Another gift finished :)

Some of you will recall I found this chopping board on one of my many treasure hunts some time ago and had a "vision" for it-BUT, until now I had not found the perfect design....this is it!! I hope the recipient likes it as much as I do :) Hoping it is not too primitive for them...I don't think it is-I think they will like it :) I just LOVE it :)
I used a LOVELY scrumptious tea dyed fabric that Nina gifted me with and it worked so well with the colors and was a JOY to stitch on :)


O Christmas Tree
Designer: Cecilia Turner
Design Size: 6 1/8 x 7 1/2
Fabric: 32ct. Hand Dyed by the lovely Nina
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:11-24-09
Date Finished: 11-28-09

Thank you all so much for your visits, comments and the many email I receive each time I post :) It's a pleasure to hear from you :)
hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC

More Chrsitmas Stitching :)

Again, these are mostly gifts for friends :) I have so enjoyed stitching all the gifts I have stitched so far-I still have a few to stitch-one is almost ready for finishing and then a couple more to squeeze in :) I hope the recipients will enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed choosing the design-stitching it and deciding on a finish :)




White Christmas
Designer: Bent Creek
Design Size: 4.7 x 4.9
Fabric: 32ct. Summer Khaki
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:11-08-09
Date Finished: 11-11-09




Christmas Trees II (snowman)
Designer: The Prairie Schooler
Design Size: 6.5 x 5.1
Fabric: 32ct.Olive
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:11-01-09
Date Finished: 11-04-09



Mini Santa
Designer: The Artist Collection
Fabric: 28ct. Flax
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:11-03-09
Date Finished: 11-03-09

Thanks for visiting with me and for your continued emails and comments-it's always a joy to hear from you :)
hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC

And the winners are...

For the stash giveaway #4....


And for the Quilt Lovers Giveaway...

PLEASE email me a soon as possible with your mailing info as neither included email addresses in their comments :) You have 1 week to contact me-after that I will choose another name :)

Thanks to all that entered :)

hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC

Please check back tomorrow some time for the winning names

for the two giveaways that closed today. I have not had time to print the comments off and get them cut and folded and put in the jar- for the drawing-I think I will ask DD's boyfriend to draw the names! :) We have had such an enjoyable Thanksgiving-we are blessed with such a loving, caring family. We all look forward to getting together as a whole for Thanksgiving and Christmas-it's our most favorite times of the year- (we had Thanksgiving lunch with everyone at my grandmothers-more family than anyone can imagine-my dad's family is HUGE ans so close! It's magical :) :) I just love it!! and then I prepared a thanksgiving meal for dinner for family/friends this evening here at my house-what a Blessed day we have had) and now I am pooped and ready for bed :)

I'll have the names posted late tomorrow as tomorrow is "Girls Day Out" with my best friend :)

Big hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC

Gingerbread goodness from a sweet friend :)

LOOKIE what the mailman left in my box today :) I was so surprised to see a package as I was not expecting anything....Dear sweet Paula sent me some gingerbread goodies for my kitchen :) LOOK at these adorable dish cloths she made...SEE the gingerbread man in them??? How cool is that??? I just love them :) Thank you so much Paula for a special treat for my kitchen :) She also sent a dish towel that is just so pretty as well as some cool gingerbread stickers :) My kitchen gets more festive by the day :)
I don't expect surprises in the mail-but BOY are they sure fun :) :) :)
Thank you dear friend :)




Thank you dear friends and readers for all your comments and email and your visits :) I appreciate them so very much :) Please do come again :)
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

HAPPY THANKSGIVING :) I count my blessings for my dear friends :) I am so blessed by so many of you :) Know I will be including you tomorrow as we tell what we are thankful for :)

Christmas Stitching....

Most of these are gifts for dear friends :)







Isn't this just ADORABLE???
Our Christmas Tree
Designer: Helga Mandl
Design Size: 3.8 x 3.8
Fabric: 32ct. Antique Blue
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:11-23-09
Date Finished: 11-23-09







Christmas Trees II (Angel)
Designer: The Prairie Schooler
Design Size: 6.5 x 5.1
Fabric: 32ct.Olive
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:10-27-09
Date Finished: 10-31-09







Celebration Winter
Designer: Heart in Hand
Design Size: 3.64 x 4.35
Fabric: 32ct. New Khaki
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:11-22-09
Date Finished: 11-22-09

I just love this one. I made the trim to go around the piece with the same fabric I used for the backing. I love the way it looks :)




Snowbird-Ewe & Eye & Friends
Fabric-32 ct. Stoney Point
Fibers-DMC
Start Date-10-31-09
Finishing Date-11-02-09

Thank you all so much for stopping by-I appreciate your visits, comments and your sweet emails :)

Love and hugs to you all :) And for my friends that celebrate Thanksgiving-have a Blessed day with family and loved ones. Reflect upon the things you are thankful for :) I LOVE this time of year-we all gather at my grandmother's house for Thanksgiving Day-there are so many of us-we have almost outgrown her home,it's just the BEST feeling in the world to be surrounded by those we love!!
hugs :)
BeckySC

Don't forget I have 2 giveaways that close on Thanskgiving Day-there is still time to enter :) See sidebar for details.

Ornament for Edgar :)

I had dear Edgar's name for this round of the Christmas Ornament Swap :) I chose a design I have been wanting to stitch forever. I am so happy you like it dear friend :) It's always a pleasure to stitch for you :)


Designer: Bent Creek
Design Size: 5.3 x 2
Fabric: 28ct. Natural
Fibers: WDW
Date Started:11-5-09
Date Finished: 11-8-09

Have a great weekend dear friends :) Thank you so much for stopping by :) Please do come again :)
hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC

Please note-I am not really blogging (I have a few post ready to go when items are received-but we have a guest for 2 weeks-so not really spending any time online-I will reply to email at a later date :)

Star of Wonder....

Here it is finished into the flatfold that Joy said she would like to have it finished as if she was chosen to receive this giveaway :) :) I hope you will enjoy it, Joy and I hope to mail it off very soon!

Designer: The Sunflower Seed
Fabric: 28ct. Mystic
Fibers: GAST
We have a guest coming this Wednesday for two weeks and with the upcoming holidays I will stay pretty busy-I hope to be back to posting regular after Christmas :) I miss visiting with you guys daily :) Thinking of you all :)

Hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC

Gingerbread gifties...

LOOKIE what the mailman brought me from Tricia (aka Pat, whom I have known for many years and love to pieces :)!!!!!) I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY (enough really's?????)wish Tricia would start a blog. I have begged for a couple of years now, but alas she has not been bitten by the blogging bug :) I can see a bigger tree next year for my gingerbread collection :) YAY!!
Tracy asked me how many trees I put up in my home for Christmas.....USUALLY I put up 4 large trees 7.5 foot trees(Angel Tree (all angels are handmade by my dear mother), snowman tree, nutcracker tree and my handmade ornaments tree)and an array of smaller trees that I scatter throughout the house-but this year I am only putting up one large tree-I still have my smaller trees throughout but just the one large tree this year :) I decided that I needed to minamalize this year due to health issues with family members that may need much care in the next couple of months and I don't really see my hubby taking down all my decorations if I am unavailable to do so :) Actually, he WOULD take them down because he is such a sweetheart.....-I am just afraid of how he may pack them away...LOL!!
Anyway-here are the darling ornies I received from Tricia :)
This gingerbread house...

And this little fellow...

And this one :) TOO CUTE!!!


Someone (sorry-I had so many email I don't recall who asked what at the moment) asked me about what type lighting I use to stitch. I use a daylight floor lamp in my main stitching chair...I LOVE it and I couldn't do without it. I also have a daylight table lamp and an Ott travel light...all which are VERY good lighting for stitching.
Someone else asked about my scroll rods and stands...I have 2 floor stands-one Gazelle and one American Dream-both which are wonderful-however the American Dream floorstand is HUGE!!! I was unaware it was so large when I ordered it. I also have 2 lapstands-one EZ stitch system, which I LOVE and an Elan lapstand. I just use the EZ scroll rods AND q-snaps with all my stands. Pics of my stands can be found in previous posts :)
Another Question was about dust and how I dust all my displays....I dust them the same way I do other displays in my home-I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the swiffer dusting systems :) Works GREAT!!
And finally, someone wanted to know if I let people handle my smalls displays...ABSOLUTELY!!!!!-pick them up-look at them, fondle them, enjoy them :)

Thank you so much for your visits and email (I have quite a few email from last post to reply to-I am on my way out with my best friend again today and have not had time to answer yet-I will *try* to do that when I get home this afternoon)I appreciate them and YOU so very much :) And thank YOU again, Tricia!! LOVE them!!

Have a most wonderful day wherever you are and remember to hug a friend!! They are priceless :)
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

I just have to say............I am BLESSED :)

There may be bloggers/stitcher's out there and in the real world that have a lot more friends than I do....but I have the BEST most caring friends in the blogging world and real world! I just can't say how blessed I feel by some of you...THANK you so much for the kindness and love you all have shown me-I have received some of the sweetest most thoughtful email the last few weeks....it's VERY humbling :) I had more than one email that started out..."Hi Becky, I hate to bother you"...WHAT??? Bother me?? NEVER!!! I love hearing from you all-it's NEVER a bother :) Please feel free to contact me if you like :) I have so enjoyed hearing from old friends and new friends alike :) I love you all :)

This is for those that have emailed and commented about how I display my collection of stitching...here are a few pics of some of my displays :) They change often :)I'm a "tweeker" too :) PLUS I keep adding smalls to them through my own stitching as well as gifts/exchanges :) :) :)


I have a thing for old sewing kits/baskets and I found this blue lined one at an antique shop earlier this year!! :)






And while I am here...here is how I displayed my gingerbread rolling pin-I decided to display it underneath the cabinet... LOVE IT!!


AND my nutcracker collection for Kathy...Kathy-this is last years pic and one from 2006- (plus I have had 3 more years of collectiing nutcrackers that are not pictured :) )my den is totally different now with differnt furniture as well as no entertainment center as hubby got a 42 inch TV for Father's Day this year :) :) so the room is set up differently now with less furniture :) We have a family room too-but this is where hubby and I spend most of our time :)



Linda asked if I have a big house to hold all my treasures......well yes, it's 2050 square feet...but some how that is still not enough...ROFL!

Still stitching away...still can't share :)

As always dear friends and readers...Thank you for taking time from your day to visit with me :) I TREASURE you all :) Please come again!

BIG hugs and much love from SC :)
BeckySC