came from a book called

Leisure Arts - Mini Cross Stitch Ornaments

produced by Kooler Designs Studio

There are 116 designs in this book.

I Finished this little cutie with white felt on the back

And I put a few more stitches in my

Norwegian Biscornu

So there you have it,

A bunch of stitching done

a great weekend with family

what more could a girl ask for!

Happy Stitching

Denise

November 1st already!

Hopefully everyone had a super Halloween!

I had 3 of my grand kids come over to

Treat Or Treat

Gavin was a Army Man

Trey was a hunter

& Sharlee was Minnie Mouse

OK on to the stitchie stuff

I said I would post some update

so here they are

this one is going to be my first Biscornu

I found it on Whole World Biscornu

I'm using 28 ct jobelan antique white

and DMC variegated blue floss.

This one is a freebie from Brenda Gervais

With thy Needle & Thread

She did it to welcome October 2009

I am using 32 ct linen from my stash

and the DMC floss she suggests.

OK off to finish my dishes and do a little

house quick pickup and then

an afternoon of stitching.

Welcome to all my new followers

Thank you for joining me.

Happy Stitching everyone!

Denise



Oh for the Love of Stitching

Didn't know what else to use as a title???

A quick post this morning before things get busy here on the farm. We were flood out of our house last spring as most of you know. We had water almost to our rafters in our basement. Thank goodness we just have a cement basement and the only things down there are the furnance and water pressure system. Well after the water was gone we relaced the pressure system so we could have running water but never got the furnace replaced. Finally after a month of heating our house with one Eden Pure electric heater our furnace is being replace today!YA!

In my last post I said I was going to start a Biscornu and I did get it started (sorry no picture of my progress yet). In one of the comments (Sarah) asked which one I was doing. Well I got it from World of BIscornu ( here). I am using DMC verigated blue to stitch it in. I have about half of it done.  I have a lot of Norwegian in me and I have relatives that live there and I have visited Norway in 1993. ( would love to make another trip there). So I thought it fitting to stitch the one from Norway. There are actually several Norwegian patterns on this site but I liked the one with the reindeer on it best.

The reason I am not done with it is because I had to start another piece that I came across it also is a freebie. ( I think i need to stop looking at everyones blogs and seeing such cute stuff) I had seen it on someone elses blog who had stitched it up. But it is one of Brenda Gervais from With Thy Needle and Thread blog ( here ) I started it yesterday and have the pumpkin, stem and leaves done and I am starting on the black bird this morning. ( sorry again no picture yet ) I used a piece of 32 ct fabric that I had in my stash and used the DMC floss that she recommends.

Time to get my chores done so I can sit and stitch the day away. I will post some pictures tomorrow so drop back by.

Have a great Holloween weekend
Denise