Lots of Pictures

Okay, so I got busy doing some finishing work! Not the best job, but I'm getting better, I think! Most of these have been stitched for a long time...(some for a year! shh!) The rabbit set I actually stitched and finished within two weeks.. now isn't that great?!

It's really little, the oval box is only about 3 inches long and 2 1/2 inches high.

This is a tiny needlebook, it hold two needles! And the other is a case for scissors! I need to find 2 1/2 inch scissors!

The design on the box goes all the way around! And this is the back of the needlebook.


This was out of an old magazine. It's not exactly the buttons it called for. It called for buttons that were $5 each and from SOUTH AFRICA! :) So I went for the 3 for $1.25 buttons at Joann Fabrics! I was a little worried that they didn't have any legs, so at the last second I decided to just stitch some legs on there!

It was supposed to be finished as a cigar box purse, but I've come to realize (after three purses) that I don't use stitched purses! So when I saw just the cigar box, I figured that was perfect! I'm going to keep needlebooks and stuff in there.

This is a really old finish! It was one of my first needlebooks, and one of my very favorites! It was sitting there while I was taking pictures, so I just snapped a shot of it!



I loved this needlebook. But the pattern was a pill to read! It's by Rabbit Works. This is the front cover. I used perle cotton for the cording.. I think I'll use that again..it's so sparkly!The lettering is all over one.

This is the inside! It also needs a pair of 2 1/2inch scissors to put in the basket under the tree. All the little pears are stitched over one. The basket is a seperate piece I attached and then the door is seperately attached too.. I stuck a few needles behind it! The green ribbon will tie the scissors onto the book.

You were supposed to put your initials on the back, but mine are so boring: SSS So I used the first initial of everybody in my family! :)

I first saw this biscornu on somebody's blog! I have to admit.. I like hers better! Wish I would have used a dyed thread instead of ecru. But it's what I had! The two fabrics are R&R I think. We got them at an LNS for .50 each! At a different LNS we had seen a biscornu with the front and back a different color.. so I thought I'd try that too! Not sure I like that either! Plus the thing is so big...but when I was doing all the finishing stuff yesterday, I used it for a pin cushion and that worked great. So maybe it'll be fine! I don't love the button, it hides a lot of stitching..but it'll work until I find something better.



Last but not least! Something about a new project with the fabric and pattern ready, makes me want to start it as soon as possible! So after our last trip to the LNS, I got this project to start! I'm stitching two of them, at the same time (not literally!) It's a pain, actually! Lots of confetti stitches, 1/4 stitches, random stitches, backstitching...but it's gonna be cute!

It's on WDW fabric pumpkin. I love the color of it, but it seems so flimsy or something. It's hard to get my stitches to lay right on it. It came with the checkered lining fabric in the picture, but I found the other fabric in my pile of fabric scraps. I have to still stitch some parts in purple on the pattern, so we'll see which one works best!


Hope you Enjoyed!

Productive!

Oh, I've been so productive around here! :) Can't wait to show you pictures! You'll have to wait in anxious anticipation... I'm going to bed, we've got flag football tomorrow and then I have to take pictures, upload, etc! But just had to tell people who "get it"! :)

And I found my matchbox for the matchbox exchange with Marion.. a whopping .89 cents! :)

A Matchbox Exchange

I found this tonight while I was randomly reading a million blogs! Okay, I wasn't really reading, more like looking at pictures!

About 3/4 down her page she shows picture of a match box exchange. Looks like they decorated the outside of a match box, and filled the inside with lots of goodies! Wouldn't that be fun? I'm thinking you could fit a lot of stuff inside a match box. (it was a large one) Threads, fabric, buttons, needles, pins, fob, pinkeep, etc! Oh the ideas are endless, aren't they?

Anybody want to do a one time match box exchange? :)

NCLindaP and I had a great time at our not so local LNS's today! We learned she can pick me up, hit two LNS, grab McD's drivethrough, and be home w/exactly five minutes to spare until I pick up my middle schooler! Hmm.. this could have been a dangerous discovery!

I got all the fabric and threads I need for the new Creepy Crawly pattern. I love it! I think I might do the skeleton in glow-in-the dark thread! Wouldn't that be cool? :) I ordered the pattern when I got home, so hopefully I'll get to it quickly!

I found this neato Halloween needlebook, I'll have to find a link to it somewhere! Without going downstairs, I'm not even sure what the name of it is! It's one of those newer patterns, where they have the printed tin, and you stitch a matching topper... Know what I mean? I'll find out tomorrow! OOH and it's stitched on WDW bright orange fabric! The one we got is Pumpkin! Love it!

I think that's it! Is that it, Linda? :)

I have way too many things I want to stitch!

Mommy Lesson #5,206

Okay, so for the past eleven years of parenting my thought has always been to wake my kids at the last possible minute, then hurry out the door to wherever we need to go! (church,school,appointments, etc) Get as much sleep as possible! That's the way I am, so that's they way they are? Right?

WRONG!

This year, Andrew is in middle school and leaves the house at 7:00. Luke doesn't have to leave until 8:45 at the latest. So as usual, I would get Andrew and DH out the door and then wake up Luke around 8:00, maybe 8:15.

Well about two weeks ago, DH was out of town and I had no option but to get Luke up and take him with me to take Andrew to school at 7:00. I was dreading it all week, thinking it'd be awful getting him up so early and loosing the extra sleep, etc.

Lo and behold, Luke did just fine that week. Apparently he likes having time to hang out in the mornings! (NOT like me! LOL) So since then, I've been waking him up at 6:30 when I wake Andrew up. Around 7:00 I make sure he's out of bed... we usually get back in my bed after DH and Andrew leave. We'll watch Good Morning America and snooze off and on, or talk or whatever.

I realized today on the way to school, that we had left on time, and nicely, no fussing, no crying for almost two straight weeks! For the first time ever!

Yeah lesson #5,206 learned! Why didn't I realize that earlier? Would have made life much better!

I'm cleaning today, to "earn" myself a day off tomorrow! NCLindaP and I are sneaking off to a few LNS shops! We'll see what we find!

What did you have for lunch?

Okay, ready for this!!

Diet Pepsi, personal size bag of Doritoes (not the little bag, the medium bag at the checkout line) and two Reese cups for dessert! Yup, healthy!

I did a bunch of crafty errands today! I needed some random things to do some finishing. Can you believe I had to go to all three: Michaels, Joann's, and ACMoore to find what I needed? And seriously I wasn't looking for that much!

Nobody has the colored metal rings for the floss tags, in fact nobody even has the rings! ANNOYING! Whenever it comes time for me not to need them, they'll be everywhere! If anybody has easy access to the color ones, I'd love it if you could pick up a pack for me! I'll gladly reimburse you! :)

Proud Momma

I went to school yesterday to eat lunch with Luke. His substitute teacher (his teacher is out on maternity leave for 2 months) came up and asked if I was Luke's mom... That's always a scary question!!! Anyway, I said yes. And she went on to tell me what a great kid he was, a great student, hard worker, good reader, etc! And I said thank you SO much, I don't get many compliments on Luke! And she said, "On Luke?!! He's wonderful!!" I said, well doesn't he have too much energy, and she said, "Luke?!" AHH! Music to my ears!

To make a long story short, our oldest Andrew decided this summer at one of our camps, that like the speaker said, he was NOT to young to change the world. So he decided on his own he'd raise $2,800 to support this village in India. Lo and behold, in less than two months.. due to the kindness of many people, he indeed raised the money. He is waiting anxiously to get news and pictures of his well.

On this website you'll see his picture, if you scroll down a little bit. You can also watch a video and read more about what his money went too, if you are interested! He decided it was awfully easy to raise $2,800 and wants to do it again ASAP!

For the moment I'm a PROUD MOMMA! :)

A Few Finishes

Did I ever show you this one finished? It's the spring bellpull from a magazine.. I'm thinking it's CrossStitch and Needlework, but I'm not 100% on that! (as usual!) I have a summer one to go with it, and I've seen the Fall one, but haven't bought the magazine yet, and I'm assuming there will be a Winter one out soon.

I've seen this little witch biscornu around the web, it's a free pattern... and it's so cute! I love the colors in it! I need to go buy a cute little spider button for the middle! I filled it with those little plastic pellets, so it's really heavy! I like them that way...

I also saw this freebie all over the web, so decided to be a copycat! I want to get a blue ring to use with it, but don't have one at the moment. Whenever I get to the craft store, I'll look to see if they have any.

This is a pattern that is so much cuter in person, than on the pattern! :) The long skinny part, is to be wrapped around a small oval paper mache box. Then the one with just the bunny will be the top of the box. There other sections are for a tiny scissor case and a needlebook too. I need to buy the paper mache box.

Sounds like I need a trip to the craft store, don't I?! :) Maybe tomorrow!

Here is a picture of my two boys. Andrew is 11 and Luke is 8. It shows their personalities perfectly! Andrew is being very serious about showing me his latest song he learned on the viola. It was Mary Had a Little Lamb! (I've heard it about 50 times already!) Then Luke is running from his friend in the background, and his friend is getting their ball out of the neighbors bushes!!