Angel of Spring start

I can't believe I found a piece of Twilight Blue linen at Hobby Lobby in their needlework clearance section! It was the right size and on sale! So unexpectedly I was able to begin this weekend. All I have done so far doesn't look like much, but I am encouraged!I will be so happy if I can get this done in time for Christmas, which actually means November, so I have time to get it framed.

Angel of Spring

I won the Angel of Spring chart on ebay for $1.04! I received it yesterday-I got it in like 2 days! Wow! I wish some of the ONS I order from were that quick! I want to stitch this for my mom for Christmas. I know she would be blown away. This is exactly her style, she is an angel collector and her house is decorated in victorian colors. Its perfect for her. Its a huge stitch for me, 230 by 270. I don't think I've ever finished anything that big before. I would have to put everything aside and keep it as my focus piece to get it done in time, but I know she would really love it. Also, time is of the essence. Although she is in good health, she is going to be 82 this year, so ya never know.
It is stitched on 32 ct. twilight blue linen. There are 35 floss colors and 5 different colors of beads. So now I'm off to ebay to bid on some linen, I have a seller bookmarked who sell the twilight blue.

Tell me about yourself!

1. Where is your Cellphone? - pocket
2. Relationship? - married
3. Your Hair? - blonde
4. Work? - artist
   
5. Your sister? - Em
   
6. Your favorite thing? - beach
   
7. Your dream last night? - Harry Potter
   
8. Your favorite drink? - coffee
   
9. Your dream car? - cruiser
   
10. The room you’re in? - studio
    
11. Your shoes? - berkies
    
12. Your fears? - health
    
13. What do you want to be in 10 years? -thinner
    
14. Who did you hang out with this weekend? - daughter
    
15. What are you not good at? -cooking
    
16. Muffin? - banana
    
17. One of your wish list items? - ipod
    
18. Where you grew up? - Chicago
    
19. Last thing you did? - paint
    
20. What are you wearing? - yellow
    
21. What aren’t you wearing? - socks
    
22. Your pet? - cats
    
23. Your computer? - dell
    
24. Your life? - chaotic
    
25. Your mood? - stressed
    
26. Missing? - nature
    
27. What are you thinking about right now? - deadlines
    
28. Your car? - Windstar
    
29. Your kitchen? - country
    
30. Your summer? - hectic
    
31. Your favorite color? - blue
    
32. Last time you laughed? - today
    
33. Last time you cried? - Feb.11,2006
    
34. School? - nah!
    
35. Love? - yes!

A little more Fairy Flora

I got a little bit of time over the weekend to work on Fairy Flora. Wish I could work on it some more, but I have so much work to do at present. Ah well, I'm happy with what I've gotten done so far.

More stashing!

I don't know why! I am overwhelmed right now by deadlines and back to school duties(already!). Isabel has started cheerleading for the fall which is 3 nights a week, so at least there is lots of stitching time.
I have recently purchased some Lavender and Lace charts from ebay, and got just a few more stitches in on Fairy Flora last night. Here are the charts I purchased. The top is called Emma's Garden, and the next is Nantucket Rose.




I am thinking of doing Angel of Spring for my mother-who's decor is really victorian. This design would fit into her decor so well and I know she would absolutely love it! OK, I've talked myself into it! Ha! Ha!

Scary News~Minnesota bridge collapse

My sister called this morning to tell me she and her family are OK. They live in Minneapolis and cross the 35W bridge every day. I had not heard what happened as I was so busy yesterday I didn't even turn on the news, so I didn't even know what she was talking about. This is probably good, or I would have been very worried.
I have since watched the coverage and I am so shocked! I cannot believe only 4 are dead, and it seems obvious to me they will be pulling more dead bodies out of the river. My BIL said he was wondering about the construction only last week because they had stripped off ALL layers of concrete on the bridge and were all the way down to the platform. Not that he had ever envisioned anything like this, but he did think it was weird. Could it have weakened the bridge? I don't know.
I had to turn the coverage off, as I am a sensitive person and it was really getting to me. It is just so horrible!All the people of the twin cities are in my prayers...

Scissors Fobs at Etsy!

I have had lots of fun lately making scissors fobs! I started with a few leftover charms from Isabel's Vacation Bible School, where they made little fobs to hang from their backpacks. Next thing I know I'm in the bead section at the craft store and adding lots of pretty little beads to my collection! I have a few for sale at Etsy, take a look if you are interested! I have lots more coming cuz this is almost as addicting as cross stitch!!