Hey, do you remember this

pincushion! Of course you do it was the size of a large plate.

I dont know if it was well liked - but the more that I looked

at it the less that I liked it. I dont need a large pincushion - I

very much prefer the smaller bottlecaps because I can put them

anywhere. They fit anywhere. So I figured that this large pincushion

was useless for me. I restyled that pincushion and I like it better.

It is smaller and has only one doily instead of the two. Take a peek

under the doily - the same deep blue fabric is still there. Both buttons

are still there but this time they have red floss that complete the rounds.

This pincushion is cuter however I still do not need a pincushion this big.

Hope that you think its still cute.

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A Sweet White Angel Idea....

Hello folks and welcome to my blog. I have been working on a new biscornu

pattern but havent finished it yet. So in the meantime I hope that

you like what I will be offering you. The little angel is a christmas

tree ornament that I have had for some time. Its just been hanging

around - too pretty to put away in the christmas bin. So i made a small

round pincushion - nothing fancy. It has lace sewn down on the sides

but the angel is a little surprise. Yes turn it over & it becomes a needle

holer or a pin holder. Just sew a piece of white felt on to the back. The

stitching doesnt have to be great. I was obviously in a hurry & didnt

take the time to think. But you could take the felt edges & put

a blanket stitch on it - it would be so much cuter. Hang the pretty

angel on your sewing machine or anywhere close by. You dont have to

make a matching pincushion but I sure do like

sets of things. If I had the time right now - this would be the

perfect opportunity to cross stitch a matching angel

pincushion. Oh I wish I could. It is only then when

you feel that the project is done.

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I have been very...

busy lately. Well busy isnt the word for it. When my

DH built me a sewing desk & attached it to the computer

desk a few months back - do you remember me telling you.

I was so elated. It didnt take long for my computer/sewing

area to become messy & boy did it do it real quick! Its a never

ending battle trying to keep a sewing/craft & a computer room clean.

Finally I came to the conclusions that the room is doing too much.

So much so that its not a double duty room - it was a triple duty

room. And it was all cramped into this little 10ft X 11ft space. I do have

to pat myself on the back and say that my hubby & I did really good with

the space to get it all to fit. The only thing in the entire room that looked good

was his cabinets! But the inevitable finally got here. My daughter

Pep suggested to me that it was time to separate the room even though

it had not been long what I call 'put together'.

She came over the next day & with all of my grandchildren's

help - we all moved one complete bedroom along with all of its

contents into a little room downstairs. I really do like the way

everything is coming together. Right now my father is occupying the

bedroom & when he is gone I am going to dress it up with some pinks

& show it to you. I will show before in the green bedroom & then in the

new space which is yellow. Yep after that they moved all of my

books, craft supplies & sewing gear into that green bedroom.

They were very thoughtful & careful

of my things. So much appreciated it, you guys! Many thanks!

Now we are in the process of getting the new space organized, but

already I can tell you that I love it. My hopes are to keep it clean & tidy.

I envision a lot of white for this space!

Hopefully it will all be finished soon - but not before my dollhouse

comes out of the attic. Hope to show you some pics. Anyway

I havent gotten much cross stitch done - just a little bit. I was able

to work on a little angel idea - which I will show now.

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3 down & 3 to go

This cute little J came from http://www.feutrineelpetitescroix.fr/
That site lost them or something like that. Anyway here is
a new address that Asha graciously gave to me that has
these Alphabets in PDF form. Click here.
http://www.uneaiguilledansunebottedefoin.net/28-categorie-641086.html
I am stitching one of these for each of the females in my

family. B was for Brie. E was for Elise. And now J is for

Jan. My next letter to stitch is L for Lorie. Then P for

Pepper and then finally I will get one stitched for myself.

C is for Conny.

Arent they pretty!

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My grandson Cohen

just loves Star Wars just like every other person.

He asked me cross stitch some Star Wars for him. The only

items that I saw that were free were the emblems. And now

I cannot find the site that I retrieved these from. If you see

it please let me know so I can give the source for others.

Another delimma I have is now that I have cross stitched them

what can I fix with them to give them to him.

Help me there also if you please!

These emblems work up fast.

Hey, I hope you like em Cohen.

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Take a look at....

these pretty chatelaine's. I am so excited

to show them to you. Cathy makes & sells

them for $5.00 each. Hey this is a great buy!!

(But first let me apoligize for

a few photos that are blurry. I tried but the blue & yellow one just

wouldnt come clear enough). Each of them have cute little

charms or buttons attached. For instance sewing machines, look

at the little cupid on the blue one & the little scissors. All of these

have a pincushion attached except the blue one. These are bright

& cheery. Everyone of them will make you smile. I have never owned

a chatelaine - this is my first one & it wont be my last. I could

have used these when I was doing all of that quilting!

You need one

for each project - so it all matches. For this price you can afford to

get a couple of them. All you need to do is to attach your scissors to it &

whatever charms you have. Look at you - a seasoned Pro!

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Here they are,,,

photos of the stitching group. All of these people

are smart, friendly & frankly some of the sweetiest

ladies that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Come

on & let me introduce you to them. First we see Becky. Becky is quite - she

is busy, busy stitching. (BYW I hardly get any stitching

done because I keep running my mouth.) She did the Lords Supper

& it now hangs in her church. I never saw it but she said it took her 10

years to stitch it. I bet that its lovely!

Next is my grandaughter Brie. She is new to cross stitching & was a

little shy at having her pict taken.

The lady in the purple blouse - thats Shirley. Shirley is alot like

Becky. For the most part she is quiet - just stitches away. I bet she

gets a lot done. Next is Cathy. Cathy is displaying her nice Lizzie Kate

banner that she is stitching. It sure is nice. (Cathy thought that she

would hide her face - but I snapped another photo of her.)

The lady with the yellow blouse on is my daughter Pepper. She is

stitching a chinese dragon for her son. It is going to be pretty when she's

done. Last is Marsha McGill - the hot air balloon designer. Love those

balloons!

Marsha get your hands out of Cathy's bin!!

Look at that bin. Cathy makes the cutest Chatelaine's. This sweet lady

let me pick out several of them & hey I found her scissors for her!!

Her scissors was attached to one of the chatelaine's.

Cathy is asking only $5.00 for each chatelaine. Thats a steal so if you

want to buy one let me know. The next photos will show more of what

they look like.

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I finished 2 more mini's..

Hope that you like these pics. As you can

see these little mini's do not cost that much. I think

I will definitely make a scissors fob out of this

little kit. Both of them worked up so quickly. And

as you have noticed doing those French Knots are

not my cup of tea. Finally I am able to make them.

Hey I forgot to outline one of the little buttons. I'll

fix that before I make the fob. I will have to make

a matching scissors book.

Pick up some of these cute little kits and get to stitching!

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I joined a Cross Stitch Group.

About a month ago my daughter & I happened into

Barnes & Nobles when she spotted 5 women cross

stitching. In the group

are Cathy, Shirley, Becky, Lynn & Marcia.

They are very sweet & friendly ladies. Nevertheless me & Pep

& my 2 grandaughters have now joined the club. We

talk and look at what each other is stitching. This week

I will get photos of the group & post them. I would like

to tell you about Marcia. Her full name is Marcia Mcgill.

For those people that have heard of her or has seen

her designs - know that what she has designed is so cute!

I bought 3 of her designs last week. She so kindly autographed

each one of them on the front right side. The first chart that I bought was

'Reindeers Night Off'. I just love how instead of reindeers, Santa's

sled is going everywhere by a hot air balloon. And the houses beneath

the sled. It is so darling that I couldnt resist it.

'January Balloon' was cute also. She told me the story

of this one but I have forgotten. I will get her to tell it to me

again. 'February Balloon' has a heart for its balloon.

Cupid is getting ready to shoot his arrow. I wonder who he will

shoot? Marcia also has the cutest Noah's Ark. Maybe she will let me

post a photo of it. Snakes are actually painting on the ark.

Enjoy the photos

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