Needle Case for Brandy..........

It arrived safely so I can post pictures now. All of us who know and love Brandy http://branlaadeestitching.blogspot.com/ know how much she cherishes her cats, all 6 of them. So I had to have the Brittercup Cat Charts for her and then, well, I just had so much fun designing and stitching this piece for her. I even found the little firefly trinkets and loved working them into the design. It's stitched on 28 ct Lugana hand-dyed a light teal. There is a place for your needles, scissors, and a large pocket to carry floss.

another Taj Update.....

Just about ready to start putting some beads on this one. Then it'll be a beading project...

This one makes such a nice piece to come back to when I'm a little tired of 1x1 stitching.

Taj Mahal Update.......

I've been working on Taj Mahal (Chatelaine) this week. It's such a nice, easy stitch. I'm approaching the 1/2 way mark. Once I finish this one, I can start Evening In The Park, wahoo! DH has been gone all week so I've just puttered around, reading and stitching.

I'm currently reading Agnes & The Hitman it's light chick literature, full of ribald humor.

After the last few weeks of dreary weather, I decided to treat myself so I scheduled a hair appointment and a pedicure today. It feels so good to pamper yourself. Besides, nothing nicer than comfy warm pj's and my stitching ottoman and seeing those pretty french manicured toes peeking out. http://www.crusiemayer.com/agnes/book.htm

happy stitching.....

Sarah's Key.....

that's the name of the book I'm currently reading. It's fantastic and not to be missed. It shows you the darkest part of the human spirit as it makes you think and reassess your thoughts and beliefs, it will change your soul. Here's a link http://mapage.noos.fr/tatianaderosnay/sarahken2.htm

BAP Happy Dance

It's finally happened - the last stitch has gone in and it's a happy finishing dance for this girl! It's Morning Rose by Linda Ravenscroft (charted by HAED; but now retired) she's 450x477, 14X19 on 25 ct cream jobelan and it's been a pleasure to stitch. I started this piece in Sept. 2005 and just finished today. I loved stitching on her, the background is made up of several different colors so not alot of solid stitching. The roses are stitched in 5-6 shades of pink; but, the think my favorite part to stitch was the iridescent wings, they are so delicate looking. My favorite of all the details is the dew drops on the leaves they are just amazing IRL.

Thanks for looking.....