Sail Away . . .

is done ~ drum roll, please!!!

I had it all finished and just needed

to add my charms!

Luckily, I kept track of them

throughout this long process!!!

Sorry for the blurry picture.

When I get it framed up in a few weeks,

we are sorta busy at HL

right now with Christmas,

I can get a better, clearer photo!

Say a prayer!

I used the silks that were sent with the kit.

I did use a couple of silks I already

had for some of the motifs.

I didn't have room for the band lines

cause I changed the alphabet and it

took up extra space so I had

to make adjustments.

I also put an "L" in the center of the motif

for my first name that will never change.

I also signed my first name and

put the date under

the little lady.

I used blending filament, yellow,

for the sun

and used glow-in-the-dark

filament

for the top middle window, upstairs,

which represents the candle burning

for the

safe return of her loved one.

It was so much fun to stitch

and a part of me will miss

the experience, just a small part!!!

Not, those frogs, however!!!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by and

looking ~ I appreciate you all so much.

Take care and God Bless your stitching fingers!

Lenna

Totally Useless SAL

Here it is past time again for my TUSAL!!!

So sorry I seem to get it on the quarter moon!

It has lots of orts of the different ones I have finished.

Sail Away ~ silks, Boo Sheep ~ silks, LHN cottons,

shiny ones and silk ones

and dull ones and tags from

different shops,

and tags from floss and

one broken needle and lots of used up ones.

Thanks for taking a look I appreciate it so much as always!!!

God Bless your stitching fingers ~

Lenna

Five words in a story . . .

I used to wear a ring on my index finger

on my right hand.

It seems to get tangled up in my threads

while I am so deeply engrossed in my stitching

zone so I have to quit wearing it.

I often will sit and stitch while munching on

some dried pineapple which is a very

good source of energy. My thoughts drift to the

gorgeous finished piece that Gabi did.

It is called "Coming to Water" and the focal

point is a large elephant stepping out

of the framed picture to get a drink of water

with the other animals.

It is quit stunning and very beautiful.

Then sadly, my mind turns to all the cleaning

I must do starting with getting rid of the dust

bunnies that seems to be everywhere.

Where do they come from?

So . . . I put down my stitching and pick up that

dust rag and get busy!

God Bless your stitching fingers ~

Lenna

Garden . . .

When my mom was a mere girl of 12

she was coached by her oldest sister

to do this stamped cross stitch.

My aunt was a hard task master

and made her take it out

if it was wrong.

It was wrong ~ she was only 12 and this

was her first attempt at cross stitching.

Sadly it was also her last.

When we moved to Waco I unearthed this

lovely piece in a frame.

I took it to work and removed it from that

frame.

It was old then and I stretched it.

As you can see it is crooked but I was afraid to

pull it too tight.

I was afraid it would tear.

As you can see the frame has a light

place at the bottom.

I must fix that!

I digress, so I cut the mat and framed it.

I think it is gorgeous,

not because my Mom did it,

but because she stuck with it and

made it perfect.

Well, it was also cause she did it.

It is one of my favorite

pieces.

The very best part is that today

is her birthday!!!

Today she is 93, and though she doesn't stitch

she made my sister, Debbie, and I

some beautiful dresses as

we were growing up.

I cherish the memories of

wearing those dresses as a child

and still remember

what they looked like.

She also taught me to sew when I was just

eight

and I have sewn for years.

My daughter, Heather,

wore some of the cutest clothes around.

My dolls

had some pretty cool things too.

So what started out as a hard stamped cross stitch

by a strict task master

turned into

some awesome clothes. It also taught me

the great

love for what you can paint with a needle and thread.

Thank you Mom!

Happy Birthday ~

I love you very much

and I hope you have many more to come.

God Bless you for coming by and looking.

Lenna

T. H. E. Cat and Pumpkin

This is the cat I saw on someone's blog

and decided I needed it.

I found out where it came from,

ordered the book, and

made it into a name tag!

Isn't she the cutest?

I never drank coffee for 20 years until

my husband divorced me.

Then I had some heart problems and had to stop.

Now that those problems have been fixed

I have

to have my cup of coffee in the morning!

Isn't it good for you this week?

I wore my name tag to the last EGA

meeting for Halloween. She was a big

HIT!!!

Halloween not so much this year but

I have talked to other people and they said

it was slow here in Waco, Tx.

Here is a picture of my pumpkin

I carved

for that one smallish kid I scared to death

with my witch face.

Could word have gotten

out so fast and that is why no more small ones appeared?

Surely not!!!

God Bless your stitching fingers ~

Lenna

Prairie Moon Sampler and Halloween

Got word today we could start our

Prairie Moon Sampler.

So I did!!!

I had already stitched the outline for it

when I first got my pattern and threads.

I got what turned out to be a yellowish fabric

so I stitch some of the outline on it.

Didn't like it one bit ~ not a fan of yellow!

I had a piece of Glenshee linen so I decided I

would use it.

I will take a picture tomorrow.

I have the outline done, some of the tree

and Under The Prairie Moon done.

Waiting for next week to get here so I can do part 2!

Well, another Halloween is gone.

Sadly, we only had (1) one Trick or Treat er

this year.

I did give a Butterfinger, Milky Way and 3 Musketeers

to the cable guy.

He rang the bell in the dead

of night to see if he could go in the backyard.

I couldn't let him leave empty handed, could I?

I was so excited this year and I even carved

a Jack-O-Lantern face

on my pumpkin.

I had some pre cancers burned off my face

Monday last so I looked like a scary

witch.

When I opened the front door and there

was only one smallish child standing there

I gave him a fright let me tell you!

Last year we had three come to the door so

I guess someone is trying to tell me something.

Next year Mom and I will go do something else

and the Halloween kids can find another

place to get their treats!

Thanks for stopping by ~ appreciate it!

God Bless your stitching fingers ~

Lenna