"Noah" finally framed

Well, here is "Noah" finally framed. I had it framed at Michael's and don't think I would do that again. The first time I picked it up the piece was very poorly stretched and there was a hair under the glass, so I returned it and picked it up for the second time today and the piece isn't even centered. There's a larger margin on the bottom than the top.

My friend, Ann, usually makes my frames but she no longer has access to a "workshop" so that's why I went to Michaels.

This is my darling college student home on spring break. She's been doing a lot of this since she's been home. I think she burns the candle at both ends when she's at school. She goes back on Sunday, we will miss her.

Bob has arrived :)

My Tacky Bob has finally arrived, along with some other stitchy things. I had to order Paradise Lost by Plum Street Samplers, I first saw this done on Siobhan's blog and knew I had to stitch it. And I ordered the last Christmas Ornaments magazine, I've only ever stitched a few Christmas ornies and one of my goals for this year is to stitch up several.

I've had several people ask me what a Tacky Bob is, so I've taken some pictures of what they look like and how they work. Below is the closed Tacky Bob.

Below is the open Tacky Bob.

Here is the open Tacky Bob with the beads on the sticky part. They don't roll around, they don't fall off, they stay put until you stitck your needle into a bead and gently lift it off.

A Tacky Bob is an stitching essential for me.

I hope this has been helpful to those who asked.

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Another Finish and A Winning Chart

Here is my second finish of the year. Sorry I didn't edit the picture but I'm too tired to do it now. This sat untouched for a VERY long time for one specific reason......lambswool......that is what it is stitched on and it is the stiffest linen in the world, I hate it. I would never stitch on lambswool again. I changed up some of the colors but mostly stuck with the pattern.

Town

The Workbasket

32 ct Lambswool

GAST

Began ~ 10-2-08

Finished ~ 1-15-11

A couple of weeks ago I won Hares' Christmas from Myra and it arrived in the mail today. I will stitch this up this year. Thank you Myra!

A Finish from 2010

This is a piece I finished in 2010 and it somehow found it's way into my closet. I am someone who usually gets my pieces framed within weeks of finishing them, not sure what happened with this one. This was a fun stitch, except for the 1/1. I'm not fond of 1/1, especially on 40ct linen. This is part of a series, I have several of the other charts but I'm not sure I'll get them stitched this year :)

Plum Street Samplers

Stories to Live By.....Noah

40ct Daily Grind by R and R Reproductions

Crescent Color Threads

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