Received My Halloween Exchange

I received a precious"Little Owl Sampler" by Knotted Tree NeedleArt which was in the 2012 Just Cross Stitch Halloween Edition from Erin.  I love it.  Erin chose such cute fabric for the backing and finished it with purple ribbon. She included some cute sticky notes, hot chocolate, and some DMC Mouline thread.  I will use all of it.  It is hanging on my Halloween tree in our entry.  It looks perfect with all of my other exchanges that I have received.

Received My HoE Hometown Ornament

Two weeks ago my dear friend and stitching partner, Becky, presented me with this darling Christmas ornament.  She changed the word Oklahoma to Okmulgee to personalize it.  She chose a design from Mulberry Tree Graphics.  She finished it with beads and a wire hanger.  It is so pretty and I will truly treasure it.

I know you must be thinking:  why has she waited so long to post this?  If you knew how my school year is going you would not ask that question.  First I am teaching 14 classes, so my days are filled to the brim.  I am also heading a committee that is working on our school's accreditation. That is taking a bunch of my time.  By the time I get home which has been between 6 and 7 or later and then I get up at 4 the next morning, that doesn't leave much time.  My dh says, "I'm glad you stopped by to say hello!"

HoE BBD Received

Today in the mail I received a darling BBD Quaker stocking from Cindy of New York.  She did not say what fabric and threads she had used but I love the colors she chose.  It is hanging on my little Christmas tree in our entry way.  It looks perfect.

I am staying home today and finishing up little odds and ends of stitching and putting things together.  I have two little pillows to finish.  I will be going to WW with my pal Becky K.  I have earned 104 points this week with moving into my classroom.  I still have some work to do but I see a light at the end of the tunnel and it looks great.  Our new facility is really grand.

"Life is a Beach"

I received my summer seasonal exchange today from Sarah.  It is a LK design using over dyed floss with the addition of the little yellow sun glasses.  Aren't they cute?  I have it with my other summer stitchery in our entry way.  It sets on the cabinet of my grandmother's treadle sewing machine.  I love it.  That cheered me up.  It is still hot in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.  Sunday is supposed to be 99 and that is cool for us.  We have had 40 days with unseasonably hot weather.  At least 20 degrees over the norm.  My poor old lawn is so sad and now we have mandatory water rationing, only water with a container, no sprinklers. :(

HoE Blackbird Design is on its way!

I mailed my BBD Christmas ornament this morning.  The post office was open, and I didn't have to change one thing on my package.  That is a miracle!!!!  The post office makes me mad just like shopping at Wal-Mart.  It should take the exchange 5-10 days.  We'll see. :)

I chose a design from JCS Christmas Ornament issue, year 2009.  The pattern had 2009 in the stitching so I changed it to 2012 using my own design.  I used the recommended thread and fabric from my stash.  I finished the ornie with beads and a little ribbon hanger.  It wasn't perfect but I loved it and I think I will make one for me but there are other pressing needs right now.

I am moving into a new building at our school.  They had moved our things into our classrooms or at least I thought they had but my room had a problem with the carpet.  So my things are stored in the French teacher's room and I'm sure she is loving that.  Got a call today and maybe I can start moving tomorrow.  I know where I will be spending my weekend.  It takes a lot of music to teach and I'm sure I have it all.

My stitching partner and good friend are walking at Wal-Mart in the mornings at 6:30.  When school starts that will have to change to 5:00.  I may lose her.  I go to water aerobics 4 times a week and try to walk in the mornings.  With our 114 degree weather we have stayed inside.  It is really miserable now.  I don't have a lawn anymore, it is burned up.  A good friend and I went to Wisconsin last week to visit the Dominican Sisters that were the principal and religious education director at our small school and our church here in Okmulgee.  They are our family.  The corn is burned up and there are no ears.  I had better get a bicycle to ride to work now.  I know gas will go sky high.  It's just 50 miles to work.  So I had better get a scooter.  That makes me laugh just thinking about it.
May your days be filled with joy and happiness.  Stay cool.

My Seasonal Exchange is in the Air

I sent my seasonal exchange today and it should take about 10 days to reach its destination.  I used a kit in my stash from a stitching weekend with Stitchworks.  That has been a few years ago.  We met in a Sorrowful Sisters convent for a long weekend and who would have guessed,  I would be teaching about 3 miles from there now.  Small world.The design is called Summer Silk Sampler.  It is stitched on 35 ct. northern cross linen with silk splendor threads.  I put seeds from my lavender plant in the little flat ornament.  I finished the edges with crescent colours cotton chenille.  Then I secured a ribbon with a button for a hanger. Here is a picture of the exchange.

Nicole Received HoE

I received a sweet email from Nicole saying she had received her piece.  I was getting worried because there was no word.  The postal person left a card in their mailbox but it was stuck to the side and they had not seen it.  I used fabric in my stash and I chose a LHN pattern from the Just Cross Stitch 2004 Christmas Ornament issue.  It is called "Woodland Snowfall".  It was fun to stitch and I enclosed one of Gary's hand turned on the wood lathe needle threaders. 
My dear stitching friend, Becky, made me a darling birthday gift freebie pattern from Primitive Hare.  She did a lovely job and it is displayed with my other goodies in our entry way.  A very nice addition.
Hope everyone has a great 4th of July.  It is supposed to be hot so I am sure I will be staying close to the AC. Peace and blessings to all.


2004 LHN Christmas Ornament



Primitive Hair