I went through my roll of finished smalls.... and pulled put this one. The stitching was completed in.... omg... 2005! wow... that is crazy.... I didnt think I had any smalls that old to finish. I had a turkey one from Bent Creek too. I am going to have to look for ribbon for this one though.
This was a Bent Creek zipper kit.
This is just an update of where this piece is at... we have been pretty busy and I have not had time to stitch all that much. This piece is so fun to stitch. The pics were taken last night.
I am using glow in the dark floss fo the eyes and the bones. I have used my own choices for colors on the hats... and have used some backstitch on the bones. I LOVE this piece...
It is late but I was so pleased with the way this piece is starting to look I had to share with you. Tonight my grandbaby sat and played with all her toys and i was able to stitch like crazy... it was such a good relaxing evening. This is being stitched on a 28 ct evenweave that was an oopsie dye lot. I am usinf DMC flosses.... The chart is Alley Quartet by Barbara Ana Designs. I am looking for my glow in the dark white dmc floss... I want to stitch the eyes and fish bones in that.
Thank you for looking... and keep crossing those stitches.
I lost my job a few weeks back. I have been trying to wrap my head around it all. I had seen some things of the signs.... but had hoped it would work its way out. With the way my life has been going ... I was not shocked that I was released. I was lucky enough to get a HUGE severance which has allowed me to pay off the cars... and we are going to take a much needed vacation. On top of that i have some to place in savings. I just received in the mail a letter about grants I am eligable for to go back to school... I am debating this... and hoping to get a degree... that would be so cool.
This is giving me time off to be with the grandbaby... she is so precious. Time off with the puppies... they are cutie pies... and time off to try to heal. -
I will post stitchy updates a little later.... but wanted to leave you with a picture of our lil daisy!
I have to start out this post by saying that TONS has happened since my last posting... and I have just not been able to pull myself to the keyboard to inform everyone. I will post the updates in the next few days... I want this to be only a positive posting.
On to he fun....
I signed up for a PIF Challenge... and was chosen... and said that I would do the same for 3 others that are interested in joining in on the fun. I received my present... and it came at a perfect time ... and is just lovely. Gorgeous color and design, stitched so pretty, and finished perfectly! This was sent to me by Lynda at a cozy little place to stitch blogspot. It is so wonderful and I am so very proud to place it in my display case. Thank You so very much Lynda.
On to the fun stuff.... now it is my turn to pick pick 3 people to be a part of a pif. If you are interested in being a part of this please post to this comment and I will choose 3 names to carry on one week from today. Those posting to his are committing to me that once you get what I have sent you that you will post pics of what you have received and then post for 3 people on your blogspot... make them each something and send it out within one year. so you will have one year to complete this project.
PLEASE help me to get the word out ... pleasebtell all you can of this pif so that it makes it fun!
I have never had 2 dogs at one time before, and am hoping to have them both get along. There has been se eral little tifts but so far I hope it is going well. We want these two pups to be best buddies...
Here is a clip of their nap time... they did this on their own...
Last Saturday my best friend, my daughter, and I took a road trip to Shelbyville, Ky. The Needles Nest had a superbowl sale.... we got 10% off flosses... 30% off all else... and 50% off any one item
We had a blast and found several goodies. After the sale we went to chik fila for lunch then went to get daisy. And of course STARBUCKS. I will show you some of my goodies that I bought at the sale... the Jeanette Douglas..was my favorite piece and I got a large cut of Meado Rue at 50% off ... I was very happy. I am trying a pair of these mini sissors that my daughter just loves she has several pair of them and is addicted to them bad. I thought I'd try them. Now I need a fob to go with them. Hint hint.
Introductions...
This is HARLEY QUINN like in Batman. She is a fullll blooded bull mastiff. She is a few weeks younger than daisy but so faris making a good lil friend for daisy.
Twice puppies... wow we must be insane... completely.
So far they are both being good girls... but we will see how this plays out. HARLEY is gonna be a giant we HOPE. I have never had 2 dogs in a house before... so we will see how this goes.
... Im half crazy all for the l ove of you!"
Posting today to introduce our lil Daisy Belle. She moved in last Saturday and is a complete doll baby. She is an English Bulldog, and is 19 weeks old. she seems to fit our family very well. the first time I saw her... she ran up and wrapped around my legs JUST like my coco did all the time... maybe coco told her to do this. :) she is a ham... and wants our attention every waking moment. She is being a good girl... but she snores soooooooooo loud. Wow... put her... my son... and the dh in one room... shew the noise level is huge.
Welcome Daisy... we are tickled you are here with us.
My friend/sister,my daughter, and I went to Keepsakes Cross stitch shop in Cincinnati OH on Saturday for her super bowl sale. what an aw)( fabric cut for a new La D Da project and all but 2 of the flosses needed for that...
After all the fun at the shop we went to a JoAnns that was moving and had huge sales... then we went to Red Lobster fo lunch.... well dinner too. wow what an awesome day!!!!
Great company...fun times...cross stitch... and yummy food that is what it is all about!
What a year!
Sunday we lost our best friend of over 13 years. She was a live wire and sometimes she did the darnedest things. but she was loved dearly by all in our home.
She took ill the weekend before and was admitted to the doggie hospital. she had what they thought was a blockage we okd surgery cuz she is our baby girl. they found her intestines had something in them gauze like that had killed a large section of the intestine. they removed the bad section and hoped she would heal. Saturday morn she came home and we made her a soft bed in front of us so we cud be rite with her. She seemed to be doing so good. and was getting up on her own kinda and walking around the house. Late that evening she got up and came to lay on the floor between us and I got down and layed with her and held her. She seemed so happy to be with us and know we loved her so much. Sunday when I wok up she was doing pretty bad. By 11 am she was in pain and was not abl to stand we ruahed her to the doggie ER and they said her internal stitches were leaking and she was toxic and would not make it and would not live thru another surgery. My husband called me sobbing to tell me what he was gonn do and that he would hold her in his arms as she passed. Oh my goodness what are we gonna do with out our "little miss fuzzie bottoms" girl?
Who is gonna great us when we come home? Who is gonna get into things she shouldn't and aggervate the heck out of us? Who is gonna climb up in my stitch chair with me her stinky feet and all and cuddle up while I stitch. What a treasured friend. She was completely devoted to us 100% . We will never find another like her.
Cocoa ... Thank You! for picking us to be your care takers you was a blessing. (sometimes in disguise) You protected us when we needed it and loved us always. We will be lost without you.
My mom tells me dogs don't have souls but I will pray so hard to one day get to see you in heaven. I love you baby girl rest in peace!
Last nite my son made her a headstone where we laid her to rest. We buried her with her favorite toys and the first toy she stole from my kids when she was a tiny puppy... that silly loud yellow ball. On top with her headstone I placed her orange monkey toy she loved with dirt around him to hold him in the ground.
God love her little heart. She is gonna be missed so badly.
Just peaking in like the grand daughter is... to say HI and to show you a few finishes that I have done! Since this picture was so adorable I had to put it in here...
Here is a picture of how I finished the grand daughters ornament! It is her first of hopefully MANY MANY ornaments. I hope she thinks it is fun and playful!
and another shot of it...
Here is what it looks like from above... showing the entire ornament! 
This is a picture of my Daughters ornament! I thing it is a little more plain that I had hoped but the gold is very shiney! It was fun! and I still would like to find a small button in green for each side of the ornament to attach to it! I am still looking!
Here I was trying to help you see the shine on this ribbon... but it is not showing like it should! 
The ornaments this year were FUN... and seriously helped me to feel like it was Christmas... I know that Abigail was a present from God to help me get through the end of the year! She doesnt even know that she helps me but she does... and I try so hard to tell her about her Great Grandpa and how much he would have LOVED her... I used phrases that he would and tell her they are his... He is still here and is carried on with that precious baby girl! I am sorry... I have not been posting... life has been so busy. I have been trying to hang on with both hands and see where the ride ends up!
Oct 30th we lost my papaw... He was my dad and my grandpa all in one. He is the one person in my life that I always knew he loved me with his soul! God sent him just for me! He was an Awesome Dad.. Grandpa... friend... and I am going to miss him so much! He has battled for so long now... and it has been so hard to just see him this way! Sometimes I think I did not visit him just to keep my heart from hurting so much!
On to stitching things... I am working on a shop model for a friend ... Terrie at The Stitch Store in GA. I am stitching LHN- Colonial Welcome.
Then for myself... I have stitched 3 of these little deers... sorry but I do not even know who or where this chart is from. It is a freebie that I had and fell in love with it! It is a BLAST to stitch... and I changed the colors for our little grand daughters ornament. Abigails First Christmas! I am making ornaments for my kids each year for the tree... and Abigail will have a hand made ornament to take with her when she puts together her first tree as an adult!
My Son and my Daughter had the Red and Green Ornaments matching... 
This is the Stage Set up!!! and the view from our seats...
Sorry! I can not get these blasted Pictures to rotate! I have tried everything! Still you get to see this amazing sign... where ALL wanted a picture as a keepsake! Please go to this site... and look at her AWESOME giveaway... It is her 3 year blog anniversary...
http://cadurst.blogspot.com/2011/10/little-happy-dance-and-give-way-details.html
Thank you for looking and have a great weekend!
In this pic you can see the little flower like knot that I am placing on each side. Then I am adding the small tassels. It is just such a FUN piece. 
This has been such a fun fun piece!!!! 
FINISHES:
This was a piece from the JCS regular Halloween Mag Issue... It is by Brittercup Designs... called Stitchy Kitty. I found this fun scrap of fabric at Keepsakes cross stitch shop in Ohio. This was just PERFECT for this piece... it has that spotting that lays in just the right places! I am in the process of finishing this piece now! I will post pics of it when it is completed!
This is a pic with it besides the mag pic of the finished piece... How fun is this ! I am not crazy about Cats (was attacked as a child and had a Rabbies scare) but this is soooooooo adorable ... I had to stitch it!
I have so many that I want to start now... so I hope I will get so start some of them and of course finish them too! 
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