Ta da!

She is done!  Angel of Spring by Lavender and Lace.  Done on 32 ct. linen with called for fibers and beads.

Picked this up at a flea market this summer.

Bought these last week.

Finished this a while back, too.  Just need to cut out and put a hanger on.

Can't get the picture to rotate, sorry.

Mom and Catriona are both doing well!  

If I don't get back soon, Happy Holidays!

First post 2016

I have a little bit to share.

New start - I always start a new project on New Year's Day and here it is.  Ester's Waves by Northern Expressions Needlework using Dinky Dye silks on Weeks Dye Works linen.

A couple finishes.

I have another, but forgot to take a picture.  I will share that later.

And, finally, some thrift store finds.

I will be back soon, I hope, with some more.

See ya!

TUSAL, some bead stash, and.......

*picture heavy post*
.... A FINISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wooo hoooo! Dance of the Roses is done! And she is gorgeous! Just look at her.....

She is stitched on 28 count Crystal Moonglow Lugana with DMC and Rainbow Gallery Splendor silks

Her face and hands are in silks

I love the long stem rose!

And the bouquet she is carrying is just lovely!

I'm just SO pleased with her! And she was fun to stitch!

I went to a gem, mineral, and jewelry show today at the state fairgrounds. Wow, was that fun! I thought I was going to a bead show, but I hadn't ever been to this one before. There were lots of beads, mostly semi-precious, and LOTS of minerals, crystals, rocks, and finished jewelry. Here are the beads I bought.

From left to right - 2 strands 4mm pink fire polished beads, 1 strand of a gorgeous garnet-y red rondelles, about 4 or 5 mm, 2 strands of 4 mm white pearls, 1 tube 11/0 white seed beads, 2 tubes size 8/0 white seed beads, 1 tube lime green size 11/0 seeds, 2 tubes size 8/0 seed beads that are a topaz-y color - gorgeous! And 2 tubes 8/0 beads in a deep blue iris.

I was looking at some hand carved beads and saw some frogs in aventurine, rose quartz, and some kind of opal. I wanted one, but couldn't decide which one to get, so.....

I got all 3!! I'm thinking of making some thread pickers with the frogs. Only I think I'll call them froggers! :-)

And last, but not least, my TUSAL for this month.

In my snip-its jar.....


I worked mostly on Dance of the Roses all month, but I think I see some yarn from the crocheted afghan I'm working on, too.

And my orts for the year so far. Not too bad. Now that I have a finish, maybe that will motivate me to stitch more on my UFO's and WIPs.

Two people gave me blog awards recently (Julie and I can't remember the other one!) I am flattered and honored, but I don't "do" blog awards. I started blogging to share my love of stitching, beading, crochet, family, pets, etc., not to earn awards. But I do thank you!!!

That's all for now!

Eskie smiles,

Terri

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IHSW update

Again, I'm late posting, but oh well. It was a beautiful weekend here and I was outside most of the time doing yard work. But I did get to stitch some in the evenings and here is where I am on Dance of The Roses by L&L

Actually, this picture is the last one I took before this IHSW weekend.

This is where I stopped last night



As you can see, I don't have much farther to go!

I am SO excited to have this almost done!

I will be having a giveaway, but not sure when. I live with my mom who has Alzheimer's and I keep pretty busy, but I do have some new and gently used items I want to find new homes for. Here is a picture of some of what I have so far.

White Christmas by Victoria's Sampler and Home of a Needleworker by LHN.
I will also be giving away a needlework stand and some other charts and maybe some fabric and fibers. I'll be sure to let y'all know when it is!

And just for fun, here is Allie wanting a belly rub.


Take care and enjoy this wonderful spring weather!!

Eskie smiles,

Terri

PS - I turned off the word verification thingie. I was having a hard time with it too!

Before IHSW

This is what I hope to work on this IHSW. My goal for the weekend is to finish the bouquet she is holding on the right.

This is Dance of the Roses by L&L and she's done with DMC and Splendor silks on Crystal Moonglow lugana.

Eskie smiles,

Terri

Progress

I've been working on Dance of the Roses by L&L and here is my progress so far.


She is looking SO pretty! Her face and hands are done with Splendor silks and the rest is DMC

I've actually gotten a little bit more of her skirt done and a lot more of the bouquet of roses she is holding on the right. She is a lot of fun to stitch!

I have a finish to share - not one of my 15 WIPs - but it's dark now and I'll take pictures in the next day or so and post.

Eskie smiles,

Terri