Sunday Stitching Update

Where to begin? Friday night was only the second time since returning home from Cincinnati that I had a chance to stitch anything. It always takes me a awhile to get back in the groove at home after returning from a long trip. I spent the week unpacking, cleaning house, grocery shopping, washing the dog, doing laundry, watering plants, visiting with neighbors, and you know it just goes on and on. You know what? I still have loads of laundry, my bedroom and the dining room to sort out. It is still a mess and I have trouble functioning when things are a mess. But that is not what I am here about so let's get on with this update.

PS Fans

In June I participated in a pinkeep exchange. This was the first pinkeep I had ever made. I did post a picture of my stitching but not of the completed project. I wanted to post a picture of it once I knew it was in the hands of its new owner. So here it is for all of you to enjoy. I posted a picture of the pinkeep that I received from Janet in June.

PS - Prairie Birds, Hummingbird
16ct Oatmeal Aida with DMC

CSF

When I returned home from Cincinnati, I found a nice package waiting for me from Kim. It was the June color exchange. She sent me a box full of pink goodies, 3 skeins of floss, bread cover, 2 packs of Mill Hill Beads, mini memo pad with pen, note cards, and a magnetic list pad. Very thoughtful exchange from her. I have signed up for the next group of exchanges with CSF and I can't wait to get started putting my packages together.

More Stuff

I have been making a few changes to the blog and added a playlist with some of my all time favorite tunes, majority from the 70's. If you get the chance checkout Heartland Needleworks, it is a new stitching shop I found that is in Oklahoma City. You can shop on-line and shipping is free in the US. The owner is doing great things to promote the craft in her area and I look forward to visiting her shop someday.

See ya!!

CJ

I Have An Award!!

Early last week Lynda, nominated me for the Kreativ Blogger Award. This is my first ever blog award and I was so thrilled to get it. It was really, really sweet of her to think of me. I am a little tardy sending out my list of names for lots of reason, but I have searched high and low, long and hard to come up with my list.



Here are the rules for this award:

1. The winner may put the logo on her blog.
2. Put a link to the person you got the award from.
3. Nominate 5 blogs
4. Put links to the blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.

I nominate the following crafty critters:

Barb - Thanks for all you do for the CSF

CJ in OK - Thanks for keeping the craft alive in OKC

Kim - Thanks for all you do as a nurse, mom and Army wife.

Stacey - You inspire me, keep on stampin!!

Meari - You inspire, inform and entertain us all. Thanks for all you do.


See ya!!

CJ

Random Monday Update

Scissor Pocket.
Well what can I say, I have started to put together my scissor pocket, totally by hand since I am not home and have no access to a sewing machine. I am not sure I like it very much, but it was a good start and I plan to make more but in a different style. This one "my prototype" will be used to house my children's little craft scissor since is it wide enough to hold at least three small scissors.

JABC ABC Apple.
I can report that 40% of the stitching is completed. I will wait to assemble it at home with my sewing machine, ruler, etc... Since this a specific request from #1 daughter I need to make sure the final product is perfect -- at least near perfect.

Stash Purchase.
I have been really good while here in Ohio, the only stash purchases I have made have been on-line. Fortunately, I have had not time to look for a LNS or do any kind of fun shopping at all on this "trip". So what did I buy on-line??? I bought a few necessities from 123Stitch to finish a project as well as a few new patterns and I can't remember what they are. I also purchased "Name Flakes" from Vee and Co. Someone on one of the groups had one of their patterns, not a Name Flake, but something else so I decided to check out their site. Cruising around I found Name Flakes and knew I had to have one for each of my kids. The web page had great examples of how to finish them and I am so excited. It is their stitched name with beaded snow flakes, what a great item to display at Christmas. Vee designs each one and sends the pattern in a PDF file via e-mail. How great is that? Now I have to add the name flakes to my ToDo List--which I also need to add to this BLOG.

Speaking of Blogs (nice transition).
Today I added Mylene from the Netherlands to my list of blogs. She is a very crafty and talented lady and I read her posts very often so I decided to add her to the list. I have also noticed that my blog is showing up in a few more places--how cool. Other than that not much more going on in the blog world or at least my little piece of it.

Card Making
It used to say in my profile that I make cards on occasion, that was before my husband decided to help me with the private blog we set up for our son during his hospital stay. After I set-up DS blog and showed it to DH, he decided to try his had at it and one morning I woke up to find out that I was five years old, loved race cars, coloring and riding a big wheel. Anyway, I do enjoy making cards and the odd little paper project. This came out of my attempt at scrapbooking, tried it, don't really like it so I switched to cards. Now that school is getting ready to start back up I like to have a stash of cards for the teachers. Last year I made the kids teachers and aides a box of six Thank-you cards, it was a big hit. So I plan to do the same this year, except get an earlier start -- ha, ha like that will really happen but at least I am thinking about it.

Well, I need to get ready to visit DS in the hospital, today he gets to eat real food which means he may be getting out of their really soon, hopefully today.

See ya!!