New Lizzie Kate's!

I stopped by my LNS today. I love payday! :) Anyway, I noticed they had in the new Lizzie Kate's last time I was there and I told him I'd be back! :)





I got the special edition Christmas kit that comes with six full skeins of Crescent Colours and 28 ct. Light Mocha Cashel linen. I also got the last two Flip-it Bits I was needing. Although I'm now two months behind on my Flip-its. I really need to catch up, or I never will. It will be like all my other monthly designs that start getting neglected around this time of year. You think I'd learn by now??

I did work on Queen Anne's Lace again yesterday and today, so it seems I'm gradually coming out of my slump. I really hope so - I hate being lazy!! :)



There's really not a huge difference in the last two progress pictures, but oh well, what the hey! I don't have any other stitching pictures to share! :) Write more later!

Long Time No Blog!

I don't know what's wrong with me lately, but I've had no desire to stitch or blog. I guess everyone needs a break every now and then. I'm not feeling depressed anymore. I'm just feeling lazy. At night I've just been watching Gilmore Girls, but not stitching. I'm almost to the end of season six and then I'll have to wait until season seven comes out. And then that's it for me and Lorelai and Rory. So sad. :) I did stitch a tiny bit yesterday while waiting for my ds to get out of school...



Pretty boring. Argh - how do I get out of my slump?? Anyway, I will do it - it may just take a little time. It could be the heat - I really can't wait until it cools down somewhat. I'll take 84 over 94 anyday! Well, obviously not much going on here! :) Write later!

Sick!

I went to the Dr. to get something to help with my PMS, which could also be a reason for being down at certain times. She suggested a birth control pill that would help with that. I took it the first day and I was fine. I took it the second day and I puked my guts out all day long. It was not fun. So I called the office and left a message suggesting we go a different route. There's no way I'm taking one of those things again! I used to take them a long time ago and they make me sick then too. But I figured it's been years, I've had three kids, they probably won't affect me the same. Oh but they did, worse than ever before! Anyway, I'm just getting back to normal. Eating crackers and drinking soda water. I did get a little stitching done the day before. Not much really, just some of the cream in the yellow dress...



Well, I'm going to lay down and get some rest! Write later!

Fabric!

I received a package today from Handcrafts Online. I wanted to see and feel the difference between 25 ct. Lugana and Jobelan. The main noticeable difference between the two is Lugana is stiffer than Jobelan. I didn't test any stitches on them, so I can't say anything about that yet.



Mary Kathryn also added a skein of Dinky Dyes silk thread as a "down payment" for a fob she bought! She is too kind! :) I was thinking of using the Lugana to stitch "Kind Fond Love Sampler" one of these days. I saw Peg from Lost in Threads stitched this over one on Lugana last year. I thought it turned out so pretty!

Well, I didn't go stitching last night. I was just too tired to drive an hour to only stitch for an hour. I did stitch at home on Queen Anne's Lace. Here's the latest progress pic...



Not a huge difference, but I did get to another set of roses. Lots of color changes again! :) Well, not much else going on. I'm so tired today! I've been making myself get up early to prepare for Bradley going back to school in a couple of weeks! Jake still has to wait another year. His birthday is ONE day past the deadline. I know that is probably a good thing for him to wait, but sometimes I think it would be really nice for him to be going to school - to play with other kids, etc. Oh well, what can you do?? :) Write later!!

More Yellow!

I did get a little stitching done this weekend. I went to Nantz Needlework for a couple hours and then stitched last night while watching a few episodes of Gilmore Girls. :)



Christine asked if all the spaces in her skirt were for beads. It's not for beads, but metallic thread. There are six spools of gold metallic used in this design! I'll probably wait and fill it all in at the end. Fun, fun! :)

In other news I'm so excited! My brother gave me his Dell Axim X30. I'm downloading my cross stitch inventory right now! I'm hoping it works! He got a new Palm Treo, so he didn't need this one anymore. I have a very old Palm Pilot from 2000, so this is a very big treat for me!

Well, that's all that's going on right now. Write later! :)

Just a Few Things...

I meant to blog yesterday, but I didn't get a chance! I was going to show you all that I did get to the yellow! A teeny bit of yellow...



Here's a close up just in case you can't see my little spec of yellow! :)



I also thought I'd post a picture of my teeny Red Witch WIP. This little section took about 2 hours. There are a lot of color changes, and for some crazy reason I'm still liking it!



Those are all the red and pink threads. That's just a small portion of all threads needed in this design!

I'm a little late to the party, but I finally bought the first Harry Potter to read with my seven year old. He wasn't interested, but after about eight pages I think I've got him hooked. And I'm so glad I finally know what a muggle is! :) Well, not much going on here. I'm hoping to go stitching later! :)

I'm Rockin!

Tanya tagged me as a



I never thought of myself as rockin'! A little kooky and a lot impulsive (which explains the stash and the starts)! Tanya is a rockin' blogger herself and because she said kindred spirit that makes her one too (she must have read Anne of Green Gables like I did growing up). :) Ok, so I'm to pick just five other girl bloggers who are rockin', that's a hard one. I have hundreds in my google reader. I find new ones everyday, but my absolute favorites are...

1. Crazy Aunt Purl - She is hilarious and honest and I think of her as a friend (along with thousands of others) because she is so down to earth and shares so much of herself. I cried all day when her cat, Roy, died recently.

2. Dooce - She is also another honest, amazing women. She has battled depression and left a religion that all of her family still believes in. I can relate to her immensely and she's just funny on top of it all.

3. Melanie - She is my best friend. We met in Hawaii over 10 years ago and have remained close ever since. And it's all because of her. She wrote me and sent cards, still sends cards. She is the sweetest person I know. She's been through a lot and I'm so glad she finally has everything she wants! :)

4. Becky - She is so kind to everyone. She is always giving wonderful gifts and tries so hard to make our stitching community a nice one for everyone! She has a wonderful heart!

5. Katrina - She has been so supportive and has been there for me to talk to because her husband is also away right now. It's so nice to know we're not alone out there! Oh yeah, she's also a pretty great stitcher too!

That was very hard to chose - I truly cherish all my online friends that I've met over the years. Teejay also tagged me the other day and I was just getting ready to do the five things meme and then noticed it was gone from her blog - I'm sorry Teejay that I didn't respond sooner! :(

Well, I'm still stitching away on QAL! And I did stitch a very small portion of the QS Red Witch HAED. I counted up the colors today and there are 80! I am liking it though, we'll see how long it lasts! :) Here's my latest Queen Anne's Lace wip...



Well, I'm going to try to get a little more stitching done! Hey maybe I'll get to some of the yellow in the dress tonight?? :) Write later!

I Feel So Boring...

...Being a one-at-a-time girl. All I have been working on is Queen Anne's Lace lately. It's the only thing calling to me right now.



I had a very nice weekend with my dh and it went by way too fast like always! We are getting ready to list our house with a new realtor. I really hope she'll be able to get it sold faster. We lowered the price quite a bit and the realtor thought we have a much better chance with the market being the way it is right now. Well, not much else going on! Write later! :)

A Little More Queen Anne's Lace...

I worked on Queen Anne's Lace again last night. I'm still working on the side of the skirt - although I did get some roses done! That was a nice change, but also a lot of color changes!


Queen Anne's Lace as of 7/26/07.

I also got a couple more charts the other day...


Little House Needlework's "Gourmet Garden" and "Garden Pleasures."

I love these new LHN's - I think they're so cute! Well, I'm watching my niece, Halle, and Matthew, so I'd better go. They're both a little fussy and Matthew is trying to take off his diaper!

A Little Bit of Stitching...

Whenever I go away it takes me a few days to get back into my routine. I got just a little bit stitching done on Queen Anne's Lace last night.



There's really not much of a difference since the last picture.

Well, nothing really going on here right now! Write later! :)

I Played Hooky Today!

I went to Nantz Needlework in Holiday today. I had to get my "Stitches and Wishes" partner's package together. I got her Trilogy's Beatrice and the threads to go with it. She had it starred on her wish list so I hope she likes it all! It's a cute pattern. I picked up my package too. I got Helen Bell's Multiplication table, but unfortunately I already got it from Kathy Barrick-Dieter when she sent all the patterns to me. It was my fault, I forgot to take it off my wish list at the shop. Duh! So I'm going to put it on my sale/trade blog. I did get a little bit of stitching done while I was there...



I've been stitching away on Queen Anne's Lace. It's a fun stitch so far. I'm looking forward to stitching with a different color though! :)

I also received a gift certificate along with the pattern, so I got a couple things with it...



I got Little House Needlework's Colonial Dry Goods and a couple of Crescent Colours to go with it. I also go The Sweetheart Tree's Lavender Radiance. The ladies at the shop are going to do a SAL on Tuesdays starting in August. That should be fun! An excuse to get out once a week! :) Well, not much else. Today is Matthew's "real" birthday. We went out to eat and he was such a good boy! I'm taking him up to Georgia with me tomorrow. Hopefully he's a good boy on the drive up! :) Write later!


Wearing his Birthday Boy shirt again! :)

Birthday fun!

Matthew's birthday party went very well yesterday. Matthew was so cute. He had just woken up from a nap though, so he wasn't too interested in eating cake. He did have fun with his grandmas and aunts and uncles.


Matthew


Elmo Cake


Hmmm... I don't know about this!


Having fun riding on his new truck!
After everyone left I was just exhausted! I could have fallen right to sleep, but the boys had other ideas! After I got everyone to bed I managed to stitch a little bit on Queen Anne's Lace.


Queen Anne's Lace as of 7/15/07

It's looking a little less like a blob and starting to look more like a dress! :) I had a nice weekend with dh. We went out to eat Saturday night and then he left after the party on Sunday. The poor guy though - he was stuck in traffic for a couple hours and then got a flat tire. It just wasn't his night, but he made it back safe and will now most likely have to get new tires put on the car. Fun, fun! Well, not much else going on right now. Write later! :)

More Blob!

I worked on Queen Anne's Lace again last night. Even though I just have a small portion of the dress stitched it makes me remember why I love Lavender and Lace designs so much. It's the shading. It's like stitching a piece of art. I love the colors in this section, which are the DMC 924 range. Probably one of my favorite color ranges in the DMC line. Anyway, enough rambling here's a little wip pic.



I made a few more fobs, which I'll be adding to my trade blog lately. I love making them, but have no use for so many. Although I do like to match them up to whatever I'm stitching. That's a little OCD, huh? :)

My hubby comes home tonight, so I've been cleaning trying to get our rooms somewhat presentable. I do have to be thankful I only have to worry about 2 rooms and a bathroom right now. My mom cleans the rest of the house. I will definitely miss that when we move out. Speaking of which our listing is up on our house. We have to find a new realtor. It's been on the market now for 8 months and no bites. Hopefully it doesn't take too much longer! Well, not much else! Write later!

Confession Time

Ok, I don't know why, but I got the urge to start something new last week too. I'm just weak. Anyway, it's just a blob, so I thought it would be fun to "Guess That Blob!" And the first person who sends me an email with the right answer will get one of my super, handy, dandy fobs! :) Ok.. ready for the blob??


Name this Blob!
I'll even throw in a hint. The linen is 32 ct. Cobblestone Belfast (the recommended fabric for this design). So that's what I worked on last night while watching the National League lose the All-Star game for the 10th time in a row! Write more later! :)

Update - You all have had some really great answers, but none right yet. OK, I'll make it a little easier... It's a Lavender & Lace pattern. Someone's got to get it now! :) P.S. I fixed the email link - duh! Leaving a comment is fine too! And oops - I'm sorry I thought the Cobblestone was the recommended linen for this pattern - it's close though. The actual linen recommended is Barnwood or Dirty Belfast. Sorry people! I'm really making you work for this!

Update #2 - Katrina got it! It's Lavender & Lace Queen Anne's Lace. I've wanted to stitch this for at least 10 years and I'm finally going to do it! :) Thank you all for playing along!

Oops I almost forgot about the stash I was going to share...


Shepherd's Bush "Life and Liberty" and "Glory Fob."


The Sampler Co. "Heaven Doth Ask Sampler" and "Kind Fond Love Sampler."


Fancy Work "Whitman's Tin Sewing Set."

I finally got the above pattern to go with my tins... now if I could just get my hands on that 1930's tin! :) Well, that's definitely all now! Write later!