Hodgepodge....

First....Frederick and Frederika are home!

CHS "Frederick"

 

CHS "Frederika"

I absolutely love the frames! 

My framer suggested coloring the beaded

area black and it really made a

wonderful difference against the dark

red/brown of the frame.

I couldn't get a good picture of the two

together but am so happy with the finish.

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Next.....I have a some "Joy" to share!

"Joy of the Snowflake"

Stitched with Victorian Motto thread

I finally stitched the blue ornament

and the colorway is perfect for

my bedroom holiday decor.

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Lastly....I have had some fun with my Briwax!

My own "Shaker" boxes!

I decided to do something with these

paper mache boxes I've had for a while

and decided to give them a "Shaker" look. 

A little paint and Briwax was all it took

to transform these boxes into great

hiding places for buttons, fabrics, trims....

My favorite....

I'm still hoarding a lot of little boxes and can't

wait to give them a little Briwax love soon!

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Well....I'm off to stitch. 

Hope you have a great weekend.

My Frederick.....

CHS "Frederick"

Stitched on 40ct. LL Pearled Barley

w/ DMC

I can truly say this is one of my favorite finishes. 

I always amazed how the colors come together

to form such a beautiful color palette.  

The cover picture of this design does

not do it justice.

 

Sporting his VT colors....could he be a hokie?

I just love him in this wonderful

color combination.

 

Such a beautiful pair!

These two are already off to be dressed in their

finest and I hope to have them hanging on

my wall this time next week!

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I can't believe the holiday season is upon us

and a great time for reflection.   I am so

appreciative of all of my visitors and the

time you take to leave a comment.

Thank you!

Wishing you a great stitchy week!

Stitching and stashing.....

I had a great day stitching, stashing and snacking with Amy and Nicole!  Both are working on amazing projects....Amy's "Heaven Doth Ask" is amazing and she is soooo close to
being finished and Nicole's "Anniversaries of the Heart" piece is just so pretty that it makes me want to stitch them all too!

I worked on one of my Challenge pieces...

 Blackbird Designs "Moon Garden"

Hope to get a lot done on this one next month so I can get a finish!!!!  My plan was to work on Frederick, but quickly realized my 40 year old eyes can't handle this on weeknights!  So...this is my weekend project. 

CHS "Frederick"

So far I have Fred....and hope to have most
of 'erick finished next weekend!

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 Now on the the good stuff....

I think the goodies from market were better than I expected and I had to show great restraint not to buy it all!  I did pick up the must have BBD "A Stitcher's Journal" and a few other pieces. 

But then we discovered DSL's Carriage House
Samplings stash and I went a little crazy! 
Amy had a great selection and I could
have easily picked up many more I would
love to have!  I definitely showed restraint here!!!  If you are looking for any of the CHS designs, you may want to try DSL....Amy has a great selection!

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I received a nice surprise in the mail last weekend

from Maggee.  I loved her Spring Sampler finish

and mentioned I didn't realize there was such a

thing! She was nice enough to RAK me

with the design.  Stitchers are just the best

....thanks Maggee!

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Thanks for visiting and all of your comments!  Well...I'm off to stitch.  Hope you are having a great weekend.  Happy stitching

Crazy Challenge Day 12....

CHS "Frederick"

40ct Lakeside Linen Pearled Barley

w/DMC

Frederika is so lonely....so I know this is one I will definitely finish first!  Can't believe we only have 3 more days....

happy stitching!