I love IKEA!

I took my mom to the new IKEA in Tampa while I was down there. I would love to have an IKEA house - I don't think there is one thing I wouldn't like from that store (including the food - their sweedish meatballs are so good)! Well, I'll never be able to afford to have an IKEA house, but I did pick up this cute shelf unit for $19.99! I put it together in about 15 minutes and got out my finished stitching that had been hiding away in my closet. I put the unit near my stitching spot in the living room, so I can look over and see it. These pictures aren't the greatest because I don't have good lighting in my living room, but you get the idea...

Well, I didn't get any stitching done yesterday. It was a lazy day for all of us. I did go to the grocery store, that was about it. Bradley, my nine year old, has started liking Harry Potter. We listened to the first book on the way down to Florida and he really liked it (I did too). I got him the 2nd and 3rd books yesterday and he's already on chapter four. I'm so happy he's a reader! Anyway, I hope to get some stitching done today! Write soon!

Rotation - Day One

I worked on "Simply Live" last night, which I listed to stitch on Thursdays. I got all of the alphabet on the bottom finished! I'm very happy with that because next week I can start on the motifs.

Stitched on 40 ct. Pearled Barley by Lakeside Linens using Valdani, GAST and WDW threads.

I don't want to jinx myself, but I think this rotation is going to work for me! I got my wips and put them in basket. I then found some tags and labeled each project bag with the project name and day to stitch them. I put them in the basket in order of the days.

Today I'm going to work on "With My Needle." I'm excited to get back to this one. Write soon! :)

I'm Here!

Well, I've been here for a few days now, but I have been unpacking, cleaning, getting organized, etc. I finally have a day where there's not really much I have to do. I do have a few more boxes in my car, but I can get those later. :)

I haven't stitched in what feels like ages now! I'm ready to get back to it! Here's what I stitched on "The Rain Fell" before I left...

And here is one of the first things I unpacked....

We have two walk-in closets in our bedroom. This is what I did with mine...

I can sneak some clothes into my dh's if I have to! :) Well, not much else going on here. Write later - hopefully I'll have some more stitching to share!

More Memories

I've been stitching on Memories this weekend. I'm really enjoying it. The colors are so bright, I'm not used to stitching with such bright colors, but I like it. It's fun!

I went to Joann's today and got an organizer for my fabric and stitching tools. I was inspired after seeing Mayte's album. She is so organized! I used my 40% off coupon, so I saved about $15! :)

I have it sorted by count and on top are my stitching tools...

I'm trying to get somewhat organized for when we move. I wish I had a cabinet to put everything in. Maybe I'll keep an eye out for one at a second hand store or garage sales. I figure I can always paint it to make it look cute. Well, I think I'm going to get back to stitching and listening to my book, "Pillars of the Earth," which is pretty good so far. Write Later! :)