HOHRH progress :) and Out of the Stone Age :)

I don't usually share progress as I feel it may get a bit boring (however, I haven't had the pleasure of knowing if it does get a bit boring as I have been on a Needlework Smalls kick for over a year) and I have been posting only "finishes" for quite awhile now :)

I stayed with HoHRH for a few more days and completed House 3 and started on House 4. You can't really see how much of House 4 I have stitched as the color is not showing up that great-I have the outline of the house completed and started filling in the windows. I wanted to share as this one will probably be put back in my stitching bag for awhile :)

For those that wanted to know the details, you can find them here.
House 3

House 4


Wonderful news for me-I have gotten out of the Stone Age. We FINALLY got high speed Internet yesterday. It was not offered in our area until very recently and we have been on a waiting list for 2 months :) We finally got an appointment and they put it in yesterday and I must say....WOW!!! I have literally cut my computer time by more than half. YAY!!!!

Thank you all so much for your comments on my exchanges and WIP's. I appreciate them so much. Thanks for stopping by :)

Have a great weekend :)
hugs,
BeckySC

Lot's to share....

My Easter exchange has reached Toni. I chose to stitch a NR for her. I had to do my own thing with the HIH Spring NR to make it Eastery for her. I love this one. I am glad you like it, Toni :) I sent along some extra's as well :)


AND, I received a MOST lovely Easter exchange today from Marie. I must say you really made my day, Marie. Thank you so much for everything-you are so very genereous and your work is AMAZING! Thanks too for the Christmas Ornament you included-aVERY thoughtful extra :)(Marie reads my blog and knows I have a VERY long list of JCS ornies I want to stitch and she decided to include one in my Easter package :) What a sweetie!!!)
The Easter Heart is a pocket and so perfectly finished!


I received an AOK from Amy last week from my Wishlist. She sent me Bunnies in My Garden and the VC silks to stitch it in. THANK YOU so very much, Amy :) You also made my day :)

I decided to forgo the ornie SAL this weekend and keep with my WIP's as they have been neglected for entirely tooooooo long, so I pulled out HOHRH and worked on the 3rd house...I am close to having it completed :)

I also stitched Chamomile on Herb Window Garden.

I hope to stay with my WIP's just a little longer....but other things are calling :)

Sending (((((((((hugs))))))))))) to a couple of friends that need them :)

Thank you all for your comments on Herb Window Garden :) I appreciate them and to all my new readers/commenters...welcome to you and thank you for stopping by!

Have a great week :)
BeckySC

Whether it's the WARM weather we are having....

or guilt of neglecting my WIP's, I FINALLY pulled out a WIP to work on. I decided last night to work on Herb Window Garden for a bit. I finished up the Bergamot square (or maybe I should say pane as this is a window with 9 panes) with the exception of the b/s and a few stitches that will be done later :) I love the look of the herb as well as the pot it is in :) I may try to stay with this one and stitch the next pane which will be chamomile.


Thank you all for your visits and your comments on the PS freebie :) I appreciate them so much :)

Have a lovely upcoming weekend :)
hugs,
BeckySC

S is for Spring...

And the weather here has been very Spring like. We have had a couple of cold nights, but the weather has been very Springy. Blooms and blossoms are popping out everywhere :) I love this time of year, but my allergies do not :)

Speaking of Spring, it was SAT weekend on the FGBB and I decided to stitch a couple of freebies during the SAT, which also go towards the Freebie Challenge on the FGBB of stitching 4 freebies for the month of March. I have 2 of 4 stitched. I can share one tonight as I was able to do the finishing...but the other is going to be for a tutorial and I haven't had time to do the finishing on it and all the documentation it will require :)

S is for Spring from The Prairie Schooler. I wanted to go for a simple look with this one, so I did a pinkeep finish a little different than I normally do :) No ribbons, or cording or anything fancy. I love the simplicity of this and think it turned out just great :)



The other freebie is also from the Prairie Schooler and I will share it when I get a chance to do the finishing :)

Have a great week all and thanks so much for stopping by :)
hugs,
BeckySC

New Stash :)

My stash that I was hoping would arrive yesterday, did in fact arrive. Some of you know that I am particular about ordering online as some experiences are just not good. I DO speak from experience and for the most part I order from my local LNS, but this time around I decided to order from Amy and I am so impressd with the service I received. I ordered from Down Sunshine Lane...this was my very first ordering expereince with her and I must say it was such a pleasure to do business with her. She kept me updated and answered all my questions and BOY was the shipping fast :) Thank you so much, Amy.

Here is what I ordered and received in yesterday's mail :) I love each and every chart and cannot wait to start stitching from them...but alas...I need to order fibers for each of them, except the Alussum Scissor Pocket, but I need to order fabric for this one...LOL! Nonetheless, I am so thrilled with my new stash :)

BUZZ'N ROUND/EYEGLASS CASE-Keepsake Stitches
GARDEN PARTY for Bunnies-Keepsake Stitches
HIDDEN TREASURES NEEDLE CASE-Keepsake Stitches
ROSE GARDEN MEMORIES-Keepsake Stitches
SCISSORS KEEP NEST EGG-Keepsake Stitches
Bunnies in the Berry Patch-Keepsake Stitches
Alyssum Scissor Pocket-The Cat's Whiskers
Lavender Rose Sewing Case-Fancy Work
Quaker Needlework Treasures-With My Needle



And just this morning I ordered the chart and fibers from Vikki for this GORGEOUS design :)
I just love how it is finished as a pocket...
Thanks, Carissa for the heads up about this lovely new design :)

Thank you all so very much for your comments on my finishing :) I appreciate your e-mail and comments. You are all very sweet. I can't remember who asked, but I tacked the ruched ribbon onto the hearts at small intervals with a matching thread :).

To all my new readers/commenters, thank you for stopping by :) I appreciate it so much :)

Enjoy your weekend :)
hugs,
BeckySC

A few more finishes...

AS I said in my last post, I pulled several pieces out of my "needs to be finished" drawer. I did the finishing on 3 more pieces yesterday :). (I am trying to stay busy until an order arrives for me...HOPEFULLY today. I can't wait to get it as it has so many wonderful items-I didn't want to start anything, as I want to stitch from that order :)...so I decided to do finishing for a couple of days :))

I finished Spring is in the Air into a needlebook. I added a place for scissors and under the felt to the right is a place for needles. I love how this one turned out. I have been wanting to do something with this piece for so long as I have had it stitched for several years. It is by the Trilogy and was featured in a magazine (right now I can't think of the exact issue...will edit if I remember)

Inside with scissors



Inside-to show needlekeep

Another finish is Keeping the Bees. I decided to do a fob finishing on it. It turned out great!


And the last of my finishing is SB's Love Letters. I finished it into a heart that you can hang on a peg/doorknob or any place :) I ruched a pink ribbon to go around it-the ribbon is not as "pink" as it appears here...it is more of a baby pink. I am thrilled with this one as well :)


So that's 5 pieces out of the drawer and finished off and displayed :) I am quite happy with that as I hate for pieces to be put away and never used/seen :)

Thank you all so much for your comments on Wabbit's :) I appreciate them very much :)

Until next time...
hugs,
BeckySC

Wabbit & Wabbit's Garden

I pulled out a few items from my "needs to be finished" drawer and did the finishing on two of those last night and this morning :) I stitched these in 2006.
I enjoyed doing the finishing on these two pices :) I love how they turned out :)

Dark Teal fabric, with light green ribbon (that I ruched)


18th Century Grape from R&R fabric with raspberry ribbon (again, I ruched the ribbon)



Thank you all so much for your comments on Stitch'n Bee :) I appreciate them so very much :)

Until next time....
hugs,
BeckySC

Stitch'n Bee

I received this lovely chart from Amy last week as a "Thank You" for some tape measures I sent to her :) I stitched the needlebook and fob last night (I may go back and stitch the pincushion) and did the finishing on them today. I enjoyed stitching these so much and they are SO Becky :)
Thank you again, Amy :)
Stitch'n Bee


Inside of needlebook and back of fob (I decided to stitch a back for the fob, it was not charted that way...I added one of the little bees.) I had some blue scissors that went perfect with the fob)


Thank you all so much for your comments on the pinkeep I made for Amy :) I appreciate them all so much and you stopping by :)

Until next time...
hugs,
BeckySC

Birthday gift received :)

Amy received her birthday gift from me today. I stitched one of my new stash pieces and finished it into a pinkeep for her :) I love this little design and will be stitching another one soon. I am so happy you like it, Amy :)





Until next time :)
hugs,
BeckySC

A request please....

My sweet husband bought me a laptop today and I would appreciate it so much if my regular e-mailers could just drop me a quick note to my e-mail address so that I can add you to my address book on my laptop.
Thanks so much :)

Thank you all for the comments on my latest finishing and also for the "get well wishes"-you are all so VERY sweet and I love ya for it :)

hugs,
BeckySC

Hop into Spring

I am still not feeling my best :( I don't really care to go into it here on a public blog, but this is the reason for my lack of posting/commenting. Thank you to those of you that have e-mailed me :) I sincerely appreciate your concern :)
I have been stitching away-but I can't share most of it as it is gifts and exchanges. I will share those as I can :)

I did the finishing on an Easter/Spring piece I stitched back in January. I finished it off into a flatfold. I love this one and all the specialty stitches in the bands. It was a lot of fun to stitch, and turned out really cute!
The first picture is just a little better close up and before I added the bow, which is really purple...not the blue picked up by the camera).




I also did the finishing on a piece I stitched back in 2004-I didn't have a clue how I wanted to finish it as it was so long and narrow-so I went with a Needleroll type finish and it's just too cute!

I heard that Dianne received and liked the Good Eggs box I sent to her :) Thanks for letting me know, Dianne :)

Someone asked where I got the chart for Nicki's birthday pinkeep...it is from the The Cross Stitcher's Complete Companion book.

I got some New Stash yesterday...I stitched something from it last night-but it's a gift and I can't share yet :)

Until next time....
Hugs,
BeckySC

Birthday gift for Nicki :)

Nicki tells me her birthday gift arrived :) I am so happy it made it on time...I was getting worried :) I stitched a pinkeep for Nicki and sent her Beatrix Potter's Quaker Sampler :) I am glad you like them, Nicki :)




Not much else to say...I haven't felt good all week :(

Thank you all for the comments on the Egg box. To answer your questions... I used an unfinished box I found at a hobby store and mounted it to the top, after staining it. I decided against lining it as I thought the wood was lovely. It measures 11 x 4 x 2 1/2. I used a BRAID around the piece, which I attached before mounting :)

hugs,
BeckySC