Happy New Year!!!

Hi ho everyone!

No pictures today just

a short, sweet wish for

you and yours

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Thank you all so much for

following me along

on this journey

and leaving your sweet

comments,

they are very much appreciated!

God Bless you all in the upcoming

2011 year.

May it bring health, wealth and

much Happiness!

Peace ~

Lenna

One Lovely Blog Award . . .

Isn't it gorgeous?

I am so touched by this award.

Thank you so much Chrizette

it was so thoughtful of you to give me this!!!

God Bless your stitching fingers ~

Lenna

August 21st. Tristan's Wedding, Peacocks anyone? . . .

My youngest son, Tristan, is getting married next Sat.

He is marring ~ Morgan a woman he met

while he went to acting school

at George Washington University

in D. C.

I really like her, too.

So this is the sampler I am doing for them.

No, it won't be ready.

It is much more

involved than I thought.

I have made good progress on it

and I have stitched every night

but one since I started.

But alas, it won't be done.

This is the true fabric color.

I changed my threads to

Sullivan's threads. I like them

very much even though I

have read some bad reviews

about them.

They do not fray like

DMC's and they look nice when done.

I don't have to constantly cut off

the tail because it becomes

in tangled.

This is about one and a half weeks worth.

This is where I am now down in next picture.

It is about half done.

I still have to change the

alphabet in the middle

and stitch all the rest.

I will get it done in the next

two weeks.

The big problem is we are doing the

floors in my mothers house this

next week, finally.

I live with her and we have

had this planned for almost a year.

Something always happens and

we have to change our plans.

Now I am taking off this next week

to be here while it is done.

Last night I started moving

all that has to be moved and

will pack up what has to be packed.

So . . . no stitching much to my deep sadness.

I would actually rather stitch than do anything else.

I'm BAD!!!

Well, I hear those boxes calling me

I better get

started.

This is where I am now. See my new scissors?

Aren't they cute?

Camp Town Girls are their names

and they are shaped like girls and

have hairdos and clothes on, too.

Peacocks anyone?

I stitched this little pattern for a

friend who has been a great moderator

on one of my group exchanges.

She recently was let go from

her job and needed some

cheering up.

So . . .

Enter the Peacock.

I used a 32 ct. fabric and Carrie's Creations

Lagoon Green and Ocean Blue variegated threads.

I used one thread of Ocean Blue for the

alphabet around the Peacock.

I used two strands of Ocean Blue for the

scallops around the letters.

I used one of each for the flowers in the inside

center and two of Lagoon Green for

the branches in the corners.

Then to finish it I used two strands

Of Lagoon Green to stitch the

Peacock.

She loved it and I am so thrilled. When I saw

the pattern I thought of her cause she loves

Peacocks.

That is all . . .

Thanks for looking.

God Bless your stitching fingers.

Lenna

Bitty Cat Ornament, The Rooster

It is a nice summer day in Cape Town, South Africa.

My daughter takes this picture of her son, Samuel

my first Grandson.

This is what she sent from South Africa

of "me" and my Grandson.

It was titled ~

Here's Mom visiting S. A. for the World Cup!

Can't find me in the picture? Well, I would be

the "Rooster" on the table!

My kids used to

call me The Rooster, because my hair

was red! And it stuck, to this day,

even after I let my hair grow out.

The reason my Grandson, Samuel looks like that?

He is scared that Rooster

is going to peck his eyes out!

I just wondered where you could

go and there would be a rooster

and a chicken on your table.

Oh yeah,

that would be in Cape Town, S. A.

My three kids got a great laugh out of

this one.

Here's another Little, Bitty cat ornament I finished.

I used another kind of thread this time.

It's Olde Willow Stitchery ~ Overcast.

But it came out

pretty light in the photo.

I have stitched this one twice but I can't

find the other one. But when I do I will

have another ornament done.

Thanks for dropping by and taking a look. I do

appreciate any and all comments. You keep me

going at a hobby I dearly love.

God Bless ~

Lenna

Pat Winter's Giveaway

Please come by and click on the lovely picture,

in the right hand

corner for a chance to win

some beautiful stash.

Besides she has a lovely blog

you can get lost in for hours.

Thanks for looking!

God Bless ~

Lenna

Bitty Cat Ornament, Spot of Spring

Today, the mailman left this in my mailbox.

It's the exchange from Janice M. and I love it.

I was planning on doing this one because

I love the fat robins and it also

has daffodils in it and

I was born in March.

Perfect!

It's the start of the alphabet I will

continue to stitch until I

have them all done.

I ordered Summer and Fall tonight

and I will work on Summer as soon as it gets here.

Then I will do Fall.

Isn't it the cutest little pattern?

The tree has little flowers on it

and they are scattered all around the pattern.

I love the fat robins they are so sassy!!!

It's just Perfect all around!!!

Thanks Janice I love it!

This preview came in the mail Thursday.

I decided I would stitch the cat

with the candy cane.

I got it almost finished when I

visited a blog and the lady was

doing the same one from her preview.

I would mention her name but

I don't know if I should.

She has a solid gray cat so she made

her cat gray instead of black.

I took out the Black Coffee (black) in mine

and put in the grey (Milady's Teal) instead.

I had a tabby cat who was also grey

and so ~

I dedicate this ornament to ~

Knee ~ Hi, my sorely missed tabby.

I used Milady's Teal by CC,

it is variegated like she was.

However, it doesn't show up like

I thought it should.

I also gave her a pink nose with a

small black line in it like hers.

Thanks for dropping by and looking at my stuff

I appreciate it so much and it sure does motivate

me to do more and get better at my craft.

God Bless ~

Lenna

Big Zipper: Go with all your Heart

I got this in the mail last Thursday.

I don't like stitching with

pearl cotton so my choice

was DMC.

I counted the outline and came up

with 1,162 stitches and decided I needed

5 skeins of floss.

I am stitching on 28ct. over two threads on a

piece of fabric from DMC I got at

Hobby Lobby years ago.

Then I counted the inside of the outline

came up with 2,642 stitches

and bought 8 skeins of floss.

Gathered all the other colors,

began stitching

and look what I got done!

TaDa ~ I got the dark color done all

the way around.

I was left with about 5 skeins of floss

so I exchanged 3 of them and took

back 4 of the inside color.

So much for all that math.

This pay day I will buy the next installment.

It was much easier than I thought it would be

so it was fun and I only had to take

out about two humps.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

God Bless ~

Lenna

Azaleas

Today I went to the grocery store

and when I walked out the door

to leave

this is what I saw. . .

Azaleas

unfortunately,

they

do not grow in my yard.

I wish they did but they would just die.

It is so hot here in the summer only the fleas and

ticks thrive.

Aren't they gorgeous?

The pinks are so pink!

The green leaves are so green!

Now tell me there isn't a God!

He put all the lovely plants

on this earth to prove He is here.

And some days there are those pesky

spiders stringing their webs in

those beautiful flowers.

But, at least they are harmless ~

just look scary.

This beautiful blossom is just

waiting for a bee to come and

collect their pollen.

It's just such a pretty sight.

Makes going to the store not such a

bad deal after all.

I did get some stitching done and finally

got the card done and a surprise for

my exchange partner.

I will send her squares off tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

You are the best!

God Bless ~

Lenna