Friday, March 08, 2013

Finishes all framed up

Happy Friday ... I hope your week has been good.  We're battling the crud here, it's been a long couple of weeks but I'm getting better and better ... now if we could only get hubby better!

Last Christmas my dad gave me a gift certificate from Ben Franklin ... it's one of my favorite places to get framing done because they almost always have the perfect pre-made frames for me to pick from.  Lisa met up with me at BF and we spend a couple of hours and found frames for all the pieces I wanted to get framed.  I picked up the pieces last week and was thrilled with all of them, now I can't wait to hang them!

Here's Blue Ribbon Designs Peppermint Twist ...
love this frame!
and this is LHN's Home of a Needleworker ... very basic frame but it worked well ...

This is Liberty by LHN ...
love barn wood!

Blackbird Design's Come Down to the Sea ...

more great barn wood
This is Plum Street Sampler's Sergi ... I ordered the frame that Paulette used ... I just love it!


and last is Yule Sampler by The Primitive Needle ... when I ordered the frame for Sergi I also ordered this one ...


and I've been stitching!  Finished February Word Play
Feburary Word Play by Thy Needle & Thread
stitched on misc linen
with suggested GAST threads
 
I've really enjoyed stitching these word plays ... I'm working on March Word Play and Sew Irish by Carol at iStitch ... if you haven't seen it look here, it's lovely!

I have more finishes to show you next time ... I sent some finished pieces to Faye and got back a box of lovely's that I can't wait to share with you.  Until next time ...

I hope you find your Joy in your stitches ...

I'm grateful for framing  ...



26 comments:

Vickie said...

ooOoo! So lovely! Those are from Ben Franklin?! We don't have any of those left around here.

Cathy said...

I like everything you stitch! I've also stitched Peppermint Twist, and Home of a Needleworker and Liberty are both in my stash waiting to be stitched! Yours look great and the framing is very pretty.
Cathy

Bianca said...

You did a great job picking out frames. They all look perfect!

Maggee said...

Nicely done! They all look fabulous! Great choices in charts and frames! Hugs!

Nancy said...

Everything looks so pretty Michele! I love the barn wood frames too.

Barb said...

The frames all look wonderful with the projects!

Karen said...

Goodness... you are going to be busy hanging all of these! Love all of them especially the ones with the weathered wood. Happy stitching.... hope y'all are feeling better.

Deborah said...

Everything came out beautifully!

Lesleyanne said...

They all look fantastic. Hope you all feel better soon.

cucki said...

Wow they all so sweet xx

pj said...

Michelle...great framing. Nice to have your finishes ready to hang and enjoy! I love Yule Sampler and have had it kitted up for a few years and seeing yours makes me want to stitch it soon!

Hope your household starts to feel better soon and that spring is just around the corner. We still have lots of snow in the midwest.

Heading to Country Sampler in a few weeks and will check on those pendants again...maybe they will be in stock. pam in iowa

Vicki said...

They all look gorgeous!

Charlene ♥ NC said...

Oh, boy! It's so much fun when you get back your framing AND a special box of finishing from Faye! Girl, it really was just like Christmas! They're all very pretty! I just posted today a 'remedy'for that crud. Give it a try and let us know if it works.

Jennifer said...

Love it love it love it! Makes me want to get off my butt and get some of our stuff framed. We have so many blank walls.

Ellen said...

Wow, so gorgeous!

Love your February word play, really beautiful stitching! I must stitch this series one day ha ha!

Hugs,

butterfly said...

Love your header, so nice and bright.
All your work looks wonderful and love all your beautiful frames, hugs.

Sally said...

Your framing looks fantastic Michele. I really must get my Sergei out and stitch him this year.

Melanie said...

FANTASTIC framing. Just lovely! The barn wood is my fav(s). Good luck finding the perfect place to hang them.

Carolyn NC said...

Wow - love them all! Great stitching and framing, both!

Michele B. said...

All your frame choices are awesome. I'm amazed you can find so many ready-made frames that will fit your stitching. Wish we had a Ben Franklin here!

Silvie said...

Your framing are just wonderful!congrat' Michele!

Have a great day!

Silvie from France

Carol said...

Oh, such a lovely lot of framed beauties, Michele!! I do love that Liberty piece in the barnwood frame so, so much. At this rate, you'll be running out of wall space :)

Cheryl said...

Oh wow! Gorgeous stitching and great frame choices!

Maggee said...

I love them all, but especially the weathered frames... Just going thru a thing about that! Wanted to say I absolutely LOVE your header of St. Patrick's Day finishes! Yummm.... Hugs!

Grit said...

Wonderful finishes. And fantastic frames too.

Greetings from Germany, Grit

Fiona said...

You are so right, all your frames match the pieces perfectly. Great work on the stitching. Looking forward to seeing your goodies from Faye.