HOE and F&S

I'm still a little behind in my postings-as you can see from the
date on the pictures.
I received my HOE Prairie Schooler exchange from Rita
awhile back. She stitched me 2 PS designs! How lucky am I?!

I just love the blue/green scissors she sent with the fob. At last,

my scissor collection is finally growing.

And the entire package-complete with all the great

extras. I especially love the gorgeous Woodland Green

silkweaver fabric! It's so pretty and sparkly! This is my

first fabric from them.

Thanks Rita for an awesome exchange!

A few days later-

I got word from Heather that she finally received the

Fair and square Halloween exchange I sent her.

I stitched her Lizzie Kate's Peek-a-boo from her "Autumn

things" leaflet. I Stitched them on 32 ct Irish cream linen.

I used dmc & dmc color variations floss. I made the signature

square match the design square.

I was late in sending her this exchange and I felt horrible. This

is now a non-goodie group. She waited so patiently, that I just

had to send her something extra.

I hope I don't get in too much trouble but I figured it was

the least I could do for making her wait. So this is what I sent.

Besides, I'm always looking for an excuse to send someone one

of my handmade zipper bags!

I can't believe Christmas is only 32 days away! Yikes!

Take care everyone and thanks for the comments!

Make a wish & a PIF

I am so lucky! In the same week-I got another pinkeep.
I received my first wish from the MAWBB. I wished
for a pinkeep and Angela fulfilled my wish! She picked
the perfect design and colors. My living room is blue &
tan, which is where it sits-proudly displayed. And I love
the saying-especially fitting with Thanksgiving just around
the corner. Thanks again Angela! I love it!



I received my very first pinkeep. I had signed up
for a PIF on Lisa's blog. This is what she sent. She
had no idea I did not own a pinkeep of my own. It
sits right next to the one Angela made me. Thanks
Lisa, I love this little freebie design! Great finishing
btw. I hope to PIF something after the holidays!

Thanks for the comments! Take care everyone!

HOE Prairie Schooler & A return Crazy Exchange!!

Carol sent me this cute little return crazy exchange.
Isn't he adorable? I hung him in my living room with
all my other little Halloweeny things. She does such nice
work. The finishing is just amazing. Click on photo for a
close up of the tiny gold seed beads around the edges.

Batty Jack scissor fob
Design from JCS October 2008

Here are the rest of the goodies she sent me.
I love the marbled scissors! One can never have
enough of those. And chocolate soap-
how did she know I am a chocoholic. It smells good
enough to eat! Thanks again carol!

Here is the HOE Prairie Schooler exchange I sent to

Leigh. I had such a hard time deciding what to stitch

for her.

I finally decided on "Night Owl" from JCS

October 2008. This is one of my favorites

from that issue.

Stitched on 32 ct Irish cream linen (I think),

with dmc threads.

And the rest of the exchange, complete with a

handmade Halloween zipper bag (made by me),

perfect to carry around her Halloween stitching!

I'm so glad she liked what I sent.

Thanks for stopping by! Until next time....

Squares to share!

Heather sent me these adorable little squares for the fair and Square
Halloween round. It is "Fright Cat" by Bent Creek. Any suggestions as
to what I could make these into? They are about 6" squares. Since the
design is more fall-ish and not so Halloween-ish, I can display them
through November. Any thoughts??

I think I will take a break from F & S until the Holidays are over.
From now until January first, I'm just too busy. I tend to make a
lot of my presents as opposed to buying them for people. It's just
getting to be so expensive and I think people love handmade things.
So between that, the kids, D.H. (cuz sometimes it seems like I have
4 kids, not 3), Christmas, and then youngest's Birthday 4 days after
Christmas, there's not much time left for me. I'm sure I'm not alone
on that one. Plus, I have found so many other wonderful groups/boards
out there that I just joined. I would like to give them a try too.
Take care everyone!

Some things I've been meaning to share...

I can't believe it's been almost 6 weeks since my last
post. Wow-time does fly. Between getting ready for
my craft fairs and then my FIL having a heart attack-
there just wasn't any time left in the day to post. I hope
to change that.
Anyway, first up is the Crazy exchange that I sent to
Carol. I decided on a fall design as opposed to a Halloween
one, that way she could display it until December. Not that
I don't love Halloween-because I do!

*LK's "welcome fall" from the "Autumn Things" leaflet
*Stitched on 28 ct. summer khaki linen
*I used sampler threads & WDW floss. The lettering is WDW's
holiday collection -"Indian summer". I love it!
*Made into a small wall hanging/banner.

Here's the entire exchange that I sent her. I'm so glad she likes

what I made.

Birthday gifts!

Thought I'd show some of the birthday gifts I received.
Since my birthday was last Thursday the 4th, my mother
threw a party at her house last Sunday for DH and I (since
our birthdays are only 9 days apart).

Mom got me the frog statue for my garden and the small
stitchy kits. She also got me some coffee themed plates
(that look great in my kitchen) and a couple of shirts. My
stitchy friend up the street got me the rest of the stuff here.
She knows I just love my coffee & coffee themed stuff.
DH gave me my gift early. Last month he bought me a really
nice, barely used mountain bike- so the whole family could go on
bike rides. I also received some money and a few scratch tickets
(they weren't winners). Oh well! I am sad to report that I did not
receive any stitchy gifts. :( But I love all my other gifts just the same!
Fall is here! Take care everyone!

Blog award!!

I am so honored!

I was given this blog award by Lynda . Thank you so much!

Here are the rules for this award!


1. The winner can put the logo on their blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links to those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of those you nominated.



I have several blogs I read and I love every one of them! There are just way too many to choose from, so in the spirit of the award, here are 4 blogs that I have nominated! I would pick all of them if I could!


Carol
Lisa
Mercy
Harmien

I hope you'll visit these blogs! And thanks again to all who read my blog and leave comments. I really do appreciate it.