Saturday, April 21, 2012

A few things to share.........

Got a few things to share with you before I'm off to Hawaii on Monday.   How is it that even going on vacation is sort of work....at least until you get there. There's shopping for clothes and things you need....laundry...packing.....getting the dogs ready to go to the dog resort....and a busy week at work getting things transitioned off to coworkers while I'm gone.  I'll be glad when those wheels lift off the runway!

I was able to complete 2 little finishes last week.   This is from the 2012 Year of Smalls group and it's the January project - Little House Needleworks "Poinsettia House".   I started it in mid-March as I only joined the group about mid-January and so started out right away with the February project.   This seemed to be quite a lot of stitching - that house particularly!   It was my "Celebrity Apprentice" project that I would work on Sunday nights while DH and watched the show.  (We love to diss the celebrities LOL.   Some of them seem to be real wackos!)   I changed the words from "Poinsettia House" to "Tis the Season" and added a few beads.  I guess it'll sit in the framing pile for awhile now....I've been spending a lot on framing and quilting lately so taking a break for a few months.



Little House Needleworks "Poinsettia House"
stitched on 36-ct LL Vintage Examplar with Crescent Colours

I've been so busy this month I was getting bummed about not getting an ornament stitched....on Tuesday I started a LHN one and it was such a quick stitch I finished it on Weds evening. So glad!  Now I can keep to my one-a-month schedule.    I plan on stitching the companion piece (Happy Skater from the 2012 JCS issue) to go with it and then I'll finish them both into ornaments.  This was just a totally fun stitch!
Little House Needleworks "Merry Skater" - 2010 Ornament Series
stitched on 32-ct R&R 18th Century Stone with DMC


I did get my little BBD piece finished into a pincushion....I have a lovely piece of plum colored wool on the back and it's filled with crushed walnut shells. It's now sitting with all the rest of my pincushions.



And speaking of framing...this is partly why I need to take a break.  I picked up another framed piece below last Saturday from the LNS.     It's been patiently waiting its turn for about 3-4 years now.   This was a round robin project that was done with a small online group I was in for a few years.  We aren't together anymore and sadly one of our members passed away a couple of years ago.  I don't know what most of the others are doing but assume they are still stitching.  Many of you may read Roberta's blog, she was also in our group and stitched on this piece.  She's only other member I know of that is currently blogging.    I don't  have hardly any blue in my house but once we tried this frame it was perfect for the piece so I went with it.  I'll hang it in one of my hallways once I figure out a place -  it will remind me of some fun times stitching in our little group.   When we stitched this piece we stitched all the squares to be in the same direction - the original pattern has every other row facing a different direction but I planned on hanging my piece and wanted them all facing 'up'. 


"Sampler Gameboard" by The Drawn Thread
Stitched on 32-ct lambswool with DMC
That's all for me for a bit....I'm not taking any stitching with me on my trip. I downloaded a couple movies and some books to my Kindle and will spend some time doing that instead. I don't like stitching on planes anymore because I have to wear readers on top of my regular glasses and it looks rather nerd-ish in public!  

30 comments:

  1. Congrats on the pretty finishes, and what a perfect frame for SGB - stunning! Have a great time in Hawaii.

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  2. Love the game board. I did it several years ago, but never got around to framing it. Have fun in Hawaii!

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  3. All your stitching is great! I like your change to "Tis the Season".

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  4. That Game Board is stunning. It will also remind you of the fun times you had. How nice!

    Your other finishes are lovely too. Have a great vacation in Hawaii!

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  5. What beautiful finishes! Love the gameboard!

    Have fun in Hawaii!

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  6. Great finishes!! Like the change you made to Poinsettia House and LOVE the Game Board. Really nice.

    Bobbi

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  7. Love all the finishes. I have never seen the game board and I really like it. I will be tracking that pattern down. Have fun in Hawaii.

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  8. Gorgeous finishes. Seeing your pink fabric for the BBD in your last post really got me wanting to stitch mine on pink so I've found a piece of pink hand dyed in my stash and will stitch it later in the year.

    The frame for your Sampler Game Board is perfect. The whole piece looks fantastic.

    Have a great trip!

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  9. Great finishes, I love the Poinsettia House

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  10. Fantastic finishes, Jeanne! I just love that frame for your Sampler Gameboard. I did mine in a wine color, which worked well for it--but man, I love that blue! It really brings out the colors in it.

    Have a great vacation!

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  11. Your ornaments are wonderful! I love your gameboard too -- the frame is perfect for it! Have a great time in Hawaii! (I have to do the reading glasses over glasses thing too. lol!)

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  12. Lots of fun finishes and I love the Sampler Gameboard, gorgeous :-)!!!

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  13. What a wonderful post! I love how you changed up Poinsettia House. All the other finishes are sweet and the gameboard is amazing.
    Have a wonderful time in Hawaii!!

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  14. Your ornaments are really pretty and I love how your gameboard turned out. The frame is the perfect shade of blue. Have a great time in Hawaii!

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  15. I think your Poinsettia House finish is the pretties I've seen, Jeanne--love your wording changes and the sparkly bead in the flowers.

    Amazing DT finish, too--what fun that must have been to stitch all those cute little motifs!

    Have a wonderful Hawaiian vacation :)

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  16. Jeanne --
    Great finishes! Love the story about the Sampler Gameboard and the way you framed it with the blue frame just makes it "pop"

    Have a great vacation in Hawaii:))

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  17. Lovely projects, especially the gameboard! The frame is perfect!

    Have a wonderful vacation. Aloha!

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  18. ooo hope you have a fab time away :) love your finishes and your game board looks fab with the blue frame :) take care and don't forget our postcards hehehe :) love mouse xxxxx

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  19. Lots of lovely finishes! Love your Sampler Gameboard with the blue frame! Have a great trip. :)

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  20. Love the new finish, and that gameboard is so special, great idea with turning the squares! I am a fan of Celebrity Apprentice too, I agree some of them are wacky! LOL
    Have a fabulous time in Hawaii!

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  21. Lovely stitching. I must say, that is the best round robin piece I have EVER seen. :) Enjoy Hawaii! So jealous.

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  22. Hawaii...how nice! :D

    I love what you did to Poinsettia House...Tis the Season, nice.

    All of your finishes are so pretty...Don't you love when a piece is finished? :)

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  23. Gorgeous finishes, and I love the fame for SGB, looks wonderful. Hope you have a wonderful holiday!

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  24. WEll, as I'm typing this, you are probably on some hot beach in Hawaii or in a heli riding over volcanoes!! Gorgeous stitching and finishes!! The Sampler Gameboard is beautiful with that frame!!!

    Have a wonderful vacation!

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  25. I love all of your sweet little finishes, and "Sampler Gameboard" is really a work of art! I love all of those sweet little houses and motifs. This is a really wonderful 'Memory' piece to treasure.

    Blessings!

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  26. Pretty finishes! And your Sampler Gameboard looks gorgeous framed in that blue!

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  27. Well I hope you are having a FANTASTIC vacation!!! You did leave the key under the mat, right? No reason--- I was just thinking how nice some of your stitching would look in my house..... :) Especially your ornies, your gameboard, and that positively perfect LHN formerly-poinsettia house. Congrats all around on your accomplishments!

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  28. wow such gorgeous stitching :D I love the framed sampler game board thingy!

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  29. Have a geat holiday.

    Your finishes are all lovely, congratulations

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  30. Hope you have a wonderful vacation. I love the game piece stitching...and the pointsetta house - I have in my stash, just haven't even started...along with so many other things!

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