Ghost and Goblins

Hello Friends,

It is hard to believe that I am over a month into my school year.  Things are settling down and I am finding some time to stitch.  My stitching A.D.D. has kicked in and I'm jumping from  piece to piece.  I've mainly been working on bigger pieces but did stitch a couple of exchanges that I'll be able to show you soon.

I finished Bent Creek's Halloween Branch in record time.  Here it is framed and ready for the haunting season.  I am sorry the pictures aren't great but the frame is perfectly spooky.  The lines in the frame have a slight orange tint to them.  I can't wait to start decorating for Halloween.

My Friends Stitching Through the Seasons exchange arrived today.

Edgar always goes above and beyond to make it special for me.

He stitched Bent Creek's Autumn Row and Faye, the carolina stitcher finished it.

 Thank you Edgar!  I love this piece and it will always have a special place in my Fall displays.

Thank you for stopping by and your sweet comments.  I cherish everyone and jump every time I hear my phone notify me I have a new email :-)

Keep on stitchin'

Nan

A Little Color For My Office

 Greetings Friends,

Thank you all for your kind comments on my Frank N Boo finish. 

Finishing the WIP Frank N Boo motivated me to dig through the pile again. 

This is what came out of the WIP basket this time.  I started this piece months ago with the intent of putting the finished piece in my office at school. 

Here is color outside of the lines finished and framed. 

Just the splash of color my office needs.

Color Outside of the Lines

Ruby Slipper Needlework Designs

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Lynn was the winner of my 2nd blogaversary giveaway.

I stitched a Glory Bee freebie and sent a few goodies. 

It is amazing how quickly time flies.  I'm looking forward to many more.

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GO TEAM USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am a big Olympics fan.  I've been glued to the t.v. all weekend.  I'm not sure what it is that draws me to the games.  I never watch volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, rowing or cycling but I've been captivated!  Maybe it is the symbolism or the pride I have in my country.  I hope one day in my lifetime the Olympics comes back to the U.S.  That is one thing on my bucket list I have to do.

I know many in blogland are happy the Olympic games are here.  Many have been pondering their Olympics project for weeks.  Until seeing this idea on blog posts it had never occurred to me that the Olympic games would be the perfect time to start a new project.  So, not to be left out, I dug through my stash and came up with

Blue Ribbon Design's A Little Quakeresque.

Here is my progress so far.  I started Saturday morning.  I have found that actually watching the Olympics distracts me from stitching.  Apparently I watch too many reruns because I never really stop to watch but that isn't the case with the Olympics.

I'm stitching Quakeresque on Tree of Life Linen using Bell Soie Maple Leaf.

Have a great weekend and happy Olympics!

GO USA!!!

Keep on stitchin'

Nan

Frank N' Boo

Good Afternoon Friends,

I hope you are well and finding time to stitch. 

I dug through the WIP pile and found Frank N Boo. 

I'm not sure why I put it down but now he is now complete.

 Frank N Boo

Bent Creek Photobooth

Super big thanks to Karen for cutting the boards and showing my how to do this finish.

Thank you for stopping by and your sweet comments.  

Keep on stitchin'

Nan

Happy Independence Day

Hello Friends,

A quick post to share my two patriotic finishes just in from the framer.

 

Liberty 1776

Little House Needleworks

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Stars & Stripes

Blackbird Designs

I hope your 4th of July holiday is joyous and safe.

Keep on stitchin'
Nan

2nd BlogaversaryGiveaway Winner!

Greetings Friends,

I apologize for the delay in announcing the winner of my 2nd blogaversary giveaway!.

So, without further delay the winner is Lynn!  Congrats Lynn!  Please email me with your address so I can get your package in the mail asap.

Keep on stitchin',

Nan

Stars & Stripes

Greetings Friends,

I hope this post finds you all well and finding time to stitch.  Thank you to everyone who entered my 2nd Blogaversary giveaway.  There is still time. 

I'll be drawing a a winner Monday evening.

This week has been a busy week for our mailman. 

My Friends Stitching Through the Seasons exchange arrived.

My little black sheep spoils me once again with a wonderful exchange.

Thank you Edgar!  I love everything!

Here is the exchange I sent Michelle.

I stole Michelle's picture from the Friends

blog as I forgot to take one myself.

Karen and I always do a 4th of July exchange.

As usual, Karen spoils me with another great exchange.

I love it all Karen! 

Here is what I sent Karen for our 4th of July exchange.

While visiting Karen in March a came across the Long May She Wave

 piece in her WIP basket. Knowing we were going to do the 4th exchange

I whisked the piece back to Indiana with me to finish.

Although fun, now Karen thinks there is a WIP fairy and wants

 to know when she can expect the next one.  :-)

The Tree of Life Samplings retreat was this weekend.  Work commitments kept me from registering for the retreat and I was super bummed.  As it turns out, my schedule changed and Jan so graciously allowed me to crash her party for an evening.  It was great to meet some of my blogland friends in person.  I took my camera but wouldn't you know it....I took no pictures.  I'm sure everyone is on their way home and you'll start seeing some posts soon.  There are a few posts and you can find them here and here.

 

Thank you all so much for your kind comments on my Star Spangled Garden. 

You always make my day and as I read your blogs I find inspiration.

Keep on stitchin'

Nan 

Happy Blogaversary To Me Giveaway



Greetings Friends,

It is hard to believe my blogaversary is only 3 days away.  Two years have gone by so quickly.  My blog has been a pathway to meeting so many wonderful people. 

I can never express how much my stitching friends mean to me. 

Thank you for being a part of my life and following my journey of crossing stitches.

To celebrate, I'm having a 2nd Blogaversary Givewaway.

There are no special hoops to jump through just leave a comment

on this post that you'd like to be entered.

What's up for grabs you ask?  Well the giveaway is a surprise but I will give you a hint. 

It will contain a stitched piece and lots of Red, White & Blue.

I will use the random number generator to select a winner on Monday June 25th.

Thank you again for your sweet comments and stopping

by to share the joy of stitching with me.

Keep on stitchin'
Nan