The Weekends What to do in the Neighborhood

"Happenings in The Area"

Here are some things that are going on the area if you are around on vacation,  live close by or would like to make a trip :)

Attention Rug Hookers

MAINE-LY WOODS RUG SHOW 

Saturday, August 15, 2015

         9-3 

at the Historical Society 

   40  Main Street 

    Cornish, Maine

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Attention Quilters

Check out the annual quilt show .....worth a special trip 

Maine Quilts 

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York Days along with the lighting of the Nubble .....a bit of Christmas in July 

This weekend on Sunday July 26
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND
donna 

Tuesdays inspiration

Good day :)

Since Yankee Cross Stitch closed and I have acquired the shops Patternayan Crewel wool I have decided to make some designs for kits that can be created with these fibers. 

I have some already started and I am working on more.....I have been drawn to crewel work for some time.......as you can tell by my "Noble Leap Of Faith" design...........searching for ways to fill in spaces with different stitches has been fun .........I came across this blog "Anna Scott"  and her post that is up is for a design called "Lone Tree"........it is beautiful, I just love the mounds that are filled with much couching.........so check out her blog it is very inspiring...........

 here is my share of my "Noble Leap Of Faith" that has been printed onto a linen-cotton canvas fabric. I am embellishing it with the crewel wool and I am still undecided how to finish it. 

Here is a peek :)

"Noble Leap of Faith" printed onto fabric 

Embellishing with crewel wool 

still a work in progress :) 

having fun.....:) 

These pre-printed panels will be available soon along with the crewel wool.....embellishing is up to you....a chance to be creative.....maybe we could do it as a challenge and share our progress and ideas.........here is a question? do you prefer to share on a blog or on a Facebook group?

thank you for checking out my blog today 

donna 

More stitching shares from busy hands

Barbara and Selda have shared their progress with me for Serenity Harbor.

Here are their photos but check out this blog for more info from them...

Selda's work Section 1-6

Barbara's work Section 1-7 

Thank you for checking out my blog and have a great day

Blessings

donna 

Sharing some stitching friends hand work :)

I just noticed from following on Bloglovin that Karen from Karen's Handiwork has finished 13th Colony Bay and she has shared some photos, Please check them out, she has done a great job, :)

I also received a photo from Melanie. She participated in a Mystery Stitch A Long I had a while ago. She finished the Welcome door and it is beautiful. Thank you Melanie for sharing with me!!

Trunk Show on the way to your neighborhood ?

Happy Wednesday, 

I just mailed out a trunk show to Beehive NeedleArts in Pittsburgh PA .

 It will be there for the month of July.

 They have a great website and so many fibers, check them out :)

I will have some new things to post soon but not today, miss you all

Love donna 

My Grandson Liam by a dock in York :)

Noble Leap of Faith better photo :)

Noble Leap of Faith by By The Bay Needleart

I didn't like the first photos I had , so I took another outside with some natural light and a little pop of color from my geraniums. 

and another closer look with no frame 

Have a happy day

Every child on the planet needs to watch this, please share...

This is not one of my usual post but I saw this the other day and shared it on my personal Facebook. It is very moving and made me cry, I hope you can share this with someone that may need to hear it.

 We awoke this morning with my daughter telling us that some one else that she knew died from an overdose of heroin. We hear of so many kids addicted and even parents, Many people think that it will never touch them or their family but it does touch every one, it is becoming such a tragic epidemic. I see so much attention on the news about things like MERS and the number of people that have died from that ..it is sad.... but what about the thousands that are dying from drugs. Maybe we think that our children are grown and they are all set but we have grandchildren....and every passing year it is getting harder for them.......Please pray for all of our family's and those that don't have a family.........

I pray this video touches you as it did me....thank you for watching it, 

donna   

"Noble Leap of Faith"

 I would like to thank Tripps Grammy for a "Leap Of Faith" and   Kim M.   for "Noble Spirit" . With these 2 suggestions I have decided on "Noble Leap of Faith". These 2 ladies will be receiving a copy of this chart as soon as I get it to the printer with a name and the directions.

 So sometime next week, it should be ready for the mail.  

Thank you everyone that submitted a suggestion, I appreciate your time and thoughts. 

It sure is a beautiful day here today, letting in some fresh air with some music. I just love the sound of birds in music. Does anyone know the names of any  CD's with this type of music? It is very relaxing for me!! I am of to do some folding of charts.....almost time for Section 7 for Serenity Harbor.....just picked them up from the printer and waiting for my order of bags.....then of they will go :)

Have a beautiful day

donna 

Design Needs A Name. Suggestions !!

Happy Thursday, 

I finished the new design yesterday, It is the one from a couple of post's ago about how I miss crewel work so I designed one for cross stitch. 

I need help with a name.....any suggestions would be appreciated........so here is a bonus!!!.........if I choose the name you suggest I will send you a free chart of this new design as a THANK YOU.......

Here is the photo below ......thinking caps on.........lets go...........

By The Bay Needleart.....new design

A photo share from Barbara of Serenity Harbor

I have a photo to share from Barbara, she wasn't able to share it herself on the blog so I am doing it for her :)

She decided to change the bird as it was to light on the fabric and searched through her stash for other colors and found a variegated blue and used it. She tore out all of the vine and leaf colors as they looked to golden and brown on her grey fabric. They are darker, don't pop as much, but at least they go better with her red roses. She is doing this over one on 32ct . She has done a lot of frogging as she has changed colors but is very happy with it so far!!

Looks beautiful

and thank you Barbara for sharing

donna