tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190057042024-03-07T07:57:34.699-08:00Just Another Stitching BlogMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.comBlogger414125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-2310853860568525452015-07-15T14:37:00.004-07:002015-07-15T14:37:34.701-07:00By the months ...What have you been up to lately? I've just been hanging around with a bunch of fun and crazy people ... in May ... Lisa, Yvonne and I heading out of town for our annual girls weekend at Ocean Shores ...<br />
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the first of many drinks .... and by far the best bloody mary!<br />
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and in June ... Terry and I spent 4 wonderful days on Lopez Island celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary!!! 40 year? OMG couldn't believe it has40 years! We've been through a lot of ups and downs throughout the years ... have watched (and helped) our two boys grow into amazing men ... we got through the loss of both our moms and now we are trying to help our dads with life and health issues ... we've remodeled and lived to tell about it ... we've learned together about my MS struggles ... and we are getting closer to a new stage in our lives ... and just think, after 40 years we still wanted to spend 4 days disconnected from the world on this quiet lovely island ,,,<br />
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but wait! there's more in June .. besides our anniversary, June is also my dad's birthday, Father's Day and Mike and Tammey's anniversary ... so we got the whole family together for a Seattle Mariner's game... well almost the whole family. Nick and his girlfriend Cecilia weren't able to attend the game. We had a couple extra tickets and the time was perfect for Monica's mom and dad to be able to join us. A good time was had by all ... at least they said they had fun lol <br />
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I was able to do some stitching in between all the fun and was able to finish a couple of older wips. This is <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Lizzie*Kate Christmas Spirit. I started this series in 2008, got half way done with it and forgot all about it. Nice to have it finished!</span></span><br />
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Here's another old wip, well not too old ... I started this design last year ... so fun to stitch and love it! <br />
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<i>Patriotic Poppies by With They Needle and Thread</i></div>
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This finish drove me crazy ... I've stitched about half of the Word Play series. I don't know why but this one was the hardest to finish ... just didn't keep my interest I guess ... but I love it now that it's done!! lol<br />
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<i>Stitch on </i><i><span itemprop="description">35 Ct. Abecedarian linen</span></i></div>
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Here's one of my new starts ... I'm really loving it ... although the stripes are a little more pink than I expected ... stripes are next! The design is <span data-reactid=".50.1:5:1:$replies10155857599410217_10155858645290217:0.1:2:$comment10155857599410217_10155859392460217:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".50.1:5:1:$replies10155857599410217_10155858645290217:0.1:2:$comment10155857599410217_10155859392460217:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".50.1:5:1:$replies10155857599410217_10155858645290217:0.1:2:$comment10155857599410217_10155859392460217:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0" style="font-size: 17px;"><span data-reactid=".50.1:5:1:$replies10155857599410217_10155858645290217:0.1:2:$comment10155857599410217_10155859392460217:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.$text0:0:$text0:0">called Seaside Stars and Stripes and can be found in this magazine </span><a class="" data-reactid=".50.1:5:1:$replies10155857599410217_10155858645290217:0.1:2:$comment10155857599410217_10155859392460217:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.$range0:0" dir="ltr" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.craftideas.com%2Fmagazines&h=pAQGNkuC_" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: inherit; position: relative;" target="_blank">http://www.craftideas.com/magazines</a></span></span></span> <br />
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Here's what the finished design will look like.<br />
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I've missed chatting with everyone ... I hope your summer is going well and you are stitching up a storm! <br />
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I hope you find your <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Joy </span>in your stitches ...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #663366;">I'm grateful for blogging ...</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #663366;"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85681/michele11wa/db3983ea58293716cba6f700ef2b6697.png" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; border-style: none; border-width: 0px;" /></span></i>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-7061371810912890362015-04-24T17:56:00.001-07:002015-04-24T17:56:12.796-07:00Happy April!Good Grief! I started this post at the beginning of Apirl and never finished it ... and now it's almost May! Hope Spring is treating you well! Our weather has been all over the map, other than snow, we've had rain and sunshine and rain and pouring down hard rain, sunshine, hail and sunshine again ... and sometimes all on the same day! lol<br />
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Back in February I went to visit my friend Elaine for the weekend ... she's a stitcher too. We had been talking about learning some new finishing techniques ... we both like learning new things together. So I went through my drawer of "needs to be finished", gathered all my finishing supplies and headed to Elaine's. The first new technique we picked was flat fold. Thanks to Vonna of Twisted Stitcher we had the most awesome instructions! You can find all Vonna's tutorials <a href="http://tts-learntofinish.blogspot.com/">here</a>. this picture <br />
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Here's our stitched pieces and our packing fabric ... now the real fun begins!<br />
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Elaine was the reader of the instructions, she did an amazing job *smile*<br />
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Now were have everything ready to assemble ... and just waiting for a little more glue to dry ...<br />
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Hours later ... we have two finished pieces .. These are Elaine's ... The Bunny is the flatfold and the bell is a mounted flat ornament ...<br />
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and here's mine ... Celebrate is my flatfold and the other reindeer is my mounted flat ornament. We both loved learning new things ... more practice is needed with both finishing techniques ... but not bad for our first time!<br />
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I stitched these two fun Easter designs but didn't get them finished in time for Easter ... there's always next year! I think Hop would make a cute little flatfold ...<br />
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<i>Hop Squared by Lizzie Kate</i></div>
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<i>Hip Hop Easter by Lizzie Kate</i></div>
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I'm going to frame Rise and Shine and hang it in my kitchen ... such a cheery design</div>
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<i>Rise and Shine by Hizneit</i></div>
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For the last few years all the girl cousins have tried to get together for a weekend. This year we stayed at my Aunt Georgene's apartment in downtown Seattle. Aunt Georgene and Uncle Dick spend most of their time at their farm, so they were glad to lets us use the place. It's actually two apartments opened to be one big one ... so there's plenty of bedrooms and two kitchens! lol We all arrived Friday evening and enjoyed a lovely dinner out.<br />
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Saturday afternoon we picked up my Aunt Betty and drove up north and had lunch with my Aunt Georgene ... quite a lovely group of ladies! From left to right, Jan is the oldest cousin, Aunt Georgene is the oldest sister, turn 93 years young last January (my dad is the baby), Val is an adopted cousin, married Kris last September. Kris and Jan are sisters, next is Aunt Betty, Kris and Jan's mom and last is Sue. Sue and I being the daughters of the boys in the family. Totally confused? lol I know I am!!!<br />
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When we got home from all the fun with the aunts it was drinking time!<br />
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and Mexican train time! Lots of laughs!!<br />
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I really hope April has been a great month for you and here's hoping all the best with May coming fast! Thanks for hanging with me even when I'm blogging every few months. Love ya!<br />
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I had a fun couple of weeks with stitching. I was going through all my project bags and found 3 designs that were in varies stages of being done ... so I decided to finish them up ... what a great feeling that is!!!<br />
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I started this freebie design last year ... not sure why I didn't finish it back then, but I'm glad I found it and got it done ...<br />
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My last finish ... I've been working it the longest last month ... I really enjoyed this one too!<br />
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Thanks for all your lovely comments and well wishes for my father-in-law. Yesterday he turned 93!!! Monica and I didn't go visit him because we've been fighting colds ... I've been done with one horrible sinus infection, my first one ever! and hopefully my last ... omgosh it's been ugly! But Terry, Chris and Robert went to visit him ... took him some cards, a balloon and a cupcake to celebrate 93 years. He had a nice visit with everyone. Hoping he gets to come home in a couple more weeks.</div>
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Doing a big happy dance .. I finished this love last night and I'm over the moon in love with it! Thinking of sending it to Jill for framing ...<br />
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Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your Saturday and Sunday .. Nascar racing starts tonight ... so excited!!!<br />
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We are still trying to get over our Seahawks losing the Superbowl ... shakes head ... but we still love them! Should be interesting who comes back next year ... keeping my fingers crossed the team stays pretty much intact.<br />
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Now that football season is over I'm looking forward to a great Nascar racing season and some great soccer ... yep, I do love my sports!<br />
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I got a bug up my butt last week about all the finished stitching I have laying around that needs to be finished so I can enjoy it. I'm sending a few things off to be finished but thought I'd do a little finishing myself ... ya know I don't like to finish things, but well they turned out pretty cute, even if I do say so myself! lol ... I stitched these two Bent Creek snappers last year ... now I get to enjoy them *smile*<br />
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I stitched a couple of these reindeer I think last year, might have been 2013 ... I love how it looks in the watch fob!<br />
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Let it Snow is a new design from Cathy of Hands On Designs ... the series is called A Year In Chalk ... looks like a fun series and I like Let It Snow a lot ... but stitching with white is never my favorite thing to do lol ... I found this chalkboard easel at Hobby Lobby ... I hope my idea works!<br />
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This is a wip of mine from 2 years ago ... don't know why it took me so long to be back to it, cause I'm loving stitching it. Do you find some designs are calming to you to stitch? This one is! It's been a joy working on ... it's Quaker Christmas by Moonlight Stitching ...<br />
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Our life has been upside down lately. My father in law, who will be 93 on March 1st, ended up in the hospital on January 11th. He's been battling congestive heart failure and took a fall on the 11th that put him in the hospital .. didn't break anything, thank goodness! He spent about 3 weeks in the hospital, now is in a rehab center. We've been very lucky all these years ... his health has been great and his mind is sharp has a tack. He's been living alone since his wife passed about 10 years ago. Terry's the only sibling living close ... his sister lives in New Mexico, so Terry's been the one to help his dad with most everything. Since his hospitalization, Terry's been living down at his dad's house, taking care of the dog, the house and the bills, plus being there at the hospital/rehab center for his dad. It's been odd not having him around ... we meet on Saturdays for a movie and lunch ... catching up ... and he comes to the house about once a week to help with stuff around here and to do any work that he can't do at his dad's. He's pretty flexible working for himself and being able to work from anywhere, for the most part. We don't think Al, my FIL, will be able to go home and be as independent as he was before the fall. His strength just isn't coming back very fast and his driving days are over. Not sure what the next few months will bring us ... but positive thoughts and prayers would be wonderful! Ahhhhh another stage of life for us.<br />
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Happy New Year's Eve eveyone!! My last stitches are below ... I really enjoy finding a new font to stitch the year in ... this years color was WDW's Grapefruit ...</div>
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The table is all ready for the party to begin ... but first we're going out to dinner with Ken and Lisa ... then home for some bubbly, games and dessert ...</div>
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Looking back on 2014 ... it's been a great year ... I turned 60 this year and had a couple of wonderful trips ... one with my best friends, who both turned 60 this year too </div>
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Then in September I took my fantasy vacation ... a 5 day trip to Paris to celebrate turning 60 with Lisa .... OMG what a trip!!! of course you've seen a lot of those pictures! lol<br />
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We also lost our beloved Chip ... miss you!!!<br />
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and I stitched! Here's some of my finishes for 2014 ... I know a few are missing, but this is most of them ... <a href="https://www.facebook.com/michele.r.walker.54/media_set?set=a.10153754891150217.1073741838.601685216&type=3">2014 Stitching</a><br />
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all in all it was a wonderful year with good friends and family ... I'm a bit sorry to see 2014 go ...<br />
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but I'm looking forward to what 2015 has in store for me ... Terry and I will celebrate our 40 anniversary in June 2015 ... we are planning a trip to London and Paris!!! We are both soooo excited! and of course there will be many other highlights to 2015 along the way.<br />
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I hope you're 2014 has been a good year for you and hoping that 2015 brings you health and happiness and lots of stitching! Love you all!<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-85750279977342649072014-12-25T06:00:00.000-08:002014-12-25T06:00:00.902-08:00Merry Christmas!!!Merry Christmas from my house to yours ... I hope you are having a wonderful day with family and friends.<br />
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This year Chris and Monica were getting one too. Here's the tree we found ... funny, it had the straightest trunk, but a cute little bend at the very top ... we had fun decorating this one! Here's Robert cutting it down ... Terry is helping! lol<br />
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and here's the tree all decorated and ready for the big day ...<br />
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some close ups of my favorite ornaments ...<br />
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These are Chip and Maddy's ornaments ... miss them so much *sniff*<br />
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I didn't get a picture of Chris and Monica cutting down there tree .. but here it is all decorated ... cute! <br />
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I have an all stitched ornament tree that I put in the entryway ... love love love this tree. There are ornaments that I have stitched, but there are also tons of ornaments from stitching friends over the year ... it's a very special tree indeed ...<br />
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some close ups ... <br />
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another kind of tree ... my dad and I did Christmas shopping on the 12th ... it's been a long standing tradition of ours. Started years ago, we'd go shopping for mom's Christmas presents. When she passed years ago, we continue the tradition, shopping for the grandkids ... this year he did most of his shopping online, with a little help from me. After our online shopping we headed to Molbaks nursery to pick up some poinsettias. I had to get a picture of him in front of their beautiful poinsettia tree ...<br />
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Only three more days! are you ready?? I'm ready except for cooking for Christmas Eve. We'll be spending Christmas Eve with my Dad, my brother and his family and of course our kids ... 13 of us! It'll be a great evening. Christmas Day the kids will come over for our Christmas, then we'll head out for dinner with Terry's dad. He enjoys going out to eat, so that's what we do. It's all good!! Smaller room, just Terry, me, the kids, Terry's dad and cousin Pat. Has long has we're together we don't care what we do ... plus not cooking todays in a row works for me lol.<br />
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I hope your days have been merry and bright and not tooo stressful. Merry Christmas to everyone. Love you all!<br />
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I hope you find your <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Joy </span>in your stitches ...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #663366;">I'm grateful for coffee ...</span></i><br />
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After showing you my Christmas coffee cup/mug collection I said I would share my favorite one ... well, that turned out to be more difficult that I expected! lol ... I love all of them for lots of reasons ... but when push comes to shove I do tend to go back to using one or two more than the others ... and well I would have to say that this beauty is definitely one of my all time favorites ... I got it a Starbucks (I know, you are really really surprised! lol) in 2004 ... lovely isn't it?!</div>
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Thanks for stopping by and thanks so all your comments ... I love reading each and everyone of them.<br />
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Happy Wednesday everyone ... hope your December is going well!<br />
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I finished this sweet little stocking last night ... I did way too much frogging on this piece ... why is it that the small designs can drive you more crazy with mistakes than the larger ones!<br />
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Do you have a favorite coffee mug or tea cup? I have a few Christmas coffee mugs *smile* but yes, I do a favorite or two in the cupboard ... come back tomorrow and I'll share my favorites ... I'd love to see yours!<br />
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Yep, that's Terry and I ...<br />
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and the rest of the family .. My dad, Chris, Monica, Terry and Robert ...<br />
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Brrrr it's cold here ... but sunny! I love days like this! We had a bit of snow on Saturday ... just a dusting actually, but it's been so cold the dust is still on the ground. I started my decorating over the weekend. Terry decorates outside while I decorate inside ... well he really does a lot more, like bring all the boxes down from the attic and then down to the living area of the house ... and he hardly complains *smile*<br />
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I'm pretty close to being done ... still have the reindeer to put out, but they should be done by tomorrow. We will be going to get the tree on Saturday ... so I am almost done and an enjoy the decorations ... I do love this time of year. Thought I'd show some of the decorations ...<br />
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This red dresser sits in my kitchen ... the salt and pepper shakers are from Pottery Barn ... collected them over the last few years ...<br />
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This is my Christmas salt and pepper shaker collection ... I hang a lot of my stitching on the wall too ...<br />
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This area is in the kitchen eating area ... we have two metal bookcases in that fit in under the garden window ...<br />
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and this is my kitchen window ...<br />
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Here's my mantel ... I love changing it up every year ...<br />
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A close up from the mantel ... love this little vignette (is that the right word?) ...<br />
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The deer vase belonged to my mother-in-law, Gin ... she gave it to me years ago ... I treasure it even more now that she's gone from us ...<br />
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Thanks for stopping by and I love reading your comments ... so keep them coming *smile* I hope you find your <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Joy </span>in your stitches ...<br />
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone ... I hope you have a wonderful day with friends and family. Love you all!<br />
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I hope you find your <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Joy </span>in your stitches ...<br />
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Where the heck did October go .. and November is almost over too! YIKES!! October was a busy time around here ... I headed to Myrtle Beach, SC for PALS Stitching at the Beach ... it was a great time! My best friend Elaine went with me this year ... I think she's hooked *smile*<br />
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Here's the whole group ... what great group of ladies!<br />
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I need October very sad ... we had to put down our silly sweet chocolate lab Chip. He would have been 9 Thanksgiving weekend. I miss him every day ... he was the last of our animals and dammm this house is so quite with no fur babies around. Here's a few pictures of my sweet boy ...<br />
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Maddy wasn't too sure about the puppy lol ... we lost Maddy 2 years ago ...<br />
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Hi Mom *smile*<br />
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In between all this I have been stitching ... <br />
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<i>Sampling Thanksgiving by Lizzie*Kate</i></div>
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I sent a few of my stitching pieces to our wonderful Faye for her special touches. The first two pieces I stitched for Lisa and myself as a memento of our recent trip to Paris ... Faye out did herself with these ... she added some lovely embroidery to the pillows ... I'm in love! The blue one is for Lisa, the red one for me, of course *smile* The design is one of Carol's, iStitch ... Sew le coeur de Paris ...<br />
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This is one big ass pin cushion .. and I love it! Design is by Blackbird Designs ... <br />
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I just love this turkey! Gobble is by Country Rustic Primitives ...<br />
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and last ... for now ... Fa La La, older chart by Shepard's Bush ... Can't wait to start decorating!<br />
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Whew .. that was a lot of pictures! Guess that's why happens when a stitcher goes missing lol ... I promise to try and not stay away that long again ... I've missed you all so much! Can't believe next week is Thanksgiving! I'm so excited for the holidays this year ... really looking forward to spending the day with my family ... cooking, eating, laughing and of course watching football. I hope you and your family/friends have a very blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving.<br />
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<br />Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-39982537171915906172014-10-10T22:05:00.001-07:002014-10-10T22:05:16.456-07:00Last day in Paris ...Off to The Louvre for our last day ... you can't visit Paris without seeing this incredible museum and seeing a view masterpieces, right? *smile*<br />
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The pyramid is the entrance to the Louvre and is surrounded by lovely fountains ...<br />
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I nice passerby offered to take our picture in front of the pyramid fountain ...<br />
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Our goal for our visit was to not stand in long lines ... so we bought our tickets a few days before and by passed the long lines .. it was wonderful! lol Buying your tickets ahead of time really is helpful and so is renting the headsets that explain what art you are viewing. We didn't rent those and regretted it ... after all the entire museum is in French, something we wish we'd rented.<br />
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With map in hand, we headed off to see the Mona Lisa ... on our way we saw just a few lovely paintings ...<br />
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The painting on the ceiling was awesome ...<br />
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We entered the room that the Mona Lisa is in and I wish I'd taken a picture of the crowd of people around her ... it took a bit of waiting to make your way to the front of the line ... but it was so worth it ... she's amazing! Much larger than I expected. Unfortunately this is about has close as you can get ... but wow, it's the Mona Lisa!<br />
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Off to find the Venus de Milo sculpture ... and I do mean find ... The Louvre is like a maze, even with a map it's a bit of a fun challenge. Here's Venus ... she is lovely ...<br />
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We then went to see a couple of Michelangelo sculptures ... This is The Rebellious Slave ... such a moving sculpture ...<strong style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18.16320037841797px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </strong><br />
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This is Dying Slave, he looks like he should be laying down ...</div>
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This statue of Mary and Jesus was wonderful, unfortunately the window behind made getting a good picture very difficult ... but we loved seeing this piece ...</div>
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We spent about 4 hours at The Louvre and only saw a very small percentage of all the wonderful works of art in this museum ... here are some more pictures ...</div>
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We got ready for a night on the town ... first up was dinner at the Eiffel Tower. While we were waiting to be taken into the restaurant, this was the view through a plexiglass walkway. It wasn't the whole walkway, just a a few windows along the edge .. pretty cool ... <br />
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Dinner started with a yummy red wine. Never did look at the name or kind of wine it was lol<br />
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Dinner was soooo good. Forgot to take a picture of the appetizer which was a strip of raw salmon and a salmon mousse ... layered a bit like a slice of pie. It was surprisingly good.<br />
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We were seated with two lovely young women at dinner ... both were traveling by themselves. One from Australia and one from Japan. We really enjoyed having dinner with both of them, although the young woman from Japan didn't speak much English ... They were both about 30 ... I really don't think I could have traveled to a foreign city by myself at 30!<br />
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The 2nd part of our night on the town was a night time cruise on the River Seine ... it was a beautiful night for a cruise, although we did wish the boat was a bit more open ... I have to admit that Lisa's date on the boat cruise, moi, did nod off a time or two. My excuse ... we had just eaten a great meal and drank some wine ... the cruise was so nice and long and well, it just put me to sleep a time or two lol</div>
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Paris really is lovely all lit up. This is the only good picture I got from the boat ... magical ...</div>
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Part 3 of our night out on the town was a show at the Moulin Rouge, a cabaret that opened in 1889! They put on a great show, including a can-can number that they are famous for. <br />
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It was a lovely yet long night ... these two old ladies had to wake up the front desk of our hotel at 2:30 am to let us in .. the young man who let us in looked like we had woken him up ... bet he was wondering why two old ladies were getting home so late lol<br />
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More later .. thanks for visiting and for the comments .. love them all!<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-12399498985538987662014-09-25T12:31:00.000-07:002014-09-25T12:31:31.799-07:00Paris - Part 2Day 3 was one of our busiest days ... we had a wonderful breakfast ...<br />
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and then hopped the tour bus and off to Champs de Elysee ... we were so lucky with the weather ... it was sunny and about 75 degrees with a lovely breeze .. couldn't ask for more perfect weather ...<br />
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This was the first view we had of the Arc de Triomphe.<br />
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We spent some time window shopping along Champs de Elysee ... has we walked towards the monument ... and what an impressive monument it is ... <br />
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you get to the monument from underground ... these views are the main floor of the arc<br />
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they you can walk or take a lift to the top of the monument ... we walked up the first set up steps and then took the lift to the very top. There are no words for the views you can see from the top ... breathtaking and overwhelming come to mind ... we walked all around the top ... here's a few pictures <br />
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We stopped for a quick bite and potty stop ... I think all food vendors should offer champagne!<br />
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When Lisa and I were planning our trip, I emailed with Edgar a couple of times ... after all he's the Paris expert these days *smile* Imagine our surprise when we found out that we would be in Paris at the same time! Jumping for joy! A few years ago Terry and I were vacationing in San Fransisco and had an opportunity to have dinner with Edgar ... I was very excited to see him again ... what a treat! We met up at a quaint little cafe called <a href="http://www.odette-paris.com/">Odette's </a>... we had a great visit and very yummy pastries ...<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-17915046362134629402014-09-23T15:03:00.004-07:002014-09-23T15:03:46.509-07:00BonjourThis year I turned 60 ... I really wanted to do something special to celebrate. I mean 60 is a major milestone, don't you think? So I talked to my best friend Lisa about going to Paris with me. I've wanted to go to Paris for years and since we both turned 60 this year it just felt right. Terry was very ok about me going to Paris without him, this time. He knows the bond Lisa and I have and understood why we wanted to celebrate together. Lisa's husband wasn't quite that gracious *smile*.<br />
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So last Saturday morning we set out on an adventure I will never forget ... and plan to do again! Unfortunately American Airlines didn't have champagne ... but we made do with vodka for screwdrivers, courtesy of our stewardess when she learned we going to Paris for the very first time.<br />
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We were really pleased with the hotel we picked ... just a little 80 room hole in the wall ... the beds were comfy, the staff was so very nice and the location turned out to be fairly centralized for getting around.<br />
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This cafe was across the street from the hotel ... The morning we arrived, after checking our luggage in, we decided to have some breakfast and get familiar with city maps. The next day we started our day here and they remembered us ... they didn't speak very much English and we didn't speak very much French, but it all worked out ... we enjoyed a few meals there ... <br />
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The rest of the first day was spent walking around and getting familiar with the streets of Paris. Not many pictures because my camera was in the suitcase and my phone had died :(<br />
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Monday we purchased a 2 day pass on L'OpenTour buses. Great way to get around Paris, you can get off anywhere and pick up another bus from most anywhere. We started our sightseeing at Sacre' Coeur. OMGosh was a lovely lovely church. It's not one of the oldest churches in Paris, built around 1912 and has the most incredible views of all Paris.<br />
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This gentleman was playing his harp on the stairs ... just a nice sound ...<br />
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Later that evening we went to a wine/champagne tasting at O Chateau. We had so much fun and learned quite a bit, especially about champagne. Our Sommelier (like how I use those big official words? lol), Nickolaus, was informative and funny. Joining us in the tasting was two women from New Jersey, two women from Denmark, a couple from Zimbabwe and a young woman traveling by herself from Cairo. I think this was one of the things I enjoyed most about the trip ... all the different and interesting people we ran into. <br />
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And on the way back to our hotel ... dessert called to us ... omgosh it was good!<br />
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Walking back to our hotel we passed a shop that looked like a dry cleaner. In the front window were these incredible old sewing machine ... there must have been 12 or 15 of them. Because of the glare I could only get pictures of a few of them ... love love love!<br />
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Day One and Two done ... of course these are only some of the highlights ... many more pictures to come ... if you can stand it *smile*<br />
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Bonsoir <br />
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<br />Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-46845816413814253782014-08-28T14:30:00.000-07:002014-08-28T14:30:14.809-07:00Another month almost gone ...and another month I went missing ... sorry! I've missed you all! Looks like everyone has had a wonderful summer. I know we've had lovely weather and enough of summer to actually look forward to fall. Fall really is my favorite time of year, followed slowly by Winter *smile* Who doesn't like Fall ... football, cool evenings, leaving turning, family ... it's all good<br />
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While I haven't been blogging .. I have been stitching and have some pictures to share ...<br />
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First up is At the beach by Hands On Designs ... I loved everything thing about this design ... the colors are awesome ...<br />
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<i>At the Beach by Hands On Design</i></div>
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Looks like I was on a Lizzie Kate roll ... these all were such fun to stitch ... and quick!</div>
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<i>Tingles Double Double by Lizzie Kate </i></div>
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<i>Wait til Dec 25 by Lizzie Kate</i></div>
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I think this is my favorite so far ... just love love love the owl</div>
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I love sunflowers ... when I saw this new design, well I just had to have it and stitch it ...</div>
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I loved it so much I stitched it for a pocket watch ... I added the bee charms and love the way it turned out. I sent it to a friend for her birthday ... I hope she likes it *smile*</div>
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Last up is this sweet turkey ... I'm sooo ready for the holidays now!</div>
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<i>Gobble by Country Rustic Primitives</i></div>
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<br />Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-34770482998391738692014-07-18T22:32:00.001-07:002014-07-18T22:32:33.462-07:00Summer is here ...and we're enjoying it ... at least most of the time. We did have a week of hot for Seattle weather ... the days weren't bad but not cooling off in the evenings was a killer ... I do like to sleep at night! lol We don't have AC and somehow the fans just don't cut it at night ... but the good news is the veggies are loving the hot weather!<br />
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I have a sweet little finish to show you ... it was a quick stitch and I love how it turned out. The design was a freebie in a facebook group I'm in ...<br />
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and I framed it this evening in a tin frame I had hanging around ....<br />
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A couple of weeks ago I started this design by Hands On Design called At the Beach .... it's a fun stitch! The whale is adorable ...</div>
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And I got back some finishing that I sent to <a href="http://www.handsondesign.biz/">Cathy</a> ... she's the design behind Hands On Design and also a great finisher ... love how she made my stitching look! Oh yes, those are new red scissors that I treated myself too *smile*<br />
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I forgot about this design, found it when I was looking through my WIPs ... I had started it, yep, back in Spring and never finished it ... so when I found it again, I only had an evening of stitching to do and it was done ... now I'll have something new next spring to display.<br />
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Last night was craft night and here's what I made. It's vinyl on canvas ... I was really pleased with how the painting turned out. I'm always a little worried when I try to dry brush the aging effect. I think it turned out really nice ... and I love what it says ...<br />
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Chip was sleeping this afternoon and looked so cute I couldn't resist taking his picture ... and he didn't wake up! I do love this boy, especially when he's sleeping *grin*<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-27334113618736562672014-07-01T09:45:00.002-07:002014-07-01T09:45:30.897-07:00Happy JulyJust checking in to say hi and GO USA!! We're all excited for the World Cup knockout 16 ... hoping they kick some major Belgium butt today!<br />
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I have some stitching and other pictures to share with you later .. I will be back *smile*<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-25212721446122040942014-06-06T10:24:00.002-07:002014-06-06T10:24:40.515-07:00June???Hope your May was good ... mine was really nice ... my baby turned 32 on the 9th! Got to spend Mother's Day with all the kids ... yep that's tequila in their hands ... props from our favorite Mexican restaurant for the picture *smile* I'm lucky that the kids live so close I get to see them quite a bit ... but always a special treat when the we all get together. <br />
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The weekend after Mother's Day was my annual trip to the ocean with Yvonne and Lisa ... has always we had a great time ... love these girls!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyOoecS6QKyxtHT3nPRTXcuYtcCGMzrvcTKywGYfqno8n08_QHh54ZOT3hKdjkeGLaFSBc09rkkWlw_LPm3SMB1Fy17bbJfCR_LSlH7374nq-4ty7vxkXG8lUdQWV2w1PFt9V/s1600/beach+trip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div>
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I have a few finishes to share too ... this first one is a freebie from La D Da .. It's called Flag City, I replaced the words Flag City with Old Glory .. love how it turned out. The fabric is 30 ct linen. I tea dyed it, but didn't like how it turned out so I gave it a coffee bath then baked it in the oven ... love how the fabric turned out! <br />
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Another finish is this lovely piece by Nan Lewis of Threadwork Primitives. It's called Cinnamon Hearts. It was sold has a kit ... I didn't read the directions before starting the piece and ran out of floss before I was finished. I was supposed to be stitching it with only one thread over two ... stupid me stitched it with two threads. Nan read on facebook about my mess up and kindly sent me more so I could finish it up with the same dye lot .. what a doll she is! Stitchers are the best *smile*</div>
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We put in a veggie garden this year. Haven't had one in years because our lot doesn't get a lot of sun. We decided to try again this year and look ... things are growing!! Can't wait to have a salad from all our hand grown goodies :) We planted bush peas and bush beans, two different kinds of carrots from seeds. The tomatoes and lettuce were already started from the nursery.<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-89732443382137858882014-05-07T18:39:00.000-07:002014-05-07T18:39:07.654-07:00Catching up time ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Happy May! We are having one of the rainy Mays we've had in a long time, but today is lovely ... hope it keeps up, the sunshine that is. Although all this rain is good for the flowers and veggie. We've been trying to get our vegetable garden in but when you only have the weekends you have to wait on Mother Nature. Hopefully we'll get something going this weekend. I do look forward to making salads from the lettuce and tomatoes and other veggies we grow.</div>
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We went to Easter brunch with the dads and the kids ... had a really nice brunch and it's always wonderful to share it all with all of us. Here's a picture of the dad and the Easter bunny ... my dad (Bob) is on the left and my father in law (Al) is on the right ... love this picture ...</div>
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but I did manage to get a picture of myself with the Easter bunny lol<br />
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Speaking of Easter ... I have to show of a couple of our Easter baskets ... I was so pleased with how the Hangin' with your Peeps turned out and how cute they looked in the baskets ... you're never too old for an Easter basket *smile*</div>
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Now on to stitching ... I have a few finishes I'd like to share. These beauties where finished for me by <a href="http://handsondesign.blogspot.com/">Cathy</a> ... not only does she do wonder finishing, she's also a designer, her company is called <a href="http://www.handsondesign.biz/">Hands On Designs</a> ... didn't she doing a great job?!</div>
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This week I received a couple more finishes ... this time they were finished by <a href="http://thetwistedstitcher.blogspot.com/">Vonna</a> ... she always does a great job making my stitching look sooo good ... and this time was no exception ... I'm still smiling ... Here's Sampler Bunny all finished up ... looks great!</div>
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and how sweet is this! tulip on the back ... yep, I'm in love :)<br />
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This is Song of Spring ... this was a kit, complete with fabric and buttons, Vonna's sewing is much better than mine *smile*<br />
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and this little bunny was an extra chart in the Song of Spring kit ... she finished him as a scissor fob ... hop hop hop ...<br />
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and I have a couple of stitching finishes ... that still need to be finish finished ...<br />
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I love the two beach designs ... now I think I need to find a couple more ... would be fun to have a beach theme basket for the summer.</div>
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and here's another quick finish ... I am a bit addicted to these snappers ... fun, cute and quick ...</div>
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March Blows by Bent Creek</div>
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<i><span style="color: #663366;">I'm grateful for bunnies ...</span></i><br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-82022993473121056262014-04-18T16:15:00.000-07:002014-04-18T16:15:03.545-07:00It's Spring time ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Ahhh gotta love Spring time ... it's been sunny and raining and sunny and raining around here lately ... great for the flowers! I do enjoy watching the trees getting buds and the flowers peeking their heads out ... it is a great season!</div>
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I've been doing some stitching ... love bunnies ...</div>
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This design is for a contest sponsored by The Primitive Hare ... stitching is done, now I have to finish finish it ... it was a really fun stitch ... love how it turned out ...<br />
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I had a really nice mail day yesterday ... first was a RAK for <a href="http://deborahsbitsandpieces.blogspot.ca/">Deborah</a>. I just love the pin cushion she stitched for me ... it's sweet and red ... what could be better than that?! But wait ... there was a Christmas chart that is lovely, a coffee ornament to bead and some lovely buttons and flowers for future finishing. I just love this thoughtful RAK.<br />
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The other package was an Easter package from my BBF Elaine. She stitched this sweet bunny ornament for me ...<br />
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I love the fabric she used for the back ...<br />
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She also included a purple bird and a nice motivational rock with dream on it ... I do a lot of that! lol<br />
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All this month during craft night we were working on these bunnies ... my dad did all the wood work ... we just painted and glittered and vinyled ... the saying is Hangin' with my Peeps ... here's the finished product ... they were fun to work on and we think they turned out pretty darn cute!<br />
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Any plans for Easter this year? We're having a pretty quite one ... going to brunch with my dad, my father in law and the kids ... I don't have to cook! Woo Hoo!!! lol Hope you have a wonderful weekend and a very special Easter.<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-44944604563681326682014-03-27T16:51:00.001-07:002014-03-27T16:51:46.079-07:00Finished Finishes ...I had a great mail day this week .. some finishes came home after Faye worked her magic on them ... she really makes my stitching so much more beautiful ... feast your eyes ...<br />
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the front of Happy Easter .. so cute!<br />
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I think this is my favorite finish ...<br />
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Faye made a wish pocket for the back, and included paper to write our wishes on ... love this idea!</div>
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such a sweet pincushion ...<br />
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can't wait for 4th of July to show off these beauties ... love the extra touch of embroidery stitches ...</div>
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Thanks Faye, you always know just what work with my stitching ... can't wait to send you more! </div>
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<br />Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01736532102842862232noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005704.post-80295308477321861042014-03-24T14:51:00.002-07:002014-03-24T14:51:22.358-07:00Lovin' Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We've been having some really cold days .. yea I know, not as cold as some of you .. but cold for us *smile* but the last couple of days have been lovely! and I'm feeling very springy so I thought I'd get out my smalls for Spring time and enjoy them before decorating for Easter. Funny I didn't know three of my roosters were all facing the same way .. silly roosters lol </div>
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I had a finish last week .. can't wait to get it framed! It was a fun stitch and I love the colors! <br />
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Over the weekend I started a sweet little design by Lizzie*Kate called Song of Spring. It was an exclusive from Market ... I'm hoping to have it finished soon to join my other Spring smalls. <br />
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As some of you know, Monica and I have been doing craft night on Tuesdays but recently moved it to Thursday so two other friends could join us. Both Caryl and Sarah love to craft and we were excited to have them join us. It's really fun for me being the old woman of the group, they are all 30 (well Caryl's almost 30) and are definitely keeping me young ... and omgosh was conversations we have. Sometimes I think they forget I'm sitting there lol ... everything from babies to husbands to work ... it's funny because the conversations aren't much different than the conversations I have with my girlfriends ... I just love these girls and enjoy the time I get to spend with them very much. This picture is from last week ... we're working on Easter decorations ... <br />
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Hope everyone is having a great March so far and for those of you stuck in winter, I sure hope Spring arrives soon for you! Thanks for all the comments ... love hearing from all of you! <br />
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