An Abundance of frogs...

Today was such a lovely day. We got up very early and took off to do something I haven't done in such a long time. We visited all my favorite antique and consignment shops. I feel like I hit the jackpot!! Look at all the wonderful flower frogs I found-mind you I already have about 8 with scissors displayed in them...but I could not pass these up-they were ALL (with the exception of the deep pink one and the mint green one-they costs more than I wanted to pay but they came home with me anyway) very reasonable. Later on I will have a giveaway for a couple of them for my regular readers-I just can't do giveaways right now due to what's going on in the family as I cannot always get to the PO. But when I am able I will offer a couple as giveaways! I have an excuse to buy more scissors-not that I need them-but
don't we love our scissors?? Iknow I sure do!


Some of you know I also collect sewing baskets. I was thrilled to find this one to add to my collection.


I also plan to make this into a sewing box.



I LOVE anything with an alphabet on it-this was a great find for me!


LAST but certainly not least...look at this sampler I rescued from one of the consignment shops..WOW!! Is it not amazing? I cannot believe it was in the consignment shop-I just could NOT leave it there.


My best friend celebrated her 50th birthday today and had a huge party. The food was so delicious and the decorations were amazing and the entertainment was wonderful! We just had a great time. She is a 3 time cancer survivor and this birthday meant the world to her and her family! Happy Birthday my friend! You know I LOVES you!

We also had a cookout at my SIL's after leaving the birthday party. We had the best time playing beanbag toss and horseshoes and another game I had never played and can't remember the name of it right off-but we laughed so much and it was really nice to see my SIL's, BIL and hubby have a little fun. Unfortunately my FIL was not up to coming. He is just having a terrible time and he is in really bad shape y'all. It's hard to believe that only a month and 6 days ago we didn't even know anything was wrong with him...his back was hurting is what sent him to the doctor-it spiraled from that day on and he is in such bad shape:( I know many of you know the heartbreak of cancer and it truly is breaking my heart to see this dear man go through this. My BIL and his family leave tomorrow to go back home. I sure hope we have more chances to get together and that my FIL will be able to share in it.

Thank you all for visiting!
Have a Blessed Easter.
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

Sew A Brown Bunny

I was gifted this chart by the lovely and very talented designer Carol R. Thank you so much, Carol-you are a sweet friend!!!! I knew as soon as I opened the email that I wanted to stitch it as soon as I had the chance. I LOVE it. It turned out so beautifully.
I asked permission from Carol to omit the 4 small bunnies and add some buttons-thank you for allowing me that liberty Carol. I finished it as a pillow with some wonderful green/white gingham fabric. I added a piece of lace that was in the lace that belonged to my aunts mother. I ran a brown/white gingham ribbon through the lace before I sewed it to the pillow to tie into a bow. This was such a fun design to stitch and you already know I had a wonderful time with the finishing. If you have not seen Carol's designs you should take a second to check them out-she has some wonderful designs to offer.





Design: Sew A Brown Bunny
Designer: Carol R of istitch Designs
Fabric: 32ct. Hand dyed by BeckySC
Fibers: GAST
Date Started: 4-20-2011
Date Finished: 4-20-2011

My FIL started a round of radiation today (for 10 days) to help with his pain. We hope this will at least allow him to return to some of the things he enjoyed. Gosh, I REALLY hope it helps with his pain.
Someone commented and I can't remember who right off...but he is never alone at a doctors visit-my SIL who is a nurse is always there and my hubby is an EMT as well. They make sure he gets what he needs. Thank you so much though for your concerns.

Thank you so much for visiting today! I do hope you come again.
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

Something Cheery....

I needed something bright, cheerful, happy, smiley and fun to stitch-so I chose Peep. I picked it up at my LNS yesterday and it is just such a "happy" little design with "happy" colors! TOO fun! I used a colorful Easter Egg print to finish it off as a pillow-which turned out too adorable. I must say it did bring me smiles while stitching and finishing it!!



Designer: Lizzie Kate
Design Size: 1.25 x 7
Fabric: 28ct. Miracle Mint Lugana
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:4-19-2011
Date Finished: 4-19-2011

WOW! Thank you all sweet readers for your sweet, kind and comforting words and emails to me. I have received some of the sweetest email from people that have never commented before or are new readers and I can't tell you how much your words/thoughts and prayers mean NOT only to me, but my family. Thank you seems so little to express my gratitude but it is from my heart! Much gratitude to you all.

Thank you for visitng. Please do come again.
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

Family...

People...LOVE your family and SHOW them they are loved. It only takes a second to say I love you or to hug someone or to pick up the phone or stop by for a visit. As most all of you know my FIL is very sick and will not be getting better. He received the news last week that his cancer is stage 4. Heartbreak continues to fill so many of our hearts-this man is just so loved. My BIL and his LARGE family arrived on Friday (he is military) and we had picture day yesterday as a family. A professional photographer took them free of charge for the family. It just made our hearts swell to be with everyone and have some memories taken to preserve time with each other. I feel so blessed to be a part of such a loving and caring family-I know some people do not get along well with their in-laws-but that has never been the case for me or my hubby-we know how blessed we both are to have such great parents and families that love us both!
Please continue to remember this sweet man in your prayers as he is in MUCH pain-that just breaks my heart a million times each day. He has an appointment on Wednesday to see how the pain may be better managed. We want him to be comfortable and enjoy what time he has left.
Also, my grandmother is back in the hospital for a blood transfusion. I would appreciate your prayers for her as well. Bless her heart!! I love her DEARLY!!!!

I did find time among all the comings and goings to stitch one of the PS'er Folk Art Eggs! I LOVE IT! It just pops on the black fabric! Because I did not have any black fabric in anything other than 28ct. I chose to finish this one on a box as it was a tad large for an ornament finish-I also decided for this finish I did not want to line the inside of the box. I just did a stain. It turned out wonderful and I WILL be stitching others from this leaflet.



Designer: The Prairie Schooler
Fabric: 28ct. Black Lugana
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:4-16-2011
Date Finished:4-17-2011

Today was a rare day and I got to visit my LNS to pick up some automatics and do some shopping...let's just say I haven't shopped since Christmas (I spent my GC's and cash from Christmas the week after Christmas and have not been to my LNS for months) and I came home with the motherload today!! WOW! I can't wait to go play in it after supper and pick a new start!!!!

Thank you Sharon in Florida for your sweet gift. It was VERY sweet!!! I received it in today's mail and I can't thank you enough dear!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! (especially when I am not able to visit your blogs-I MISS you all) Please do come again!
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

Please note that my giveaways and gifts will resume at a later date-right now it's hard for me to get by the PO or anywhere else for that matter. Thanks for understanding!

Peacock Needlebook

Designer: Blackbird Designs
Fabric: 28ct. Gingham
Fibers: CC, WDW & GAST
Date Started:4-12-11
Date Finished: 4-13-11
What a FUN stitch. I chose not to stitch the herringbone stitch around the perimeter of the needlebook. I had a finishing fabric with all the colors in the design which I used to line the needlebook. It has a button with a chain stitched (crocheted) closure and a brown wool needle page.

Dear Brenda-thank you SO much for your very generous gift I received today! I was very overwhelmed and can't thank you enough. I hope you received my email. Much love and many hugs to you.

Things are still the same here...we are awaiting news from the Sanger Clinic on FIL. He has had 2 very bad days though and that's so hard to know and watch!!!!! :(

Thank you so much for visiting!
hugs and love,
BeckySC

Peacock Sewing Box

Designer: Blackbird Designs
Design Size: 6 x 6
Fabric: 28ct. Gingham
Fibers: Nina's Threads & GAST
Date Started:4-8-11
Date Finished: 4-10-11
This was such fun to stitch! I wanted another sewing box and chose the main part of the Peacock Pinkeep from BBD. I just love the colors and the peacock rocks!! I decided to go with a flat black finish on the box and I love how it looks with the colors in the design. I lined it with a green/red fabric and added a green gingham ribbon with a button and chenille trim and red pins for decoration.

Please remember my mom in your prayers as we learn tomorrow what the mass on her kidney is-my stress level is OFF the charts !!!!
And to those special friends that have been so good to me lately-though you may not realize it as I am not online much to say how much I appreciate it-I TRULY have appreciated each and every email and cards you have sent-they have really been a comfort to me AND my family-I cannot ever thank you enough-we still have a very difficult time ahead with our loved ones especially FIL)-we have had many DARK days recently-some of the saddest news you can ever hear and some of the most painful tests and evaluations one can endure... we have cried and our hearts have ached but as a family we have comforted each other and we deal with each day as it comes and are thankful to have each new day with my FIL-I just wish his pain was not as much as it is :( :( :( Please continue to remember my FIL and my grandmother in prayer as well. Thank you friends!

Thank you all for stopping by. Sharing my stitching is one thing I look so forward to and it lifts my spirits much more than you may realize.
Love and hugs from SC,
BeckySC

Tulip house Sewing Box

Designer: Blackbird Designs
Fabric: 32ct. Walnut Hand Dyed by BeckySC
Fibers: CC & GAST
Date Started: 4-5-2011
Date Finished: 4-6-2011
Another enjoyable project.
I distressed the box until I was happy with the results
I lined it and added my version of chenille trim to the inside bottom
and filled it with stitchy goodness.
I am very pleased with the end result.

FIL is back in the hospital and my grandmother went in the hospital on Monday and is still there with heart problems. :( :(

Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate it so much!
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

Tulip House Stitching Companion

Designer: Blackbird Designs
Fabric: 32ct. Walnut hand dyed by BeckySC
Fibers: GAST
Date Started:4-3-2011
Date Finished:4-4-2011
This was such a lovely stitch. I painted and sanded and antiqued my card box with a gray on black technique and I dyed MY version of chenille trim with a tan dye (I could not find any chenille trim at all in any of the craft stores near me-so I improvised and I think it works just perfect and looks like chenille trim-I am VERY happy with the outcome).

Thank you for stopping by.
Hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC

Thank you....

Today's mail brought gifts. And I cannot go without saying thank you even if I am hit and miss with being online. BOY, I can't tell you how much they mean to me or how much they brought some happiness into my life at the perfect time. (my FIL is much worse than first diagnosed and it has been such a heart wrenching few weeks and continues to be-just so sad!!!!!)

irashpinelka was one of the names I chose for a goodie stash bag giveaway about a month ago and she sent me this MOST gorgeous pillow and some great charts as a thank you-WOW!! How very sweet of her and I just absolutely adore the pillow it is so beautifully stitched and finished. Thank you so much, Irina...PLEASE know I cannot locate your email address (I think a folder with some of my email addresses must have gotten deleted) but I want you to know HOW VERY MUCH this means to me and how much I love it!



And from Linda O- this adorable heart with my name stitched in the center-it truly brought a smile to my face :) Thank you friend and especially for your sweet card-it really touched my heart :) Dear Linda, please email me as I cannot locate your email either. I am sure hubby (he uses the computer too) must have deleted a folder with some of my email addresses in it)


I have found some time for stitching-which I have been so grateful for. I honestly do not know what I would do without needle and thread.
I stitched up two cute designs this week.
I used a LARGE count linen over 1 to make this tiny.
I have some remnants of fabrics that I try to use from time to time for small projects, and this was one of those so I am unsure what the fabric is as I have not stitched on anything like it for many years.




Spring
Designer: Homespun Elegance
Design Size: 1 x 1.5
Fabric: Unknown linen
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:3-30-2011
Date Finished: 3-30-2011

This is a freebie that Paula was kind enough to send me VIA snail mail as she knew I wasn't online and didn't want me to miss it-I HAD to stitch it the day it arrived in the mail. Thank you again sweet friend for thinking of me-I DO appreciate it as I probably would have missed it.




Easter
Designer: Primitive Betty
Fabric: 32ct. Remnant
Fibers: DMC
Date Started:3-29-2011
Date Finished: 3-29-2011

I hope you are enjoying the weekend!
Thank you for stopping by!
hugs and love from SC,
BeckySC