Exchange ~ Reindeer Games

This is the exchange I did for Faye R

and she got it today.

I have enjoyed doing this exchange

so much

and look forward to doing the next

one!!!

This is an Ink Circles chart and you

get it as a kit. Fabric is included

and you can buy extra counts if

you would like.

Also included is 8 different

colors of silk, one for each reindeer.

I think it is the cutest ornament I

have ever seen and I have done

5 to date. I am going to make one

for each of my kids and finish it in this

red fabric with the red reindeers on it.

Won't it be cute?

Thanks for stopping by and looking!

God Bless ~

Lenna

A Cute Cat and a start ~

This one my sister, Debbie stitched for a friend.

I have to put a star on top of the

Christmas tree and then

I can finish framing it.

The acid free board showed

underneath the fabric so

I put gold lame and now it sparkles.

It is from the JCS ornament book and it is done on

a red fabric from Crossed Wing Collection.

Her friend loves cat so she will love it.

I started Holy Night. I first did the A on

32ct. Lambswool but it was too hard

to see cause the skinny threads

that are in linen sometimes

are very skinny.

I changed to 28 ct. and had it stitched

in no time cause I could see it.

This is for the 2010 Christmas SAL

and we all hope to have a Christmas

piece done by next Christmas.

I am also going to begin the Nativity

cross stitch and get it done by Christmas.

I chose a dark fabric from Enchanted Lair

and I just hope it isn't too dark to see.

It should finally be here this week.

Fingers crossed!

That is all for now thanks for coming by.

Your comments are greatly appreciated

to help keep me motivated to keep

on stitching!

God Bless ~

Lenna

Reindeer Games

came in the mail Saturday. YEA!!!

This by far is the cutest ornament

I have ever seen.

I have been waiting for this to get here

so I can begin stitching them!

The pattern is so easy to follow

and the threads are just

luscious.

Thank you Tracy it is brilliant!!!

I now have three finished.

Tomorrow is the annual EGA

Christmas party and ornament exchange!

I am finishing my ornament tonight.

We all go out to dinner and then we get down

to business.

We choose / fight over the ornaments and

after one has been chosen three times

the person holding it gets to keep it.

This is the one I am taking.

It is backed

in the reindeer fabric.

It has white reindeer, black Christmas trees

and it is on a red background!

Rudolph has a red nose which is a seed bead.

When you find him you can find

the rest of the reindeer heads.

It is so cute and I love it.

I will put a red

ribbon around the outside

and it will have a red hanger.

I will post a final picture tomorrow.

I am looking forward to the dinner and fellowship with my stitching

friends so . . .

Let the games begin . . .

Thanks for coming by and looking I appreciate it so much!

God Bless ~

Lenna

The Nativity or Holy Night???

which one should I choose?

I have joined the Christmas SAL that Yoyo

is doing and these are my two choices.

My little sister did this one

and although it looks like a

photo it is stitched.

She did it on a purple Joblean 28ct.

fabric

which when I stretched it

I could not figure out how

she did it.

The holes are almost

nonexistent.

It has blending filament in the

scarf, baby blanket, halos and

angel wings.

Stunning ~ yes?

She worked on it for a year and it

is, to say the least,

breath taking ~

with a capitol B!!!

I framed it with a dark green suede

mat and put it in a frame

that matched Joseph's rusty brown throw.

It is truly gorgeous!

I have wanted to do it since I saw it finished.

I have the threads which I matched to DMC's

and I ordered the fabric from Enchanted Laird.

However, I don't know when they will get it here.

She just got back into the shop today.

I also have this pattern which I may do also.

It is a Sheperd's Bush and it takes

CC and DMC threads.

I will get the button package when

I am close to having it done.

I have all the supplies so I will start on this one first

until my fabric gets here.

Sorry the pictures are fuzzy it was not

easy to get this one.

Thanks for looking and Happy December to us all.

God Bless ~

Lenna

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