Some WIP stitching, Tuesday SAL and a gift :)

I haven't been feeling very well...they think I may have another cyst forming-like the one that put me in the hospital last year :( I have been in moderate pain for more than a week now and just feeling REALLY lousy. I feel some better today and thought I would take this opportunity to post to my blog :)
I haven't felt like doing much other than some stitching. I finished the stitching for my personal Halloween ornament exchange with Paula and I stitched my ornament for the ornament swap-it's not due out until November 1, but my grandmother is having heart surgery next month and I am unsure how things will play out as far as my stitching goes so I have tried to get all my exchanges stitched. I can't share them until I mail them out and they are received, but I do have some WIP's I can share :)
Herb Window Garden-I have been working on the 3rd to the last herb :)

Designer: Linda Bird
Fabric: 28ct. Ant. White
Fibers: DMC
Design Size: 13 x 16 1/4
Start Date: 8-30-05
Finish Date:

HoHRH-still plugging away at house 6, but made pretty good progress since last working on it.

Design By: Carriage House Samplings
Design Size: 20 1/2 x 15 3/8
Fabby: 36 ct. Vintage Pearled Barley from Lakeside Linen
Fibers: Vikki Clayton Silks
Date Started: 2-16-06
Date Finished:

And finally my St. Peter's Fair SB SAL with sweet Julianne :) I haven't touched it since the first day of our SAL as I just had something going on each Tuesday since the initial start date-but today I was able to stitch on it :)

Design By: Shepherd's Bush
Fabric: 40 ct. Park City Blend
Fibers:DMC
Date Started: 9-1-09
Date Finished:

And last, but certainly not least-a gift I received in yesterday's mail from sweet Edgar :) He's such a sweetheart :) A bee picture frame!! TOO cute :) Thank you so much Edgar for thinking of me and bringing some "sunshine" my way at a time I really needed it :)


That's it for me...Thanks for stopping by-I do hope you will visit again :)
hugs and love from SC.
BeckySC

4 Bats & A Cat Biscornu :) **EDITED TO ANSWER QUESTION :)**

I LOVE IT !!!! :) I finished it up as a biscornu last night but it was too late to post :) I just love it and it looks SPOOKTACULAR among my decorations :)
I used Jack-o-Lantern jingle bells in the corners that I had in my finishing stash :)




Designer: Plum Pudding NeedleArt
Design Size: 5.1 x 5.1
Fabric: 40ct. Park City Blend
Fibers: DMC& GAST
Date Started:9-12-09
Date Finished: 9-17-09

Hannah-you're right-it would have made a great bourse, but that is a least favorite finish for me as it hides the stitching and I really have nowhere to display those or a use for them :):)

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit :) I appreciate it :) Please do come again :)
Have a lovely weekend!
hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC :)

4 Bats & A Cat...

Hello friends :) I am still stitching on Autumnal and Halloween designs and having the most fun with them. I put all my Autumnal and Halloween decorations out over the weekend and had fun with that as well :) I just love, love, love this time of year :)
I put the last stitch in Plum Puddings 4 Bats and A Cat today and hopefully by this time tomorrow I will have finished it off as a biscornu :) and it can take it's place among my decorations :)




Designer: Plum Pudding NeedleArt
Design Size: 5.1 x 5.1
Fabric: 40ct. Park City Blend
Fibers: DMC& GAST
Date Started:9-12-09
Date Finished: 9-17-09

Thank you all so much for your continued visits/comments and emails :) I appreciate them so very much :) I hope you will stop by again soon:)
Have a most lovely weekend :)
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

Thanks to all that entered my Giveaway :)

The winner of the giveaway is Natasha. Congratulations, Natasha, please send me your mailing information :)

Thanks so much friends for visiting my blog :) I hope you will come again soon :)
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

Spooky Witch Hat

ADORABLE and SUCH fun (ok, other than the allergy I had to the fabric :) )-I just loved everything about this and the finishing was just as fun as the stitching :) What a great addition to my Halloween decorations!
I changed just a couple of things...I didn't care for the pink garland on the ghosts, so I left it off and I changed the pink garland joining the spiders to black.
Pics are clickable for larger views.


Design: Spooky Witch Hat
Designer: Just Nan
Fabric: 30 ct. WDW Peoria Purple
Fibers: DMC

Thank you my friends for dropping by :) I get so excited to share with you :) Your visits are cherished and I appreciate them so Very much :)
Please do come again :)
Enjoy your weekend :)
hugs and love from SC:)
BeckySC

Little Pumpkin in the Patch :)

I stitched this cutie today and finished it as a pin pillow :)




Little Pumpkin In The Patch
Designer:Heart in Hand
Fabric: 32ct. Sand
Fibers: DMC
Design Size: 4.5 x 2.5
Date Started:9-10-09
Date Finished:9-10-09

I finished the stitching on the JN Witches Hat yesterday (this one took awhile as I was allergic to the fabric and had to take allergy meds to work on it) and hope to do the finishing soon :)

Thank you all for your comments/visits/emails and your friendships :) I appreciate them so very much :)
hugs and love from SC :)
BeckyS

A lovely gift...

I received a MOST lovely gift in today's mail from Nina :) WOW, I was just blown away by her beautiful stitching/finishing :) She made everything she sent to me-WOW! I love the hand dyed fabric, the buttons and the thread holder-Nina, you are multi-talented! I just LOVE it all!! The tin is MOST gorgeous and I will cherish it always :)Thank you again my friend :)
Pics are clickable for larger views :)




Thank you all so much for your lovely comments and your visits/emails. I appreciate them so very much :) Please come again :)
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

PS-to all those that asked-my DD landed safe and sound in San Diego Ca.:) Now I can breathe and relax :)

PS exchange for Lisa :)

There was a little mix up in Round 2 and Lisa did not receive-so I stitched for Lisa. I am so happy you like it, Lisa :)




Pumpkin Patch
Designer: The Prairie Schooler
Fabric: 32ct. Lambswool
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:7-29-09
Date Finished: 7-31-09

Thank you all so very much for your visits. I appreciate them and YOU :)
Please do come again :)
Have a most lovely day my friends!!
Love and hugs from SC.
BeckySC

It's a Giveaway :)

I wasn't going to do any more giveaways because of a comment someone made about some of the giveaways going on (I am not trying to outdo the next person with visitor numbers, and most of the stitchers I know that offer giveaways are not trying to prove anything either!!!-I am just happy to have my regular visitors and share with them all-however few or many they may be)...-but let's face it, God blessed me with a "giving spirit" AND I adore giving and it makes me so HAPPY --so to all my loyal readers and all the new friends I have made over the summer and all my old friends (loves you all)I am having a giveaway. Here's what you have a chance to win :)
The Design is Winter by Elizabeth's Designs. It is a gorgeous design. It is finished off as a very simple stitching book. It has a pocket on each of the inside flaps. One pocket is trimmed with lace. The opposite side has no lace on the pocket-but some lace added to the top. It easily holds the small charts in the pockets. If you don't want to use it as a book-it can be easily displayed as a stand up by opening it slightly .
Pics are clickable for larger views.



To enter your name in the drawing-leave a comment on this post only and I will add your name. I will draw a name on September 15th :)

Thank you all so very much for your continued visits, comments, emails and friendships-they make my heart smile :)

hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC

A visitor from my past...

Quite some time ago I stitched this adorable Santa and never got around to doing the finishing on him...shamefully he was hidden away in a drawer Christmas after Christmas...this week I decided to do the finishing on him and I LOVE,LOVE,LOVE him :) I think he turned out just too cute and can't wait to hang him on my tree this year :)
Please ignore all the extra pics...I am goofing around with HP Photo Imaging :)
All pics are clickable for larger views :)




Design: Lighting The Way Santa
Designer: The Artist Collection/Heartstrings
Design Size: 4.58 x 4.38
Fabric: 28ct. Moss Green Lugana
Fibers: DMC
Date Started: 1-7-06
Date Finished: 1-9-06
Finishing done 9-2-09

Thank you all so much for your visits-you're so kind :) and I loves you all!! :) Please DO come again :)
Have a wonderful and safe Holiday weekend friends :)
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

Round 4 Prairie Schooler Exchange now taking Sign-ups :)

I had several people email me last time after the closing of Round 3 and I promised I would remember to post a reminder here when round 4 opened for sign-ups :)
Please go over to the PS exchange blog and read all the details for signing up before sending your information :)
Don't miss out-I can only take the first 100 people :) There have been some amazing pieces exchanged in round 3 :) Good job PS stitchers!!

hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC

Yummy Stash :)

OOOH, too much of a good thing??? Only if deciding what to stitch first is an issue :) :) :) LOL!! I had to run some errands today (my dd is flying out to Ca. for a week next week and I am running around trying to do things for her) and could not resist, stopping by my LNS-to pick up my order :)actually the truck kinda went there on it's own ;)like it was on auto pilot!!!!
I got so many wonderful new goodies I don't know where to start :) Though that JN Witch Hat is TOO adorable :)
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No stitching for me for the past two days -again, on the go constantly getting things ready for DD and hubby has been off work for a few days-he wanted me to play frisbee golf on the Wii last night-I love that game-it's addictive and we played from 8:30pm until 1:15am :) HE goes back to work tomorrow and I am hoping to start a new project from my LNS trip tonight :)
OK....off to play in my stash a bit and make a decision what to stitch-I have a personal Halloween ornament exchange to stitch-maybe something from this pile :)

Thanks so much for your visits, comments and emails-but MOSTLY your friendships :) I appreciate each and every one of you :)
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

St. Peter's Fair :)

Today Julianne and I started our SB SAL :) I am stitching St. Peter's Fair. This was a hand me down chart from a friend-so I am converting it to DMC and stitching it on 40ct. fabric (as I did Bee Keeper's Cottage last year) :)
I had a very late start as I had an incident with my eye this morning which prohibited my vision for the better part of the day-but I love the part I have stitched and look forward to next Tuesday :)
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I would also like to thank Julianne for the generous and thoughtful gift she sent to me last week. I received SB's Thankful Heart kit! WOW, it's gorgeous and I love it so much and look forward to stitching it someday. Thank you again my sweet friend :)


I am not familiar with the designer of the ornament I received as it was not included in the information :) Maybe Roberta will be kind enough to share with us :)

Thank you all so much for stopping by :) I appreciate your visits, comments and emails :) Please do come again :)
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC