I have received some email wondering where I am....

I am sorry to be away. It seems that 2008 has not started out well for us and I was so hoping for a better year than last year...but I am THANKFUL to have ALL my family! Some of my closer online friends know (and have seen some pics of the injuries) that my husband was involved in an accident at work on Monday, January 21, 2008, where he was trapped in a machine for a total of about 25 minutes. He was trapped 10 minutes before he was found and then another 15 minutes to rescue him from the machine. He was trapped around his waist and sustained injuries to his back and abdomen, including some second degree burns. He is OK, and fortunately for us suffered no internal injuries to his liver/spleen and/or kidneys but he is not doing as well as the doctors and the rest of us had hoped and has suffered injuries to his tail bone and some nerve damage to his back that is causing lot's of pain and numbness in his legs. We are actually thankful for that as the outcome could have been much, much worse!
It seems that a few people do not understand WHY I can't be online right now-you must understand, I have a life outside of the stitching community and as much as I love all of you and my exchange groups and blogging, those things are just not my priority right now. The rescuers and doctors all say my husband is very lucky to be alive and until he is healed, I will not be as available here as some may like. Please accept my apologies for that and your understanding would be so appreciated.
I do *hope* that 2008 will get much better for our family, but right now I just feel so blessed to still have a husband!!!

Thank you so much,
BeckySC

Happy Day Needleroll

I haven't felt well the past two days, so not much online time, but I did stitch both days. I can't show the piece I finished yesterday as it is for a personal exchange I am in. Today I stitched Happy Day NR. This is the second time I have stitched this one. I stitched it last year for Myrna and knew then I had to stitch it again for myself.

Designer: Shepherd's Bush
Fabric: 28ct.Hand Dyed
Fibers: DMC WDW
Date Stitched: 1-18-08

We are due for another winter storm tomorrow/Sunday. They say this one will pack more punch than the one we had on Wednesday/Thursday of this week. I am keeping my loved ones (hubby and son) that have to travel to work close in prayer.

I forgot who asked-the beautiful doily is my mother's creation! She makes all sizes and designs.

Enjoy the weekend-I hope you find time to stitch!
hugs,
BeckySC

After seeing this one stitched up by Carol...

I had to stitch it too :) What a cutie it is! I also loved Carol's choice of fabric color and went with a blue as well :)
I went with a pinkeep finish!



Ops!
Designer:Helga Mandl Designs
Design Size: 2.1 x 2.1
Fabric: 28ct. Texas Bluebonnet
Fibers: DMC
Date Stitched: January 14, 2008

Tammy, I am sorry-I don't recall the name of the birdhouse chart.

Thank you all so much for your warm visits :)
Keep stitching :)
hugs,
BeckySC

Thank you!!

First I would like to thank each of you that have sent personal email to me this weekend. I am overwhelmed by your email and kindness in them towards me. I am thrilled to be back and I hope circumstances allow me to continue enjoying my blog/exchange boards and all of you in the stitching community :) You are all so appreciated by me!!

I finished a pinkeep and just love it!! The design is by Diane Arthurs and I just love the colors in this one!




Please note: I am having a terrible time with some of my email-several addresses I am trying to send to and some that are sending to me are getting lost in cyber land. My ISP assures me that I have no mail that hasn't been picked up or gone out, but email are going missing!
I answer ALL email that require a reply-if you do not receive a reply-that means I did not receive your email-you should try to resend and if you still do not receive a reply-just add a comment to my blog that you have sent mail and we will go from there.

I have had numerous email about the SBEBB this weekend. I am able to run the board again and I can't thank Carol, Vonna and Cathy enough for their help. I have and DO appreciate all you did/do for me! The SBEBB will accept a few new members. I keep the board at a certain number of members and when it is full it closes to membership until the next time I do housekeeping to clean up inactive members. Current members, please let me know if you plan to stay active, if you have not done so as some of you said you were not doing exchanges anymore when I had to give the BB up and I need to hear from you. Those that are thinking of applying for membership-please be advised that the SBEBB is an INTERNATIONAL BB (you will be required to send internationally) and the exchanges are VERY active, and there is always 1 or more exchanges taking place. We have some of the most talented ladies in the stitching community and they do such lovely, lovely work on the SBEBB exchanges they send. All exchanges must be in finished form ready for the recipient to use/display/enjoy. My email is in the sidebar if you wish to receive the questionnaire for the SBEBB. (sorry, SBEBB is full-please check back again if you are interested)

Thanks so much for stopping by :) I wish you all a very nice week with some stitching time :)
hugs,
BeckySC

More Lottery pieces

Here's another piece for the lottery. I stitched this one last night and did the finishing this afternoon :) I enjoy making fobs and this one was no exception :)

Designer: Whitley Julip Designs
Design Size: 2.1 x 2.1
Fabric: 28ct. Silkweaver Solo
Fibers: WDW & DMC
Date Started:1-10-08
Date Finished:1-10-08 (finishing done on 1-11-08)
Finished as a fob.

I also found a couple more ornaments that needed finishing to use for the lottery.
This one is from one of the JCS ornament issues


Christmas Ewe
Designer: Elizabeth's Designs
Fabric Used: 32. ct. chestnut Linen
Fibers used: DMC & WDW




Tree Ornament
Design by: Jane Chandler
Design size: 2 1/2 x 4
Fabric: 28ct. Lambswool
Fibers: DMC

I still have the one last piece from my drawer that I want to finish for the lottery-but I am undecided as what type finishing I want to use...maybe over the weekend I can make a decision :)

Thanks for stopping by and as always for your kind comments-and again to those that have sent email today/last night :) I appreciate them so much :)

Have a lovely weekend :)
hugs,
BeckySC

Thank you all for your kind comments and for

welcoming me back. Thank you for the email as well. I DO appreciate them all so much.

I have 2 more lottery pieces to share.
I did the finising on this one last night but it was too late to post it. It's a cutie!
Designer: Jeanette Crews
Fabric:32 ct.
Fibers: DMC




And this snowman mitten ornament I did the finishing on this afternoon. I think it turned out just too adorable :)
I don't remember the details on this one-I am pretty sure I got it from a magazine-or possibly one of my hardback books.


I am down to 1 piece left from my drawer that I want to finish off for the lottery-the rest of the pieces are large pieces that will require framing. I can honestly say that in the 35 years+ I have been stitching that I have never had an empty drawer with nothing needing to be finished off (that did not require being framed)-this is a first for me. Now I feel like I need to stitch, stitch, and stitch so I can fill it back up and have pieces to do finishing on when I feel like doing just finishing work-I just LOVE doing the finishing :)

I have tried to visit some blogs today and I must say everyone has been really busy while I was away. I look forward to keeping up more when I can :)

hugs and thanks again for your kindness!
BeckySC

2008 stitching and a few finishes from the end of 2007 [EDITED]

Let me say thank you to my husband for 27 years of marriage. Happy Anniversary sweetie!. I hope we have at least 27 more :)

These are not Lottery pieces, these are ALL mine :)I stitched these pieces the first week of the new year! I had a great time with both pieces and just love the way they turned out :)

Ma Boite a Tresors


Designer:Cmon monde
Design Size: 5 x 4.64
Fabric: 28ct. White
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:1-3-08
Date Finished: 1-03-08
I lined the box with a lovely bee print that Carol sent to me as a gift.

Elizabethan Biscornu

Designer: Nancy Pederson
Fabric: 28ct. White
Fiber: DMC 310
Start Date: 1-1-08
Finish Date: 1-1-08

These are a few other items I didn't get to post about while I was away.

Button Up

Designer: The Prairie Schooler
Fabric: 32ct. Lambswool
Fibers: DMC
Date Started: 10-21-07
Date Finished: 12-28-07
I have not had any stitching time due to family needs and it has taken me forever to finish this one up!

Star of Wonder

Designer: The Sunflower Seed
Fabric: 28ct. Mystic
Fibers: GAST
Date Started: 11-5-07
Date Finished: 11-22-07
This is a really bad photo. I can't get a good one.

Pumpkin Patch (a portion of the sampler)


Designer: The Prairie Schooler
Fabric: 32ct. Lambswool
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:10-17-07
Date Finished: 10-30-07

Delivering Spring



Designer: Homespun Elegance
Fabric: 28ct. Flax
Fibers: WDW and GAST
Date Started:11-1-07
Date Finished: 11-5-07
Made into a box for Suzanne for the Rabbit Exchange on SBEBB.
I also included a Quaker Alphabet exchange as she never received hers.


Thank you for looking :)
hugs,
BeckySC

Just to let you know

I will be making my blog available to all readers again, you won't have to have the extra sign-in step anymore- but I will be removing the personal post that you all read yesterday. I appreciate all the support/encouragment and kindness you all have offered me and it DOES feel better having shared my news with you.

Thanks again for everything.
hugs,
BeckySC

I have 4 pieces ready to add to my lottery

A Winter flatfold. I LOVE this and how it turned out.




A Winter bird tin.




A Winter pinkeep



and lastly a Christmas Pinkeep. I couldn't get a good picture of any of them-guess I should have waited until I could have natural light-it's very cloudy here today, but they are all lovely and I hope you like them!





Thank you for your comments on my previous post and to those that have emailed me personally. I TRULY appreciate your kindness and understanding-I made a comment to one sweet friend this morning how I wish I had let those words of kindness help me for the past 3 months-but I guess I just had to handle it in my own way at first-even if it wasn't the most healthy way. I am HAPPY to be back among you all and I feel so blessed to call you friends. THANK YOU!

love,
BeckySC

Thank you for your sweet comments and emails...

I REALLY do appreciate them. I will *try* to answer some of the more personal email when I get home this afternoon. My grandmother is about the same. She is still suffering from a severe cold/flu and is STILL on meds. WE are STILL waiting for tests to be set up to determine the next steps to take as far as her heart goes. Thank you for asking. AS for my MIL-she continues to have such a difficult time walking and getting around. Her diabetes has really caused her to have very poor health over the past 6-8 months. Prayer for these two special ladies is ALWAYS so greatly appreciated.

I had 15 people express interest in my lottery (your name will be in the sidebar)...so I raised the number to 15. It is closed now and I will start posting pics of items when I have them ready. I did pull a couple from my drawer last night and did the finishing on them and will try to post them later today for you to see some of the pieces you have a chance at winning.
I must say I love them :) I have a few others I can pull and finish as well...then it will be time to start stitching other entries.

And now, a resolution....Some people have touched my heart with the kindness they have shown me with all our family has been going through. You can always tell those that are genuinely concerned and care and I can't thank them enough. I never knew I had so many people read my blog. I have been approached by so many people about my blog lately and it just blew me away to know so many people are reading it. I have decided that 2008 will be a year of stitching for others in whatever way I can-through contests like my lottery, or gifts, giveaways, AOK...and so on. AS soon as the lottery wraps up there will be something else to enter if you like. Through my stitching I can say THANK YOU to those good eggs out there.

Two people, Stephanie and Kim expressed interest in a personal exchange. We will set that up. I will email you when I return home this afternoon! Thank you so much!

Have a great day-gotta run!
hugs,
BeckySC