I am so excited to share with you the second Advent surprise
I am not sure why this photo and the last photo have shown up but if I knew how to delete them I would, does anyone know how and can instruct me on how to do so?
I am so excited to share with you the second Advent surprise
I am not sure why this photo and the last photo have shown up but if I knew how to delete them I would, does anyone know how and can instruct me on how to do so?
Hello to all my faithful followers, it is so lovely knowing that we may be miles and oceans apart that we are friends.
Thank-you to all who have commented on my last couple of posts, so sorry I have not sent thank-yous by email, I have been trying to comment as much as possible but seem to not be by my PC to do so with all that is going on in our lives.
I did try to stitch from stash this year because I wanted to do an Advent event, I did do only one the Kitten Stitchers Most Wonderful Advent Box, I am so happy I did, it was expensive but I think it will be worth it.
The 1st of December is a design from Blackbird designs, Noel, it is so lovely I plan on starting it in the new year sometime. This is the box all the items came in, it is so pretty and useful, I will only open one on the respective day of its package number, I will not peek and hope that if you did the Advent Box you will not open and share what the other days are, I like as many others to be surprised.
This is the line-up for the 25 days, I am excited to see what else is in here
Happy Thanksgiving to all my faithful followers, thank-you from my heart for all your comments and loving emails
Blondie The Cat
and Mikey
Teresa Kogut on her Patreon site has asked for all to Pray for Jean at the Attic Needlework shop, she needs healing Prayers.
Catherine🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂
The above photo is of my husband and his flag in the Veterans Memorial Park here in Annandale, MN.
Each year I buy one for him, he was in the Navy during Vietnam conflict, one for my Uncle he was a Marine in Korea and one for the unknown soldier.
Catherine
This year Teresa is doing her Advent box again, it is a bit spendy but look at what is being offered, https://kittenstitcher.com, she may still have some box's left but hurry.
Catherine🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂
This is Simply Santa 2022 Cinnamon Stick from Home Spun Elegance, I did him on a 32 count unknown fabric, most of my fabrics are rescued from stash unloads at retreats, they very rarely have the fabric information, just the count or not.
This is the back of the Santa, I bought many wood ornaments from Dollar General after Christmas 10 cents a piece.
I stitched these way back when and finally finished them, they are from the Cricket Collection Woolen Mittens Two, unknown fabric was used, stitched on 36 count.
This is a mixed media from By The Bay, Donna Bayliss did hers as a small quilt hanging, Donna has a few others I may do for my pillow bowl
I stitched this on 32 count unknown fabric, Liz Mathews has changed her designing a bit, I still like her earlier design, I did spray the fabric with an antique spray only because I felt the fabric was a bit yellow for my liking, I hope to have it framed soon
Hello to all: It is a chilly day here in Annandale, Mn with rain on the way we have been without rain for almost a month, it will be a blessing.
I want to let you know about a new Kitty and Me design, it is of a sun very cute, his smile makes me smile, Pamela Kellog has many designs not just cats, please visit her site
She is on Etsy it is kittyandme, have a look at her site on EtsyGreetings all my friends in Blog land: Please watch the Proper Stitcher on Floss Tube, she is having a fund raiser with Cross Stitch & Crafts you can contact them by phone to order either a paper copy or a PDF.
The design she is using is called: Go Tell It On The Mountain a very sweet design.
Phone number is 423-610-0441 they will, take your information over the phone and all your information.
Please remember this is a fund raiser for so many that have lost so much from the hurricanes
Thank-you from my heart for visiting and commenting
Catherine💙💙💙💙💙
Hello my dear friends, thank-you for your kind words on my last post, I have not emailed thank-yous it has been very busy here with gardening (flowers) and canning and freezing, along with sewing and needlework.
We are changing the siding from venal siding to cedar, it smells so good on the front porch, cedar has such an amazing odor, we are only doing the front porch this year, Mike has to rest a bit every hour before continuing with the finishing. Just a start, will stain all of the siding and flooring and steps when it is a bit cooler.
I have done a bit of stitching, I finished stitching Blue Ribbon Designs complimentary patterns, I hope to stitch them all, there are other designs she has done
Just a little stitching but not enough to show
A few people have inquired about the weight I had made, I use this for holding down the stitching frame on the edge of the table, that way I can have one hand under the frame for pulling and the other hand on top for stabbing the fabric, it works so well for me, I have lost a few pound and have a difficult time at the table with a frame stand
I also had inquiring's about what Kimohumo is, it is a form of braiding, with a weight and a round foam rubber plate, there are slots which the threads are in and on of the slots is left empty so you can braid the cording, for a bracelet or necklace, the weight is for pulling down the braid as you braid along.
Greetings my dear friends, August was a very busy month, lots of VA appointments for Mike reevaluation of benefits, we are still in the dark as to weather he will have a reduction or addition of funds.
The first week I went to the Guild Retreat had a ball the first day, I took two class’s, one a Kumohimo class and a felting class finished both which I will share in my next post.
I was so lucky to have found a bag a big bag of Gentle Arts threads, now I do not usually buy specialty threads unless I have too now I have almost all the colors. I asked if anyone was interested in the bag no one in the reallocation room was I was the lucky girl. So sorry babout the Sid way photos they would not turn.