Another hardanger

Wahoo, I've finished another hardanger. This one took me about week and a half. I wasn't sure if I should do the cross stitch flowers but I'm sure glad I did. It's stitched on 32 count waterlily with DMC 524 for the wrapped bars. I want to put it on ebay but it will sure be hard to part with it.

Blog Layouts

Wow! I love it. I love color.

I came across a site that lets you customize your blog outside of the regular blogger limits.

I'm sure I'll be changing it all the time. Soon I will change it to a Halloween theme. I just love this site. Look for the link to change up your blog down my page. It's called The Cutest Blog on the Block.

Halloween costumes

It's that time of the year again to start the Halloween cosutmes. I have very limited sewing skills so it's a big challenge for me not to mess up. This year I will be making a witch, vampire, bat and spider. I was lucky enough to find one pattern that had everything I needed. I will modify one of them into a spider.

This is the starting. The fabric looks great and I hope it still looks great after cutting and sewing.

This is my daughters second piece that is in her rotation. The aida is pink and the thread is DMC 956. She has started the next letter on the same pink aida with DMC 211.

I'm a designer!

Well it's been awhile but I've finally been released. It was such an exciting day yesterday when I could actually see them up for sale. The link is http://www.patternsonline.com/Patterns/List.aspx?DID=177

I have a contract with the most talented artist Elena Feliciano. More of her work can be seen at http://www.ebsqart.com/Artists/cmd_8896_profile_portfolio__1_1_T.htm. I plan on adapting as many as I can to cross stitch charts. I am very greatful that she allows me to do this.

Selling on ebay

I have a new addiction. Selling on ebay. I sell so I can buy more stash hehehe. It's actually a circle of addiction. I sold some of the little houses and this hardanger piece.

And this purple one has two days left on ebay.

I've already ordered a hardanger christmas tree pattern from http://www.123stitch.com/ and it should arrive anyday. I also have a shopping cart waiting for me at http://www.nordicneedle.com/.

I wonder when I'll need an intervention?

Thanksgiving

Yesterday was Thanksgiving. I made a small dinner for the six of us.

It was turkey and his parts, homemade scalloped potatoes, homemade buns, cranberry stuffing and of course gluten free stuffing and corn. My son made the decorations in kindergarden class and the wheat is my regular table center piece.

My daugther has been working on a new piece. Ah, she's only 9 and I have started her on a rotation. Her first piece is the SAL from Papillion, How Does Your Garden Grow. She's made a rather large counting error and I'll have to fix it before she can move on so she started a new project. She is stitching the letters of her name in mono colors. She loves pillows so they will probably be made into small pillows.

This is a picture of it before the error occured. I sent a picture of her progess to Papillion Creations and they included a special mention in their newsletter. I was very proud, as any mother would be.

A few finishes

I really admire and love to look at other stitchers blogs. I'm inspired by the creativity and talent of others. I've made a few posts but I think I'll really get this going to have a place to collect pictures of my stitching. Here are a few cute finishes.

These are really cute freebies from http://www.leschroniquesdefrimousse.over-blog.com/