My Bee Collection....

Some time ago I realized surprisingly

 that I had a few finishes with a

common theme of birds and bees.

So off to the framer I went and I now have

a great start to my by very own

"Birds & Bees" wall.

Diane Williams ~ "Joy in the Journey"

Goode Huswife ~ "Bird Tree"

Goode Huswife ~ "In the Bee Man's Garden"

My favorite molding....

BOAF ~ "No Bees No Honey"

The basketweave is perfect....

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April has been the busiest month and I

feel like I have been gone more

that I have been home!  

Hopefully May will be a little calmer.  

I have found time to stitch and am

very close to a finish. 

Thanks for all of the birthday wishes... 

I did decide to splurge on some

stash from Victorian Motto to

celebrate the occasion!

I will definitely be stitching something so

I can use the cluny trim... it is just yummy!

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We are headed to see Alison Krauss tonight

so I better get hopping...

hope you have a good stitchy weekend!

LK Exchange and other goodies...

First.....I got this goodie in the mail Saturday.



Laura picked the perfect design, fabric and

finishing for me.   I have always loved this

saying and so happy to have this cute

pillow to display.   This was Laura's first

exchange with the LK Exchange and her first

pillow finish.   This certainly won't be her last!

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Second.....I got these goodies a few weeks ago!

You can never have enough Lizzie Kate!

I was lucky to win a giveaway from the

The Stitcher's Market.  I've seen some talk

about the Sullivan's floss and can't wait to

try these two variegated aptly named

Arizona Desert and Aquamarine.

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Third....my week got even better with these

goodies from Victorian Motto.

Guess I need to get busy finishing!

I just love all of Nancy's stuff and this

was certainly a generous giveaway.

Nancy just added these little grab bags on

her site and they are full of chenille, ric rac,

seam tape and buttons.   I was amazed how

much was included and think I may need

to pick up a few more of these! 

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I have decided to stop the insanity! 

 My stitching time has been seriously impeded

the last 6 weeks due to work and I plan on

changing that this week.    To kick it off, I have

started BBD's Casting a Spell.  Stitching the little

motifs is actually pretty rewarding since I can

celebrate each as a little finish.  Hopefully

I can get them all done before halloween!

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If you made it this far...thanks for giving

me a little nugget of your time. 

Wishing you a happy, stitchy week....