a few spring finishes

Good afternoon everybody.  Sorry it has been a few weeks since my last post.  I slowed down on my stitching but it is now full speed ahead.  I finished this freebie from The Sisterhood called Spring.  I also finished the biscornu and put some cute egg buttons in the center.

Here is my handsome son Brentley modeling off a scarf I crochet him.  The yarn is soft but a little too chunky.  It is too heavy for him to wear right now.  At least he really likes it.

Today my wonderful neighbor Yvonne taught my friend Cari and I how to crochet a granny square.  I will post a finish once I complete the edge.  I am also working on a Blanket for my son Brentley.  On the cross stitching side,  I am rotating a Ink Circles ornament and the Novalee SAL from christmas.  Hope to get them done soon.  Will post some pictures next time (when I have more to show).

I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter.

Mary

An ornament finish

Hi everyone,  Hope you are having a great day.  I am getting ready to go on vacation to visit family in Florida.  My husband is taking a few days off from work to stay home with the kids.  I just hope with all this bad weather, my flight wont be cancelled; keep your fingers crossed.

Anyway, I have 2 finished projects to show you.  The first is an ornament I made yesterday to hang on my ornament tree.  It is from Blueladie Designs Jan 2013 newsletter. The beads were from a broken Mardi Gras necklace.  This has to be one of my favorite smalls, I guess because I love green.

The second is another crochet scarf.  I love this chunky yarn but it makes things really heavy.  This scarf weighs alot, but it is very soft.  I used Lion Brand Hometown USA yarn in Black and Las Vegas Gold.  My son loves it and puts it near his New Orleans Saints helmet in his room. 

I think it is really sweet.  I am sure if it snows he will use it then.

Well I hope you guys have a wonderful week.
Mary

Small Valentine's Pillow Finish

Good afternoon everyone.  I just finished stitching and finishing this pillow on Monday. It is from the Blueladie Design newsletter.  I love how this little pillow turned out.

I also got done stitching the one from her January newsletter.  I will try to finish it next week for my St. Patricks basket.  Been kind of slow lately but I am crocheting my son a scarf and I am over 1/2 way done. 

Well that is all for now.  I hope you have a great weekend.

Mary

Crochet and Cross Stitch Finishes

Good evening everyone, hope everyone is having a great Monday.  I can't believe how fast time has flown since I last made a blog post.  February is such a special month for me.  My oldest son had his 12th birthday on Feb 6 and my 15th wedding anniversary was Feb 7. I also love Valentine's Day. My husband doesn't believe in the commerical aspect of Valentine's Day so  I ordered some craft supplies for my present.

Well I made a crochet scarf and head band in Lion's Brand Tweed yarn.  It was really fun.  Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture so I will have to post it next time.  But yesterday I finished this dishrag.  It was a free design on the Peaches and Cream website.

Sorry it got flipped around but you get an idea.  I struggled somewhat with the edging but hey, we all have to learn somehow.  I am going to make another one since they are so absorbent and wonderful.

I just finished this biscornu for my neighbor as a belated Birthday present.  She is so sweet and have admired all the other biscornu's I have made.  I hope she likes it.  Here is the front:

Here is the back:

I pulled out a ornament WIP from Ink Circles.  I want to do this on the weekends and some larger WIPS during the week.  Hope to have some wonderful pictures next time.

Just wanted to say hi to my newest follower Meggie.  Thanks for your nice comments.
Mary

A crochet finish and an updated WIP pic

Good morning everyone on this windy day.  I can't believe the fluctuation in temperature this week.  I am staying home and catching up on alittle housework (yuck) and some stitching.  I am re-learning how to crochet and I just put the finishing stitches on this scarf.  Here is my handsome model, my oldest son Bradley.  He really likes it.

It will definately keep him warm when it get windy and cold.  Here is a close up photo.  It is all double crochet.  I am pleased that my middle son liked it so much he wants his done in the Saints colors.

Now that all my sons have at least one scarf I can now rotate the crochet/knitting to the weekends.  It is easier to do than cross stitch.  I started this one last night but wont work on it until the weekend.  The yarn is so soft and yummy.  I haven't decided if I will keep it for myself or give it to my mom.  She loves purple.  I will see how well it looks before I make a decision.

My neighbor is teaching me how to knit.  I started over what I did at her house because it was awful.  I read a beginners book I have at the house and decided to hold the yarn in my right hand and it went so much better. 

Last but not least, I have made slow progress with this UFO.  I am determined to finish it soon.  I will work on it during the week and will move the Novalee christmas WIP until this is done.  Wish me luck.

I am pleased that Bonnie received her package in the mail.  Thanks so much for taking the time to look at my blog.  Have a wonderful week.
Mary

The winner to the giveaway---

Is Bonnie. Congratulations!  I have just sent you an email.  I am sorry I had to close the giveaway early but I wasn't sure I would be online.  I will definately get it in the mail on Tuesday.  I forgot the post office will be closed on Monday.

I just wanted to show you some updates as well.  The first item I want to show is a scarf I am crocheting for my middle son.  Once a week my neighbor Cari and I go to another neighbors house to do needlework.  I was able to do 2-1/2 rows this week.  I hope to finish it by Thursday because she is going to teach me how to knit.  I am scared but excited. 

My very sweet neighbor/friend gifted me 2 different Thirty-one bags. One for my cross-stitching and one for my crochet/knitting materials.  I will have to make both Yvonne and Cari a biscornu as a thank you gift.  I know they would love one.

Well Cari and I were doing so well with walking once the kids got on the bus.  However, since we detest the cold, wet, windy, rainy conditions that occur this time of year in North Carolina, we are going to craft together instead.  We figure we wont be able to eat if we are doing our crafts and it will make it less lonely.  I have finished the wording and the ribbon border on this Christmas WIP.  I will do this on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.  I really want to get this done.

I am a member of Wednesdays UFO group on facebook.  I have yet to dedicate a Wednesday for a UFO. However, I have found the perfect project.  This is no longer available and was a free design in 2010.  I wanted to finish it last year but wasn't able to.  It will get done this year (I hope). I am using Dinky Dyes silk on Belfast linen and love working with this floss.

Well thank you for visiting my blog, it really means so much to me.  I hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Mary

Valentine's Biscornu finish and a giveaway

 

Hello everyone,  I hope everyone is doing well.  I am not sure what is going on with blogger but I hope this entry gets posted.  It was so chaotic in my house over the holidays I thought I was going to explode.  We purchased several pieces of furniture so I had to go through all of our clothes and my stash.  I had to find a new home for my treasures and it is now in 3 seperate rooms.  I am not happy about that but at least I didn't get rid of everything.  I foolishly promised myself I wouldn't purchase anything for at least 3 months.  It lasted 2 weeks.  Oh well, what can I say, I can't resist a sale or a good deal.  I bought some PTP Lugana in Phoenix and some needles during JJ Collectibles New Years sale.  Then I went to the thrift store yesterday and bought 2 crochet books, 3 crochet doily books, 2 crochet mini books, a book on how to knit,  2 old cross stitch books, 1 cross stitch magazine, 3 booklets for about $4.50.  Who could resist that?  Not me.

 

 

Anyway, I purchased this pattern by Barbara Ana as part of my stitchy Christmas present to myself.  I wanted to finish this early so I could give it away to one of my followers.  I just want to let you know there is a smoker in my house and I have dogs just in case you have allergies. I would love to pass this pattern on to a new home; it was such a fun stitch.  I will close the giveaway on Sunday night 2pm Eastern Standard Time so it can get in the mail on Tuesday.    



 

 

Well now that I am done with this I can start to work on my SAL again.  I want to finish it so I can work on some other projects. 

Thanks so much for looking and have a great weekend.
Mary