Finished, Boxed, and Ready to Send

I finished my LK Winter Exchange today and completed making it into a pillow filled with crushed walnut shells.  It turned out rather cute if I say so myself.  I hope my partner enjoys it as much as I enjoyed stitching it.  I even did not get my house cleaned because I was working on it and wanted to get it in the mail tomorrow.  It is boxed and ready to send.  I have been watching the British movies.  Now I am watching The Tudors, which are excellent.  I also watched stories by Catherine Cookson, very entertaining.  I will add description of my exchange when she receives it.

We just had a little shower but it is cold.  The pups are staying close where it is dry.  I have PTO tomorrow so it will be a late night.  I need to stop at the dreaded WalMart so I will do that on my way home.  Enjoy your week and blessings to all.

Laura Received Her Seasonal Exchange

Laura received her Brooke's, The Brides Tree, which is called Happiness. I chose it because it had a heart on it and she would be getting it during February. I loved doing it. I used 28 ct fabric and the suggested threads which were Crescent colours Belle Soie Silk. I love working with those threads. I was concerned that I was going to have to make another one because it took so long to get to Laura. The humorous plot was we had each others names. That is a first for me.

Life is busy as usual on North Prairie. I am now on an accreditation team for the Tulsa Diocese. I will go observe the first week of March. Then we are getting ready for our observation next year. I am heading a committee for that and we need to get our ducks in a row. It will be an extra busy year. I have lots of reading to do on this project.
It is cold and rainy today and I am stitching. I'm making us a pot of vegetable beef soup and it is smelling good. Get a mug of hot tea or coffee and things are great. Oh I forgot you need to have a dog next to you for warmth. Since we have 3 precious cockers, there is always at least one lying next to my legs. Can't complain. Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by. Peace and blessings to all.

Peppermint Twist is Here

Laura RS from Mexico sent me a darling LHN Christmas ornament stitched on 28 ct linen using DMC threads and the Peppermint Twist pattern.  It looks perfect next to my snowman.  I will leave it up for a while and enjoy looking at it as I go out the front door of our home.

Been Busy

I have had nothing but problems with posting photos on my blog so I will just write around them. It is late and I need to be in bed.
This is the front of my Stitcher's Choice for HoE. It is a pattern from Stone & Threads. I have lost the picture of the back. It is done with snowmen theme and it has the recipe for Snow Ice Cream. I used the threads that were suggested.

This is the front of a darling Quaker biscornu that Nancy sent me for her Stitcher's Choice for HoE. She chose beautiful reds and greens and I love it.This is my LK exchange piece that was sent to Shirlee. She has received it. I finished it with beads and made a bead hanger. It was from a January Flip It. I used the threads suggested.

Life is very busy right now. I still have 3 Christmas programs to do in the next 2 days. The kids are ready and they love to perform and use the Orff instruments. We will have a good time. Peace and blessings to all and may your Christmas and New Year holidays be filled with love and joy. Until next time.

Autumn Exchanges

I sent my Autumn Exchange today and it should arrive to its new home on Monday. We hope:)

I received my Autumn Exchange piece yesterday from Lucie of the UK. I love it. It is hanging on my little tree with all of my autumnal decorations. I still have my Halloween up because 2 of our granddaughters will be visiting and I want them to see the decorations. I need to work on doing more Thanksgiving themed stitching. I could add that to my goals for the next year. :) I am out of school today because we had Parent/Teacher Conferences yesterday and today. I did not get home until 9 last night and we had a slice of pizza and some Greek salad. My dh went to bed and I stayed up and stitched because I did not need to get up at my usual 4:00. The pups let me sleep until 7:15. That was marvelous. I stitched a Bent Creek Snapper for my partner. I used the floss that was suggested and fabric in my stash. I made it into a little pillow filled with crushed walnuts and finished it with beads in the stitching. I'm giving a piano lesson tonight so I need to get busy and clean the house. Enjoy your day and may the blessings of our heavenly Father surround you in all that you do.

Lots of Goodies to Share

I finished a little pillow for my friend Becky. I told her she could give it away but not to sell it in a garage sale. It was from a Secret Needle kit but I put two patterns together and did my own design. I had fun with it and then finished it into a long pillow filled with crushed walnut shells.

I received my HoE ornament in the mail yesterday from Amy. It is a freebie from Lilybet called "Joy". I love the finish and it will be easy to store when it isn't on my little tree. I love the tree in the pattern.

Tonight my friend Becky gave me a little Halloween ornie from her cat Tobias, that I took care of while she was on her journey to Chicago. I love the pattern and the cats eyes seem to glow. She did a really nice job. I will share pics of the projects.

School is going well. We have started on the Christmas musical and the kids are doing great. We had friends from Montana visit us this weekend and we had a great time. Of course there is the frenzy of super cleaning the house and trying to cook everything they like because we only get to see them once a year.

Christmas Ornament

I finally finished my little Christmas ornament for HoE. We had a teacher's meeting on Friday and I worked on it furiously during the meeting. It really helps me concentrate on what is being taught. Then we had a fall break today so I was able to finish my exchange and get it in the mail.

I used a pattern from the 2004 Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament issue. It is a HeartStrings/The Artist's Collection. I stitched it on fabric from my stash and used the threads that were suggested. I made it into a little pillow ornament with gold beads all around and then I made a little hanger with beads that I had. The fabric on the back is from our little quilt shop located a few miles from Okmulgee.

The little bowls that are in my photos are made by my husband. I use them to hold the beads for my projects. They are perfect.

Our weather has been grand and I have flowers to plant so I had better get busy. Hope you days are filled with goodness and joy. Peace and blessings to all.