Thank You Amanda!

Hey there, Stitchy Peeps!

So, I mentioned in my last post that I have some braggin' to do about my friend Amanda. She recently sent me some super-awesome napkins that she stitched just for me!!

The pictures I am showing you do not do these beauties justice. Despite repeated attempts to get a good shot, all I have is a couple of blurry, crummy photos. Eh. I implore you, my friends, please click here to check out the pictures Amanda took of these napkins before she shipped 'em to me. I especially love this picture.

Ok, here are the pics I took:





Amanda is talented, ain't she? Hard to believe she started stitching just a little over a year ago. :) She's also generous. These lovely napkins weren't the only things she sent me. Check out the list of cool stuff I got:

• Mo's Bacon Bar--an exotic chocolate bar that sounds wacko but is oh-so delicious.
• Naga Bar--another exotic chocolate bar, with curry. Yes, curry. OH MY GOODNESS, SO DELICIOUS!!
• Red Fire Cookie--a chocolate cookie with cinnamon and chilies. Sinfully delicious.
• Fresh Strawberry Flowers--Amanda introduced me to the Fresh line of cosmetics/skincare back in October when we swapped. And I fell in love. :) This fragrance is hard for me to describe. It's light and summery and perfect.
• Fresh Hesperides Soap--Fresh has the best soaps! In fact, I won't allow anyone else in my family to use my special soap, lol.

Did I miss anything, Amanda? I know I am a bit late posting this so please forgive me if I overlooked anything. I can't believe how much you SPOILED me!! Love ya!!!

So, bloggy buds, that is it for me for today. I have some fun stuff to show you from the recent trip I took to Portland, but that must wait for another day. (Hint: I went to the Japanese bookstore.) And I still have fun stitchy stuff to share. I can't wait to show you what I've been working on! Soon, I promise. Until then...

Happy Stitching!

Checking In

Hey there, Stitchy Peeps!

Thank you so much for all the love you showed me regarding Happy Apple! You guys rock. :)

So, it's been a while, hasn't it? I've been a naughty little Blogger. I've also been a naughty little NON-stitcher lately. I've been doing a little here and there, but not as much as I'd like. I do, however, still have a couple things to share.

First, I have another top secret project that I'm working on. It's secret 'cause I don't know whether or not the recipient of this piece reads my blog, so I gotta keep the details about this one hush-hush for a while.





Also, I have another new wip. I know, I know, I haven't finished the old wips, nor have I taken pictures of them to show you like I promised I would. (Please don't hate me.)



(Patterns by Sublime Stitching.)

That will eventually be a pillow (I sure do make a lot of pillows these days!) for my older son. I have the cutest vintage-looking cowboy fabric for it. :) :)

And here's a pic of the nearly-completed Wow! Wow! Wubbzy pillow.



(I ran out of Poly-Fil, grrrrrr.)

That's it for me for now, my friends. I have some MAJOR bragging to do, but the pics I took didn't turn out, so I will have to blog about it another time. My awesome friend Amanda made me an amazing set of cocktail napkins, and I can't wait to share them with you and give her the recognition she deserves. In the meantime, here's a little sneak peek:



Amazing, am I right?? Here's a link to her stitchy album, where you can find pictures that she took of the napkins before she sent them to me. While you're there, be sure to check out all her work. The girl can stitch.

Anwho, like I said, that's it for me! I will be back soon, hopefully with some good pics of the beautiful napkins Amanda sent me, along with some of the stuff I've been doing. Until then...

Happy Stitching!

Happy Apple Pillow

Hey there, Stitchy Peeps!

Ok, so this is going to be a short post--I am super sleepy on account of Spring Forward. I love the longer days, but am still adjusting. Yaaaaawn.

Anywho...

Happy Apple is now a pillow:







This is the last time I talk about this project, I promise! I realize that this the fourth post in a row pertaining to Li'l Miss Happy Apple. Sorry 'bout that. I will be back soon with something new. Until then...

Happy Stitching!

Happy Apple Fabbies

Hey there, Stitchy Peeps!

So, my sweet stitchy friend Bethie reminded me today that I mentioned that I need to visit the fabric store to pick out the perfect material for Happy Apple...and I realized that I had indeed gone fabric shopping and hadn't taken any pictures to share with you. Ack! Sorry, my bad. ;P Anywho, I found a few I liked and have narrowed it down to this:




The fabby looks a little busy in the pictures, but in real life it doesn't. And the red is 'redder' and more vibrant and not as warm-toned as it appears here. The green fabric is a strawberry print, but the berries are so small that I don't think it seems odd being used for an apple design. And even if it is kinda odd, oh well, I don't care...'cause I like it! Tee hee. ;-D

That's really all the stitchy-related things I have to share today. I know, I promised new stitchy goodness that last time we spoke. It's coming, I swear! We had some decent weather last week and I found myself outdoors more than usual. But it's raining like mad right now, and that always makes me want to stitch. So don't despair my friends (*snort*, like you really despair when I don't have pics to share, lol), I will be back soon with some goodies to show you. Until then...

Happy Stitching!