Merry Christmas and 2017 review

 Merry Christmas with love

From the JCS 2015 issue

Done on 28 ct Jobelan thyme

Added petite treasure braid silver for bicycle 

I did all of the lettering in red

 Peace from the JCS 2013 issue

By blackbird designs

Done on 32 ct queens Annes lace Jobelan

Trimmed the dove and lettering

In silver petite treasure braid

Switched the colors on the house

A beautiful piece to stitch.

 Fa la la by lizzie kate

Done two different ways

One done on a scrap linen

And one on 18 ct chalk 

And added mill hill beads

 My gift to you is a freebie

By La de da

Done on a scrap linen

 From the Prairie schooler book 147

Old Mcdonald

I did just the pig.  I did back

Stitch to make him pop.

 From the summer house series

IKL is completed 

Hanging on my wall in a hoop.

 From the JCS 2017 Issue

From hands on designs. JOY

This was done on spring from

Picture this plus

I changed the colors to red, white, and gold

This was my 65th finish of the year.

Since I was born in 1965,  that will be

My last finish of the year.

May monthly chalk series by hands on designs

Done on 32 ct slate linen

Fabrics by Stephanie

It has been an amazng year.  I never stitched

And completed 65 pieces in one year.

I added 27 ornaments to my tree.

I gave away 12 cross stitch pieces

Only 2 were professionally framed.

63 pieces finished by me.

I did my first chatelaine

My first large mill hill kit

My first county fair

My first stitching retreat

Started my first heaven and earth design

Started my first Mirabilia

My first time stitching in a hoop,

In a frame, in a spring hoop and a qsnap

I stitch a lot in hand still.

I had some great trips and memories this year.

2018 will be amazing.

To all who viewed my blog I want

To wish you a merry Christmas and

A blessed new year.  Enjoy time with

Family and friends.  Reflect on

The good and positive things.  I

Appreciate each and every one of you.

If you want more details you can watch
My flosstube video herehttps://youtu.be/u5TcyrcKhiQ

Until next year,

Happy stitching🌻🌻🌻

Happy Thanksgiving

Sunflower Manor by hands on Designs

Done on 16ct chalkboard Aida

Mounted on black foam core board 

 We celebrated dad's 75th birthday in fla

We had an awesome trip

 Me surviving TSA

 Homdmade cranberry sauce

 Thank you Andrea from The craft room

Just gorgeous.  So honored to have this treasure.

80 percent off at Hobby Lobby under 25 dollars

If you want more details you can watch

My youtube video https://youtu.be/uYaT4Md60Y8

Happy thanksgiving everyone

Sunflowers and Fall

Sunflower Manor by Hands on Designs

Done on 32 ct linen Slate

Fabrics by Stephanie

This is an amazing design and beautiful fall

colors 

 By Summer House  designs

sampler motifs

done on 30 ct wren

finished in a 5 inch hoop.

Love the hoop finish on

these.  I am doing the whole

series.

 Fabric pumpkins

I will include a link for the

tutorials.  super cute.

I am thinking of doing

some nautical and

patriotic pumpkins.

 My Fall display

This sunflower just bloomed the other day.

This is the second batch of sunflowers

that bloomed from the seeds i feed my

birds.  How awesome is that.  

Link for Fabric pumpkins

https://youtu.be/2xglki9JxZ

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My Flosstube video for more detail on these projects

https://youtu.be/xYWNBXFvKZE

Happy Fall everyone.

My first Chatelaine, My first county Fair and more

 My first Chatelaine by Martina

Autumn Scarecrow

This was a freebie but was taken down,

you can still purchase the pattern at 

Chatelaine website.

I learned the Rhodes stitch both small and

large.  The gold beads are so pretty.

I started small and will be moving on

to larger pieces.  Martina still has

a couple of freebie patterns on her

website to download.  This was my

first PDF file.

This piece was laced on the back

and mounted with magnets.  The

pumpking plate is metal.  Inspiration

from Priscilla.

 Detail of the border

 My first county fair

You are only allowed to enter one

piece in three different catagories.

I won two first place ribbons and one

third place ribbon.  I do encourage

people to enter their pieces to

show cross stitch and what can

be done these days.    The local

county fairs have some amazing

talent.  If you want more details

on the fair you can watch my

Youtube video under flosstube:

Cindy's cross stitch #19

 Gifts i sent to other stitchers

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose by

La D Da, a freebie you can print from

the website.

The pansy was stitch from a book

called The Cross-stitch Garden by

Kazuko Aoki

 pattern by 

Summer house stitch workes

number 7 

Fragments in time

The colors in this piece are so

pretty.

 Another pattern by Summer house

stitche workes

Fragements in time

Celebrating sampler motifs

#1

This has the full alphabet.

I will be finishing each piece in

hoop.  I am waiting to get a 5 inch hoop

this is displayed in a 6 in hoop.

 A super quick piece

Mill hill kit.

This only took a couple of

hours to do.  it is a

magnet  Who doesnt

like a candy apple.

 The wagon display was

purchased at hobby lobby.

Autumn harvest was stitched

from Punch needle & primitive

stitcher magazine fall issue 2017.

I highly recommend the magazine.

You can also purchase the magazine 

as a download.

 My Fall display

 I am still getting produce from the

garden.

 A beautiful gift received from

Silvia.  She has  flosstube videos

under Beckisland.   I highly recommend

her videos.  This is my favorite

shape, favorite color and nautical,

i couldn't ask for anymore.  Thank you

my dear friend.

This picture was taken from my front garden

two days ago.  A beautitul butterfly.

I cannot believe we are in October.

If you want more details on these pieces,

you can watch on youtube under:

Flosstube Cindy's cross sttich #20

I hope everyone is having a great

October.

Happy stitching.