July already????

Where has the time gone? I cannot believe it is July already and the year is half gone. July is good though, as I am off next week with a couple great friends for a stitching class at the Silver Needle in Tulsa OK. We are taking a class with Blackbird Designs and cannot wait.
I have recently rec'd a few exchanges, etc and finally got them uploaded to my computer. I also went to an antique shop a few weeks ago looking for a floral frog and found one and a couple other goodies, and best part all for $11.00. The frog is a pretty green and i wanted something to put it in to protect my scissors. Well i found in the same booth a green punch glass, I just added some crushed walnut shells to the bottom of it and walah!


This past saturday the 3rd was my birthday (and my hubbys) and I rec'd an awesome package from my good friend Michele yesterday. I will let the picture do the talking. WOW!!! she really spoiled me! I have the "frog" in there to show off the scissors she sent me, 4 pair. :)


Michele and I also got paired up for the Fair & Square 4th of July exchange. After all these years we finally got each other. LOL So we decided to "finish" each others squares not just send the 2 squares like required. She stitched the patriotic bird from HIH (poopy bird as we call them). LOL I LOVE how it is finished and the backing fabric matches perfectly!!!!! beautiful beautiful finishing!

Speaking of Fair & Square, Nadia and I were paired up for the ROund #19 squares. Nadia stitched LHN's ornie (the red house one, do not remember name off hand) for me. I love it, i was going to be stitching this one next and now i don't have too. :) Thanks again Nadia, can't wait to "finish" it up.

Please pass the biscournu is another exchange i am in, a monthly biscournu, sent and rec'd. I have recently rec'd from Sheila and Bonnie and here they are. very pretty biscournus to add to my collection. I am giong to need a separate basket just for them.


I have stitched up another of the LHN monthly ornies and finished it into a hanging pillow ornament. I really like how this one turned out. I used fuzzy stuff for the sheep and combed him out a bit to make him a bit more fluffy.

Happy Birthday Hon (Doug) and me too

Well, today is my hubby Doug's birthday and it is also mine. We both turned 41 today, yikes. oh well. I am 8 hours older than Doug and he has already reminded me about that. LOL We are going away for the weekend at a local resort just the two of us to just "get away". It should be really nice, we have NO plans to do anything specific which is always nice.

Happy Birthday Honey! I love you!

No pics or anything to share today, just getting everything cleaned up before we leave.

Happy 4th of July everyone!

LHN scissor fob for myself

Well, on my birthday last week i decided to stitch for myself all day. So i chose to make a small scissor fob using "Patience" thread pack chart from LHN. I only used a little portion of it and stitched it over one. I really really LOVE how it turned out and it is soooo small. But i might think about doing some other patterns over 1 now and not just a motif or two. LOL I also finished up a quilt square for Cole's Quilts that is long overdue. So I do have 2 pics to share of my stitching.



All my current stitching is for exchanges so I cannot share as of yet, but soon. I am only working on exchanges, etc this weekend (today through finished).

Doug and I had a great time at our 40th birthday party, lots of friends, family, great food, drinks, lots and lots of drinks. OY! We stayed at our friends house (where the party was held) for the night which was a very good thing. Lets just say that we had lots to drink(which doesn't happen with me very often), there was a bucket (at the end of the night) and i have a black eye. It's not a proud moment in my life, but, well, you only turn 40 once. LOL Oh well, it's getting better, changing colors everyday. hanging head in shame

Here is Doug and I when they brought out the cheesecakes and cherries jubilee (i think)


It's been a very very rainy night here in AZ and i love it. Our backyard of course is now flooded, but should be dry by tomorrow night when it should start again. It's Monsoon season.