And they are back...

Ok, I am going to walk away from this for a while I have to much stitching to do. Make sure you are signed up for my newsletters because if I have an update I will make sure to send out a newsletter, I can not trust blogger at the moment.
have a beautiful day
donna

So frustrating..........

My pictures are gone again this morning. WOW

"Nantucket Village Series #1" finished and "Grow Your Faith" framed

I am doing a happy dance because I finished the first one in the series for the "Nantucket Village"
Here is a picture of it framed and another picture of it along with the front extension if you are stitching all 5 together :)))

 The directions for the first in the series will come with the front extension in the pattern pack :)

Grow Your Faith is framed with a simple white frame 8 x 10 that I picked up at Walmart.  I was on my way to visit hubby, that was the closest store and it works!!

I want to thank all of you for your prayers and thoughts for my husband , he is feeling better and should be home soon.
donna

Nantucket Village Series  a work in progress.  Always transforming :) because I have made some changes already since I even printed this first image. 

Pinterest Getaway DAY

  I have so many things pinned and I wanted to share one of them with you today. Just click on the photo, you will be taken to the pin, click on the photo again  and then onto Di vans site. She has wonderful directions for stumpwork with wire and without. I have a couple of her books and I just love them. Enjoy this little getaway and thank you for all of you comments for my husband, He has a good spirit about all of it.

Source: dicraft.co.za via By The Bay Needleart on Pinterest

Things that did not work out as planned

I have not kept you up to date about Molly (the robin in the nest) because she left home:(
A couple days after the first pic that I posted she was gone along with one egg. She left the other 2.
My landlord downstairs said that last year she did the same thing. Starts her nest and sits for days and then leaves and leaves her eggs behind.
And then I really tried to get the kits ready for Etsy this weekend but hubby had an appt for surgery to have his port that is in his chest fixed because of a blood clot. So he was a bit nervous about that and when the surgery came yesterday there were so many things that just gave kinks the day. Things do not go as planned and he is the hospital for a week. Just have to go with the flow , leave things in Gods hands and one step at a time. So today I will work on those kits and directions for "Grow Your Faith". Hopefully that is in the plan.
I am sure you all know how those things go.
I am stitching "Nantucket Village Series" too. Hopefully I will share a pic with you tomorrow
have a good day
donna

Free Chart For Prayer

I watched the news last night and I am so saddened with all of the things going on and especially the tornados affecting all of the people in the Midwest. I made a chart similar to this one years ago for sending help to Haiti. I sent the money from the sales of the chart to the American Red Cross. But at this time in so many lives money is not as plentiful as it once was, so many people  feel that they can not help those in need. But I believe that prayer can move mountains, so I have made this small reminder for you to stitch and hang in your home that PRAYER is what we can do. So send money if you can, go there to volunteer, and especially PRAY for them to have comfort and peace in these times. 

God bless

donna

Click on the words below to be directed to the chart

SEND HOPE WITH PRAYER

And the winner is ..., pics of "Les Fleurs Chics" flowers in cross stitch & list of floss & fabric for new long design "Nantucket Village Series"

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And the winner is ......... Phyllis. Yeah!!. I will email her and get her address to mail out the pattern.
Thank you to all that left me a message, it is always fun hearing from you :>)
Here are some pics of the flowers from "Les Fleurs Chics" cross stitched instead of the wool applique.

And Toby wanted to say HI, he's sitting in a bowl on top of my charts

This is a little friend we found yesterday. She is nesting in a tree by the downstairs door.

I will take more pics daily and keep you posted :>)

I think I will call her "Molly"

If you are interested in stitching the new series that I am working on called" Nantucket Village Series" here is some info you will need.

The stitch count for the whole piece is 448 x 96

I am using fabric from "Fabric Flair" 28ct evenweave called Sage

on 28ct it will measure 32 x 6.85. if a yard is ordered from them it measures 34" x 40" 

The 40" gives you 4 inches extra on each side for your design and that 34" length cut is half is plenty so you have enough fabric for 2 people from a yard :)

Floss List DMC

161

169

321

498

502

503

640

642

644

725

727

728

730

732

829

830

831

832

890

3371

ecru

I hope you join me on this project. I am stitching the 1st section and the first of the 5 scenes . I will keep you posted on my progress.

Have a great night

donna

Taking names for a giveaway! Wool applique

Giveaway is for the pattern only and not the finished work :)

What another glorious day here. I just love waking up to the sound of the birds. I know they are singing praises to God. My daughter is going to get me a CD, sounds of nature with the songs of birds. Cant wait :>). (Late Mothers Day gift). I will have it playing on the porch all the time.
Well enough of my bird talk I have a giveaway for you and this one is for "Seaside Blue In Wool"
It is all wool applique but you could also applique with fabric by just adding a 1/4 inch around the pattern pieces for turning under. I will have the drawing on Friday so if you would like to please leave me a message and I will add your name to the hat for the drawing.
On my way to pick up hubby, tuck him away in bed and do some more stitching (after a little house work).
I will post more tomorrow, promise :>)
donna

2 new design for you to have a peek :>)

I hope you all had a great Mothers Day. I had mom visiting for the weekend and we watched some old black and white movies on AMC. It was fun but I did have to take hubby to the hospital again on Sunday so that took a few hours, he is still there but hopefully he will be home tomorrow.
But in my spare time I have been stitching and I just finished "Birds Of A Funky Feather #8"

I also made a "Simple Sampler" that I thought would be cute for the beginning stitcher that wants to start a Sampler collection. Sometimes SIMPLE is nice :>). I explain what some of the motifs mean and a little about samplers. Just basic cross stitching with a bit of straight stitching.

I will post again tomorrow and I will have a giveaway for "Seaside Blue In Wool" so check back to sign up then. Have a great day and it is beautiful here today. Thank you for reading my post, I will try to post more but sometimes life gets in the way (and stitching too). donna

New design on the horizon.... take a look !!

I started this design 2 years ago just playing around and adding to it. You would never guess what it looked like in the beginning but I have finally finished tweaking it and here it is.........

I have missed my seaside themes that are very large (but you can stitch these segments separate if you like)

This is separated into 5 segments with the front and back extensions as a bonus. These segments do not pertain to a separate design that can be stitched alone but add to the overall finishing if you stitch it as one long piece.
The stitch count for the whole thing is 456 x 96. Each of the 5 sections have a stitch count of 64 x 96. If these sections are stitched separate on 16ct Aida or 32ct linen over 2 they measure 4 x 6 and fit great in a 5 x 7 frame. This is all the info I have for you at the moment as I am on a search for the perfect fabric that I want to use. Something not to small, easy on the eyes but it a great color that blends with my usual palette of floss.  I am on my way tomorrow to Celebration Of Needlework and I will be at the Yankee Cross Stitch booth with my models so if you are in the Nashua NH area stop by and see us. Have a great day and I just had to share this because I am so excited to stitch it as one long scene.
Have a great day
donna