First Finish

Hey, Friends!

As we all think, where did the time go?  It’s back to work in the morning, and I’ve just finished processing for tonight.  I certainly could have used another week off, but I finished up my first 2012 piece today.  It is Primitive Angel head (stone) from Country Rustic. The linen is a small ornie piece (35 or 36ct) from Hand Dyed Fibers using DMC 844.  It was fairly quick and fun to stitch.  The frame was in my thrifty stash pile and only had to be swiped with some Briwax to become presentable.  Now she’s in the collection above my bed… upper right.  

Woo Hoo!  I’m a winner!  Did you see in the side bar that Nancy of Victorian Motto was having a drawing on New Year’s Day?  Well, I was one of the winners – and I got to choose the motto kit I’d like to receive.  Isn’t that fantastic?  I’ll surely post photos when it arrives.  By the way, I notice she's having another one now...

I received an order –placed before the New Year (trying to stick to using stash), from Jan at TheTree of Life Linens and am I ever glad. Aren’t they lovely?

I’m grateful that I can still recognize images in the clouds, etc.

Thank y’all  for each and every comment you send along!  See you soon!

PeaceëLoveëJoy
and Happy Stitching
Charlene♥SC

Young Girls and Angels

Hey, Friends!
8.21.11 Edited to Add Mystery Part III

Rather than another post, I decided to just add this photo to this post.  Last night I finished stitching With Thy Needle and Thread Birds of a Feather Mystery Sampler.  I'm trying to decide on framing now, and will post again after I decide.

Are you always amazed at how young the girls are who stitched these new reproduction samplers?  Take for example, the new one I saw at Shakespear’s Peddler this morning.  It’s a red primarily alphabet sampler with a cute verse, and this girl was eight years old!  Eight? The eight year old’s I’ve known couldn’t sit still 10 minutes – much less long enough to stitch a letter, much less an alphabet!  I know… things are different, times have changed; but eight years old? What do you think?

Remember the mirror I bought at French Hens in Manning a couple of weeks ago?  Here’s the beginning of my collage.  The left is the Plum Street Sampler freebie that had been made into a pillow, but I couldn’t think of a way to dangle it from the wall J and the right is CHS, Sarah Hook.  The little sculpted angel is very hard to see.  I’ve had it for years, with no perfect place to hang until now!  These are the only two that were already stitched, but there are others to come...

Hope you’re having a joyful, cool weekend filled with your loved ones and lots of stitching time!  Thanks for taking time to drop by, and hope to see you again soon!

PeaceëLoveëJoy
and Happy Stitching
Charlene♥SC