This makes me smile...

This is my latest finish.... I just love it.

 

Coverlet Houses 1843

The Scarlett House

40ct linen 1 over 2

Coffee stained~ Victorian Motto Hand dyed cotton Cluney lace

 

...the specified npi shades are colonial and just perfect....

 

I plan on sewing and doing finishing for others this weekend...I have orders on the table to be creatively worked....Many of you have been very busy!!! Love it~~~

 

AND... I want to announce an upcoming long overdue giveaway...

There will be hand made goodies from me to you...

I have not made my final decisions of what the giveaway will include..

so, stay posted....

 

Tomorrow is TGIF.... So, hope everyone ahs a good one...

 

Smiles,  Faye



Ahhh.... Its finally Fall.....

Although we are still having somewhat of an "Indian summer" here in the Carolinas, I long for the soon to be cool days.... Its coming.... I just know it is.....

 

I've been a busy lady here of late.... I had time to either stitch, or post. As you can see from the lack of posts, I chose to stitch.....Are you like that sometimes????

 

My most recent LOVE was this stitched up piece which will soon become a crushed walnut shell filled, chenille embellished pin pillow....

 

I absolutely loved this stitch!!!

Coverlet Houses

The Scarlett House

40 ct LL light vintage exemplar

specified npi threads

 

 

 

And, I have gotton carried away a little bit with ornament stitching.....When the Just Cross Stitch ornament issue hit my hot little hands, I went to kitting up like a crazy woman..... And, I had a few others kitted up as well....So, I figured, Why not crank out a few ornies....

 

Here's my collection so far...........

 

Most of these are in the JCS magazine....see if you can tell which designers "spoke" to me first....

 

So, I leave you today with good wishes, a "Terrific Tuesday"...and of course, lots of stitching!!!

I guess I'm a little happy today....Its finally my birthday month~~~

Oh, hello from my

B4LF (Best 4 legged friend...)

 

The Princess....Ms. Truffles....

 

Peace,

 

Faye

 



My last trip to the post office this week....

More than likely, this will be my last trip to the post office this week....A couple more last minute gifts are headed out...

Remember when I stitched this JCS ornie back in October? Well, yesterday I had the chance to finish it into a little pillow that you could tuck onto the branches of your tree....or perhaps place in a basket of goodies..... The Victorian Motto hand dyed barn red rick rack was a perfect match...

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Here is Scarlett House's "Jingle all the Way" stitched on 40 ct Woodsmoke...I did not have the called for PTP Swamp, so I used what I had.... I do want to stitch it again, however, if I can ever get my hands on some of that swampy moss linen... This was also an October stitch that has been patiently waiting to get sewn up!!

Blogger wants this picture to remain upside down....Never-the-less, you can see an upclose on the rusty jingle bells and rusty snowflake.....

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I stitched up one more Primitive Hare freebie for a fellow stitcher who has endured a difficult 2011.... I wanted to reach out and let her know that many of us care, whether we "know" each other or not...More info with her link once this little pin pillow is received....

I put the year and my name, along with a rusty snowflake on the back....simple.

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Soon, it will be Christmas day......

Merry Christmas everyone~~~

Faye

A few ornies done at the retreat...and more....

Greetings everyone~~~ I hope your weekend is going well and you've all settled down to watch your favorite team...The Tarheels are playing an away game, so we are home on Saturday for once!!

Thanks for all the compliments on my recent posts were I stained/painted/Briwaxed my boxes...It was fun and I did want to mention that all my supplies come from Michaels or Hobby Lobby... I did order some of the paper mache boxes from Sunshine Crafts also...just an fyi~~

As promised, I wanted to show you the 4 ornaments I was able to stitch up at the PALS retreat...

Many of us stuck with smaller projects so to be more transportable...

I love stitching ornaments out the of the Just Cross Stitch Magazines..

This is the Blackbird Designs chart in the JCS 2010 issue..

40 ct Days Gone By

converted to BelleSoie silks except the red

which is NPI Northern Lights Old Gringko

 JBW Designs

40 ct creme linen

converted to Belle Soie Silks

My Big Toe

 40 ct Exemplar Lakeside Linen

converted to Belle Soie silks except

urn is Gloriana Charcoal

Little by Little

40 ct flax linen

converted to Belle Soie silks

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  I also was able to stitch a little on my new larger project....Aren't the colors gorgeous?

Sarah Elizabeth Brooke 1842

by Scarlett House

I am stitching Sarah on 40 ct Vintage Meadow Rue by Lakeside Linen with specified Belle Soie silks.  It will be a pretty good size project for me...But I just love a sampler with a pretty house on it....More to come on this project!! (Nicole is much further along than me....see her progress here...)

I also was able to come home and stitch up one of Tanya's new ornaments...When I saw how Vonna had finished it off with the rusty bell and pretty rick rack trim, it set  my mind in motion....I did not have the specified "Swamp" linen by PTP...But I DID have some LL Woodsmoke on hand, so, I took a chance and here is the outcome....... The Victorian Motto Faded Red rick rack was a perfect match....I hope to get to my finishing desk this week and finish off many of these stitched finished pieces...

Jingle all the Way

Scarlett House

40 ct Woodsmoke linen

RedFox and Icing by BS

Last, but not least, I leave you with a snap of a cute design my dear friend LindaP stitched for my birthday....I failed to post it earlier with all the goodies she gave to me for my birthday....Not because I don't cherish it, but because I had set it aside... Linda and I hope to create a "Blue Basket" in 2012...Mostly because we are LOVING the new Moda Blueberry Crumb Cake fabric.....And, we think we will incorporate alot of that Moda in our finishing...So, why not have a blue basket of stitched goodies??!!  Linda wanted to stitch me the first for the basket....

What's not to love with a pretty bird in the design???

Thanks so much Linda!!! Double thumbs up~~!

Alrighty....I'm outta here....Hope your day is great and your hands stay busy stitching....

((Hugs))

Faye