It's a Friday Update

Hi everyone-

Hope everyone is doing good and keeping warm with all this frigid weather we have had this week. We even had some frozen days here in North Texas. My kids missed two days of school due to some serious ice. Check out the view form my back door, it does not look too bad, but it was cold, high was 22 for two days. The forecast for today is about 65, that is Texas.

Stitching Update
For whatever reason I did not get much stitching done this week. I promise to do better next week. Although, I did celebrate my birthday and I received lots of birthday cards and floss from the Chatty Stitching Exchange Birthday Floss Club (BFC) exchange. It was so exciting to open those cards. Here is a picture of all the floss and cards I received.



I also had anyother surprise int he mail, I received my PS Fans Snowman made by Debi. She finished it as a cube, I just love it. He is going in my ornament display basket that I keep out all year to remind me of Christmas. Thanks Debi for a making a great Snowman for me.



Cards, Cards and more Cards
Managed to put together a few more cards this week for upcoming BFC exchanges. I really like making my own cards and try to do it when I have the time. Next week I will make one for MIL birthday and Mother's Day. Take a look at what I did this week.

One last bit to share with you. One of the BFC birthday cards I received was hand-made by Wendy. How sweet of her to make a card for me. I truly appreciate it and I wanted to share it with all of you in blog land. Thanks Wendy for the beautiful card.




Have a great weekend, enjoy the Superbowl.


See ya!!

CJ

It's Thursday!!

Happy Thursday, what a week it has been for our great nation. I was truly impressed with the inauguration events and happy to see President Obama get right to work yesterday regarding ethics and lobbyist. Now we just have to see how it all works out. I am keeping my thoughts on the positive side. Having grown up in Delaware, I was very proud to see Joe Biden become VP, he is a good man and he was good for Delaware.

Stitching Update
This week I have been finishing up the last of the CSE RR, can't wait to start the next one. I have almost completed the stitching for my PIF's and I joined a The Needles Content "A Year of Primitive Floss Tags group. Below are a few finishes that I wanted to share with you. I also plan to make an bookmark for the Nordic Needle 2009 Bookmark Challenge, check out Meari's blog for more details. What a great way to do a little something to promote literacy.

This my first finish for 2009. It will also be posted in the Christmas SAL and Ornie SAL groups. The pattern is from Gazette 94 blog, stitched on a scrap of gold, 14ct Aida using Carrie's Creation thread "Holly Days". This will be finished as an ornament for my Christmas tree. I really like how it turned out. I have already started my ornament for February.



This is a little Prairie Schooler ornament I made in December for an exchange on the Prairie Schooelr Fans Group. The colors look much better in person. Like all PS patterns it was an easy stitch, a pleasure to make. It was stitched on 16ct hand dyed aida from Enchanted Fabrics, color Royality using DMC floss.

Cards/Paper crafts
I have made several cards in the last few months for floss exchanges and birthdays. This is something that I really enjoy doing, I think is makes the packages a little extra special. I have added some pictures for your viewing pleasure.

This is a card for my very BFF, Nora in Indiana. Her birthday was inauguration day. She is an avid card maker and she is the one who inspired me to make cards. This is made with Stampin Up papers, Image Maker flowers, white ribbon and a Paper Studio Rub-On. Trust me that this is not an original design, I adapted it from CK Media Card Creations Vol 2. It is rare when I come up with an original design.

These cards, so nicely displayed on my dining table, were made in November. I used them for birthday and thank-you cards. Again I used Stampin Up papers, I really like them. If you are interested in Stampin Up suggest you check out the Rebel Inkers blog. She'll inspire you.

This is Hershey bars, wrapped in Stampin Up Chocolate Chip paper--my favorite. I sent these along with different exchanges last fall.

Lastly, these are pocket cards made form 4 cirles and two squares of paper. You can use plain paper inside for a message or pattern paper then insert a surprise. I did the later and filled the pocket with floss for a floss birthday exchange along with a a little birthday note. This is also Chocolate Chip from Stampin Up.


Hope you are having a great day and staying warm--especially those of you up north. It will be in the 70's here today. But never fear a cold front is moving in for Saturday.

See ya~!!

CJ

What have I been doing lately?

Good morning!! So what have I been up to since my last post. Hummm, let's see. I have finished one ornament (pic to be posted later) and started another, joined Blue Ribbon Design SAL, worked on the stitching for my PIF's, started Snowman for PS exchange and decided to start a BAP from My Big Toe.

There are a few things I need to finish up in the next few weeks. I have my MIL's scissor pocket and a RR to complete, these are at the top of my list. I have also been making Birthday Cards for friends and fellow stitchers.

When I am not stitching I have been cleaning, updating files for 2009--yes we have files, lots of them, you would think this were a business if you saw them. OMG, the laundry I truly believe that dirty clothes are just falling from the sky into my basket it never ends. Tomorrow I am going to sub, it will be the first day I have worked this month.

I hope all of you, especially those living up North are keeping warm and safe. We are going to have a few days of severely cold weather in North Texas, then it is back to the 60's by Monday. Honestly, I would rather have a few months of steady cold rather than these "yo-yo" temps we've been having here.


See ya!!

CJ

Happy New Year!!

Happy 2009! Wow, can't believe it is here already. This will be another eventful year for my family and friends. This year DH and I will celebrate 20 years of marriage. One of our nephews will get married and start med school. My BFF baby girl will turn 16 this year, let's hope they up the driving age to 18 in Indiana before November.

This will be my year to stitch lots and lots of ornaments. I have joined three ornament groups, I have always wanted to have some stitched ornies on my tree so this is the year to make them. I have no excuse.

I participated in my first RR and truly enjoyed it. Plan to join next round. I am also participating in a year long BRD SAL. So it should be a productive stitching year for me.

I wish all of you all the best that 2009 has to offer. Be safe, be happy and be loved.


See ya!!

CJ