Gifted Gorgeousness SAL Hopefuls

For 2015, I've signed up for and hope to stick with  three SALs.

 First up is Jo's Serendipitous Stitching Gifted Gorgeousness SAL

The premise behind the Gifted Gorgeousness SAL is to only post about stitchery that has been gifted to you or by you to someone else, wins also count.

 Any part of the gift can be gifted, from the cloth to embellishments.

I'll be starting and hopefully finishing( and certainly adding) to this list over the next year.

Gifted to me by my sons:

1) "Out For A Ride" designed by Diane Arthurs

2) "Rose Watercolor Butterfly"  designed by Karen Kluba

3) "Woodland St. Nick designed by Sandi Gore Evans

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 Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe 25 Days of Christmas Giveaway wins:

(images are from VMSS ebay store)

4) "Decorating the Tree" by Nancy Turner

5) "Always Remember" AA Milne quote designed by Nancy Turner

6) "Two Long~Eared Rabbits Poem" designed by Nancy Turner

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Kate of  By the Babbling Brooke  "gifted" me with the information that this HAED design was a freebie from  Cross Stitch Collection Magazine's Facebook page. 

Thank you, Kate ")

7) "Christmas Animals" designed by Luthu Travisi

That's all for now! Not many by some standards but considering I've also got a 

HAED chart that's 304,650 stitches covering 25" x 38", I'm good with this !!

until next time,

HAPPY STITCHING ")

10 for $1.00

My progress with "Windowsill Birdhouses" so far.

                         

An afternoon of good light brought me to this place.

I started this 2 nights ago since the light in my corner of the livingroom suuucks and working on either of my larger pieces is impossible at the moment.

 Especially hampered by the stitchery on black aida!

I'm hoping Santa can see his way ")  to bringing me a magnifier and lamp.

my apologies for the blur

I should have this finished tonight.

Any ideas as to what it will become?

Finally, I'll leave you with this little ditty.

Do you remember WOOLCO, the department store? 

My Mom was a divisional supervisor back in the 70's/80's.

I found this in amongst some skeins of floss and thought you might get a kick out of it!

Can you imagine being able to pay that nowadays?!

Do pop over and see all the lovelies @  Serendipitous Stitching Advent Calendar Hop

until next time,

HAPPY STITCHING  ")

Kept in Stitches!

I've been doing some sewing and stitching this week.

First up, the sweet Fox showing off her new flannel quilt for those chilly winter evenings.

Of course it's all pinks and flowers here and the backing is pink gingham, 

she's a girlie girl!

 Up next, the progress on my youngest's request of the infamous

"GRUMPY CAT"

I just saw a piece on the computer, this cat has earned an astounding $100 million!!!

Cute kitty but something is seriously wrong when this can happen in a world so completely

out of whack! Just putting it out there, that's all.

cross stitch chart is courtesy of  Brooke's Books

available on her site under freebies  ")

Maybe Carli can give Grumpy Cat a run for her money?

Calsberg (as she has been tagged) loves to cover herself with newspapers and now throw mats.

This one she "turtled" out of our bedroom and into the kitchen!

These new additions to our family keep us all in stitches!

until next time,

HAPPY STITCHING  ")

Dusting Off Windowsill Birdhouses

I decided to dust off this cross stitch designed by Martha Edwards for Dimensions and maybe, just maybe I'll finish it in due course.

 10" X 14" on 18ct