Teaching and Exchanges...

I have spent some time both on Saturday and again today teaching my daughters' how to cross stitch. Can I tell you how much fun that was? My almost 9 year old really picked it up well. My 6 year old is doing well too. I bought her a stamped cross stitch kit. They both really enjoy it. Hopefully, they'll want to continue it, and I'll have a new generation of stitchers. Heaven help my husband and their father. LOL

These next pictures are from the SBEBB Frosty Friend exchange that I received from Lucy at http://folk-n-fancy.blogspot.com/ I just love the piece that I received. It's a Samsarah Freebie I think. She also sent me all of these great extras. I loved everything she sent. Thanks so much, Lucy!

I also wanted to show you how I finished the snowman piece from the Frosty Friend exchange that I made from my partner.

Thanks for visiting! Take care!

Unbelievable...the end of January already...

I cannot believe the end of January is already here. Why is it when you're young, it seems like time never passes, and now that I'm older, it just flies by.
We've had an interesting week. We were part of that ice/snowstorm that went from Texas and Oklahoma, into Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, and more points east. We ended up with a little ice and about 8-10 inches of snow from this past Monday until Wednesday morning about 4:30 am. Needless to say the kids were ecstatic. I don't think we had ever had quite that much to where they could go outside and play on their own. This is what I went outside to see. They all decided to make mini-snowmen and preceded to dress them up with their own winter items. I thought it was just adorable. They were off of school for 2 days due to the snow.

Work has gotten somewhat better, but I do have a good lead on a job in St. Louis. According to a friend that works there, she said her boss talked to human resources and told them to pull my application and set up an interview. So keep your fingers crossed.

Here is one of my latest finishes. I actually finished it just this evening. It's LHN's Strawberry House. I didn't put the lines on the windows because when I did, they all looked crooked. I also haven't decided if I wanted to put the buttons and beads on it yet. I really kind of like it the way it is. What do you think?

LHN Strawberry House

This is a picture of the LK exchange that I received from Caroline on the HOE blog. Isn't it just beautiful? She said it was her first tuck pillow. She definitely did a beautiful job. Here is a link to the picture of the LK exchange that I sent out. Hopefully, the link will work.

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My piece went out to Susan P from Baltimore. This next finish is a makeup piece for the Fair and Square board. Someone didn't receive their piece so I volunteered to make a replacement. This is from a freebie from Papillon Creations. I thought it turned out pretty. I used DMC 117(I think) for it.

Then last, but not least, this is another exchange piece. I don't think the receiver reads my blog, so I wanted to post it here. This is another freebie from Val's Stitching. I saw a stitching friend online yesterday that I hadn't talked to in quite a while. So I emailed her, and she emailed back and vice versa. Needless to say, I'm thrilled. I sure have missed her. Well, I hope everyone is having a great weekend. If you are one of the many affected by the ice/snowstorms, stay safe.

Happy Stitching!

It's been awhile, but lots of progress to show...

Hi to all! It's been awhile since my last post. Lots has happened since then, both stitching wise and personally.
The pictures in this post are from my finishes in the last month or so. The only thing not here is pictures of the project for JCS magazine. This first picture is from the Make A Wish exchange for Cathy B. She said that she wanted something from LHN, so this is what I chose. They are both pieces from Heart of America. I really had a great time making these.
This next piece is from the LHN RR that I'm in for the Worldwide RR board. This is Joan's piece. I took my square from Curly Q Ewe. I finished this today. Unfortunately, it's a couple of days late in mailing, but I think it was worth it.
These are my squares from F&S Round 7 for Annemiek. I hope she likes them. It is from the online magazine The Gift of Stitching.
This last one is from the Hooked on Exchanging Board. It's from the LHN exchange. This is from the LHN freebie of Summer House. I finished it as a floss tag. I hope my partner, Lily, likes it.
Now, the other reasons I have ben busy is work, kids, and lots of dr's appts. lately. I went to a new dr. about a month ago just to establish myself as a new patient. Well, ended up getting a nuclear med scan, ultrasound of my thyroid, this week I am having a fine needle aspiration biopsy of my goiter, and next week, I'm having surgery to remove my goiter and most of my thyroid. I'm really nervous about all of this since I've only ever been in the hospital to have kids.
Well, if you lasted this long, thanks so much. I'll be back soon with another post.