How Does Your Garden Grow - Finished!

I'm so happy with how this turned out! I did the 2 color all cross stitch version and substituted a third color for the beads.

Merry Christmas to all...

Wishing all of my dear friends a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy 2009!

Snow Day!

WINTER STORM WARNING BEGINS 8 AM Snow developing mid morning, becoming heavy at times, isolated thundersnowstorms, becoming breezy, and cold. Snowfall by evening 6 to 9 inches. Highs 25-30. Snowfall by evening 6 to 9 inches. Winds northeast 10-15 mph.

Kids are still asleep and I'm popping out to the grocery store in a few minutes. Gotta get those snow day staples - bread, milk and eggs! I guess we eat alot of french toast when it snows! Actually, the fridge and pantry are well stocked but I need flour to finish up some holiday baking.

2 Finishes

Here are 2 recent finishes. Both were such fun to stitch. The first is Stars & Stripes from Little House Needleworks. The second is from Country Cottage Needleworks and was an ornament in the 2008 JCS Ornament magazine. I changed the border and scarf color and also changed the birds to red so they looked more like the cardinals that visit my backyard bird feeder all winter long.

Roll Tide!

Go Bama! Beat Auburn!

Happy Veteran's Day 2008

Ornament Exchange sent & received

I've done a Christmas Ornament exchange for so many years, I've lost track! It's my absolute favorite exchange, both to send and to receive. I've gotten so many gorgeous ornaments over the years! I love hanging on them on my tree and thinking about the stitcher - many who are still active on the MB, and sadly, some who I've lost touch with over the years.

This year, I stitched my ornie for Amanda. She said "anything goes" on the theme, so I went a bit daring a stitched a blue ornament. The pattern itself was a freebie from Martina Dey, and I jazzed it up with beads and snowflake buttons. Amanda said she loved it, so I'm very happy (and a bit relieved). Here is are pics of both the front and back of the finished ornament. Not the greatest pics, but you'll get the idea.