Blooming nightmare

The blooms are definitely a nightmare. I have just barely started on the arbor and it is s-l-o-w going. I'm figuring this is going to be an anniversary gift since the wedding is long over. I absolutely have no time to work on this piece since my daughter and SIL live in the in-law apt on our house. My daughter comes over often and this piece is a surprise so I can only work on it at night in my bedroom and I'm usually too tired to work on it, lol.
So this is what the whole piece looks like at this point.

I decided at one point to take a break from the flowers and did some beading. This is the bottom of her dress.

This is where I'm at with flowers and have a lllooonnnggg way to go.

I am so behind on reading blogs. I'm trying to catch up but having a hard time with it.
Thanks so much for stopping by.

Once Upon A Time, May goals

Well, I have started stitching again. Yeah!! I'm mainly working on Once Upon A Time for my daughter and now SIL. Couldn't get it done before the wedding but hope to have it done this summer. I still really enjoy working on this piece. I've been working on the lower part of her dress and the grass.

Here is where I left off over a month ago:

And this is where I am today (sorry about the fabric):


May goals:
1. The wedding and all the preparations - Yes
2. My son graduating from High School and the Open House that followed - Yes
3. Saying good-bye to my son the day after he graduated as he is working out of state for the whole summer - Yes
4. Saying good-bye to DD #2 who also is working out of state for the whole summer - Yes
5. Have a nervous breakdown - Nope (thankfully) :)

Update on Once Upon A Time

Here is my update on Once Upon A Time. I am really enjoying stitching this one. I love Passione Ricamo but this is my first time stitching one of her designs.
Thanks for all your lovely comments, I enjoy reading them.

New profile pic, update and goals

Well, I finally changed my profile picture. Why in the world did I still have a picture of a snowy tree. So now my profile pic is of the flowers my husband gave me for my birthday.

This is my progress on Once Upon A Time. I'm trying to get to the lower left corner so I can start up the flowered arbor. I want to work on the flowers intermittently as I stitch the rest of the piece (because there are so many of them)

My March goals were:

1. Progress on Once Upon A Time - done

2. Get half of block #7 done on Christmas of Hawk Run Hollow - done

3. Finish 2 exchange pieces - done

4. Finish stitching a Christmas ornie - done

5. Frame "Town" - no

I am still having problems with a virus that won't let me leave comments on your blogs. Once in a while I can so I try to leave as many as I can but it's generally short lived. Please know that I'm reading them. I appreciate ALL of the people who leave comments on mine.

Have a great day.

Finally, a post

I haven't posted in a long time, so I'm way overdue. I started a new job 2 weeks ago and I am very overwhelmed with the amount of responsibility I now have. I also have some things going on in my personal life that have me feeling down, so haven't been doing much stitching.

But here is what I've been working on. Mainly I've been working on his cape but it's white and tan so difficult to see the progress I've made.

I was fortunate to win Cathy B's giveaway. These are the L*K seasonal scissor fob patterns. Thank you, Cathy!!
Now I'm going to show you the amount of snow we have. The first picture is my husband standing in our driveway.

Here is a picture taken from the driveway looking at the house.

Spring, please get here soon.

Below are my February goals and amazingly I met them all :)

1. Work on Once Upon A Time - Done

2. Finish a motif on Quaker Halloween - Done

3. Finish a motif on Paradigm Lost - Done

4. Finish Part IV on St. Petersburg White Nights - Done

5. Frame "Friendship" - Done

6. Frame "Noah" - It's at the framer's so I can call it done.

7. Find some Spring/Easter patterns - Done

8. Organize the Christmas Ornies I want to stitch - Done

I still have the "worm" in our network. Sometimes I can leave comments on your posts and sometimes not. Please know I'm reading your posts!!

And he touches her....

Her beau has finally showed up. I just love this piece. I've not stitched his hair because I need to change it from black to "dirty blonde". I've never changed hair color before, does anyone have any suggestions on how to go about doing this? I'd appreciate any help you can give me on this.

Well, as many other bloggers have been saying.....I'M TIRED OF ALL THIS SNOW!! We have passed the 50 inches mark for this winter. I'm ready for spring, green grass and flowers.

I see from reading your blogs that many of you are involved in exchanges. Can I ask how I go about being in an exchange. I know of one stitcher who may be doing an Easter exchange but I would love to be involved in more.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting.

Her Beau is growing

Well, I started on the man and he's growing nicely. I got caught up on the beading since "Bob" arrived. I just love stitching this piece, but time to put it away for a little bit.

I enjoy reading all of your blogs but it is making me want to stitch so many things and I already have "tons" of stuff to stitch. But it's so nice seeing everybody's taste and stitching.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.

Still No Bob

I still haven't received my Tacky Bob so no beading but I've been stitching. I love stitching this piece and she looks just like my daughter! I couldn't get into work today because of the snow so I stitched most of the day (something I rarely do).

We got about 19 inches of snow today. This is a picture of our back deck, it doesn't really show the ginormous amount of snow we got. As I get older I like winter less and less.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.

No Tacky Bob.....No Beading

I like to bead as I go along but I can't find my NEW Tacky Bob. I have several Tacky Bob's but they are in use with other projects and I KNOW I have another brand new Tacky Bob somewhere in this house. So I tried to bead from the bead packets and within 15 minutes I had a whole packet spilled on my couch. So I've just been stitching, have ordered a TB on line and am waiting for it to come in. I LOVE stitching this piece but do need to move onto another piece for a bit.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Stitching for someone I love

I started Once Upon A Time by Passione Ricamo 4 days ago and this is how it's looking so far. This is for my daughter who got engaged 5 days ago. She's getting married this summer so I needed to get moving on this piece. I'm stitching it on 28ct "Peach Grove" lugana which is what the pattern calls for. I'm not a fan of 28ct nor of lugana but I'll survive it. I just love working on this piece, it's been a while since I've stitched something for one of my kids and it's wwaaaaaaaayyyy more fun than stitching for myself.

I officially started my diet and new exercise program today. Feeling hopeful I can lose the weight I want to.

I've been working a little bit on changing my blog also. It takes me so long to figure things out but I'll eventually get the blog looking the way I want it.

Thanks for visiting and have a safe and Happy New Year!

New presents, stitching, goals and family news

Well, I had such a marvelous Christmas. All of my kids were here and it was sooooo relaxing. My big present is a new computer from DH. The computer store was able to retrieve our photos from the computer that crashed (thankfully). And now I have a normal sized laptop instead of the tiny netbook I was trying to use.

On the stitching front, here is Town by The Workbasket which is part of a series. There are 4 pieces, I've already done Country and there is also Village and Woodlands, which I will stitch at some point.

Here is Country.

And the best and biggest news is our oldest daughter is now engaged. She'll be 21 next week and will probably get married this summer (yikes, lot's of planning coming up). Her fiance' took my husband out to lunch last week and asked him for her hand. He is so sweet and loves her so much. We know he will always treat her well and take good care of her.
She's has always loved Passione Ricamo's "Once Upon A Time" so I'm going to stitch this for her as an engagement/bridal shower gift. Which means I need to get stitching!!!! I'll need to adjust the hair color on the man but the girl's hair is the exact same color as my daughter's. A better picture of this is in my side bar. I have the linen it calls for but it isn't as colorful as the original shows.

BLOG HELP------I have been signing up to "follow" people's blogs but don't know how to put a "follow" link on my own blog. Can anyone help me out?

I noticed people have put up goals so thought I would put some together (hopefully it will help me stay on track)

2011 Goals:

1. Fix up my blog :)

2. Finish Town by Workbasket

3. Finish Christmas of Hawk Run Hollow by CHS

4. Finish Quaker Halloween by Cherished Stitches

5. Get 75% of St. Petersburg by Chatelaine finished

6. Get 75% of Paradigm Lost by Long Dog Sampler finished

7. Start and finish Once Upon A Lifetime by Passione Ricamo

8. Finish stitchy gift I've started for a friend

9. Make xmas ornaments for family, friends and co-workers

10. Start two new projects and finish one of them (not picked out yet)

11. Finish "Down A Country Lane" rug (hooking)

12. Last but not least lose 15 lbs

I am sure I will never be capable of writing another post this long, and everybody is breathing a huge sigh of relief.

Thanks for visiting.