Bright & Cheerful Stitching on a Rainy & Gray Day

Hey there, Stitchy Peeps!

Here's my piece for the aforementioned swap I'm doing:



Ok, so that's not the greatest picture...it's rainy and gray here today...



It's hard for me to take good pics on rainy, gray days.



The macros turned out ok, though, right?









(Pattern by Andrea Zuill [Badbird], available here.)

This piece was fun to stitch. I love all the french knots! I really hope my partner likes it. It's a blind swap, meaning I know who I am stitching for, but I don't know who is stitching for me. Fun stuff!

And I actually DO know who is stitching for me...I got my piece in the mail last week! It's simply gorgeous, and it deserves a blog post all its own. Unfortunately, I don't have time for that right now...but I will be back soon to tell you all about it--promise. And it's worth waiting for. It's that fantastic!

So stayed tuned, my lovelies! I will have pics and details soon. Until then...

Happy Stitching!

Pink Ribbon Pinup

Hey there, Stitchy Peeps!

I've been working on several things lately.



Unfortunately, that pic above has nothing to do with any of my current projects. I was supposed to make a new Halloween cross-stitchery for my walls, using those gorgeous Fall colors you see above, but I never got to it. It's a cute pattern; take a peek at it here. It will have to wait 'til next year, I suppose.

One thing I have made progress on is this pinup piece for a swap:



As you can see, this little lady is serious about Breast Cancer Awareness Month and hopes you are, too! Get the girls checked, ladies. :0)

(There is a NSFW-ish version on Flickr if you're interested. I don't really think it's too scandalous, but I don't like taking any chances, so that's why I edit the pinups for my blog. :))

I am also involved in another swap, and will have more on that for you soon. I expect to be finished with the piece in a few days, so stay tuned for pics. I am pretty excited about this project. :)

I also recently purchased a super-cute ornament kit from Wild Olive's Etsy shop. Oh my, I am in love! I can't wait to get started on these.



Well, that's all for now, my darlings! As you can see, I have TONS of work to do, which means I will have lots of stitchy goodness to share with you soon! Until then...

Happy Stitching!

Twelve, Eleven, Eight, Seven

Hey there, Stitchy Peeps!

Wow, I am such a slacker lately about blogging. Yikes, sorry. What can I say, I've been busy with non-stitchy things.

I did, however, do some stitching a couple weeks ago. The super talented Mollie of Wild Olive asked me if I could do her a little favor. She was busy preparing for her Etsy shop update, and asked if could help her out by stitching a new pattern for her. Well, when Mollie comes a-calling, I answer!



Eeeeeeh! The cuteness! Go to her shop & get these patterns! All twelve days of Christmas are represented, and the things you could do are endless. Ornaments, stockings, banners...hmmm...

Speaking of Mollie, she recently tagged me. She included pics with her answers when she did this, but I am feeling pretty darn lazy really super busy today so pics won't be included in mine.

1) What books are on your favorite shelf?

**My books are scattered throughout my house in different rooms, but my current favorite books are on my sewing desk. All my stitchy books are there, including three Japanese embroidery books (squeal!), Stitched in Time by Alicia Paulson and Embroidered Effects by Jenny Hart.

2)What DVDs are on your favorite shelf?

**The Office, Friends, and tons of stuff for my kids.

3)What are your two favorite cookbooks?

**I have a little notebook that has family favorites in it. I refer to it again and again. It's small, worn, and about 13 years old, but it's definitely my fave. :) My other favorite is...um...I dunno! I really like my Taste of Home magazines. Does that count?

4) Select 1-3 recipes that you will cook for your special guests.

**Well, special guests rarely include anyone outside of family members (Candi, you're considered family around here), so anything I prepare for them is gonna be pretty simple. Enchiladas! Yum.

5)What will we be drinking that's available?

**Tequila!! Just kidding. Milk & water, we've always got that. Soda if you're lucky. :)

And because I am feeling pretty darn lazy really super busy today, everyone who reads this is tagged! If you play along, let me know so I can take a peek at your answers.

Well, that's it for now, my beloved bloggy friends. I am currently working on a couple of swaps that I hope to be able to share with you soon. Until then...

Happy Stitching!

Sugar Skull Stitchin' on a Saturday Night...

Hey there, Stitchy Peeps!

It all started with this trivet:



I acquired it on a recent trip to Old Town San Diego. It was love at first sight.





What's not to love??

Anywho, this beautiful trivet stirred up an urge in me...an urge to stitch this:



I did this last night in just a couple of hours, and I loved every minute of it! This was such a blast to stitch, and now I can't keep my eyes off it. It's just so...cool. And colorful. And...cool.

I got this rad little pattern from the newly released book Embroidered Effects by Sublime Stitching. (I am soooo loving this book, by the way.)



I used several different stitches on this piece. Click on the pic above to take you to Flickr, where you can get the lowdown on all those stitches.





With the exception of the french knots around the eyes, the white parts are done with glow-in-the-dark-floss. (It's rather slippery stuff, and I didn't have the patience to use it for the french knots. It would've looked so cool, though.) I tried to get a pic of it 'glowing,' but it just wasn't happening...every picture I snapped was too dim. It glows nicely in real life, though. You'll just have to take my word. :)

Well, that's all for now, my lovelies! I've got more stitchy goodness in the works (when don't I, lol?), so I shall be returning soon. Until then...

Happy Stitching!

I Got a Rock

Hey there, Stitchy Peeps!

This post is going to be short on words, for yours truly is tired. I was on vacation last week and had too much fun! I've been trying to play catch up...rather unsuccessfully. ;)

Anywho, here's a peek at a little thing I did recently:



Cute, eh?

This was designed by Wild Olive (who, as you know, I love love love!), and it's inspired by It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.



Hey, look at that chain stitch, would ya? Ain't it grand?



Ok, I will admit, it's not the best example of chain stitching you'll see, but it's not bad. Right? ;)







This was a fun piece to stitch. :)

Well, that's is for me, darlings! I will be back soon with more stitchy goodness to share. Until then...

Happy Stitching!

Three Out of Four Ain't Bad

Hey there, Stitchy Peeps!

So yeah....I was a bad little stitcher and only got three of the four onesies done in time for the shower.



By the time I put the last stitch in the third onesie at 10:30 pm Friday night, I knew I wouldn't be able to stitch the fourth one. I couldn't keep my eyes open! I miss the days when I could stay up half the night, stitching my heart out....

Oh well. ;)





I suppose I could still stitch up the the fourth one and give it to the baby after she's born, right? You know, when I visit her for the first time. Yeah. I think I'll do that. :)



(Pattern by Sublime Stitching.)

Well, you know how it goes, my darlings...I will be back soon with more stitchy goodness! Until then...

Happy Stitching!

Me+Onesies=Procrastination

Hey there, Stitchy Peeps!

I don't what it is about onesies that makes me wait until the very last minute to stitch them.



See these? Notice how not one single stitch has been made? I ironed on the transfers a few hours ago...but I still haven't started stitching. Which wouldn't be a problem if I didn't have to have these done by this Saturday.

Yup, that's right. The shower is this Saturday and I've barely started the onesies.

I'm not too worried, though. I've done this before, and the results were fabulous, if I do say so myself. ;)

So stay tuned, darlings, for I shall return within the next couple days with pictures of completed onesies. Until then...

Happy Stitching!