A Stitchy Spring Vignette

 Happy Wednesday !
Last night I finished stitching With Thy Needle and Threads Springtime Messenger design.. I used mostly DMC floss for the design except for the bird.. and I changed the color of the urn to aqua blues instead of greens..

 I framed it using a church rummage sale frame ( 50 cents) it's pretty chipped up and even has some paint splatter on it ...but I kind of like it that way to go with all the other vintage and chippy things in this basket..I mounted some green check fabric on a piece of needlework sticky board that would fir the inside of the frame on the top .. The frame was too deep to use if I were to traditionally frame the piece.. Just didn't look right. Then I used the sticky needlework board for the stitching and just hot glued it on. It is sitting in an easel on top of a bed of moss in a pedestal bowl..

I also glued the buttons down instead of sewing them .. Then I used a thread from some burlap ..tied little knots in it and glued to the top of each button..

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Tiptoe Through The Tulips Chalkboard

 Today was the day .. I erased the Be My Valentine Chalkboard ! It is so cold here ..its time to get some more Spring in the house.. Tulips and bees are the theme for this chalkboard.

 I used white,pink, green , orange and yellow chalk...

 Don't mind the "winter" chalkboard on top of the hutch ! That needs to be changed :)

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A Little Spring

Good Morning..

I was getting a little tired of all the winter decorations in the house, so down they all came. It is definitely still winter outside !

 I finished the Lizzie Kate 4 seasons spring design .. I am not a purple fan so I changed the purple to off white and yellow.. love it now ! A stack of cover less books tied with twine on top of a pedestal plate is where the new stitchery is..

 I added my flea market cement ducks to the top of the aqua cabinet .. They seem like spring to me !

 This little aqua phot easel frame came from Michael's and its the perfect size for these designs.

I am still working on my galvanized tiered tray for spring.. and I have moved it to the counter instead of the table. I made the Pioneer Womans double Chocolate white chocolate chip cookies yesterday .. they are amazing !

I finished this Country cottage needleworks ornament for the LHN CCN facebook group. Trying to do one ornament a month!

I took back a purse I got for Christmas and bought myself a new Kitchenaid mixer.. the color is aqua sky..Love it.. My old one was black ..it went to live at my daughters house. The first thing we made with it was the pretzel rolls from Mel's Kitchen Cafe.. They are wonderful !

Soon the yard will look like this again ! I am ready !!

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February Stitched Chalkboard

 Happy Monday !
Hope you all had great weekends!
I know I am late ..but I didn't finish stitching February's A Year In Chalk until this morning..

 I just had a few stitches to put in it and then mounted it and used the magnet to attach it.

 It's on the chest in the foyer with a cute valentine vignette..

 I had to add a few of the sugar cookies :) and the daisies my daughter gave me for Valentines day ..I have been taking down all the winter decorations in the house..even though it is freezing cold and we still have snow on the ground..I am ready to start decorating for spring !

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Valentines Sugar Cookies 2015

Good morning ! Yesterday I baked and decorated cookies for Valentines Day..

 I tried something different with my royal icing and I never could get the consistency right ! I didn't have any more powdered sugar to make more frosting and I just wasn't feeling a trip to the store..Note to anyone making sugar cookies .. have more powdered sugar than you need on hand before you start :) ! ( I wish I would have gone to the store for more powdered sugar!)

 They are only going to be eaten..not put in an art museum :) Oh well..better luck next year ..Right ?

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Stitching Chalkboards

 Good morning !
I was so excited when I saw this cross stitch series that looks like chalkboards..The designer is Hands On Design.. I finished the stitching this weekend and knew exactly how I wanted to finish these designs..

 I had seen these cute little chalkboards at Michael's so I got my coupons out and picked one up ..

 It is on dispay in the foyer, with some other wintery things..

 I made a backing using black gingham check .. I might try to find a smaller check pattern fabric and change it out ..but this was what I already had here. I used my sheet metal ..magnet way to display it so I can just change it out for the next month.. I need to get February's stitched !

I finished another Prairie Schooler Santa last night .. I only have 6 of the yearly ones left to stitch ! I am hoping to get them all finished this year!

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Be My Valentine Chalkboard

 Here we are back at Monday again ..Love Mondays !
Hope you had wonderful weekends!
I wasn't going to change the big chalkboard that hangs in the kitchen  until next month.. but then yesterday I decided to try to do a Valentine theme..

 I used pink and green colored chalks ..I love the roses!

 All my chalkboards are just free handed and doodled, until I get to where I like the design..

 This was last months chalkboard..

 I get asked all the time where I got the bog chalkboard..It is a frame from a garage sale ..I think I paid $5.00 for it.. I got a piece of wood cut to fit and then painted it with chalkboard paint..I have had it up on the wall since Sept.2013.. changing it out for the seasons..

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The Giant Granny Finish

 Happy Sunday !
Yesterday I finished the giant granny square blanket I was working on .. I started it last Friday ..so it took 9 days.. There are 52 rows of grannies and 6 rows of border and 2 rows of the little tailored ruffles..

It looks kind of gingham check in this photo ..

 This blanket will be in the mail to California this week to a family that helped our son who was out in California last semester at a junior college.. They fed him home cooked meals, took him places , put pictures from the football games on facebook for me to see and texted me with game details at the games we didn't go to..We truly appreciate all they did for him..and us :)

 The border is 6 rows of single crochet .. Then I did the little ruffles by chain 3 single crochet around every other post of the last row of crochet .. Then chain 3 and crochet in every other stitch at the top. It gives a little texture and I love the little tiny ruffleyness ..

 We had a play in the snow day with one of the Grandsons this week.. My daughters little dog loves the snow ..She hops like a bunny and doesn't want to go inside !

I started and finished this one yesterday .. A year in chalk .. how perfect for me.. chalkboard and stitching.. Its from Hands on Design .. I tried to stitch It on the 30ct WDW gunmetal that the pattern suggests , but I had to get black 28 count Monaco. I need the stiffness of the Monaco vs. the linen. I will be off to find a way to display these today. Hoping to get February's pattern soon so I can get to work on it.

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