Awesome...

Anna had warned me to start stalking the mailman, and when he came, good grief, did I feel spoilt!!! She made me the sweetest wee cat that is just the cutest thing ever, she included lots and lots and lots of embellishments, a lovely piece of fabric(!!) AND a chart that I had been drooling over since it first came out... "Miss Mary Mac's Pins & Needles Pincushion" by M Designs... I am thrilled!! Thank you so much, Anna!!

Introducing Kisse to the newbie created some interesting pictures...

-- curious --
Who's the little one then?

-- insecure --
Please tell me I am still the prettiest of all? Please...?? Please??!!

-- completely self-contented --
She can stay, I'm still the most gorgeous of them all...

Startitis & birthday... the aftermath.

Well, this picture sums up my birthday week quite nicely...

I had enough time to finish all that I started last week which was a gift in itself!
The Angel (Bent Creek) is stitched on one of Staci's fabulous hand-dyed birthday fabbies. And just look at the cutest, tiniest scissor fob you ever did see Helen made it for me. What a wonderful surprise! And the sweet sweet Prairie Schooler ornament is a birthday gift from Mady!! Thank you both, ladies, for thinking of me and making my birthday extra special!

The fancy frames around the pictures symbolize Erik's birthday gift for me. He has offered to have some of my stitchings framed... YEA!! Let's see how many I can slip into the pile... LOL!!


Despite all of that stitching my startitis isn't cured yet, so I picked up "A Weary World Rejoices" (Shakespeare's Peddler) and my need to start a few more (small) projects.

To be continued...

Startitis in motion

After careful consideration I packed up The Village of Hawk Run Hollow (CHS) halfway through Block #12 and started LHN's Be True.

Words to live by, let's see if I can...

By popular demand (thank you for your comments!!) I kitted up the alien also know as The Angel, a freebie by The Needle's Delight... Bent Creek, I stand corrected. The floss and the fabric underneath -- one of my Staci-dyeds!! -- look like an interesting combination.

After that I crossed the first stitches of Tending the Blooms, a kit by Shepherd's Bush. My very first ever SB project, thanks to the lovely Margaret who brought it back for me from Las Vegas!

And finally some crossed stitches in this Christmas freebie...

That's me... embracing my startitis.

Until next time!

Birthday Extravaganza

It was a birthday extravaganza today and it's not even my birthday yet!! A package from sweet sweet Staci arrived a few days ago and with my infamous self control I didn't touch it until today when I finally opened it (with Staci's blessing). O, how I wish I had done it days ago, then I would have been able to feast my eyes on THIS that much longer!!

A whole stack of the most beautiful original hand-dyed pieces of fabric, aka Staci-dyeds all for me!!! There are 28ct's, 32ct's and they're all GORGEOUS!!!

And the Prairie Schooler floss ring tag and scissors fob...??? Are your eyes poppin' out yet, feel something dribbling from the corner of your mouth? Does the word perfection spring to mind? YES, I hear you cry! Hands off, they're mine...LOL!!!

My goodness, didn't she spoil me?!? The floss ring tag and scissor fob are SO incredibly pretty and delicate and the attention to detail is awe-inspiring!
And did you see the little ducks? Just looking at them makes me smile and they taste darn good too!! They're mints, did I neglect to mention that? You can't really see in the picture, but they came in a little tin shaped like a bathtub... Too cute!

Gifts to be treasured always. Staci, if this is your revenge... Thank You!!

Few Words Wednesday

Eliza's Pyn Pillow/Pyn Keep (With My Needle)

Gift for world class hostess of last Sunday's Stitch and Bitch Heidi!!

Day: FABULOUS
Food: DELICIOUS
Time had by me: WONDERFUL!!

Heidi's BEAUTIFUL handmade scissors fob and gorgeous colourful floss.

Thank you!!

The Village... progress!!

Inspiration supplied by: Vonna!! Thank you!

Problem: startitis

a)

a.k.a. Margaret's stash... my favourite personal shopper... :o)

b) c)d) all of the above