First I am going to show you my stitching and exchanges I can show you.
This is part 4 of Lavender Blue. I have one page for this part than I can get part 5 and 6. I am trying to finish it before I leave but my hopes are low. I think I might have had something under the frame when I took the picture cause it is a little lumpy, lol. Believe me, the material is tight when I stitch on it.
This is the top of the box. I glued the stitched piece on it today. I now have a couple books on top of it to get the glue dried and stay put. I just realized I didn't sign the piece and I always do that. Little too late now.
This is a stitched piece from a Spring exchange from Stitcherhood yahoo group. Isn't she adorable? And there is a cat stitched on there. She is sitting on my tv right now. I, also, got beads in variety of colors and ribbons and lace. Thank Ann for a lovely gift!
This is Bloom by Cherrywood Designs with some color changes. The pattern can be found in Cross Stitch and Needlework issue in May 2011. I used Sassy Fabby's Mystique thread, Carrie's Threads Passion, Gentle Art Hyacinth, Weeks Dyes Carrot, Banana Popsicle, and Emerald on antique white evenweave. I added fat quarter fabrics, beads and floss to give to Ann in the exchange.
This is Born Shopper. I have been stitching her on weekends. I did stitch more on her since I took the picture. She is starting to form more and I had done some of the gray under the mittens and top of the scarf. Next time you will get the update.
The pictures above is the mail art I send out to Shari. I had the hardest time stitching this piece and took most of May to stitch. It was not my first choice. I was going to stitch apple blossoms but the frogs was having a huge party. They are just a huge pest. I went with bunnies and flowers. They are from Donna Kooler's 55 Favorite Designs. It has its character flaws but it came out cute. It is only my second mail art I had made and my first one was very wonky. This one is neater.
This one is Little House 2012 All Dolled Up Quaker Birds ornament. I am stitching this one over one on some rose colored opalescent 28 count fabric. I put my pair of scissors to show how tiny the ornament is going be when finish. I am using Carrie's Threads Periwinkle.
123Stitch has monthly contest and I have been entering in it almost every month since I discovered 123 Stitch in 2003. At the beginning of the month, I got an email from Joann stating I was one of the winners of Little House Needleworks Summer Band Sampler. After I picked myself off from the floor, I send her my information and I got it a few days later. Now I have to get the other three, because they are very pretty. And Little House being one of my favorite designers, I was stoked pink for a couple days. Thank you all of you who sent their congratulations to me on my yahoo groups.
Next week at this time I will be in Colorado Springs. I am leaving Tuesday on the Greyhound and be in there Thursday morning. I am looking forward to the trip. There is a lot to do and I am still working on the schedule because some places need reservations for the tours. I will have fun and going see some wolves, an old ghost town, a castle or two, and a couple LNSs. Throw in a class, dinners and swaps, I don't know if I will get some sleep, well at least not much. Sunday I am on my way to Tulsa to see my godson/nephew, who I haven't seen in 4 years. I get to hang out with him for a couple days. I am hoping to get to the Aquarium and to The Silver Needle store before I leave. I will be home on Friday. On top of that, I got a new camera. I dropped my camera and the battery lid would not close. Since that was where the memory card is too, I didn't trust the camera will save the pictures. I was going borrow my aunt's camera and she did give it to me. Last week I was in Walmart and they had some camera on clearance for $50. I had no intention buy a new camera until I got back, but with that price, I couldn't walk away. I can do a whole bunch of things with it.
My next post will be about my trip with lots of pictures. Have a great couple weeks.
Many hugs,
Vicky
