STITCHING WITH IRIS

Bridge In Monet's Garden Page 24 completed and Page 25 started

This is our Christmas Tree for this year. It is almost 3' tall The best we could do since I fell on the ice on December 11th and broke my ankle.

Wishing all my friends a Very Merry Christmas

Today I completed the finishing on an ornament and I finished the stitching on CCN Santa's Village, house 11, Elves'  Workshop.  I also baked 2 batches of Christmas cookies.  It was snowing when I got up so I didn't go to work.  Good thing I didn't as it took Bob almost 2 hours to get to his job this morning.  Unfortunately that means I have to go to work tomorrow. 

CCN Santa's Village 11 of the 12 houses are finished No. 11 is Elves' Workshop Started 11/11/2013 Finished 12/10/2013

Close-up of Elves' Workshop

The Stitcherhood Winter Freebie I stitched this on mystery Aida with DMC, SSS and WDW threads Started 11/27/2013 Finished 12/4/2013 Made into an ornament for me

Now off to stitch on Bridge in Monet's Garden.  It will be nice to sit and relax and watch a little TV.  I am almost finished with page 24 of "The Bridge".  I just looked back this afternoon and I started this project 03/31/2011 and I bet I have more than a year left before it will be finished, after all I still have 11 pages left to stitch.

Happy Thanksgiving.  I hope you have a day full of love, family and good food.



Don't forget to count your blessings.

Blueladie Designs Noel from the 2013 12 Days of Christmas Stitched on Perforated paper using DMC Floss Started 11/20/2013 Completed 11/22/2013 This will be a gift for a friend

I know I said I wasn't going to do any more Christmas ornaments this year but............OK I lied.  I just can't seem to not stitch Christmas ornaments.

Now back to Bridge in Monet's Garden Page 24 and CCN Santa's Village house 11.

Christmas Cupcake Balls.  I finished 3 and have 3 more to go.

I finished house 10 on Thursday.  I can't wait to get this finished and sew the buttons on it.  I have decided that I am going to get this framed. 

Country Cottage Needleworks Santa's Village Gingerbread House Started 10/1/2013 Completed 11/7/2013

The Village so far Only 2 more houses to go. Stitched on 16Ct Lambswool Floss as listed on charts Started late December 2012

Charlotte's Collectibles 2013 Santa from Just Cross Stitch 2013 Christmas Ornaments for my GG Nephew Matty

This was something I started and made a mistake so I cut out the hohoho and made it into an ornament. I am going to attach this to my sister Shirley's Christmas present

HAPPY HALLOWEEN.    Be careful that the goblins and ghouls don't steal your Trick or Treat Candy.


:)

I finished this and it is now hanging on my ornament tree.  Just in time for Halloween

Blueladie Designs Stitched on 14 CT Aida DMC Floss Stitching finished 10/27/2013

I know I made a mistake in stitching the pumpkin but I didn't feel like taking it out and pumpkins aren't suppose to be perfect.  So I took some artistic license and made it imperfect.  Hope Cathryn doesn't mind my changing her design a little.

I have been crocheting the last couple of weeks and finished some Christmas gifts so I thought I would share some pictures.  I don't get in the crocheting mood often but for some reason I feel compelled to crochet right now. 

Dish Clothes I crocheted to add to my nieces Christmas presents.  I made them all ecru and soft ecru since I didn't know what colors their kitchens are.  One for each niece.

Scarves - One is for my Great Niece Laura . The other 2 are for friends, Linda and Mary.

I finished page 23 of Bridge in Monet's Garden last night.  I was surprised to see it took me exactly 2 months to finish this page.  Normally it only takes me about 45 days.



Bridge In Monet's Garden Page 23 Started on 8/12/2013 completed on 10/12/2013

Only 12 more pages to go. 


I also finished another Christmas ornament this week  It is a Santa from the 2013 Just Cross Stitch ornament issue.  It is stitched on perforated paper and I am waiting for Bob to cut it out so I can finish it.  When it is finished I will post a picture.  I think he is soooooo cute.

I just finished this Christmas Ornament yesterday. 

Barbara Ana Let It Snow

I finished the 9th cottage yesterday.  Only 3 more to go.

Cottage 9 Santa's Sleighworks Started Stitching 9/3/2013 Completed stitching 9/29/2013

Here are some pictures of the rest of the O Christmas Tree ornaments all finished and ready to be given to my great nieces and nephew.

I completed the finishing on 2 more of The Prairie Schooler O Christmas Tree ornaments yesterday. 

Oh Christmas Tree by The Prairie Schooler This will be for one of my Great Nieces or Nephew for Christmas 2013

Oh Christmas Tree by The Prairie Schooler This will be for one of my Great Nieces or Nephew for Christmas 2013

They are not perfect but they are handmade and not suppose to be perfect despite what my DH says.  He has been criticizing me on my finishing on these ornaments so I refuse to show them to him anymore.

I have 4 more to go and they will be finished.

The Stitcherhood Autumn (Freebie) Stitched on 16CT French Vanilla from Sassy's Fabbys Started 9/4/2013 Completed 9/6/2013 This is for me and hangs in the Family Room

Now I just have Winter to do and I will have one for each season.

Yesterday we went shopping and bought a new ceiling fan and light for the kitchen.  Guess I have to schedule the electrician to come install it.  We also want to have some recessed lights put in the kitchen.  Since it is starting to get dark earlier and earlier I think we have to get this done as soon as possible or we won't be able to see to cook.

Looking forward to watching the Eagles and the Redskins tonight.  I hope the Eagles do well so Bob won't change the channel on me.  I guess I will have to watch by myself if he does that.  GO EAGLES

I just finished this ornament.  It is the 1st of 8 Christmas Tree Ornaments I have to finish.  This is my practice tree, I just wanted to make sure I could finish them properly.

The Prairie Schooler Book #183 O Christmas Tree Stitched on 14CT DMC Marble Aida using DMC Floss Started 8/11/2013 Finished 8/25/2013 Made into an ornament 9/5/2013

7 more to go.

I stitched this and made it into a no-sew cube for my sister Barbara.  I didn't put a ribbon or bow on it because she didn't like the choice I made for the summer no-sew cube I made for her.  I guess beggars can be choosers.

Plum Pudding  Needleart Blessed Be & Veeandco Autumn I combined 2 different charts in stitching this Stitched on 16CT French Vanilla Aida from Sassy's Fabbys DMC Floss Started 8/29/2013 Completed 9/3/2013

Side view - The fabric I used to cover the cube is an autumn orange with gold dots. I know this isn't a very good picture

I finished this little doodle into an ornament this afternoon.

Blueladie Designs August Doodle See previous post for stitching information

I have also been working on finishing one of the PS O Christmas Tree ornaments.  I may have that finished tomorrow if I can find a twig that I can use as the tree bottom.

It has been so warm and humid here today and from what I see it is suppose to stay that way through the rest of the weekend.  Oh well soon I will be complaining that it is cold.  No pleasing me. lol

I finished Candy Cane Cottage today.  Only 4 more houses to stitch.  I have the chart for the next house but I have several other small things I want to stitch before I start it.  We had some friends over for diner the other night and I showed them this project and they just loved it.  I know there are several mistakes in it but it is what it is and it will be unique to me. I haven't stitched the buttons on except for the cookie in Mrs. Claus' Cookie Shop (I just couldn't resist that cookie).  I will stitch the rest of the buttons when I finish all of the houses.

Country Cottage Needleworks Santa's Village Candy Cane Cottage 1st 8 houses stitched

CCN Santa's Village Candy Cane Cottage Stitching Started 7/16/2013 Stitching Completed 8/29/3.13

I have 2 counted cross stitch finishes and a couple of crochet finishes in the past couple of weeks.

I crocheted these 3 ruffle scarves in he last three weeks.  I could get hooked on doing these.  They were so much fun.

Prairie Schooler Oh Christmas Tree 14CT DMC Marble Aida DMC Floss Started 8/11/2013 Completed 8/25/2013 This will be my practice ornament to make teach me how to make these ornaments into Christmas Tree shapes

Blueladie Designs August Doodle Freebie DMC 14CT Marble Aida Started 8/25/2013 Completed 8/26/2013 I will finish this into an ornament for my ornament tree

Only 13 more pages to stitch.

Bridge in Monet's Garden Page 22 completed 8/11/2013 Page 21 started 6/17/2013

I wanted to post this yesterday with my 2 ornament finishes but after I downloaded it I couldn't find it on my PC.  I got a new computer the other day and I am still getting use to it.



Bridge in Monet's Garden Page 22 almost finished

I only have 13 more pages to do.  It seems like I have been working on page 22 forever. 

I finished the stitching on 2 Christmas ornaments in the past week.

Barbara Ana "Let It Snow Fabric:  16 Count Ocean Kiss Aida Floss: DMC Started Stitching ? Completed Stitching 7/16/2013 This will be for Matty

Prairie Schooler 2008 Snowman Ornament Fabric:  16CT Ocean Kiss Aida Floss:  DMC Started Stitching 7/19/2013 Completed Stitching 7/28/2013

Both of these ornaments have been sent to Vicki at SewFun for finishing.  I wanted Matty's ornament to be of the same quality finishing as Avery's so I thought I would send both of these to Vicki for finishing.

I haven't worked much on CCN's Santa's Village this month.  I started house 8 but not much to show.  I have been stitching faithfully on Bridge in Monet's Garden and should finish page 22 in the next week or so.  I also started another PS O Christmas Tree ornament but not enough done to take a picture.

I am off now to stitch on the O Christmas Tree ornament.  Hopefully I will have it finished by the end of the weekend.

 Here are a few more pictures from Kayla's wedding.

Kayla and Landon exchanging their vows.

Jeff (Kayla's Dad), Matty, (her nephew) and Kayla

My Great Niece Kayla got married on July 20, 2013.  It was a beautiful ceremony and she was an absolutely beautiful bride.

Bob and I left home on July 18th to drive to Greenville, NC where the wedding took place.  We did fine until we hit the southern side of Washington, DC and then traffic came to a virtual standstill.  From
Arlington down through Fredericksburg, VA it was bumper to bumper.  We had motel reservations for the night in Thornburg, VA and thought we would arrive about 3:30 - 4:00.  Well it was almost 6:00 by the time we got there.  We headed out to dinner having picked a restaurant that was listed on our GPS.  Well it must have gone out of business or we kept missing it.  We finally ate at a barbecue place.  The food was very good.

After a terrible nights sleep and a horrible breakfast we headed south to Greenville.  No problems with traffic getting there, just a slight delay around Richmond, VA.  Arrived at the Courtyard Marriott in Greenville around 3:30.  Rested for a bit and then got ready to go to the Rehearsal Dinner.  All of the out of town guest had been invited to the Rehearsal Dinner.  It was very nice and the food was great.  Got to meed Matty and Avery, they are the 2 year old son and 6 month old daughter of Kayla's brother Robbie.  Matty is a very, very active boy.

On Saturday we went to breakfast with my sister, Barbara, her SIL, Lois and my two oldest nieces, their husbands and one niece's daughter.  We went to IHop and I can't get over the food they serve fir breakfast.  Just way to much.  The rest of the gang went shopping but Bob and I hung out at the hotel as he was really tired from the drive the day before and he hadn't slept much the night before.  We both finished the books we were reading and I did a little stitching on a Christmas ornament.

We met the family about 4:45 and went to the wedding.  The ceremony was beautiful.  She was married in the same venue where the reception was being held.  Their home Church is not big enough for the number of guest she had invited.  At the ceremony I dropped my purse and it broke a candle vase that was next to my chair.  I was so embarrassed.  The food at the reception was not as good as the food at the rehearsal dinner but it was OK.  After dinner there was music for dancing and of course it was loud and Bob got miserable so I pretended that I didn't feel well and we left about 9:30 or so and went back to the motel. 

Here are some pictures I got off of Facebook of the wedding.

Kayla and her Dad after he gave her away

Robbie and Avery

Landon and Kayla

Landon and Kayla

Michael, Sandy, and Hannah

Avery all dressed up for Aunt Kayla's wedding

We got up early on Sunday morning and headed home.  We had decided to drive straight through and according to the GPS we should have been home by 4:00.  Well we stopped for lunch and that put us back to about 4:30.  We arrived home about 6:30 or so.  Bob took a wrong ramp in DC and we ended up in a residential section and he kept missing turns.  Finally got back on track after much yelling at the GPS.  About 20 miles south of Baltimore we hit bumper to bumper traffic.  There was a World Cup Soccer match in Baltimore.  Finally got out of Baltimore only to hit more traffic because of what we think was an accident.  I was so glad to see my house and to sleep in my own bed on Sunday night.