Hmmmm.... where do I start??
I've been stitching like crazy as much as possible for a bunch of exchanges I signed up for. Here are 2 of the exchanges I have sent out so far.
This first one is by Primitive Betty and I stitched it for the HOE Fall Pinkeep exchange. My partner was Shelley and I was happy to hear she received it and loved it ;) I forget which DMC colors I used for the sunflowers. I had the fabric and matching ribbon in my stash already and knew they would be perfect for this design.
Next up is Gather A Harvest by Lizzie Kate which I stitched for the LK Exchange. My partner hasn't received it yet so I can't reveal who they are. I used 28ct DMC linen and the overdyed floss called for in the design.
I even stitched a couple of pieces for myself in the middle of all of my exchange stitching. I was looking for something to stitch for an exchange and I came across this design. I remembered how much I loved it and was "dying" to stitch it but never did!
It is Toffee Apples by The Sampler girl. It is in her "The Stitching Janite's Pattern Book". I didn't have all of the overdyed threads called for in the design so I tried to match up what I had for the colors I didn't.
I also finally got around to stitching this adorable design by The Crossed Eyed Cricket called Leaves. It can be found in their leaflet called "Winter Circle". Unfortunately there is no picture of it anywhere on the leaflet so if you don't know it is included you'd never find it. I am not sure why that is as it is a beautiful design with beautiful colors in it. I used 28ct evenweave and the DMC colors called for.
Butterflies-
This year I have again decided to just concentrate on raising Eastern Black Swallowtails. My Fennel plant was huge and just waiting to be devoured by very hungry caterpillars. Mamma Swallowtail kept coming every afternoon and laying eggs but I never did see caterpillars. I figured something must have been eating them. So I kept a close eye on the plant but never did find out. Finally I started seeing caterpillars and before I knew it my fennel plant was literally loaded with them! I lost count after 75 but I had all of those chrysalis's in my cage!!!! It was VERY exciting!! What was more exciting is when 19 butterflies emerged on the same morning! I usually take them out 1 at a time and release them but with so many at once I couldn't do that. So I took my cage outside and just opened the door so they could go. Except they wouldn't leave LOL So I had to take them out 1 at a time and I placed them on some flowers nearby. You see they need the sun to heat up their wings to fly and at that time of the morning there isn't much sun in my backyard.
Here are a few pictures of them after I placed them on plants.
Out of these so far only 4 have not made it. What happens is for some reason they fall to the ground and their wings get messed up before they are dry. Sadly they end up drying all messed up and cannot fly. So I am left with the sad job of putting them to sleep :( I did have 2 out of the 4 actually have a part of their bodies stuck inside the chrysalis. I carefully tried to peel it away but couldn't get it all off.
Birthday Cake-
In my last post I believe I was telling you all how my inlaws were coming over for a their birthday/anniversary dinner and how DH was making the cake. Well here is the picture of the delicious cake he made!
He did a wonderful job on it!!
This weekend we are off to my MIL & FIL's to celebrate my DH's birthday! His birthday was on Wednesday (the 21st) and we had a little celebration here with the 3 of us. This weekends will be a bigger celebration!
Thanks so much for stopping by! And if you made it this far in reading my post I Thank You for putting up with my rambling :)
Have a Great weekend!
6 comments:
I live the black check fabric you used on the Crows and Sunflowers project, I have that one printed out but haven't stitched it yet. The Toffee Apples is adorable! I've always wondered what patterns are in her booklets, and have been leary of buying one without knowing first.
Great post Lisa, so much to see.
Love your pinkeep and pillow finishes.
The butterflies are soo beautiful, it must be soo sad when they dont make it.
Your hubby did a great job on the cake, it looks delicious.
Hugs
Oh my, so many wonderful autumn pieces. They all look really great.
My 8 year old son finished his study on butterflies just this past Friday. He was very excited to see your post - and he gave you an A+. Thanks for sharing!
Oh girlfriend, you have been on a stitching tear for sure. They look wonderful. It's too bad we don't live closer I'd love to see the butterflies hatch! Tell hubby he did a great job on the cake. Looks scrumptious! {{HUGS}}
Enjoyed catching up your post, love your finishes and hmmmmm, the cake looks delicious!!
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