Giveaway Winner and Mystery Stitch A Long Update

And the winner is  Jill . I will wait for her address and get the kit out to her, 

Thank you to everyone that left a message. I have missed all of you. 

And on to the"Mystery Stitch-A-Long"

This will start on Wednesday May 7, 

The stitch count is 56 x 84.

The model will be stitched on 28ct fabric. It will measure 4 x 6 that will fit perfectly in a 5 x 7 frame.

Release dates:

Wednesday May 7th Part #1

Wednesday May 14th Part #2

Wednesday May 21st Part #3

Wednesday May 28th Embellish day !!

Materials (fabric)

28ct Lambswool linen 

Floss:

DMC

Ecru

White

223

644

3371

Weeks Dye

1277 Collards

2200 Kudzu

1331 Brick

The whole idea for this Mystery Stitch A Long is to stitch this design with cross stitching first, and then  go back and embellish with embroidery stitches. We will do this on week 4 with me showing you my finished piece and giving you ideas for different stitches that can be used,  how to make your cross stitching pop and come alive. 

Hint Hint

This is not a seaside scene :(  Maybe its a welcoming part of your home :)

I hope you will join me on this 1 month adventure of stitching fun. Get your supplies ready, and check back next Wednesday for Part #1

donna

Mystery Stitch-A-Long coming soon and a giveaway

It has been a very long winter for me, I have been hibernating and it is time to get out of the cave. 

 I have missed hearing from all of you so I am having a "Mystery Stitch-A-Long" 

It will be in 3 parts and when we are finished with the cross stitching it will be time to embellish. 

I will give you samples of what stitches I embellished with and I would love to see your ideas. 

Just give me the weekend to finish up with more details and I will post info for you. I hope you join me, it has been a long time! 

I also have a giveaway for you, just leave me a comment and I will add your name to the hat for the drawing which will be on Wednesday.

The giveaway will be for the directions and the finishing kit that I made for the bunny cross stitch that was a giveaway on my blog.

Waiting to hear from you

donna

Birds Of A funky Feather #12 YEAH!!!

I just finished "Birds Of A Funky Feather #12". I am so happy, it has been a long process for me. Here is a pic of #12 and a pic of the whole piece. Did you notice how close I got to the edge :(. Shame on me. 

It will not matter to much because I am finishing it as a quilted wall hanging with wool leaves and vines. As soon as I am finished I will give the directions to finish it like mine for you as a PDF for free:)

Enjoy the eye candy for today. 

donna

I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

Phil 4:13:

Free Design "Happy Spring"

I have a "Happy Spring" design for you. I am sooooo happy spring is here. I just love listening to the birds sing in the morning. I don't even care that they wake me 4:00 am :)
I made this little happy bunny sharing his flowers with you. I have the chart as a PDF for you to stitch and finish as you please. If you would like to finish yours as I did  I have available the directions for finishing with the finishing kit on my Etsy shop. The finishing directions come with 14 color photos to help you along the way. The kit supplies are the wool,  plastic template disc, ( lobster claw, chain, and wool with grommet already put together) and the fabric with the printed words "The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come and the cooing of turtledoves fill the air"  Song of Solomon 2:12.

Click Here For Cross Stitch PDF Of design

Just one more quick note I will be teaching at Yankee Cross Stitch in North Hampton NH a workshop on May 17th from 10:30 to 1:30. The cost is $40.00 and includes a choice of 1 of 2 doors that are available.
These doors have been originally hand painted by renowned Maine Artist Kathy Carter in collaboration for our newest product line. These paintings have been printed onto Kona Cotton for embellishment. If you are in the area please join me for this workshop. I would love to meet you and talk stitching.

Have a great day and talk to you again soon, 

donna

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Gal 5:22

Pic of Bird #11 and trunk show visiting a shop near you?

Happy Wednesday,
I have a pic of Bird # 11 to share, and yes I seem to be slow because I am still folding charts. But it is so cold here today with a gray sky and so much wind but NO snow!! YEAH
I promise to get the charts out by Friday the latest. So check back on Etsy or your local needleart store.

 I have a trunk show that is visiting Mary at Ye Olde Cross Stitchery in Bristol PA. We sent along some free charts for her to give away with a purchase from By The Bay. So check out her site and if you live nearby please stop in and visit Mary. She is a great person to talk to :)
My next blog update will be about my "Messengers" so check back.
Thank you for reading my blog and have a great day
donna

#4 Photo and a peek at all of the birds

Nantucket Village #4

Nantucket Village #1, 2, 3, & 4

Sorry my design is not ironed but I wanted to get a photo up for you today, Just one more scene to go and this will be quite a long design, I cant wait and then I will have to shop for a frame :)
And don't forget if you do not want to stitch this very large scene you can easily stitch any one of the scenes and they are a picture in themselves.
I am off the finish up bird #11 and I have posted a computer image of all 12 on the side bar.
Have a good night and until next time,  pray for the Peace we need in this world
donna

Just finished Nantucket Village #4,

Oh yeah, I just finished Nantucket Village #4 and I am working on #11 of the Birds of a Funky Feather, I will share photos tomorrow as it needs to be ironed and photographed but right now I am in a stitching mood :)
have a good afternoon
donna

Thank you for the messages and the winners are.......

And the winners are Kris  and Pam . Just need them to email me their mailing address and I will snail mail the charts out. Thank you to everyone that sent me a message I enjoy reading and will check out your blogs soon if you have one. I am busy stitching away on Nantucket Village #4 and I cant wait until it is finished and framed, I am loving it :). Also just finished designing the other 2 Birds Of A Funky Feather and will stitch those up soon too. Busy fingers .

Have a good weekend and I will blog more next week.

Donna

Winter Holiday Giveaway :)

Well the sun is out today and it is beautiful. I  finished framing my new design just in time for February vacations!!. It is stitched it on 28ct "White Chocolate" linen with a stitch count of 125 x 96.
I designed it to fit perfectly for you in an 8 x 10 frame. So I  am having a giveaway for this cross stitch chart. Please leave me a comment and your name will be added to the hat. The drawing will be on Saturday morning and I will draw 2 names for the free giveaway. Good-luck

Sundays Sermon and a Free Chart

I am sitting here in the quiet of the morning. Just sipping my coffee and looking out the window in my corner chair. It is gloomy outside but I know the sun is shining above. At least we do not have weather like to much snow, down pours of rain, or 150 mile an hour winds. So I am blessed for a quiet morning. Meagans gone off to work,  a waitress on a 12 hour shift but at least she has a job and what a day for tips with the big game, hubby is off to church and he is feeling well enough this morning to venture out and feed his soul. So I thought I would just sit here in this welcomed quiet time and give my thanks for all I have. I made this chart up a while ago and started stitching it for me but I was led to share it with you today. This is a beautiful saying that I treasure and I am passing it on. 

So give thanks in all things and have a blessed day

The link is on the side bar for you to download

donna