VMSS Giveaway Day 23 & Upcoming Blog Hop

On the 23rd Day of 

Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Giveaway

Santa Nancy is letting you decide and choose your gift,

floss, fabric, trims it's up to you!

Starting December 1st I would like to invite you to

Serendipitous Stitching's Advent Calendar Blog Hop

A showcase of cross stitched Christmas and seasonal designs from around the world.

My day is December 2nd, I hope to see you there.

HAPPY STITCHING  :)

Snowman, chickens, Halloween and a giveaway!

This is what I've been up to of late.

A challenge with my Mixed Media Studio Group,

Frosty on skis!

Gift of the Week, also with my group!

These chickens can be pin cushions and/or Christmas decorations.

I added miniscule pom poms and felt leaves for holly and ivy.

A reminder this is day 17 of 

Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Giveaway!

click to see what Santa Nancy has for us today.

Finally. a salute to Halloween (yes I know it's all said and done for 2014) however,

I wanted to share my first, and by no means last, pin keep on a bedspring with you. I had a blast making this from the construction of the top hat to the bat pins. My guys think it's pretty awesome too!

Don't miss out on BLOGATHON CANADA BY SEW SISTERS there are many giveaways!

AND 

THE FINAL DAY OF TWAS THE NIGHT HOP/SWAP

WITH MARLENE AND MADAME SAMM.

HAPPY STITCHING :)

VMSS Giveaway ~ Day 14 and TID BITS

FLOSS!

Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

click here

ALSO

You may want to take in 

and meet some of our Maritime bloggers!

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Now that this gift (and the other bits) have been revealed,
I can share this ornament with you. I love the way it turned out.

 The initials are cross stitched and the design is bluework.

Tomorrow I'll share a piece I did at Halloween.

Until then,
HAPPY STITCHING :)

a tap, tap, tapping.

This little fellow was quite busy, just hanging upside down!

I believe it's a Hairy Woodpecker. 

There appears to be a family of them around our house.

What a great shock of red and the mask lends some mystery to his task.

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Pop back tomorrow evening for the start of

"Grow Your Blog" with GIVEAWAY!

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Until then,

HAPPY STITCHING  :)

I'm so Spoiled!

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Really, I am!

Like a puppy getting it's belly rubbed ;)

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Look at this gorgeousness that arrived today!

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I won the coin purse from   Pig Tales and Quilts

and just look at the surprises Thearica sent along too!!

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How did she know that this is one of my all time favourite colours!!!

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I just love my coin purse, Thearica wanted a tid bit of info from each entrant 

and then created our purses.

I just happen to love dogs and these retro pups are spot on!

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Orange, it just makes me smile :)

and I love Riley Blake.

This girl is a mind reader, how could she possibly have known?

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Thank you, Thearica! You made my day :)

It's For the Birds Blog Hop

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Many Thanks to  Mary, our feathered leader

and Madame Samm our fearless coordinator!

This has been yet another fun hop and spring arrived here just in time.

This Hop must have been the kick in the pants it needed!

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With so much on the go these days I don't know how I managed to get my project completed

ahead of time! I enjoy paper piecing and have found it my go to option for quite a few projects 

with deadlines.

This little fellow is strictly 

"For The Birds"!

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This pillow cover has a zipper back and at the moment is perched on our bed,

just to remind us that spring was eminent, eventually.

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Fly on over to the rest of the "hoppers" to see what 

ruffles their feathers!

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http://www.quiltsmiles.blogspot.com

http://sewdarnquilt.blogspot.com

www.cindycraftycreations.blogspot.com

http://madebymeinred.blogspot.com

http://featheredneststudio.com

http://cmyprims.blogspot.com

http://ukcitycrafter.wordpress.com

www.gracieoliverarts.blogspot.com

http://quilterinthecloset.blogspot.com

http://quilttotheedge.blogspot.com

http://aroundthehomestead.blogspot.com

http://sewpeacetopeace.blogspot.com

www.caliquilter.com/blog/

http://pamela-kieffer.blogspot.com

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

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See you back here Monday, the 13th, for my turn in the

"IT'S FOR THE BIRDS"  Blog Hop

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Remember Tippi Hedren ?

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Isn't she gorgeous?

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My day is lucky May 13th!

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Keep your eye on the sky,

or at the very least watch your reader,

it might be safer (if you know what I mean)!

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I'm Hoppin' in May

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I'm also flapping my wings and ruffling my feathers to gear up with 

Madame Samm of Sew We Quilt 

and Mary for the 

" It's For The Birds " Blog Hop!

 A wonderful way to celebrate May ;)

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Come flap your wings with me.

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HAPPY STITCHING ;)

Winner(S)!!

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 I say we got ourselves a couple, I say,

a couple of 

WINNERS!

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First, the winner of the 

"Beat The Winter Blues" Blog Hop brought to you by 

Quilting Gallery is,

KAREN A.

 Karen won this little gem!

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The winner of the 

"Nancy Drew Blog Hop"

was none other than,

BRITT~INGER of  Hill Valley Quilter !

This is heading over seas :)

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Congratulations Ladies!!

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Another pic of  Foghorn Leghorn, for your viewing pleasure! :)

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Please be sure to click on the BLOGLOVIN button at the top of my 

right hand sidebar so you can continue to join in the giveaways!

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HAPPY STITCHING  :)

IT'S ALL ABOUT ME or is it?

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Once again Madame Samm has come up with a doozy of a Blog Hop!

"IT'S ALL ABOUT ME".

This hop has been, I think, one of the funniest yet.

Amy Bradley has gifted us with a wonderfully comical gal,

I'm not sure whether to take her seriously or not.

Marlene has done a bang up job of cheerleading  this bevy of 

Bodacious Babes, (that would be us gals).

Thank you one and all!

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Here they are with all the sagging boobs and funky hair you could want ;)

Wednesday, February 20th

Buzzing and Bumbling
Cherries Prairie Primitives
Kwilty Pleasures
Sew On and So Forth
 sew.darn.quilt

 A Stitch In Time
  Doodling In My Mind
  Moose Stash Quilting
  A Patchwork Life
  Vickie coming directly from "That Other Blog"
  Susie's World

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Heeeeere  she is....

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Have a wonderful time checking out the other Babes, Chicks and Gals.

You're all gorgeous, beautiful, talented and absolutely amazing!

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X's and O's Blog Hop

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It's the day after,

are you still indulging in bon-bons and sweet treats from your honey?

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A huge round of applause for Madame Samm and Jane for this

 delightfully yummy Blog Hop!
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Why Knot Kwilt
Nita Dances
Sew.Darn.Quilt
Quilt~n~Queen
Fiddlesticks and Humility
Stitchin Therapy
Moose Stash Quilting
Gypsy Dreamer Quilts
Color My World
Sew We Quilt
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These are the sweethearts that are offering up their eye candy on this, the final day.
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I decided to make a pillow for our boudoir.

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A  heart of random reds, surrounded by hot pink, bordered with baby pink 

and shades of brown "chocolate bon~bons". The bon~bons have hearts quilted into each one

and I FMQ a heart in red. There's a flange around the edge and the back is finished with

an over lap pocket.

The maple leaves are a nod to my Canadian side and the crayons are for my boys.

The snowmen and snowflakes are a tribute to this winter's crazy amount

of snow we're experiencing this winter along with so many of you folks near and far.

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Keep your snow shovels, blowers and throwers handy my friends cuz 

"it ain't over til it's over"!

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This just in.....

we're expecting  more snow...20cm  so they say!

Check out this talented group of sculptors,

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All I can say is "Wow!"

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HI !!

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Marlene, from STITCHIN BY THE LAKE  

has invited me to share a little bit 

about myself during 

"I Want to Get to Know You".

So here goes,

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I'm a wife of 15+ years to my #1 guy,

we have 2 fantastic boys together, 

I am  step mom to #1's first born which is a bit comical (I'm 49 my stepson is 37),

I'm  Grams to 2 gorgeous grandchildren,

I'm a foster mom to 2 kiddos too.

Before wearing all these hats, I thoroughly enjoyed the creativity offered to me through goldsmithing.

I began my apprenticeship with my Father, a journeyman himself, at 16 when I left high school.

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The tools of my trade.

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I am going back into this field later this year, all plans falling into place.

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Obviously, I love sewing and quilting has become a passion over the past

few years. I made my very first quilt 30 years ago and then had a super long hiatus,

I'm talking about a 20 year hiatus. When my oldest was born 11 years ago, I

  attempted  to sew a couple of quilts without any clue as to what I was doing!

It has only been the last 5 years that I have managed to sew more quilts and learn so

much by way of the internet and the scores of amazing blogs out there.

I have recently been part of the blog hop world and I am involved with a 

Doll Quilt Swap that has been loads of fun.

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I also enjoy 

reading murder mysteries, 

 watching murder mysteries,

the styles of the the 1920s and 30s,

and

almost every type of music out there!

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Thank you, Marlene, for allowing me to share in the chatter over the fence today.

Thank you to those that pop in for a visit, I hope you drop back often.

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HAPPY STITCHING!

New List February's To ~ Do's

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UPDATE HERE  for January's accomplishments :)

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Why not throw your hat in the ring as well?

Pig Tales and Quilts is hosting this motivational event.

See what you can finish or what continues to elude you!

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Are You Keeping an Eye out For IT?

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It's Coming!

It's almost Here!

Don't miss IT!

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HAPPY STITCHING!!