Catching up

Well my niece told me I needed to update my Blog, so here is what I have been up to lately. Last week I truly didn't get much stitching done, and what I did get done I had to rip out because I forgot a couple of rows of stitching and couldn't fix it with out frogging. I was so frustrated that I put it a way. Another reason I didn't stitch much was I have been trying to organize my floss and take inventory of what I have. What a job that can be. I have found that in my DMC floss I have 6-8 of some of the colors.So I am sharing my extra colors with my sister in hopes that she will cross stitch more with me. Of course she can't replace my favorite niece as Chrissy will always be my #1 stitching buddy!

I am almost done with the DMC floss, I am working on the 900's right now

We had a very busy weekend, lots of family and activities going on.

Our little home town of Trent, SD had there

125th Birthday.

They had a parade on Saturday morning and we had several entries in it.

My mother & father in law in there 54 chevy

My husband driving one of our old tractors my son standing behind him and our grandson

 this is our 50 chevy pulling truck. Our oldest daughter is driving it and

the rest of the grand kids are in the back.

We also had family from Colorado for all the festivity. So on Friday nite when I got back home from visiting some other family members I walk into my living room to find this:

I had 8 kids (ages 2-10) sleeping in my living room.

some are sleeping, some are hiding, and some are posing for the camera.

6 of them are grandkids and 2 belong to my husbands niece.

 Now on a stitching note I finished another Lizzy Kate project, not sure how I will finish finish this piece.

I mentioned at the begining of this blog that I had to do some frogging to do, well I got it all ripped out and stitched properly again. It was on my Birds of a Feather Mystery Sampler. In the tree trunk I miss a couple of rows. But I am back at it again. I will post pictures of it later as I have not got a picture taken yet.

I hope everyone enjoyed there weekend
Happy Stitching
Denise

updates

I read blogs on a daily bases and I just looked and I have not done a blog since the 2nd of July. The 4th of July weekend was a busy weekend for us, we had 3 pickup pulls. One on Saturday in Marrietta, MN, One on Sunday in Gary, SD and on the 4th we were in Wentworth,SD. We had beautiful weather all weekend. This is a family weekend so all 3 kids were home and all 6 grandkids were running around.

On to my stitchy stuff;
 I worked on my Santa a little bit but didn't get any pictures of that one.

I joined the group called Lizzie Kate Lovers, and right now they are stitching Lizzie Kate projects on Mondays ( well you can stitch LK any day but in the rotation of things Mondays the day) So I started on  LK's Hugs & Kisses and finished it earlier this week and got it framed and is hanging in my kitchen now.

Well after I finished finished this one I decided to pull out Woodland Enchantress and work on it. I haven't had it out for awhile. So here is what I have accomplished so far as of tonight.

I'm not sure if I will continue stitching this one this week or pull Santa out and work on him for a while. I do know what I will be working on tomorrow as it is Lizzie Kate Monday. So here is my new start for tomorrow.

I am truly not sure how much stitching I will get done this week as my oldest daughter and her 3 kids moved into our house for awhile not sure how long, but that means that I will be taking care of my 3 grandkids all day, all this week at least. I will be praying for patience by the end of the week, I am use to having them over night then sending them home. I hope things work out for her and her family.
Well until the next update
Happy Stitching
Denise



New Stash, New Stash, I Love New Stash

I couldn't help my self, I know that I just went to the LNS and got some threads, fabric and a new Lizzie Kate pattern so I don't know why I am in such a buying mood. Earlier this week I ordered some stuff off the Internet and I didn't think that they would get to me until after the holiday weekend, but Yaa for me they came in the mail today:

This is what I got today:

 The purple fabric is 32 ct linen  and the other is a cream 25 ct. Dublin linen

and 3 pair of scissors (from Little Stitches)

Aren't the red,white,& blue one cute?

 And the pink ones have pink polka dots.

The little orange ones are for travel.

I have a couple more things that I ordered that will be here next week sometime, had to order some more threads from 123Stitch and I bid on 3 leaflets that have bookmark pattern's on EBay.

Here is an update on my progress of Santa

                                            You can't quite tell its Santa yet but soon you will.

My family is away at pickup pulls today and tomorrow so I have a quite house to myself. I have done nothing but play on the computer and stitch.( more computer than stitching I'm afraid)
I do plan on going to the pickup pulls in Wentworth, SD on the 4th of July, our whole family gets together that day. Hopefully it won't be too hot out so I can enjoy the day.
Happy 4th of July everyone!
also Happy Stitching
Denise



I need more stitching time

Ok you would think beings I am not working out side the home that I would be able to blog more often and be able to get more stitching done but that has not been the case this week.
--Monday was spent running errands for the husband, but I did start a Lizzie Kate that evening.
--Tuesday was spent cleaning and laundry and I Crochet in the evening ( something new that I am learning)
--Wednesday I traveled to the closest LNS (an hour away) to get some threads I need and pickup some things that I really didn't need but wanted for my stash.
--Thursday was spent with the 3 grandkids and in the evening after they left I decided to enter stuff into the StashCan program that I purchased last year but never got around to using it. I think I am going to like once I get every thing listed and updated.
--Friday , well I have my blogs read, emails read, facebook read, 2 loads of laundry done (and still in pj's) i think its time to go down to my comfy chair and get some stitching done.
No pictures at this time I promise to get some posted next week.

I hope everyone has a great 4th of July weekend!
Happy Stitching
Denise

A Big Finish

In one of my last blogs I said that I had put all my cross stitching away until I got my grand daughter birth sampler done well I did it. On Thursday all three grand children were here to spend the day with grandma. While my granddaughter took her nap I put the last stitches in. Boy did I do a quite happy dance (didn't want to wake her up). While I finished the birth sampler up my grandsons were mowing my yard for me, another ya for me (I hate to mow). Then I took them to there ball game and watch them win there second game. What a great day I had!

Here are some pictures of my finish and of the grandkids.

I love this little saying!

All framed and ready to hang

Stoney Creek Collection

Guardian Angel Birth Sampler

I am not sure what the fabric was,

it was some that I had in my stash.

It called for anchor floss but I use DMC

And my three beautiful grandchildren



Off to get ready for the parade in town and then this afternoon we have Sharlee's 2nd Birthday party. I am planning on working on my Santa picture sometime this weekend.

Happy Stitching everyone!

Denise

Lost Cause

Well I didn't get any stitching done today, we had a house full of people this morning and then we left for Canby, MN  for a pickup pull. ( pictures to follow) It was a beautiful day for the pull, no rain and the temp didn't get too hot. Enjoyed spending time with the middle daughter and her 3 step daughters.(pictures of them to follow also) The girls have always lived in town so to come to the farm is always so much fun for them.

This is a 1950 chevy pickup that my husband pulls during the summer months it our family summer fun!

The name of our truck is Lost Cause.

Its a long story on how it got its name, a story for some other time.

This is my daughter Kay and her 3 step daughters

enjoying a bite to eat as they watch the pull.

Kenzie giving me a cute look!

Kacee & Kenzie  playing with there DS's

Well I am diffenently ready for bed tonight so more on a later day.

Happy Stitching everyone!

Oh ya Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there!!!!!!!!

Denise

It's Time to finish the Birth Sampler

Well my daughter had her last baby ( my granddaughter) June 29th 2009. We were all excited to find out she was a girl ( we have 2 grandsons). From the time I found out what she was having I was going through all my books and stash to find the perfect Birth Sampler. I did find a lot but none that my daughter liked. Then one day as we were shopping she found one she loved, it was from Stoney Creek collection called Guardian Angel Birth Sampler. One downfall was that it was charted with Anchor floss and I only use DMC, so I had to convert all the colors first before I got started. It was the first week in April of 2010 and I had good intentions to have it completed by her 1st birthday. Ya that never happened, not that I didn't try.The first month I went wild with it and got a lot done, my daughter was really impressed. Her first birthday came and went and I started and finished other projects. Its time to put everything away and work on this until its completed. And it will be finished and framed by her second birthday. I am posting a picture and as you can see I have to put her name and date and weight on the top and finish back stitching the angels dress and the back stitching the little blue bird. Oh and put her halo on her.

Sorry the picture is not the greatest, but as you can see I have completed quite a bit since I last post a picture of it (to the Left side of my blog). The verse on top says

MAY GOD

WHO LOVES ALL LITTLE ONES

LOOK DOWN FROM HEAVEN ABOVE

AND BLESS THIS BABY

WITH HIS GRACE

AND EVERLASTING LOVE

I feel like a bad grandma for not having this done sooner! Well I am off to bed, we have a busy weekend ahead of us. My middle daughter and her 3 step daughters are here to spend some time this weekend. And with her 3 kid and my other daughter's 3 kids we have a house full. ( there ages are 9, 8 , 7, 5, 4, & 2) Oh what fun we have!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Happy Stitching
Denise

More Cleaning & Stitching

After my last blog where I showed you my craft room all done, I started on my spare bedroom, because my son just moved his stuff out of there and into his own place. So now I am organizing all my family history papers, pictures, documents, & books that I have accumulated. I now have a place to work on my genealogy and not have it all over the dinning room.

I pulled out & worked on my Stoney Creek pattern of the month series that I started last year. I am working on December's ( Be Kind) and then all I have left is January's (Trust God) and I will have this one finished. I have a picture of this series on the left side of my blog Its not very clear so I will have to get some better pictures of it and post.

I also started a new project Thursday night. As I was cleaning my craft room I came across this book called Heavenly Cross Stitch by Marie Barber, in there I came across a pattern for a Santa (I usually try to cross stitch a Santa every year for Christmas) So my goal is to have it done by this Christmas to hang with the other ones.

Well that's about it for now I will post pics later in the week
Until then Happy Stitching
Denise

My Craft Room

Well since I lost my job a couple of weeks ago I have been cleaning spots that sometimes get neglected. One of those spots is my craft room, well yesterday I tackled it and have it once again organized enought to take some pictures to share with everyone. Its nothing fancy but its my special place.

I hope you enjoyed the tour or my craft room I think it time to go get some stitching done.

 My next blog will be updates on my WIP.

Happy Stitching

Denise

New Start and Finish

This pattern is from Just Cross Stitch 2010 Christmas Issue

Primrose Needleworks

Windows of Faith, Hope, and Peace

I used the recommended fabric and thread.

I plan on finishing as a pillow-ornament



I started this piece on Thrusday evening and finished stitching it on Monday evening. I planned on being done sooner than that but with having to go to graduation for my niece on Saturday and my husbands first truck pull of the season on Sunday I had to take a couple of days off from stitching. Here are a couple of pics of the truck & tractor pull and some of my family.





His Truck is called Lost Cause

This has been our family summer fun time for the past 6 years

This is my son pulling his M International

This is my oldest daughter holding her daughter (aka my granddaughter)

Well its time to get supper in the oven so it gets done before the husband gets home from work. I think I like this staying home thing. I have lots of time for my computer and stitching and a little cleaning.

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Weekend!

 Happy Stitching everyone!!!!

Denise

LIFE

Time to post an update on what is going on in my life. Last Friday (5/20/11) Started out bad and then just got progressively worst. The worst part was that I got let go from my job that I had for 8 years. And didn't see it coming. So since then I have been in an adjustment mode. I do like being at home and spending the afternoons with my dogs who have been trying to figure out what I am doing home all day but are enjoying the attention. The other thing that I have been doing is cleaning places that don't normally get cleaned very often. finding things that I had forgotten I had and things that I don't know why I kept. I have been doing a lot of throwing out. Yaaa more space !!
I found a box of old pictures so last night I sat and looked thru them. Most of them are from when my 3 children were growing up, brought back lots of memories.
I have been getting some stitching done but not as much as I thought I would be doing since I'm not working but may be after I get  some of this cleaning done I will spend more time on it. hopefully next post I will have some pic to post.

Until next time  Happy Stitching
Denise

Weekend Start & Finish

This was a freebie that I found in my stack of print outs. Its called Nordic Blue and it is stitched on 14 count huck towel. the pattern came from Cross-Stitch & Needlework. It was quick and easy and only calls for 3 DMC colors. This one will stay in my home, planning on hanging it in my bathroom as a decoration.

I had a house full of kids this weekend so the stitching was limited to after hours when everyone else was sleeping. On Sunday I spent the day cleaning up the mud that the kids tracked in, and the dishes, and the laundry, but managed to get some stitching in.

My sister came over and we went over to a friends and picked rhubarb,can't wait to make a rhubarb crisp with what we pick. YUMMY. We also dug one of the plants up to transplant so we can start our own patch of rhubarb for next year.

Until next time - Happy Stitching everyone!!!!!!
Denise

progress report

As you can see I have gotten some done on my Woodland Enchantress but not as much as I would like to have done by now. 4 weeks with the In-Laws gave me plenty of time to work on it, now that I am back at home, not so much!
Tonight I won't have a chance to stitch :( I have a Catholic Daughters Meeting and then I suppose I should spend a little time with the husband as today is our 32nd Wedding Anniverary. Where does the time go?

I better get back to work now.

Happy Stitching everyone

Denise

Mothers Day Weekend

Time to catch up on all the blogs that I read and update you on my Mothers Day Weekend!

In my last blog I mentioned that it was my nieces birthday and that her mother was going down to see her and I surprised my homesick niece and went to Pella,Iowa with my sister. We left Friday morning and got down there after lunch. We sat the rest of the day and visited and checked out Chrissy's new house.

The town of Pella was having there Tulip Time Festival going on over the weekend so on saturday we walked around the venders, the flower shows, the quilt show, we saw people wearing Dutch costumes,they had several parades and of course we had to stop at the bakery for Dutch Letters - YUMMY!!!! we did a lot of walking and the weather was gorgeous

Sunday we left Pella and got home about 6:00pm, oh and what a surprise I had waiting for me. My husband had painted my bathroom & hung a new shower rod. But it didn't stop there he had pork loins, potatoes and baked beans for supper. The sad part of the day was I didn't get to see my 3 kids on Sunday but they all called & talked to me.

Here are some pictures I took while I was in Pella,Iowa.

These are just a few of my favorite pics, as you can see there were tons of tulips everywhere you went.

One last surprise that I got was on Monday while I was at work someone delivered these beautiful yellow roses to me. They were my mothers day gift from my daughter Kay, She knows how I love yellow roses.

Well I did manage to get a little cross stitching in over the week end but I will have to post pictures of them later I need to get to work now.

I hope every one is enjoying the beautiful weather

Denise

Quick Update

Just a quick update today, I made this little pin cushion for my niece, she is also a cross stitcher and was my stitching buddy until she moved 5 hours away. We still talk and keep up on our lastest projects. Tomorrow is her birthday so I hope her mother will take this to her when she goes to visit this weekend. Happy Birthday Chrissy. I love and miss you!

I should also mention that I got this idea from a fellow blogger but can't remember which blog it was.

Thank you for the great idea.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL YOU MOTHERS OUT THERE

Take time to do some stitching and relax!!

Denise