Valentine's Day finish and more

The other day i was looking at Vonna's blog and she stitched this adorable freebie from PrimitiveBettys called Oh Sweet Valentine and i just had to stitch it. It was a very quick stitch that i stitched up on Friday and last night made it into a primitive looking pillow (at least i think so). I stitched this one on 28ct Antique Sand Castle linen using VC Birds Bird Feathers #4107 and WDW Brick.

I also have my only progress on my Beatrix Potter Sampler. I am using 36ct edinburgh coffee dyed/baked fabric for this piece, not too dark of a piece and using GAST Deep Sea. I love how the colors pop on this fabric and just wish the pic would do it more justice. I am stitching this piece over 1 on the 36ct so not alot of progress, a little at a time.

Also i heard that Ellen has rec'd her LK exchange from me on the HOE board. So here is Wear A Smile by LK that i made into a beanbag pillow thingy for her. I changed up the borders using smyrna, rice and eyelet stitches and really like how they turned out.

well, i have a bunch of other finishes but can't show them until they land at their new homes.

Going to get some housecleaning done and then off to a Superbowl Party this afternoon. GO CARDS!!!!!

Happy New Year Everyone!

Well, another year has gone and a new one arrived! Where has the time gone? The boys are in the 2nd semester of their freshmen year in high school now, only 3 more years for them. Caitie just graduated in December from high school and starting junior college this month, then off to university in fall (not sure which one yet and she is walking with her hs graduating class in May, she wants all the hoopla that goes along with graduation and i am glad as we told her she was doing it anyways). LOL Here in Arizona it is now Javalina hunting season and the boys have been out all weekend looking for stinky pigs. LOL Dustin was the first to get his (he is 15) and this was his first big game animal he took and with bow and arrow. DH also got his this weekend, now Josh has a bit more hunting to go and hopefully he will get his piggy as well. LOL So as of right now, we will have about 100lbs of javalina chorizo in the freezer, yum, NOT. Everyone in the family eats it but me. oh well, they are feeding the family, etc and enjoying great time with dad.

Our New Year's Eve was quite quiet here. We just ordered some pizzas and hung out around the house for the night. The boys were all in bed early because the 1st was their first day of pig hunting, up bright (well not so bright) and early. Caitie and i stayed up playing rummy and went to bed just after midnight.

Well, i do have my first finish of 2009. I finished up yesterday, Christmas is Forever kit from Lizzie Kate. This was a very fun and colorful piece to stitch. I just loved the colors. I have also picked out my fabric and threads for the Beatrix Potter Quaker Sampler SAL piece that i am going to start on Wednesday. I chose 36ct (stitching over 1) cream edinburgh but i coffee dyed/baked it and it turned out really good and for my threads i chose Deep Sea and Oatmeal GAST. I think it will look really good together.




I have a few exchanges that need to be finished up and/or started so can't show pics of them just yet. In good time.