Long time since last post- loads of pics!

Hello.... everyone! Life has been soooooo busy with the new job... Daughter starting her Senior year... dd old bf troubles... and new bf, and still wanting to be with the old bf and OMG! I am sooooooooo gladddddd I am not 18 years old again! WOW!

I will start out my post with a demo that I stitched for Terrie who ownes The Stitch Store. http://www.stitchstore.net/
This was Rosewood Manor's Lighthouse Biscornue... and WOW I do believe it is the Largest Birscornue that I have EVER stitched!

It has a little pocket built in for these tiny cute lil scissors!

This is a pic of all the pieces before they were assembled and it took almost an entire bag of stuffing to fill this biscornue! It is so large but absolutely gorgeous!

Then...

Here are some Flea Market Finds from our camping trip for July 4th weekend! we went to Rough River area and had a blast!

Love these little chickens... I have a 3 of the large ones and if they were not soooooo expensive I would have an entire kitchen full of them. I LOVE them!

This is a picture of the ornament that I stitched for the last ornament exchange. The person I sent it to decided not to post a picture of it so I did... wanted all to see... and the pics do not do it justice ... the metalic fabric is catching the flash!

I will probably have to close this one and open another and post the rest of the pics another day. It will only allow me to post so many at a time! So I will show you more here in the next few days!

Have a great night!

and Keep crossing those stitches!

Updates... Tons of Pics

Life has been WAY TOO BUSY here the past few weeks... well over a month... Preparing for Prom... and starting a new job. Buying a New camper and getting it ready... and everything else that life hands us. I have been working on a few ornaments for exchanges that I am a part of but can not yet show you them. I have also been working on The Lighthouse Biscornue By Karen Kubla as a shop model ... so I can not show you this one either.


BUT... I CAN show you a little of my life...

First of all... I was at Michaels the other week and look what I found in the Clearance Section...

Each of these were marked $19.99 I could not believe it... and Grabbed them QUICKLY... The replacement bulbs for my lights are more that that ... So I had to buy these... I just could not believe it!

NOW...

PROM !!!!!

Megz and her Date AJ... They looked soooooooooo nice! and the flowers that he brought for her were absolutely PERFECT!!!! What a night to remember...

There were SO Many pics... I just included a few...

This last shot shows the make of the dress ... it was a Mermaid cut and Laces up the back WOW it looked so nice on her... I almost cried!

I dont think that there is any way I could post a finished piece along with these pics... NOTHING I do in life will EVER Equal my baby girl... and my little Man(my son) ! My kids are my life... and I THANK GOD daily to have allowed me to take care of them. God Has blessed me with the very best kids and I am so very very very proud of them...

NOW...

For introductions into the Cloyd Family...

THIS... is ELVIS... aka "stinky" and is already a Camera HAM! He is just a few months old and is eating is weight in Crickets and Meal Worms each day! He hangs on EVERY word Megz has to say!

Here he is ... On his favorite STICK with his 2nd Favorite Lady! He is such a HAM!!!!!

LOOK at the Pose ... He needs a Bow TIE and he could have taken Megz to the Prom... and would have had a blast running ALL over the place.

Will Post more later! Take Care all!

Keep Crossing those stitches!!!

It has been such a LONG time!!!

I want to start out by telling you ... I GOT A JOB!!!! that is where I have been... Wow be unemployed over a year and try to go back to work... SPOILED is what I have been! so the last 2 weeks I have been so tired that I have been going to bed around 830 or 9 each night... I just have NOT been able to keep my eyes open! BUT... I think I am gonna LOVE this job! I am working as a front desk receptionist for a local company, but am back up in AR and AP. I am LOVING the work! Learning a lot ... more and more each day... but so enjoying it all!

Now for a little of my stitching updates...

The projects that I have in my rotation right now...

• an easter project that I need to finalize and send out to my exchange person... this week.
• Prairie Schooler - A B C's
• Barrick Samplers - Hannah's Ship

• CHS- Penn. German Stocking... (no pic for update yet...)

I have just completed 2 DEMO stitching projects that I sent out to
The Stitch Store (Buford GA)

• Country Cottage Needleworks Liberty Lane
• Lizzie Kate- Pic Below...

I am also Becky's Ornament Exchange
This What I recieved for Round one of 2010- From Lynda

It is a Primative Betty's Freebie!!!! But I am so very proud to add it to my little collection of ornies... What a Talented group of stitchers are there! Thank you so very much Lynda... I love it!

Thank you to all for their kind words and their support while I have been unemployed and trying to get a job. This has been such a challenging year... and I feel now like I am in a better place than I was originally at the company that I was laid off from! That is AWESOME!!!!

Thank you God for EVERYTHING!!!!

"Un" Random RAK

I have to post today to show you this lovely present that I opened today! You know there are some people that you know are brought into you life for so many reasons. This present was given to me by a Dear friend BeckySC. She is such a GIVING person freely giving us her time, her support, her work on all of the exchange groups, stitch assistance, her blog gives us inspiration, and she offers this all FREE with NO strings attached... to a Stranger who needs her. This is a trait that I hope I will one day excel at too. This is the reason behind why I called this post "UN" random RAK... Because this is not a random thing for her... she is constantly all year blessing people.
She is a Blessing to have as a friend, and has been there for me through so much this past few months. Thank you Becky for this, for all that you do ... and for This WONDERFUL gift!

Now... to share with all of you the goodies that I received from her:

I know she has this on her site... I think it is a Ewe and EYE design. I just fell in LOVE with it the very first time I saw it!

Isnt this little guy adorable!!! like a marshmallow

Thank you so very much... I am so lucky to have a Becky Piece to grace my collection! and it is So perfectly stitched and finished! Thank you for this wonderful gift... it has Made my day!

I THANK MY GOD upon every remembrance of you...Phil. 1:3

Keep crossing those stitches!

Holiday Season- Exchanges - Lots of PICS

Not that I know that my ornament has arrived safely I can show what I stitched for the Round #3 Ornament Exchange. This was to be sent out on January 1st but I wanted Julianne http://juliannep.blogspot.com/ to have it for her tree this year! Side #1

Side #2 This is it being held up and shows how the 3 sides go together. The Third Side is to each stitchers creativity. I just placed my initials... the year... and that it was for the Ornament exchange It is By Cherished Designs and is in the JCS Ornament Issue. It is so nice to stitch and to have fun with. A little bit of a challenge getting all the pieces stitched and stuffed and tasseled and all... but a ton of fun!

I can NOT wait to see my ornament!!!! I will keep you all updated!!!!

The SECOND Point in this post is The Gifts between Friends Exchange that I was a part of:

This is what I sent out:

I sent this to BeckySC
http://beckysc.blogspot.com/


THIS is what I received:

This arrived from Marie P http://creativethread.blogspot.com/

Thank you again so very much... I just love everything.

These Exchanges were a TON of fun and I have already signed up for the Easter Exchange. I will definitely do the Next ornament exchange. This is so worth all of the time that I have put into it! Thank you to Becky for Leading the exchanges and to the many stitchers that go into making them "Tons of Fun"

Decorating the Tree

The Day after Thanksgiving... My family sets up the tree. With me being unemployed again this year... It is a tight year... but I am trying to hold onto as many of the old traditions that I can ... It would not feel like Christmas without them!

This year is was My daughters Boyfriend, DD, DS, DH and myself. We watch Christmas shows while we set up and decorate the tree. It is Fun! Here are some of the Silly pics of the progress. Funny thing... I did not take a Finished pic of the tree... Maybe I can in the future posts.

As you can see... in the TV ... We are watching the MUPPET Christmas Carol show... I love that show... Whenever I think of it I think of the Rats asking for one lump of Coal to warm the fire Please... and Scrooge saying how would they like to be on the UNEMPLOYMENT line... They snap into Beach wear... and sing... "we're havin a Heat wave... a Tropical heat wave" I laugh so hard every time!

Every year The Kids talk of this weeks before Thanksgiving... They seem to REALLY enjoy decorating the tree... Maybe in the years to come this will expand to their families and we will be able to keep this tradition!

I am ending with a picture of my DD and her Boyfriend. They seemed to have a lot of fun... Dinner, Movies, decorating a tree, wrasseling, Goofing off... and CREATING MEMORIES!!!!!!

Thank you for Joining in on our day AJ !!!!! We hope you join us for many more!

A Request- Can anyone Help!

Well maybe I am on a "Wish Granted" HIGH... But I am hoping that one of you girls will help me! I have wanted this chart since I have first seen it!

With Me being unemployed and the job market being what it is... I do not see this chart as something that I will be able to get any time soon, and maybe NEVER! The price is way out of my budget ball park even for a Christmas Gift. The DH and I have vowed not to buy for each other with the cash flow being low. We are focussing on the Kids and the family! There will be time when we are financially better to get things for each other!

I emailed Silver Needle since this chart is one of their exclusives to ask if they would be selling this as a chart only or Chart and beads together... to make it affordable and they stated that they were NOT and that I could hope to find the Chart for re-sale or to be gifted with it! They did suggest that I try to go in together with several friends and seperate out the supplies best we could and to pass this chart along to each other when finished. This would be near impossible to split up like that... and several of my stitch friends do not want to buy this for the simple reason that it has been made so un-affordable for all. So much effort to try to get it... and no one is interested.

So... Here is What I am asking you all... Would any of you have this chart ONLY not the kit... I could never touch the expense of this kit! If you are finished stitching this kit and are wanting to SELL the chart portion ... would you please email or post to this so I can get in touch with you! I really REALLY really like this chart... and it is so sick in the head to want something this bad ... It is SOoooooooooooo pricey!!! and I just can NOT afford this kit right now... but Could possibly afford the Chart. I will at a later date buy some fancy pins for the top!

Please help!

This is a Silver Needle Exclusive...

Merry Fifteen By Just Nan

http://www.silversites.net/just-nan-crossstitch.php?Reloaded=True&osCsid=d36c9949aabce9c9a9c9ddaa7128c69a

Look at all the cute little guys on this biscornue... I have thought of what all I could sell even to try to gather the money to get this kit... but it is a "WANT" and I promised myself I would focus on the "needs" for now!

If any of you could help with re-selling this chart ... or even an exchange for something I might have if you can give me a wish list... I will see if I have anything that we could exchange... please let me know! I would be forever in your gratitude! I have an email button in my profile please email me or comment to this post!

Thank you for listening and looking at my wishes!!!!

Wishes do Come True!!!

I Have been involved in a Christmas exchange group and have to show you the WONDERFUL gifts that I received from Marie P. at http://www.creativethread.blogspot.com/

I say Wishes do Come True because I had just posted my want for one of these cute little Annalee Elves... and here it is! Thank you so much Marie. I just can not tell you enough how much I love this little elf! With me being unemployed I just do not have the spare cash to invest in "wants" instead of "needs" You have granted a huge "WANT" for someone that you have never meant! This is HUGE. I just can not believe that I have it !
As if this little elf was not the big blessing for the gift... she also stitched me this WONDERFUL candle mat! Look at this ... I took several pics of it and could not truly capture how adorable and how well it is finished! Wow! I feel like Christmas has arrived!

She listed this as:

Chart By: Prairie Grove Peddler

Titled: Little Candle Mats- Snowmen

stitched on : 30 Ct Alma

Here we go again... There is MORE...

See now I am Bragging... (giggle... but I love it all so much!) Look at all my goodies together...

My Annalee Elf, my wonderful Candle mat with a yankee candle and a glass candle holder, Red Pearl Pins, Dmc Needles, Snowman Fabric, Red Sampler Floss, and a Snowman Kleenex holder filled and ready to go!

THANK YOU ... Thank you!... Thank you!

Marie... Thank you from the very bottom of my heart! You have blessed me a great deal today! I hope that I am able to bless my recipient like this.

Mixture... Ornament Exchange... and Winning

This post is a mish mash of things... that I have not been able to post until now...

This first is the Ornament that I made for this segment of the Ornament Exchange... I know that this person has received this ornament so I can show everyone my finish!

I fell so in love with this little stocking... that I really battled sending it out to her. I have already started one for my tree! ;)

This went to Carole... and I thought of her each time I picked this piece up to stitch it and wished her the best of days! This was stitched on a Mystery Scrap of fabric with Mystery HDF silks. Mostly silks from the Detrius Bags that I have received!

Designer : Hands To Work

Chart : Christmas Stocking Ornaments

This next one was the ORNAMENT that I received ... Marie sent me this lovely little package... I was so excited to get it out of my mail package...Look at the cute little Snowman card on it!!!! AWE... I love it!

OH... But wait... This is even BETTER.... THIS is what was INSIDE that cute little package with that cute little snowman card... Creme de la creme... Look at this ornament!!!!!
Designer: Blackbird Designs

Chart: Quaker Medallion Strawberry

This pattern featured in the 2006 edition of JCS Christmas Ornaments.

LAST but certainly NOT least... is a Winning! On the HDF sight Barbara posted a contest with 3 LOVELY thread counters... I WON one of them... and is was the EXACT one that I wanted!!!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!!! Look at this lovely counter...

I have taken soooooooooo many pictures of this and can NOT get the TRUE quality to shine thru. This picture does NOT do this piece justice... It is just lovely with little leaf beads... and the colors are so delicate... and so pretty... It has 2 needles at the other end one for counting the fibers in the fabric and the other to place in the fabric every 1- stitches... to be sure that I keep my place. I have already had the chance to use it and LOVE IT!!!!

Thank you so much Barbara for this lovely prize!!!!