Just Keep Swimming

Rain, Rain, Rain! We have had several inches of rain these past 3 days. We need a boat! Last year, we had our vegetable garden out at this time. This year, our garden has not been planted. It warmed up for a couple of weeks but we did not plant ours. Lucky us, because then we were hit with freezing temperatures. Those who had planted gardens were scrambling to save their tender new plants. The past couple of weeks we have seen hail, snow, sleet, and thunderstorms. We are more fortunate than those who have seen serious snow/ice storms, sever thunderstorms and tornados. I am afraid we will skip spring and go straight to hot summer temperatures. My little flowers are so confused!

Working on blog

I have put my progess pics on the sidebar and I will update them from there for now on. When I update them I will put the date and make a post. Those are the four I am currently working on. I have a few UFO's I should pull out but I am making such good progress on Caring Wings I want to finish it first.

Happy Anniversary!

Joe and I have been married for 28 years today. That is a very long time! lol Our love has grown as we have grown. We have laughed, cried and worked together. We have raised 3 beautiful daughters and now have 3 beautiful grandchildren. I hope for many more.

Changed My Layout

Well, as you can see I have changed my layout. I updated to the new layout format. It does seem to be user friendly. I have seen a few of my friends with this layout and really liked it. I don't mean to copy, but there was just not a lot to choose from. Going to put in a pic. just to see how it looks. This is our faithful family pet.

Happy Easter

Blessings to you all on this Easter Sunday.

Bent Creek Holiday Snapper Series

This is the progess on my Holiday Snapper Series. I have worked on Arbor Day some since this pic was taken. I love the colors.

Caring Wings Update

This is my Caring Wings update.

The Fortunate Traveler update

Here is the latest progress pic. on my Fortunate Traveler. I have stitched alittle more since this picture was taken.

Log-In Problems

I have not been able to log in to my blog for quite a while now. I finally got in tonight. I hope this means what ever the problem was with blogger, it is fixed. I could not get in to the old blogger so I finally gave in and switched to the new version. I got this page and wanted to post so everyone would know I am still here and still stitching. I will try to upload new pics. as soon as I can. Hopefully, everything will work. My page looks the same but I have not tried to use anything yet. Wish me luck!

Afghan - First Finish 2007

This is my first finish for the new year! The afghan is finished and has been given to my daughter. She loves it.

Celtic Cross

This is a free patteren I got of the internet. It is the first Celtic Cross I have worked on. The colors are dark & light blues and yellow/golds. It is make a nice ornament for the tree next year.

Caring Wings Updated

Progress on Caring Wings! I really enjoy stitching on this piece. I love the colors.

Happy New Year!

I want to wish all my stitching friends a Happy New Year! May 2007 bring you all blessings of good health and happiness. I have spent my week-end working on Caring Wings and Celtic Cross. I am almost finished with the afghan. I am going to start my Rocky Mountain Christmas today so the start date will be Jan. 1, 2007. I have not put together my list of goals for the year but the short term goals for the next 3 months are to:
Finish the Celtic Cross - freebie from online
Finish Mirabilia - Caring Wings
Finish the afghan -colors are blues and purples
Finsh Bent Creek Snapper Holiday series
Work on Teresa Wentzler - Fortunate Traveler
Start Rocky Mountain Christmas

Caring Wings

This is an update on my Caring Wings progress. I really love the colors and the fabric. I received a new stitching lamp for Christmas so I am excited about putting it to use. I really needed it to work on this fabric.

Celtic Cross

This is my first Celtic Cross. I plan on making several into ornaments for next year. The problem with this one is... I have started it too close to the top of the fabric. I will probably just start over and not try to take it out. I am stitching on an off white, 28 count material. The colors are deep blues, yellow and gold.

Holiday Snapper series

Bent Creek Holiday Snapper series.
I am working on March now. Happy Holidays is in the center. I am doing them all on a piece of cream aida. I plan on making them into a pillow.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my online friends! May you all have a blessed day filled with family and friends. There will be 16 of us having dinner at my parent's home. Mom cooks turkey, ham, dressing, dumplings, gravy, rolls, and pies. I am taking Green bean cassarole, deviled eggs, potato salad, pumpkin pie and pecan pie tarts. Our oldest daughter is bring broccoli cassarole and a chocolate cake. Our other daughter is bring boiled eggs and creamed potatoes. My brother is bringing corn and I'm not sure what else. My dad will lead us in a pray as we all stand in a circle holding hands before the meal. Mom has a journal where we all write what we are thankful for. Even the little ones write something. We will have a wonderful time eating and visiting. We take lots of pictures! We watch some football and also childrens movies. We are all very thankful for our blessings and know all good things come from our Lord. May God bless you all and keep you safe as you travel and visit with family and friends.

SBQ

As we all know, stitching in the winter can really be rough on thehands. What do you do to treat your hands well in the cold wintermonths? Do you have any suggestions for creams or soaps? Or perhaps aspecial regimen that you would like to share? I have used nearly every cream made for my hands. Although, most have worked ok, none have healed my hands. I use alot of hand cleaner at work. This adds to the dry and cracked knuckles. I have bought a new cream from BeautiControl called Extreme Repair. I have just started using it and I really like it. Alot of creams that seem to help leave my hands feeling greasy. This does not. They feel silky and smooth. So I recommend those who need the "Extreme" treatment and those who just want smooth hands, try this cream!

Polar Bear with Maple Leaf Quilt

This is the final bear I will be finishing. I have altered the bear from a brown bear to a polar bear. It is now "Polar Bear" with a Maple Leaf Quilt. I also added the butterfly house and flower from the original polar bear pattern to this one. I will add butterfly charms, black bead eyes and heart buttons to this one also. The bear is stitched with wisper floss. It is for one of my grand daughters. This pattern is one of 4 in a series from Cross Country Stitching.

Polar Bear & Butterfly at the Crossroads Quilt

I have finished the stitching on this bear. I have to put on the beads charms and buttons and then it will be ready for framing. It is going under the Christmas tree for my grand daughter. This pattern is from Cross Country Stitching and it is called: Polar Bear and Butterfly at the Crossroads Quilt. I will be adding butterfly charms, heart buttons and black bead eyes. The bear was stitched with wisper floss. This is the second bear in the series.