Dragon Birthdays

I hope everyone had a lovely Easter weekend. Here we've had a mix bag of weather. Right now it's sunny so I've forgotten all about the rain already! I will start off with the April Shelf: All four of the pin pillows are made by me and they are Blackbird Designs. The sweet little bunny up front was made by Anna (Ana?) in Poland. Sadly we lost touch. It's been a few years since she moved and I think her blog was closed down.  I have found that has happened to me with blogging friends. "Life happens", I know, and changes can hit you in real life that doesn't translate to the blogging world.  This next small is Caged Bird by Carriage House Samplings. I think I might spiff up the finishing a bit should/when I find the right trims. Many of you know Carol of the lovely blog, Stitching Dreams . If you know Carol, you will also know it was a big birthday for her this past January. So I wanted to give her a nice gift but I warned Carol that it would take ...

With the change in season but particularly the time change, I think my mind is just a bit more slider-y, all over the place. There are so many things to do and enjoy! For this post though, I will focus on stitching! "Focus" is the word! Here are some finishing of my smalls. The first is a part of an OOP design by Birds of a feather called Anne Wells. I am so glad I decided just to stitch it as a small so I can really enjoy the little house surrounded by flowers and two lovebirds. ;-)  I used a pink fabric to bring out the pinks in the flowers. Anne Wells by Birds of a Feather  The second one I love too for those orange flowers! Actually I think Paulette picked really wonderful colours for this one. This is stitched on a 32 count linen and ended up quite big. Imagine if you are a over one stitcher...this would be so adorable as a much tinier pincushion! My Pinzzzz by Plum Street Samplers Here is my start on my third Santa for my Prairie Schooler Santa SAL with Caro...

Unintentionally, I have finished stitching my Green Santa, just in time for Saint Patrick's Day!  On St Paddy's Day, we are all Irish, right? ;-) He's my second Santa this year. As you can see below, I am stitching my Santas on one piece of linen stretched on my scroll frame. I have space for a third Santa (to the right of the green santa) to come before I cut the linen away and maybe attempt some finishing! Speaking of finishing, I did spend a few days last week finishing about 10 smalls! Oy, I shouldn't wait till the pile is that big! Here's a bunny pulling a cart of shamrocks - called, of course, Shamrock Bunny by Homespun Elegance.   Next up, is Thankful Heart by Heartstrings Samplery.  I left out the words as I like the clean, simple design.  Here's the fabric I used on the back. Love it. It's leftover from one of my homemade tops.  It's been raining on and off for a few days so I will show you one of my blooming orchids.  I wish I k...

Hi peeps! I hope you are keeping well. I know it's been freezing in many parts of this continent so I can't complain about the rain that just resumed this morning. (What would we talk about if not for the weather?) After my last post, I must've been hit with some virus (that's the little hiccup) although it didn't seem to be the flu or a cold. I was just extremely tired and had an upset stomach. I suppose I am thankful it wasn't anything worse but it really threw me for over a week! I have a couple of smalls to show you today, both are from Homespun Elegance. Shamrock Bunny With Shamrock Bunny I either bought the chart without the carrot button or I lost the button, so I just stitched in a carrot.  Sewing Bird  I had stitched the Sewing Bird last year and finished it as well. You can see it here. I gave it away to Ann when she had admired it, so now I stitch another for me. I love smalls! Here are my two furry pals. Daisy seems to like to sit o...

Happy Monday to you! As we slide back into routine after the Christmas season, I bet a lot of you have been thinking about stitching goals, especially since there have been a lot of blog posts doing year-end wrap-ups and setting goals for 2015.  I usually don't set stitching goals, especially quantitative ones.  I find I can easily change my mind during the year when I see someone else stitching something I GOTTA have! You know the feeling!  I didn't name it but I like Mary's TYRA - The Year of Reckless Abandon is the spirit of her stitching this year! Pop over to Mary's blog and have a read, and then you can ogle her beautiful samplers too!  OK, so after having said that, I do want to continue to stitch smalls, especially Christmas ones. I might stitch the Birds of a Feather Santas, or Prairie Schooler Santas, or just some man in a funny red and white suit!  I do want to get back to stitching at least one big sampler this year but I think I will wait till S...

We are a week into March already!  I find the days just passing by so quickly. We have had amazing weather and I can share with you some photos and, because I'm Canadian, I have to say "sorry" to those folks still in the depth of wintry weather. First off...the cherry trees started blooming two weeks ago! That's about a month earlier than normal, although I don't know what "normal" is these days with regards to the weather! I love seeing the blooms lining the streets. Yesterday we were out in Richmond and saw these breathtaking views.  It was just one of those perfect days! I think when I first saw the sun sparkling on the waters, I literally gasped it was so stunning. I have been stitching on my PS Santa and I'm almost finished so I will wait to post it. Also, I have started some hand finishing work so "show time" will be coming soon. In the meantime I can show off my March shelf.  I decided to put some past exch...