Gingerbread Cottage Finished!

I got it finished up this morning. It was such a fun stitch! I ended up not putting faces on my gingerbread men. I tried it with one strand and with two and I just didn't like it, so I left them plain. :)




Country Cottage Needleworks "Gingerbread Cottage"
Fabric: 32 ct. Vintage Lentil
Threads: DMC and Crescent Colours
Started: 11/18/07 - Finished: 11/24/07
I was thinking of starting LHN "Prairie Sampler" next. I just love this one! The fabric I was going to stitch it on (32 ct. Examplar) is not big enough though, so I may go with 32 ct. Vintage Examplar. I'm also thinking of starting "Poinsettias and Pines" by Blue Ribbon Designs. Decisions, Decisions! Write later! :)

A Little More Gingerbread....

I stitched for as long as I could keep my eyes open last night. I'm really enjoying this piece. It's so cute and whimsical.



I finally finished listening to "A Breath of Snow and Ashes" by Diana Gabaldon. It was so good, and I can't wait for the next one to come out! I went to the library and picked up a few more. I'm now listening to "Sweetwater Creek" by Anne River Siddons. I'm almost finished. I picked it because it's about a girl who lives on a marshy creek by Charleston. It makes me want to go back to the apartment and sit on the dock with sun in my face and the wind blowing through the marsh listening to the fish jumping out of the creek. It's really is beautiful there. It's beautiful here too, just different.

Anyway, Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I'm looking forward to the smells of turkey roasting and pies baking. :) I'm always interested in family traditions. Do you do something different or special for Thanksgiving? We don't really - here's our usual menu...

Turkey (of course)
Mashed Potatoes with lots of butter and milk
Sweet Potatoes with marshmallows
Green bean casserole (made from the soup can recipe, which calls for soy sauce - adds a little something to it)
Dressing
Cranberry sauce (from the can - my husband about gagged when someone brought the real stuff last year)
dinner rolls
corn
gravy
Pumpkin Pie (my mom always gets Mrs. Smiths) :)
Apple Pie (for my brother)

Well, that's it and my stomach is growling! Can't wait for tomorrow!

Write later!

I Lied

I said I wouldn't start Gingerbread Cottage over even though I didn't like the linen I was stitching it on. Well, I couldn't stand it any longer, so I did start over. I'm now stitching it on 32 ct. Vintage Lentil by Lakeside and I'm liking it so much better!



Well, not much else! Just getting ready for Thanksgiving. We're just having a small family dinner here. Dh is coming home for four days starting tomorrow! :) Write later!

I Escaped!!

I escaped up to Georgia this weekend! I went up to help my dh find an apartment in Charleston, SC. He starts work there in a couple weeks, so we had to find something quick. We found him a cute little place right on a beautiful marshy creek (Shem Creek). It even has a little fishing dock, so he can go fishing. The building backs up to the creek and is right by the dock, so all he has to do is walk out the back. It's also about 10 minutes from the beach and downtown Charleston and about 20 minutes from his work. It's definitely bittersweet because I'd love to be going with him, but I just have too many responsibilities in Florida. Working for my Brother, my mom, my in-laws, and Bradley loves his school and his routine. We're going to try it for six months. That's how long his lease is. If it's too hard we will move up there. It will be summer then and the transition would be a little easier on the kids. Well I did get a tiny bit of stitching done. Not as much as I would've liked. I've been working on Gingerbread Cottage and I'm just not sure I like the fabric I'm using. It's kind of loose. I like my fabric to be a little denser, but oh well. I don't think I'm going to start over! :) Here's my little wip pic.



I didn't take any other pictures. I thought about it after we left, but oh well. We'll be back in a couple weeks when we move the furniture. Oh, we do have an offer on our house. If everthing goes ok we'll close on Dec. 14th. Wish us luck! :)

Thank You

Thank you all for your very kind comments on my finishing. I know I'm my own worst critic! I will get back to the finishing of the box soon because I do want to use it and enjoy it! I went stitching at Golden Needle last night. I decided at the last minute to go and I'm so glad I did. It's always so much fun. I got to see Martha again and I got Frappuccino finished up while there.


Little House Needleworks "Frappucino"
Fabric: 32 ct. Vintage Examplar by Lakeside Linens
Threads: Belle Soie Silk by Crescent Colours
Started: 11/9/07 - Finished: 11/14/07

I know I said no more stash, but I couldn't resist get a couple little things...



I got Cat Whisker's Designs scissor pocket and a My Big Toe Designs Exclusive for Golden Needle "Sisters in Stitching." The link is to one they did for Stitches 'N Things, which by the way is less than a mile from my dad's house in Michigan! Anyway, the design is the same except is is says "Golden Needle Stitchers" instead of "Triangle Stitchers."

I also got a small cut of 32 ct. Pearled Barley for CCN "Gingerbread Cottage." I'm doing a SAL with the Little House/Country Cottage Yahoo Group. I started a little bit of it last night to see how the colors would look on the fabric. I think they're going to be really pretty!



Well, I'd better get some work done! I'll write later! :)