Exchange Sharing!

First up is the HOE Lizzie Kate exchange. Hannah had my name and this is what she sent me.
With Valentine's day right around the corner, she decided to stitch me something with that theme. Isn't this the cutest little bee you've ever seen? She stitched a little pin pillow. And look
at that scalloped beaded edge-wow!
She even stitched on the back.

The entire exchange! And what pin pillow would be complete without pins. She made me my

own pins with shrinky dinks-can you believe it! How cool is that! Hopefully you can see them better if you click on photo. The chocolates are already gone and my younger two were begging

me to give them the giant cherry pop! Thanks Hannah for a really great exchange!

And last but certainly not least, my winter ornie for Joan for the ASOE. I stitched her a

freebie from bent creek called "swirlygig". It needed to be winter themed so I stitched it

on my own hand dyed blue-28 ct monaco. I used DMC color variations #4215. I thought

it was the perfect design for a wintery ornie. The swirls around the edges make me think

of snow and wind! I finished it off with a sparkly ribbon hanger, 2 snowflake buttons, and

silver glass beads around the edges. They really do sparkle! This was the first time I've ever used beads like this. Even though it was a bit of work-I think I will finish more ornies this way, the beaded edge just gives it that extra zing! Joan has a better photo on her blog.

Freebie found here

Take care everyone! Keep your eyes peeled, I'll be having a blogaversary drawing soon!

Winter Ornie from Joan

It is a cold, snowy day today here in my little part of Massachusetts. The kids had no school due to the 8 inches or so of snow we got. Now we're getting freezing rain on top of it. oh joy! Our local
community college was also closed today (which is where I'm working for the next few weeks).

So I had some extra time today and thought I'd share with you the gift I got over the weekend.
I received my winter ornament from Joan for the ASOE. Isn't he just the cutest thing ever! It's from Trilogy called Winterlogy. Just look at the beading around the edges. The hanger is all beads too! Wow! I showed it to DD (who's 10) right away. She's very interested in my stitching.
Joan stitched on both sides. Here's the other side. So perfectly stitched. I love it-thanks Joan!My winter ornie is on it's way to you Joan, so watch your mailbox! It should arrive Saturday!
I'm currently stitching on my Frosty Friends exchange for the SBEBB. Stay warm everyone!