A Birthday gift for a special friend

 This is a special Birthday Gift that I made

Carol at Stitching Dreams.  We have

been blog friends for many years and we

share the same birthday month.  I always

try to make it extra special.  I got this idea

from Vonna at The Twisted Stitcher.  When

I first saw the pocket watch, I thought

about Carol.  I know she has a snowman tree

and I thought this would be perfect for her.

The snowman is from the JCS 2009 issue,

Let it snow, by Glory Bee Designs.  I did

tweek the colors a little bit.  I have to say

this snowman is pretty cute.  I know

Carol received her gifts so I can post this

now.

This is a picture I took a little over a month

ago when I was going on my last break at work.

The colors were just amazing.  The Sunset was

really stunning.  It is much warmer today, it will

be in the 50's.  I like the warmer weather.

Happy stitching.

Snow here in knoxville TN

We had snow flurries here in TN.  Like most of the country  it will be zero tonight.  The good news is wednesday we will be in the 40s.  The picture is the front of my house.  I hope everyone is staying warm.

My first finish of 2014 - this is for a halloween exchange

 This is my first finish of 2014.  This is

for a halloween exchange.  This piece has

a very long trip to make.  The pattern was in

the Just Cross stitch 2011 halloween issue.

How cute is frankenstein.  I had to take him

out and put him in the picture.  I purchased

him in Binghamton, NY years ago.  I was

visiting my older sister and he was 

purchased in one of the shops.  I look

forward to displaying him each year.  I

am not a huge halloween person but he

is something i look forward to seeing each

year in the house.

I went to anthropoligie today and

what a deal.  They had these marked 

down but then they gave an extra 50%

off.  I wanted to purchase the ceramic

fruit basket for a long time but i

wasnt going to pay full price.   Orig.

20.00 i only paid 7.00.  The colorful

bowl was only 3.00.  Dont you just

love a deal. Here is the best part of
my day.  I was told about a stitching
group that meets at panera each 
saturday.  I went today and met a
bunch of great women.  They 
made me feel welcome.  I look 
forward to getting to know them.
Aren't stitchers just the nicest
people?  First goal of the year
met.   

Happy New Year and I have the winner of my birthday giveaway

Happy New Year's Everyone.

The winner of my birthday giveaway is Anne
from doll musings.  she has great a blog.
My friend tricia picked the winner.   
Thank you Tricia.

Congratulations.  Happy stitching everyone.

A Birthday present received

A special gift from my stitching friend

Carol at Stitching Dreams.  She sent

me Peace, Which is what i truly need.
I love the heart on the sheep, hearts
are my favorite shape.  The two fish
in the left corner are also so adorable.

The lizzie kate pattern should be fun

to stitch.  The Fabric was also

included.  Thank you so much Carol.

Up coming New Year

I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year

May everyone be blessed and new

goals reached.  Happy Stitching everyone.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas 

Blessings to everyone in the coming year. 
As I read a bunch of blogs this morning,
its amazing the smile it brings to my face
to read and see what everyone is doing.
Everyone brings something to inspire
me.  Everyones decorations so different
and so personal.  Some of the photos
of the pets really made me laugh.  They
really are characters.  To my three
children: Amanda, Chris,  & Alyssa, I love you.

Another gift received and a fringe quilt

Myra sent a lovely pin keep.  How really cute this is.

I have never seen one made this way.   I love the fabric.

Thank you Myra.

On the last photo, I made a fringe blanket for my

sister.  She was a big fan of the smurfs when she was a

kid.   I hope everyone is enjoying the christmas season.

So hard to believe it is only a couple of days away.

A gift I received

Special gifts I received in the mail yesterday from Carol at the Stitching Dreams.  She is a special stitching friend that I've had for years.  I am so blessed to know this wonderful person.  Thank you carol.  The ornament is so pretty and the special touches she adds always makes these pieces a treasure.

A New Years Give away.

As Everyone knows, New Year's Day is my birthday.  I will be picking a winner on that day to send out some cross stitch goodies.  All you have to you is leave a comment on this post and be a follower of this blog.  If you post on your blog about the giveaway and you win there will be an extra special gift for you.  This Give away wont disappoint.  Please make sure you have an email address to contact you.  Good Luck.

A christmas gift for someone special

This is a free chart.  I couldn't resist doing this piece.   I added some bells.  Done on blue linen.

here is the LINK for the chart.

A special gift from Chris

A special gift received today in the mail. Chris at tot Hills farms sent me a special package.  We have been blog friends for years.  Thank you so much Chris

Snoopy tree

It's officially Christmas when the Snoopy tree is up. It always makes me smile when I see all the ornaments

Some house decorations

I have cross stitch ornaments throughout the house.

Cross stitch christmas tree

The first year I bought a table top tree and decorated with cross stitch ornaments.  The only other ornaments on the tree are from my daughter Amanda who traveled over seas and bought them back for me.

Small town christmas 2013

I finished small town Christmas from the 2013 cross stitch ornament issue.  This is a pretty detailed piece.  The beads are so  pretty.